Jiaohe Ruins

Xinjiang · China

Jiaohe Ruins, China
Photo: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

The remains of an ancient city carved into a leaf-shaped plateau between two rivers near Turpan, one of the best-preserved earthen cities in the world. Its streets and buildings were hewn directly from the loess.

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