What are some great hiking spots around Urumqi? Here are some recommendations for you! We recommend that you go hiking at Nanshan, Hongshan, Liyushan, and Xueling Mountain. For more detailed information, please see below.
1、Nanshan
Nanshan is located in the vast mountainous area at the foot of the Kara Ucheng North Mountain in the northern Tianshan Mountains, south of Urumqi.
Nanshan Ranch is 75 kilometers away from the city, located in the transition zone between the middle mountains and the low mountains, with an altitude of 2252 meters. Here, snow peaks tower, hills rise and fall, trees are lush, flowers and plants are everywhere, springs gurgle, cattle and sheep gather, felt tents are dotted, and the scenery is charming. Especially the dozens of large and small valleys that are distributed parallel from west to east in the mountainous area are not only excellent natural pastures, but also are all summer resort attractions. Among them, the more famous places include Xibaiyanggou and so on.
2、Hongshan
Hongshan is located in the center of Urumqi city, on the east bank of the Urumqi River, like a giant dragon lying east-west. The high-pitched dragon head stretches into the river, with cliffs and steep slopes, majestic and magnificent. The mountain is 910.6 meters above sea level, the mountain is majestic, beautiful and spectacular. Because the western end of the cliff is brownish-red, it is called Hongshan. It is regarded as a “sacred mountain” by the ancients because of its prominent location and unique mountain shape.
3、Yaomoshanshan
“Yaomoshanshan wears a hat, apprentices go to sleep.” Yaomoshanshan, is the Yamarlik Mountain west of Urumqi, located on the west side of the city, northeast-southwest direction, about 9 kilometers long, 5 kilometers wide, the main peak is 1397.6 meters above sea level, with a relative height difference of more than 500 meters from the city. There is an ancient pagoda at the southwest end of the mountain, which has a history of more than 200 years. It was blown down by a hurricane in 1968 and repaired after 1980. It stands opposite the Hongshan Pagoda, forming a major landscape of the frontier city and an important landmark of Urumqi.
In ancient times, the Mongolian Oirat tribes who grazed in this area called the mountain “Yamarlik”, meaning “home of the mountain goats”, and the Yamarlik Mountain was named after this. Later, the pronunciation of “Yamar” was wrongly passed down as the Chinese “Yaomo”, so it was called “Yaomoshanshan” by the people.
4、Liyushan
Urumqi Liyushan Park is located at the mouth of the dam in the alluvial plain downstream of the Urumqi River.
Liyushan is not high, but the mountain head is high and faces the gap between Hongshan and Yamarlik Mountain (Yaomoshanshan), resembling a carp jumping over the dragon gate! The ridge gently extends downwards for dozens of miles to Kaziwan. The once barren hills are now a lush garden landscape, a park where nearby residents can exercise in the morning, have breakfast, relax, and entertain.
5、Zhízhūsān
The original Zhízhūsān was an isolated hill, located in the October Tractor Factory area, which was later leveled, replaced by towering commercial and residential buildings. Later, the municipal government renamed the Black Mountainhead located on Altay Road to: “Zhízhūsān”. Black Mountainhead is about 1.8 kilometers long, about 500 meters wide, and the highest point of the mountain is 859.8 meters above sea level. The mountain slopes are steep and steep, with gray rock layers exposed. Earlier, the locals called the mountain “Big Stone” Mountain.
6、Xueling Mountain
Located in the Shuiluogou Tourism Scenic Area, there are famous ski resorts and golf courses.
7、Shuǐtǎshān
Shuǐtǎshān is located near Gaojiazhuang in Urumqi’s Shuiluogou District, covering an area of over 4,000 mu. It is now part of the Shuiluogou Scenic Area. There is a statue of Zuo Zongtang on the top of the mountain, standing with his hands behind his back, looking north from afar, quite majestic, and it is also a patriotic education base.
8、Qímǎshān
Qímǎshān is about 7 square kilometers and is listed as a key greening area in the capital. It has the largest government civil servant community in Urumqi: Greenwich City. It is said that this will be a “large-scale comprehensive leisure, recreation and living area” integrating eco-tourism, leisure sports, catering shopping, and living entertainment. There are large amusement park projects, ski resorts, rock climbing clubs, car parks, golf clubs, equestrian clubs, art centers, indoor stadiums, wine castles, etc.
9、Hóngguāngshān
Hóngguāngshān, located near Kaziwan, north of Urumqi, was a barren mountain a few decades ago, but now it is full of greenery. A national 4A-level ecological cultural tourism park is being built here. The Hóngguāngshān Eco-Park, covering 15,000 mu, has not only the Big Buddha Temple but also ecological landscape forests, a zoo, a group of Journey to the West mythical sculptures, a sunbathing pool, 3 kilometer-long grape corridors, a green square and a 70,000 square meter Blue Light Lake, etc. The park is based on greening, led by ecology, supported by tourism, and with Buddhist culture as its soul. After more than ten years of unremitting efforts, it has now basically taken shape as a large-scale ecological cultural tourism park integrating ecological sightseeing, leisure vacation, living environment, sports entertainment, scientific research and education, becoming a new tourist attraction for citizens of Urumqi to relax and enjoy themselves.
10、Dōngshān
It is called Dōngshān because it is in the near mountains of the Eastern Tianshan Mountains. The eco-park is built at the end of Qingnian Road, next to Gaolufu Road, adjacent to the Shuiluogou Scenic Area and Shuiluogou Park. Dōngshān is adjacent to Shuiluogou Park, covering an area of over 3,900 mu, integrating both cultural and natural landscapes. In 2004, the capital city hired Tongji University of Shanghai to carry out overall planning and construction of the eco-park, planning to build the largest humanistic eco-park—Dōngshān Eco-park on Dōngshān.
This article is from a user submission and does not represent the views of Trip Footsteps. If you repost it, please indicate the source: https://www.tripfootsteps.com/travel-guides/china-travel-guides/9189.html
