Xinjiang Maigaiti Daolang Painting Township Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Xinjiang Maigaiti Daolang Painting Township is a Daolang peasant painting tourist attraction that integrates creation, training, display, sales, folk customs experience, ethnic catering, Daolang Muqam exquisite music appreciation, and tourist souvenir production. Daolang peasant paintings originated in the 1970s. They were painted by Daolang people who have been farming for generations with simple painting tools during their leisure time. This painting art has bright images, bright colors, exaggerated shapes, free and unrestrained, simple and natural, full of life flavor, simple and popular, beautiful and generous.
After more than 40 years of development and evolution, Daolang peasant paintings have attracted the attention of the art world with their simple, casual and imaginative style. As the birthplace of Daolang culture, Maigaiti can be called a treasure house of Uyghur traditional culture and art. As "Daolang Maixi Laifu" and "Daolang Muqam" have been rated as world-class and national-level intangible cultural heritage protection projects, Maigaiti has gradually become known to the outside world. Today, Daolang Painting Village has become an ideal place to experience Daolang culture and folk customs, explore desert civilization monuments, view Daolang peasant paintings, and purchase Daolang characteristic handicrafts.

Attractions distribution:

Daolang Painting Township is located east of Kashgar, with a total planned area of ​​2 square kilometers, including the Taklimakan Desert Adventure Memorial Hall, Daolang Peasant Painting Exhibition Hall, Gourd Painting Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, Painters Village, Daolang Song and Dance Performing Arts Square, Folk Crafts Street, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Leisure, sightseeing, culture and arts, villages, memorial halls