Western China Tourism – Harvest Turpan

September, talking about western China tourism, Xinjiang is a place that has to be mentioned, because it is the grape harvest season. Vintage Wine in Luminous Glasses. You must be able to think of this charming picture.

Speaking of Xinjiang, the first thought is that a variety of fruits and candied fruits. When I was a kid, my uncle lived in Turpan. Each season he would send a lot of candied fruits to home. It's delicious is beyond words. Although you can buy everywhere Xinjiang’s specialty now, but it does not compare the taste and feel of that time.

Tourism in western China, most people choose to Tibet and Sichuan, but Xinjiang also is a good choice. It is the grape harvest season, in the orchard you can see the red or green grapes everywhere. And in addition to grapes, a variety of seasonal fruits also covered with branches.

Turpan, there is more than Avanti, beauty, as well as grapes. The “dead” Turpan has the famous ruins of Jiaohe, Ancient City of Gaochang, Astana underground tombs, Thousand Buddha Caves, frescoes, Flaming Mountain, the world's second lowland, mummies and giant rhinoceros fossil. They are generous gifts of time, exudes a deep sense of history and culture. So the “living” Turpan? It is alive in the form of grapes, but only alive in the form of grapes. In this drought “Fire-Region”, in addition to underground canal—Karez, water only exists in the form of grapes. Grapes are the emerald lamp that lit Turpan. Under the grape arbor, there are dressed girls, cheerful Zikumu Dance and feast. Everything is showed in a hedonistic attitude.

The “dead” Turpan is a self-contained loneliness, is a mirror of another world, to map the illusory and ambiguous of existence. The “living” Turpan is like a loyal servant, provides a steady stream of warm, water, soil and nutrients to the world.

Fruitful Xinjiang is alive, not just desert. Tempting fruits, dancing under the grape arbor and Charming cultural. Everything is very fascinating.

Images BY network.