Turpan is the place for grapes, raisins, and hot weather in northern China. Turpan is predominately a Muslin city so you’d be hard pressed to find even a shot of alcohol around (though you’d think they would have set up some breweries by now). The vineyards are plentiful though and we found many vineyards [...]
Continue reading about Turpan’s Grape Valley and Emin Minaret
Merry Christmas! As we worked our way west to east along the Silk Road in China, we arriveed in Turpan. When in Turpan, visit the Ancient City of Jiaohe with ruins dating back to the 4th and 5th centuries.
The Stupa Forest contains 101 stupas. If you position yourself just right, you too [...]
Warning: this may or may not make you extremely hungry.
After travelling in the Xinjiang province of China for several days, we had enjoyed many of the native Uighur dishes, including kebabs, pulled noodles and more. However, one specialty was constantly staring us in the face, begging to be tasted. After nearly a week [...]
