Kumtag Desert, A Desert Oasis at the City's Edge

999 Park Road, Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

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Introduction

It is said that Kumtag Desert is about 90 kilometers away from the Turpan city, and is one of the closest deserts to a city in the world. After thousands of years of erosion, the sand here does not come in or go out, making it an exceptionally rare natural wonder. Kumtag Desert is a flowing desert with magnificent landscapes such as sand pits and sand mountains. In Uyghur language, its name means "sand mountain." This desert began in the Han Dynasty and is like a museum that concentrates typical scenery from all major deserts in the world. It was also the last sacred place before the disappearance of the ancient Loulan Kingdom.

Address

999 Park Road, Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Opening hours

09:00-21:00 (all day)
Last admission time: 21:00 (Monday-Sunday, April 1 to October 8) 09:30-19:30 (all day)
Last admission time: 19:00 (Monday-Sunday, October 9 to March 31 of the following year) Note: Elderly or child passengers with free tickets are eligible for half-price section tickets, and children or elderly passengers with half-price tickets for admission also get a discount on section tickets.

Transportation

Take the bus from Turpan New Bus Station to Shanshan (there are not many buses, the departure time is determined by the number of tickets sold, and you need to wait until the bus is full after purchasing the ticket), then take a taxi for 5 yuan to the Desert Park in Shanshan, which takes about 20 minutes to walk.

Phone 0995-8388888;0995-8389389