Xinjiang is the west most province in China with a cover of 1.6 million square kilometers. It takes up as much as one sixth of China’s territory. Like Tibet, Xinjiang is also a place with mysterious culture of Ethnic Minorities and beautiful sceneries. If you want to know more about China’s gossip and have a closer look around the breathtaking sceneries during your China Tours, Xinjiang is the place you will not want to miss. Book China Hotels in advance and start an odyssey tour in Xinjiang province, China.
1. Kanas Lake
The Kanas Lake, which means “beautiful, rich and mysterious” in Mongolian, attracts thousands of tourists every year. It located 150 km north of Bu’erjin Town in Xinjiang. And it is said that there are monsters in the lake. Some local people have spotted them and describe them as monsters with a length of over 10 meters. But the argument about the monster never stops. Some scientists regard them as a kind of rare fish instead of monsters. However, there is no conclusion about it. If you are lucky, you may see the huge creature swimming in the lake.
The other attraction of Kanas Lake is its changing color. It is amazing to see the water of one lake changes during one day. It turns from dark green to sky blue gradually, then go gray and even white. Leave your beautiful smile beside this wonderful lake and press the button of the camera without hesitation.
2. 
Turpan Grape Valley
Turpan is a famous place in Xinjiang. Turpan is well-known for its high temperatures and is also called ‘Huo Zhou’ (a place as hot as fire). Because of its special weather, it is the idea place to grow grape! As a result, the folk song sings: Grapes in Turpan grow up, Anarhan’s heart is ecstatic…”
When august falls, the air turns sweet in Turpan Grape Valley, the best place to enjoy the grapes. The grape valley runs 8 km from north to south with a width of 0.5 km. It is called grape corridor for it is covered with layer upon layer of grapes.
Beautiful girls in ornate costumes pick grapes happily and grapes melts in your mouth sweetly. The various kinds of grapes in grape valley will give you the unique 
experience in Xinjiang.
3. Traditional Xinjiang Cuisine
Beef and mutton are the two kinds of meat that people like most in Xinjiang. And they usually fired or roast them to keep their original favor. So the roasted whole lamb becomes their favorite during festivals. In their eyes, roasted whole lamb shares the same fame with Beijing duck. This dish is produced with good materials through special recipes. After being put into a particular pit, the lamb roasted for about 2 hours. When it is taken out, It looks nice with crispy skin and yellow soft meat.
There is a kind of food they can not miss even a day—-Nang. It looks like an average baked pancake, but is actually made with water, egg and milk in special procedures. The dough is baked attached to the inner surface of a clay-made stove. So the plated like Nang has two face, one is thicker part with tender taste and a thin part with crispy flavor.
Rice eaten with hands is Xinjiang’s custom. They mix fresh mutton, carrots, onions, vegetable oil, melted sheep’s fat with rice. It is a delicious and nutritious dish deeply loved by ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
By the way, the servings in Xinjiang are usually larger than you think, for people there are warm hearted with hospitality.
Hope you have a nice time during your china travel.
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