Turpan Karez Paradise 坎儿井乐园Kǎn'érjǐng Lèyuán

About Turpan Karez Paradise

Turpan's karez are hand-dug underground channels that carry snowmelt from the Tian Shan across the gravel plain to the oases, and this park, opened in 1992 by the Xinjiang Karez Research Association, is a place to see one from the inside. A walkway more than 10 m below ground follows part of an old working karez past its tunnel and vertical shafts, and a museum explains with models and photographs how the system was dug and maintained. There is also a display of surface construction work, a vineyard watered by the karez and a raisin drying house.

How to get to Turpan Karez Paradise

In Ya'er township about 6 km north-west of central Turpan, a short taxi ride. Check that it is open before going.

Nearby

• Turpan & Jiaohe Ruins 吐鲁番交河故城 under 10 km
  A 2,000-year-old city carved out of a river island, in China's hottest basin

Also within 20 km: Huoshanhong Winery 火山红酒庄 (under 10 km), Karez Folk Custom Park 坎儿井民俗园 (under 10 km), Turpan Museum 吐鲁番博物馆 (under 10 km), Grape Valley 葡萄沟 (under 10 km), Emin Minaret 苏公塔 (under 10 km).

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