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The Tianshan Tianchi (1 day) — Xinjiang

Xinjiang · Day Trip

The Tianshan Tianchi (1 day)

The Heavenly Lake of the Tianshan - the alpine mirror under the Bogda snow peak, 2.5 hours from Urumqi.

1

The alpine road

Morning drive from Urumqi (about 2.5 hours) - the road climbs the Tianshan to the lake gate.

2

The Heavenly Lake

The shuttle and the lake walk - the turquoise mirror under the Bogda snow, the cable car to the upper views.

3

The return

The lakeside temples and the pine shore in the afternoon light, then the drive back to the capital.

Practical — RMB 100 + shuttle 60 · 110 km · cable car extra · full day · 1,900 m altitude.
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