Turpan Flame Mountain Scenic Area

The facilities of the scenic spot are perfect and the tour service is very professional. The staff was friendly and welcoming, giving us a good travel experience. ""In this scenic spot, I not only appreciated the natural beauty, but also learned about the rich cultural background and traditions.

This scenic spot is beautiful, and every corner exudes natural charm. I like its tranquil atmosphere and magnificent scenery. This is a very historic scenic spot, which takes me through time and space and feels the charm of ancient civilization.

From Urumqi, participate in a day trip to Trip.com. The attractions along the way are: Junwangfu, Kanerjing, Fire Mountain, Aboriginal home visits, lunch, only 150 yuan, overall, very affordable.

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20230724 afternoon: 1. "Flame Mountain" is a famous mountain in Xinjiang, known for "Travel to the West". It is one of the hottest areas in the country. The highest temperature of the mountain has reached 82.3℃. The main peak "Qinglongzui" is located at an altitude of 831.7 meters. It is located at the northern end of Turpan Basin. The hot airflow in summer tumbling up like red flames, so the name, history still has Xuanxu, Lin Zexu, Yu Geng and other celebrities footprints, is also the filming place of the TV series "Journey to the West", is a must-check place for Turpan tourism. This scenic spot was built in 2017, and the mode and characteristics of the "Flame Mountain Scenic Area" of the scenic spot next door were briefly copied. It was divided into underground exhibition halls and ground viewing parts. The ground part can only be seen from a distance and cannot climb the mountain. ① Address: Next to Lianhuo Expressway (312 National Road) Road, Gaochang District, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. ② Transportation: No bus, easy to stop by car. ③ peak season: no. ④ Time: 1 hour. ⑤ Note: This scenic spot and the next door Flame Mountain Scenic Area are two independent scenic spots, which can be arranged to go together, but they are all the same mountains. 2. Flame Mountain is the eastern branch of the Tianshan Mountains, formed in the Cretaceous Himalayan orogeny period 50 million years ago, the earliest in the "Shanhaijing" called "the fire mountain"; In Uyghur, it is called "Kjrtak", meaning "red mountain", and it is said that the mountain color is red by the blood of a dragon; in the Sui and Tang periods, it is called "Red Rock Mountain". The large banana fan thermometer at the parking lot is a photo point, showing that the temperature is 52 ℃, although it is very high, but slightly lower than the 64 ℃ of the golden bar thermometer in the scenic area. 3. After passing the ticket gate, there is a sculpture of a character of the travel west, including Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Pig Bajie, Sha Monk, Princess Iron Fan, King of the Bull, Jade-Face Fox, Red Kid, Taibai Venus, Land Gong, Fox Jing, In addition, the half-bronze sculpture of the Alchemy furnace and the paintings of the theme of the travel west are very Beautiful, is a photo spot, the scenic area is full of strong travels to the west theme. 4, Xuanyu Xitian pass by this place when the Gaochang State, Gaochang State is the Han Dynasty Xuandi period was sent to the Han soldiers of the local regime established by the descendants of the Han people, existed in the southern dynasty of Daming four years (460) to Tang Zhenguan fourteen years (640), 640 was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, here set Gaochang County. Although Gaochang State despised the Tang Dynasty and secretly threw himself into the West Turkic, but when the Xuanxuan of the West Heaven passed through Gaochang State, his king, Yuan Wentai, as a devout Buddhist, personally greeted him at the city gate, and insisted on leaving Xuanxuan as a state teacher to obstruct his westward journey. Later, Xuanxuan was forced to release on hunger strike. And Xuan Xuan, who was married to the Buddha before the Buddha, promised to speak the scriptures in Gaochang for three years after returning from India, but when he returned, Gaochang had been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. The king also sent four shaven apprentices (the rest included one officer and 25 entourage), the number of apprentices in the book of the West. 5. The ground part is a very simple one-way sightseeing road, about 200 meters, do not go back, pass through: ① Entertainment facilities: desert off-road vehicles, camels, etc. ② Bronze statue of the character of "Journey to the West": There are pigs and eight rings (the posture of the back daughter-in-law...the number of words is over-limited, continue in the last picture.

Be sure to see which scenic spot you are going to buy tickets, probably because the developers are different, a flame mountain has 2 different scenic spots for sale. And you must come after 7 pm, Xinjiang generally only dark at 8:30, don't worry about it too late, because it is too hot, the flame mountain is really not blowing.

China. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Flame Mountain Scenic Area in Turpan Basin. The northern edge of Turpan Basin, the northern road of the ancient Silk Road, is mainly composed of red sand, conglomerates and mudstones from the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary Mesozoic.