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Grape Valley 葡萄沟Pútáo Gōu
5A scenic area · Turpan, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Turpan
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Grape Valley
Grape Valley is a green gorge cut into the Flaming Mountains on the north-eastern edge of Turpan, watered by the snow-fed Buyluk River and lined with vineyards, orchards and Uyghur villages. Walk among trellised vines and the airy drying houses used to make raisins, and explore old lanes such as Frog Lane, where karez water still runs past the houses. Grapes ripen from late summer, the season of Turpan's annual grape festival.
How to get to Grape Valley
The visitor centre is on the north-eastern edge of Turpan, a short taxi ride from the city centre.
Nearby
- Turpan & Jiaohe Ruins 吐鲁番交河故城 10 km
A 2,000-year-old city carved out of a river island, in China's hottest basin
Also within 20 km: Turpan Museum 吐鲁番博物馆 (under 10 km), Emin Minaret 苏公塔 (under 10 km), Karez Folk Custom Park 坎儿井民俗园 (under 10 km), Turpan Karez Paradise 坎儿井乐园 (under 10 km), Huoshanhong Winery 火山红酒庄 (under 10 km).
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