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Aksu Prefecture
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A Ke Su City
Sweet crystal-core apples ripen across desert-oasis orchards in Aksu, complemented by the wildlife wetland corridors of Duolang River.
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Aksu Prefecture
Aksu holds the Kizil Caves with their Kucha Buddhist murals, the Tomur Grand Canyon and its sweet sugar-heart apples.
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Tarim Basin
A cracked dry channel winds among gnarled desert poplars and sparse shrubs, beneath golden dunes and hazy distant mountains.
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A place shaped through time
A useful starting point for Aksu Prefecture is the documented fact “Aksu holds the Kizil Caves with their Kucha Buddhist murals, the Tomur Grand Canyon and its sweet sugar-heart apples.” The natural conditions and social experience of Aksu Prefecture therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Aksu Prefecture a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Aksu Prefecture within the larger region.
Aksu Prefecture
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Ku Che City
World Heritage Kizilgaha Beacon Tower stands sentry in Kuche, alongside fiery red Danxia walls at Tianshan Grand Canyon and ancient Kuche King Palace.
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Wen Su County
Colossal salt-rock pinnacles and badlands at Wensu Grand Canyon soar toward Mount Tuomur in Wensu, home to the ancient poplars of Shenmuyuan.
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Sha Ya County
Over 4.7 million mu of primeval Populus euphratica forest sweep along the Tarim River in Shaya, renowned for autumn golden canopies.
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Xin He County
The ancient Tang ramparts of Tongguzbashi ruin stand in Xinhe, home to master artisans crafting traditional string instruments in Jiayi village.
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Bai Cheng County
World Heritage Kizil Caves preserve 3,800 square meters of ancient Qiuci Buddhist murals in Baicheng, overlooking the Kapuslang River canyons.
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Wu Shen County
Nine crystal thermal springs bubble forth at Mount Yanquanshan in Wushi, bordered by ancient Han-Tang frontier watchtowers.
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A Wa Ti County
Dolan Uygur music and passionate Dolan dances come alive at the Dolan Tribe in Awati, famous for vast long-staple cotton fields along the Tarim.
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Ke Ping County
The red sandstone canyons of Mount Qiulitag rise above arid expanses in Keping, renowned for rare white camels and sweet yellow apricots.
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Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a vast desert basin, arid at the surface yet rich in buried oil, gas, and Silk Road history.
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Mount Tomur Schrenk Spruce Virgin Forest
Beneath Tomur, the highest summit of the Tianshan, vast pure stands of Schrenk spruce act as a green alpine reservoir deep in arid Central Asia.
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