Grape valley [Tulufan]

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"...Grapes in Turpan grow up; Anarhan's heart is ecstatic..." This folk song of the last century is well known in China. Turpan, a place truly flowing with milk and honey in the Turki language, is famous for its fruits. Among them, grape is the most famous.

Every August the sweet air will herald the vintage. The best place to enjoy the grapes is Grape Valley.

Located in the Flaming Mountain 13 km (8 miles) of Turpan, the Grape Valley runs 8km (5miles) from north to south at a width of 0.5km (03.miles). This green paradise of 400 hektares (988 acres) is covered with layer upon layer of grapes.

It seems that all the water in the desert of Turpan flows into the Karez systems in the Grape Valley. Every single grape is crystal and watery-some are as green as emerald; some as red as agate, some as small as pearls while others are like olives. Among dozens of kinds of grapes, Wuhebai (white seedless) grape is reputed as a green pearl with the sugar content as much as 22%.

Escaping from the fiery Flaming Mountain, you may take a seat under the vintage frames, savor various grapes, enjoy the beautiful Uigar girls in their ornate costumes, and be fully intoxicated by this refreshing palace of grapes!

Taking a walk along the grape corridor, you will find drying rooms on nearby slopes. Every year over 300 tons of raisins are made here.

Mellowness penetrates your heart as the sweetness of grapes melts in your mouth. This unique experience in the Grape Valley will leave you with an enduring memory!

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Turpan, well known by people. Yes because the grape. Have you test Turpan grape? Have you been to Turpan grape valley? NO? What a pity! you haven't test the best grape and don't know how colorful variety grape have. Because Turpan located in special ar...

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Aside from the grape vine terraced streets, the area has the ruins of the Uyghurs' ancient capital city, Gaochang. (They were the first of the nomadic Turkic peoples to become sedentary, and they see themselves as the bringers of civilization to Central Asia.)

Anonymous    Review at: 2008-03-30    Source: Luopan

There are several reasons for making a visit to the Tuyoq valley from Turpan. Firstly, it is a beautiful drive through the Flaming Mountains (assuming there are no mudslides en route). Secondly, there is a mosque that is considered particularly holy owing to a legend about a group of pious Muslims who took refuge in the caves (a visit is considered half as holy as a pilgrimage to Mecca). Finally, there are some Buddhist cave temples, discovered by Albert von Le Coq in 1905. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them as the way was blocked by a mudslide. I did however see the house where he stayed in the village.

Anonymous    Review at: 2008-03-30    Source: Luopan

There is a grape valley located near to Turpan among the desert environment. This valley grows lots of grapes which are the most famous in the world !

Anonymous    Review at: 2008-03-30    Source: Luopan

In the city center there is a nice pedestrian road ocvered with grape trellises. Specially in the heat it is very comfortable to walk around under the grapes. They give shadow. Years ago this was a normal way the locals grow their grapes. Now I think this is mainly for the tourists

Anonymous    Review at: 2008-03-30    Source: Luopan