"Turpan - A small town with lots to see" Top 5 Page for this destination Turpan by victorwkf

Turpan Travel Guide: 98 reviews and 225 photos

Part of my China silk road trip in September 2002

I was at Turpan as part of my China silk road and sichuan province trip in Sep 2002. Would like to share with you some of my experiences.

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The train journey from Turpan to Gansu province to the east (or the other way around) is a very fantastic journey and... more travel advice

Well, the grapes in Turpan are usually stored and dried in the areas in the photo after harvesting, which is on top of... more travel advice

There are many food stores in Turpan which sells a variety of local food. Worth a try but there is no gurantee of the... more travel advice

Goats are very important in Turpan, in fact in the whole region of central Asia in general. As such, you will see these... more travel advice

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roamer61 Apr 29, 2006 at 5:00 PM

Very nice photos. More info is needed. I would love to do a Silk Road trip one day.
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gilabrand Apr 17, 2005 at 9:29 AM

Fascinating!
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Maph Mar 27, 2004 at 1:56 PM

Beautiful pages, so different place of all others We have seen :) Great pics
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madamx Feb 29, 2004 at 7:27 PM

Interesting page, with great pictures. Greetings from Calgary :o)
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Hmmmm Feb 21, 2004 at 1:51 AM

Wonderful images. Goos tips. It must have been a great trip. Did you go there as an independant traveller or as a group? I am hoping to be there in around a month. Thanx for sharing. Great stuff. Aaron
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Gwynneth Feb 3, 2004 at 9:52 PM

Fantastic Turpan images... the Karez Wells are brilliant! Greetings from Australia and me!
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FOotFetish Dec 19, 2003 at 8:47 PM

thanks for sharing the Turpans :)
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nepalgoods Dec 7, 2003 at 3:42 AM

Wonderful photos! I would love to read more about in your tips. Nevertheless good page about this far away place.
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kenHuocj Aug 8, 2003 at 5:08 AM

superb notes - what is length of Karez Wells Canal ? ;-)))
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Bonobo2005 May 23, 2003 at 6:48 AM

Great overview on what makes Turpans special. Looks like I missed a lot. Especially that wells! Nice pictures as well.