Sights & Attractions in The Silk Road

Fodor's Choice Sights in The Silk Road

Name	Category	Location

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves In a breathtaking valley inside the Flaming Mountains is this...	Religious Sites	Turpan

City of Gaochang These fascinating city ruins lie in a valley south of the Flaming...	Archaeological Sites	Turpan

City of Jiaohe On an island at the confluence of two rivers, these impressive...	Archaeological Sites	Turpan

Gansu Provincial Museum The most famous item in the collection of this excellent museum...	Museums / Galleries	Lanzhou

Heavenly Lake About a three-hour ride from Ürümqi is the not-to-be-missed...	Bodies of Water	Ürümqi


Karakorum Highway The Karakorum Highway, a spectacular road winding across some...	Scenic Drives	Kashgar

Kumbum Monastery The magnificent Kumbum Monastery lies 25 km (15 miles) southwest...	Religious Sites	Xining

Labrang Monastery In the remote town of Xiahe, the monastery is a little piece...	Religious Sites	Lanzhou

Mogao Grottoes The magnificent Buddhist grottoes lie southeast of Dunhuang...	Cave	Dunhuang

Shaanxi History Museum Although museums in China are often underwhelming, this is a...	Museums / Galleries	Xian

Small Goose Pagoda Once part of the 7th-century Jianfu Temple, this 13-tier pagoda...	Religious Sites	Xian

Terracotta Warriors Museum Discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well, this archaeological...	Museums / Galleries	Xian

Thousand Buddha Temple and Grottoes One of the only day trips worth taking from Lanzhou is the Thousand...	Religious Sites	Lanzhou

Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum Don't miss the perfectly preserved mummies at this superb museum...	Museums / Galleries	Ürümqi
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