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Karamay No. 1 Oil Well 克拉玛依一号井Kèlāmǎyī Yīhào Jǐng
National heritage site · Karamay, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Karamay
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Karamay No. 1 Oil Well
Karamay No. 1 Well struck oil on 29 October 1955, the discovery that opened the Karamay oilfield and gave rise to the city. The wellhead is preserved beside a memorial erected in 1982, at the centre of a sunken commemorative plaza with relief walls and two mirror-steel 'oil bubble' sculptures, completed in 2015. It is listed as a national heritage site, an industrial heritage site and a national red-tourism site.
How to get to Karamay No. 1 Oil Well
In the south-east of Karamay city, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Karamay River 克拉玛依河 (under 10 km), Heiyoushan 黑油山 (under 10 km).
On the map
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