Food
Enjoying the same reputation with Peking Baked Duck and Guangzhou Cracking Poket,Xinjiang
Baked Full Goat boasts tender mutton and high nutrition value.It is believed
that tasting Baked Full Goat is a must of visitors to Xinjiang.
Baked Baozi:
Baked Baozi,Shamusa in Uygur language,is the most popular and traditional food
of Uygur and is also a gift presented to each other in festivals or wedding.
Pellicle Baozi:
Pellicle Baozi,Pitimanta in Uygur language,takes top-level mutton as its stuffing,being
the delicioue food of Uygur people.The food is characterised by thin skin,white
color,bright oil and tender mutton.
Kebab:barbecue is one of the most characteristic customs of eating mutton.There
are all kinds of barbecue ways thanks to diverse conditions and needs,but all
of them taste almost same owing to the same choice of materials
Braised Jemmy and Goat's Hoof:
Braised Jemmy and Goat's Hoof feature its original flavor and delicious taste.Its
making way is very simple.The dish is very popular in Xinjiang.
Youtazi(Oil Pagoda)
Just as its name suggests,Youtazi is shaped like pagoda,and it is a kind of
flour dish of Hui nationality.
Shopping
The national handicraft articles of Urumchi enjoy a long history,boasting
diverse varieties and unique ethnic style.Some of them are sold to west Asia
and Europe via the Silk Roadenjoying a great reputation on international market.Most
of its handiworks are very popular with tourists from home and abroad,for example,
ethnic costume,handwork brede,jade carvings,carpets,wooden carvings etc. are
featuring high quality,low price and local characteristic,and become musts of
collectors.
Native Products No-pit White Grape No-pit White Grape was named Sudan
by ancient persian and Green Grape in ancient China.The history of growing white
grape in Xinjiang can be traced back to the 3th century.Turpan is suitable to
plant White Grape because low terrain,low precipitation and high air temperature
don't lead to th more...
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Qiuchi Culture
long-standing history and once prosperity of the ancient Silk Road has left
Aksu with numerous historical remains and cultural legacy. The Qiuci murals
in the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves and the Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves, one
of China's four major grottoes, which were dug out during the Liangjin Period
(the third century AD to the fourth century AD) have caused ever-increasing
extensive concern from the fileds of academy and Buddhism as well as domesti
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Grape Festival
The Grape Festival in Turpan was firstly held to commemorate the 2100th anniversary
of the Silk Road. the Silk Road streches 4000 km in China and 2000km in Xinjiang
territory, with south, middle and north 3 routes crossing the area,Turpan is
well-known as a strategic keypoint at the middle rou- te, since Han Dynasty
Turpan has been one of the political ,economical and cultural centres in Xinjiang,
in the procession of reform and open to outside world, Turpan more...
Nadam Festival
Nadam is a traditional center of activies. it has a bright feature and is a
regional activity. Nadam mean"entertainment"in mongolian. it expresses
the happyfeeling of a bumper harvest, and has a long history. initialh, it came
from mongolia , offering a sacrifice to hill and aobao then,it is held on jaly
13th every year.it includes not only horse-racing, wrestling, sheep-snatching,
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