What are the tourist attractions in Urumqi County

The May Day holiday is approaching, and there are many fun places to visit in Urumqi County, Xinjiang. I believe that many friends are already preparing their travel plans. So what are the tourist attractions in Urumqi County? Here is a detailed introduction to the attractions.

1、Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area

Address: Dengcao Gully Village, Banfanggou Township, Urumqi County

As a unique and beautiful scenic spot, Tianshan Grand Canyon attracts a large number of tourists every year, just to experience its uniqueness and feel the local customs. The scenic area is rich in tourism resources, with mysterious virgin forests, verdant mountain valley grasslands, magnificent snow peaks and glaciers, beautiful lakes and mountains, deep mountain canyons, and rushing valley streams. It encompasses all the scenery of Xinjiang except deserts, and is a living museum of nomadic culture before human agricultural civilization.

2、Medicago Sativa Terrace Ecological Park

Address: Medicago Sativa Terrace, Tuoli Township, Urumqi County

Medicago Sativa Terrace Ecological Park is a national 4A-level scenic spot, 55 kilometers away from Urumqi City. It is located at an altitude of 2020 meters, covering an area of 3 square kilometers. It is a mountaintop grassland platform tourist area. The scenic area is surrounded by mountains on three sides, embracing the verdant meadow in its arms. Looking around the scenic area, the peaks are towering, the pine trees roar in the wind, and the city can be seen in the distance.

3、Baiyang Gully in Nanshan Ranch

Address: Xibaiyang Gully, Urumqi County

4、Juhuatai Scenic Area

Address: Juhuatai Scenic Area, Ganguo Township, Urumqi County

5、Dongbaiyang Gully Scenic Area

Address: 38 kilometers south of the city, Urumqi County

This is a natural pasture, where mountains, grasslands, streams, and dense forests form a picturesque scenery. When you come here, you can experience a different ethnic culture. Tourists can visit the yurts of Kazakh herdsmen, and they can also go sightseeing on horseback.

6、Geographical Center of the Asian Continent

Address: Saldaban Township, Urumqi County

7、Xianlai Town

Address: No. 18 Nanhe Road, Shuixigou Town, Urumqi County

Xianlai Town is a cultural tourism integrated project that combines cultural tourism, leisure and vacation, and specialty food. Xianlai Town has introduced Chengdu’s Kuanzhai Alley, creating a “One Belt, One Road” gourmet leisure and cultural tourism street, combined with the Silk Road Pagoda at the South Square, the Folk Arts Grand Stage, and the Sunlight Glass Pyramid at the North Square, forming a sightseeing leisure and cultural tourism street centered on Xian culture.

8、Ice and Snow Town

Address: Shuixigou Town, Urumqi County

Ice and Snow Town is divided into South Town and North Town. North Town is centered on the Ice and Snow Theme Square, focusing on the layout of the ice and snow tourism and cultural industry, as well as leisure, shopping, and food tourism formats; South Town is themed on cultural health preservation, serving as an extension of the ice and snow characteristic industry in culture and sports. The real-scene performance center located at the southernmost end of the entire town district strives to create China’s largest real-scene mythological play “Kunlun Appointment”. The three blocks are connected in series, forming a characteristic town integrating sports, health preservation, performance, leisure, and food.