Kuqa County Trip Overview
Kuqa (761km away from Urumqi), used to be Qiuci State in the ancient time, has many Buddhists ruins that are very interesting to explore. This day trip will let you visit Kizil Grottoes and Tianshan Canyon from Kuqa.
Please note the departure city is in Kuqa, not from Urumqi.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Kuqa County, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Kuqa (761km away from Urumqi), used to be Qiuci State in the ancient time, has many Buddhists ruins that are very interesting to explore. This day trip will let you visit Kizil Grottoes and Tianshan Canyon from Kuqa.
Please note the departure city is in Kuqa, not from Urumqi.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves (Kezi’er Qian Fo Dong), Kizil Town, Baicheng County 842300 China
At 8.30 am, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby in Kuqa that was Qiuci State in the ancient time where the famous scholar Kumarajiva was born. Then you will take 1.5- hour to Kizil Grottoes. En route you can stop for photo-taking for the Yardan landscape, which are all sorts of clay formations created by wind in the past long history.
Kizil Grottoes, situated on the hill by the Weigan River, is one of the well-known grottoes in China. The earliest history of Kizil can be tracked back to the 3rd century, and it was abandoned on the 8th to 9th century. There are about 80 caves, and 10,000 square meters frescoes that are preserved here. You will climb up to visit the caves that has colored paintings and frescoes on the rectangular shape depicting lots of Jakata stories about Buddha
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tianshan Mountains, Urumqi China
Tianshan Canyon is a natural red valley situated in the Southern Tianshan with a length of 5km. The imposing mountain view leads you to walk in the quiet canyon with fewer tourists.
You will be transferred back to your hotel in Kuqa after tour is finished.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Silkroadtrips, Urumqi 830000 China
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