Scenic spot introduction:
Dawakun Tourist Scenic Area is known as the "Hometown of Desert Scenic Tourism in China". Dawakun Desert Scenery Tourism Scenic Area has 2,000 acres of water and 40,000 acres of desert. The sand and water are connected, with rippling blue waves and yachts coming and going. There are 1,800-year-old poplar kings and ancient tombs here, as well as the beautiful Dawakun Lake and the palace ruins of the ancient city of Dastan. The primitive and simple desert scenery, with its majestic and majestic scenery of "straight smoke in the desert and the sun setting over the long river", forms an alluring landscape that is fascinating.Attractions distribution:
The folk customs area of Dawakun Tourist Scenic Area is dotted with new-style villas, yurts and ethnic customs gardens. In the Dawakun Desert, you will see the remaining ruins of the ancient Dastan city palace, listen to the thousand-year-old tree king telling the story of the desert, and understand the beautiful legend of Dawakun Lake.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Photography, hiking, adventure, folk experience, monuments, legends, desert, Gobitravelling guideline:
The scenic area has developed special tourism entertainment and special cultural and sports activities that reflect the traditional life of ethnic minorities, such as desert exploration, sand therapy, special catering, sandboarding, beach volleyball, ethnic song and dance viewing, ethnic wrestling, horse racing, and sheep holding. “If you don’t reach Kashgar, you don’t have a visit to Xinjiang, and if you don’t reach Yuepu Lake Dawakun, you don’t have a visit to Kashgar.” It has become the consensus of people of insight at home and abroad.
Best time to visit:
August-September
Shopping recommendations:
In the specialty restaurants in the scenic area, you can taste Uyghur delicacies such as roasted whole lamb, roasted chicken, mutton skewers, fresh fish and various locally produced fruits baked from Elaeagnus elegans and Populus euphratica branches, as well as various locally produced fruits. In the tourist souvenir shops in the scenic area, you can taste There is a dazzling array of various handicrafts, which is like a museum of the traditional production and life of the Uyghur people, allowing visitors to fully appreciate the unique charm of Xinjiang Uyghur folk customs.
Scenic spot location:
China>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region>Kashgar Prefecture>Yuepuhu County>Tieremu Township
How to get there:
There is a direct bus from Yuepuhu County to Wakun Tourist Scenic Area.
Scenic area map:
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Ticket prices for Dawakun Desert:
free
Scenic area opening hours:
Open all day
