Northwest China · Province guide

Xinjiang

Oasis cities, mountain pastures and desert routes reveal Xinjiang through geography, food and the many communities connected by Silk Road history.

City guides

Plan your time in Xinjiang.

Each guide brings the useful background, route ideas and practical local context into one canonical city page.

Xinjiang · 4–5 days

Altay Prefecture

Alpine lakes, taiga valleys and villages beneath the Altai

Xinjiang · 4–5 days

Ili Prefecture

River-valley history and grasslands inside the Tianshan

Xinjiang · 4–5 days

Kashgar

Living old-city lanes at the meeting point of oasis and Pamir routes

Xinjiang · 2–3 days

Urumqi

Silk Road histories beneath the Tianshan

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