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Shuimogou Park 水磨沟公园Shuǐmògōu Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · Ürümqi, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ürümqi
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Shuimogou Park
The core park, about 4 km², of the Shuimogou scenic area in north-eastern Ürümqi, where the Shuimo River runs between hills replanted with trees since the late 1970s. It takes its name from the water mills that ground flour here from the Qing period until the 1950s, and has a replica water mill, pavilions, a riverside landscaped in 2005 and the Qingquan Temple, built from 1988.
How to get to Shuimogou Park
In Shuimogou District about 5 km north-east of central Ürümqi, with city buses to the park gate.
Nearby
- Heavenly Lake of Tianshan 天山天池 40 km
An alpine lake beneath snowy Bogda Peak, a day trip from Ürümqi
Also within 20 km: Ürümqi Confucius Temple 乌鲁木齐文庙 (under 10 km), Hongshan Park 红山公园 (under 10 km), Mao Zemin's Former Residence 毛泽民故居 (under 10 km), Xinjiang People's Theatre 新疆人民剧场 (under 10 km), Shaanxi Grand Mosque 陕西大寺 (under 10 km), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum 新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆 (under 10 km).
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