One-day tour of Urumqi travel guide

There are many interesting places worth visiting in Urumqi, which is also the largest city farthest from the ocean in the world. So what scenic spots are worth visiting during a day's visit to Urumqi? The following small series recommends a one-day tour route for everyone.

Silk Road Cultural Theme

Line 1: Autonomous Region Museum-Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park-Nang Cultural Industrial Park-International Grand Bazaar (1-day tour)

[Museum of the Autonomous Region] Visit the "Five Stars Going Out of the East to Benefit China", appreciate the magnificent evolution of clothing on the ancient Silk Road, and get a glimpse of the economic, cultural and humanistic splendor of the ancient Silk Road from the collection of more than 30,000 treasures.

[Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park] It integrates eco-tourism, cultural traceability and folk experience, and gathers the rare natural remains of Xinjiang and the humanistic essence of ancient and modern Silk Road in one park. At present, the park has become a business card of Silk Road cultural tourism, a cultural tourism landmark in Xinjiang, and a must-see place to experience Xinjiang culture.

[Nao Culture Industrial Park] Here, visitors can learn about Nao's historical origin, production technology, nutritional value, traditional and modern innovations through models and exhibition boards.

[Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar] Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar is the largest bazaar in China and an important landmark building in Urumqi, with the reputation of "window to Central Asia", "window to the world" and "window to Xinjiang". There are thousands of shops selling Xinjiang handicrafts and souvenirs, and there are many kinds of goods, including handmade carpets, gold and silver jewelry, native dried fruits and so on.

Line 2: Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar-Tianshan Grand Canyon-Shuixigou Ice and Snow Town-Large-scale live-action mythical musical "The Covenant of Kunlun" (1-day tour)

[Tianshan Grand Canyon] There are mysterious snow spruce, green valley grassland, spectacular snow-capped glaciers, deep mountain canyons, rushing valley bottom streams, clear snowmelt lakes and other natural scenery for tourists to enjoy, as well as outdoor projects such as outdoor sports, skiing and skating, self-driving exploration and hiking photography for tourists to experience.

[The Covenant of Kunlun] Based on historical classics, the play tells the story of Zhou Tianzi's westward tour of the world, and after suffering, he finally realized his Covenant with the Queen Mother of the West, Kunlun. Mei Shuaiyuan's team, a well-known domestic artist, created and produced a large-scale real-life drama that combines the beauty of natural landscape, the charm of characteristic culture and the wonder of modern science and technology with various stage and film stunt techniques.

Line 3: Xinjiang Geology and Mineral Museum-Central Asia Gold Gemstone Industrial Park-Hetian Jade Cultural and Creative Industrial Park (1-day tour)

Xinjiang Museum of Geology and Minerals is an important window to understand the changes of geographical environment in Xinjiang and the mineral resources such as metals, nonmetals, energy minerals and gemstones. It has collected more than 12,000 specimens of minerals, rocks, animal and plant fossils and more than 100 first-class products.

[Central Asia Gold Gemstone Industrial Park] is a regional gold trading center for Central, West and South Asia, which is mainly based on gold production and processing enterprises and integrates financial derivatives trading, gold gemstone transportation, design and development, inspection and testing, exhibition trading, equipment manufacturing and cultural tourism.

[Hetian Jade Culture Creative Industry Park] is located in Bazhou Road, where you can listen to the jade master to explain the jade culture and watch the jade design and production process on the spot.

Theme of shopping food cultural experience

Line 1: Autonomous Region Museum-Friendly Business Circle-Ban's Bookstore-—BILI Valley Creative Block-arslan Food Song and Dance Theatre-2020 Club (one-day tour)

[Autonomous Region Museum] Walk into the treasure house of Silk Road civilization, read the historical and cultural context of Xinjiang in one museum, and visit the National Treasure of Xinjiang.

[Friendly Business Circle] This is an old business circle in Urumqi, which focuses on shopping, catering, commercial and residential, cinema, entertainment and leisure.

[Class Bookstore] Class's bookstore is not only a bookstore, but also a space for reading and communication. In addition to books, there are cultural and creative products and original life handicrafts from all over the world.

[Friendly and fashionable shopping city BILI Valley Creative District] is located in Haoyuan Shangpin, No.989, Xihuan North Road, Urumqi, and has become a punching place for literary youth because of its wide variety of books.

[arslan Gourmet Song and Dance Theatre] In the characteristic culture restaurant in arslan, you can feel the food culture, song and dance culture and folk culture.

[2020club] is located in unbounded YOHO, Nanhu East Road, Urumqi. The music here is full of dynamic and colorful activities, and it is a gathering place for male gods and goddesses.

Line 2: Water Town beyond the Great Wall-Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park-KL Xingpinhui-Tianjin Road Gourmet No.1 Street-I Shanghuatian Film Town (1-day tour)

Located in Anning Canal, Urumqi, Water Town beyond the Great Wall is a large-scale eco-organic farm integrating planting, picking, breeding, fishing, catering and parent-child leisure.

[Yema Ancient Ecological Park] It integrates eco-tourism, cultural traceability and folk experience, and gathers the rare natural remains of Xinjiang and the humanistic essence of ancient and modern Silk Road in one park. At present, it has become a business card of Silk Road cultural tourism, a landmark of Xinjiang cultural tourism, and a must-see place to experience Xinjiang culture.

KL Xingpinhui is the first cultural shopping center in Urumqi with the theme of love constellation, and it is a fashion and trend base for urban young people.

[Tianjin Road Gourmet No.1 Street] There are more than 30 special restaurants, including hot pot, Korean food, seafood and other foods, which are the main places for young people to get together.

[I Shanghuatian Movie Town] Come to Huatian Town under the starry sky and start a romantic and novel movie tour.

Line 3: Anning Quwenlv Town-Saiwai Water Village Resort-Central Asia Gold Gem Industrial Park (1-day tour)

[Anning Canal Wenlv Town] is located in anningqu town, belonging to the airport economic belt, 15 minutes' drive from the business circle of the Railway Bureau. Guided by culture, Anning Quwenlv Town has always focused on the theme of "fashion creativity and urban memory". At present, there are cultural resources such as non-legacy exhibition halls, folk handicraft workshops and master studios. By organizing colorful research activities, the town will be shaped into the first choice brand in the research field of the capital.

[Great Wall Water Village Resort] is a large-scale eco-organic farm integrating organic planting, breeding, special catering, free picking, fishing, adoption and recreation. It is a national five-star leisure agriculture and rural tourism park.

[Central Asia Gemstone Industrial Park] has realized the gathering of the whole industrial chain, which mainly focuses on the transportation, design and development, inspection and testing, display and trading, financial transactions and cultural tourism of gemstones. Here, you can visit, shop, learn about the development history of gold in Xinjiang, walk into the processing workshop to watch craftsmen make gold ornaments by hand, and learn about the cultural allusions and production techniques of gold processing.

Line 4: Children's Park-Hetian Jade Cultural and Creative Industry Park-Friendly Business Circle-Huamao Street-Yamarik Mountain (1-day tour)

[Children's Park] The only comprehensive children's park in Xinjiang that integrates popular science education, entertainment and garden viewing.

[Hetian Jade Cultural and Creative Industry Park] is located in Bazhou Road, Urumqi. In Hetian Jade Cultural and Creative Production Park, Xinjiang, you can listen to the master craftsmen to explain the jade culture, watch the jade design, production and identification process on the spot, and you can also buy your favorite jade.

[Friendly Business Circle] The friendly business circle is a relatively fast-growing business district in Urumqi. Several major shopping malls in the friendly business circle have gathered 41 international first-line brands and all well-known domestic brands, and the daily flow of people in the business circle has exceeded 200,000. At present, it has become the most important business circle with the characteristics of the times in Urumqi.

[Flower Hat Street] is located on the 6th floor of Shenzhen Book City, 500 meters away from Meimei. It is a retro and Xinjiang-style food street in the form of Xinjiang night market in 1980s and 1990s. There are special foods from all over Xinjiang, and it is a punching place for online celebrity, which is popular all over Tik Tok. You can not only eat Xinjiang-style food, but also learn about Xinjiang ethnic customs.

[Yamarik Mountain Scenic Area] The local people are commonly known as Demon Mountain, which is named after the legend that there are demons on the mountain. This is Urumqi Urban Forest Park, which is an ecological landscape characteristic area of Urumqi with its unique advantages of the integration of natural landscape and human environment.

Line 5: Little Green Valley-Sheng Da Square-via wanda plaza (1-day tour)

[Little Green Valley] Little Green Valley has the functions of large-scale ecological leisure green space and business leisure green space. It is the "back garden" of the headquarters park, administrative and financial center. It is not only an important part of the regional landscape characteristics of the extension area, but also an "ecological business card" for the extension area to the whole development zone.

[Sheng Da Square] here is a collection of cultural creativity, 77-block characteristic culture and street culture, bringing delicious food and cultural enjoyment to tourists.

[wanda plaza Economic Development Zone] fully meets the needs of Urumqi citizens for a new one-stop consumption experience of leisure, entertainment and shopping.

One-day tour in Urumqi must visit the following scenic spots: Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum, Wulabo Ancient City, Erdaoqiao International Grand Bazaar, Zoo and Shuimogou Park.

1. Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum

This is a must-see place to learn about the historical evolution of Xinjiang. There are: History Museum, Ethnic Museum, Mummy Museum, etc. There are 32,000 pieces in the museum, including 288 pieces of first-class products.

Address: No.132 Northwest Road, Urumqi.

Tel: 0991-4533561.

Transportation: BRT4, 7, 51, 52, 68, 303, 305, 311 and 912.

2. Ancient City of Wulabo

This is the remains of the ancient city, Luntai City in the Tang Dynasty. It is the earliest and best-preserved ancient city pool discovered in Urumqi today. It has been around for at least a thousand years and is now a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Address: Lake Wulabo, Wulabo Village, Dawan Township, Urumqi.

Tel: 0991-5861126.

By bus: No.313 and No.528.

3. Erdaoqiao International Grand Bazaar

This is the landscape architecture of Urumqi as a minority city with strong Islamic architectural style. It embodies the national characteristics and regional culture of the western regions and is the epitome of Central Asian customs.

Address: No.127 Tianchi Road, Urumqi.

Transportation: No.7, No.16, No.61, No.63, No.310, No.911, No.912, No.920 and Metro Line 1.

4. Zoo

The original zoo was once the only professional zoo in Xinjiang. In 2005, the animals in the park were moved to Tianshan Wildlife Park in Dabancheng District, 25 kilometers away from the urban area, and the relocated park was renamed South Park.

Address: No.1689 Xinhua South Road, Urumqi.

Transportation: No.109, No.311, No.528, No.528a and No.537..

5. Shuimogou Park

Like the People's Park, it is a park landscape that began to be built in the Qing Dynasty. There are natural ink rivers, bridges and pavilions in the park, and the environment is beautiful. It is a good place for local residents to relax and travel on weekends.

Address: No.472, Shuimogou Road, Urumqi.

Transportation: No.8, No.34, No.104, No.106, No.535 and No.537..