Jiaohe Ancient City Karez Water Network
Outside Jiaohe, the ancient city carved from raw earth, these water works secured its supply and oasis irrigation for two thousand years.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Gao Chang District
World Heritage earthen ruins of Jiaohe and Gaochang anchor Gaochang District, beneath the fiery ridges of Flaming Mountains and Karez irrigation channels.
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A place shaped through time
World Heritage earthen ruins of Jiaohe and Gaochang anchor Gaochang District, beneath the fiery ridges of Flaming Mountains and Karez irrigation channels.
Gao Chang District
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Atlas Attractions
Gaochang Ancient City & Khan Fortress
Once the seat of the Gaochang Kingdom and Tang-era Xizhou, these sprawling ruins near Turpan are among the largest in the Western Regions, and Xuanzang preached here.
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Jiaohe Ancient City Raw-Earth Heritage
Among the world's largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen cities, Jiaohe also served as the first seat of the Anxi Protectorate.
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Flaming Mountains & Grape Valley in Turpan
Red sandstone peaks made famous by Journey to the West tower over Turpan, while Grape Valley offers a cool green corridor of vines amid the scorching desert.
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Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Cut into the cliffs of Mutou Gorge, these royal cave temples of the Gaochang Uyghur kingdom hold dazzling Buddhist art from the Silk Road.
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