Turpan Area

Turpan Area
Turpan is located in the basis of the mountains in eastern Xinjiang. It is known as an Oven because in summer, it is as hot as 40c, and the surface ground 80c. There are many tourist attractions, such as the ruins of the ancient cities of Gaochang and Yarkhoto, Sugong Pagoda, the Grape Gully, and the underground irrigation system.

Underground Irrigation System
Xinjiang is known for its karez, irrigation systems composed of wells connected by a network of underground channels, which are an ingenious anti-drought invention of the local people. This system is composed of vertical wells, underground channels and surface ditches. The vertical wells measure from several meters close to the oasis to 90 meters deep in the section close to channels, and the channels stretch from several kilometers to 100 kilometers long.

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