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Two days exploring Kuqa Old City! The exotic charm of Xinjiang is absolutely stunning ✨ Every street and alley here feels like it stepped out of "One Thousand and One Nights"~ 🚩Day 1: A Journey Through a Thousand Years of Kucha 📍Kuqa Royal Palace (9:30-20:00/52 RMB) Start the day by visiting the only remaining royal palace in Xinjiang! The carvings on the doorways are exquisite; be sure to look up at the painted ceilings. The sunlight streaming through the skylights makes you feel like you've traveled back to an ancient Western Region. Recommended visit time: 1-2 hours. 📍Restaurant Road (Free/Open All Day) This colorful old street is just a short walk from the Royal Palace! Lined with brightly colored Uyghur houses, the carvings on the doors and windows are exquisitely detailed, like works of art. Every snapshot is Instagram-worthy. Don't forget to buy some handmade ice cream to enjoy on the go 🍦 📍Alcha Pilaf Restaurant (93 Tianshan West Road) Highly recommend this long-established restaurant, a local favorite, for lunch! The lamb pilaf is oily but not greasy, with each grain of rice distinct, and paired perfectly with sweet and sour carrots—absolutely delicious! You can eat your fill for around 40 RMB per person. 📍Kuqa Grand Mosque (10:00-19:30/14 RMB) In the afternoon, visit Xinjiang's second largest mosque. The dome and columns are truly magnificent! Photography is not allowed inside the mosque, but the bazaar market in front is fantastic; you can buy some ethnic scarves as souvenirs. 🧣 🚩Day 2: The aroma of naan bread fills the air. 📍Kuqa Grand Naan City (11:00-20:00/19 RMB) Head straight to this giant "naan museum" in the morning to watch the bakers bake Kuqa naan bread—bigger than your face! Freshly baked naan has a wonderful wheat aroma; it's a perfect souvenir. 📍Kucha Alley (Free) A hidden gem in the old city! The alleyways, paved with blue bricks, are lined with century-old houses. You might even bump into a Uyghur grandmother sunbathing, who will warmly invite you for milk tea! ☕ 📍Rainbow Market: In the afternoon, experience the lively atmosphere of the local market – mountains of nuts, freshly cut cantaloupe, colorful spice jars… I recommend trying the yogurt (5 yuan for a large bowl), sprinkled with white sugar – a perfect match! Also known as the Uqia Bazaar Night Market, it's very lively at night. I personally recommend the fried fish, lamb tripe, and beef head meat. 📍Kucha Museum (Free): Finish with a historical stop! The exhibition features numerous Tang Dynasty murals and terracotta figurines, including the famous "Flying Apsara" lacquer painting. Remember to hire a guide to understand the stories behind the artifacts! 📌Practical Tips: 1. Kuqa experiences significant temperature differences between day and night, so remember to bring a jacket. 2. The old town has many cobblestone streets, so wear comfortable sneakers. 3. It's recommended to buy naan bread in the morning when it's freshly baked. 4. When bargaining at the market, try to cut the price in half first—don't be shy! #XinjiangTourism #SouthernXinjiang #KuqaGuide #ExoticScenery #OffTheBeatenPathTravelDestination

This trip to southern Xinjiang was a clear experience of the "language barrier"! I thought young people could chat a little, but even the waiters in the restaurant mainly used "smile and nod" and communicated with each other through gestures and eye contact, and they didn't want to pay attention to you. Later I realized: people live a happy life in the county town, they can buy vegetables in Uyghur, chat with fellow villagers, and live a life like poetry without moving for a lifetime. Learning Chinese? It's just an "extra skill package"~ But now the schools are awesome, pure Uyghur schools have basically become a "legend", and bilingual classes are also quietly "slimming down", focusing on letting children practice Chinese fluently from an early age, after all, one more language means a lot more possibilities! The most amazing thing was that day when I was looking for food, the smoke from the barbecue restaurants around me almost made me turn into a barbecue skewer. Suddenly, I saw potatoes, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and celery in the freezer of a small store. Although they were wilted, I was still excited and immediately waved my hand: "Bring a plate of every vegetable in the store! Fry them all!" When the plates of fried vegetables with the smell of the wok were served on the table, the potatoes were soft and tasty, the cabbage was sweet and refreshing, and even the celery that I didn't like to eat usually became particularly fragrant. Looking at this table full of green and hot home-cooked dishes, it was more intimate than meeting relatives! At that moment, this "all-vegetarian banquet" was more fragrant than a Michelin meal in my eyes. It was like meeting a sweet spring in the desert and digging out an oasis in the barbecue pile. The sense of happiness was directly full~ Sure enough, the joy of traveling is half hidden in the scenery, and half hidden in the dining table where you can order smoothly and realize "vegetable freedom"! 🍚🥬 #pretend to be abroad #capture the city's culture #local delicacies #hang out with friends

A must-eat pigeon soup restaurant every time A must-eat when you come to Kuche! ! ! There are only three dishes in the restaurant: pigeon soup, roasted pigeon, and pigeon noodles Each one is delicious and you can order whatever you want Pigeon soup should be eaten with naan. Break the naan into small pieces and soak it for a while. There are also chickpeas in the soup base The restaurant has a strong ethnic atmosphere and is very distinctive But the clerk's Mandarin is still OK, don't worry After tasting the pigeons in Kashgar, which are well-received, I think this one in Kuche is more to my taste😋 Please don't mind the low rating on a certain software (after all, people in southern Xinjiang don't use this software) #Local food #Xinjiang food #Try the authentic old brand #Really delicious snacks #Local special snacks

Kuqa gives me a gentle and colorful feeling🌈, full of the atmosphere of life, and of course, delicious food is indispensable. Food lovers😋 should save it quickly~🍴 💟Wuqia Bazaar Night Market A night market where Uyghurs gather, with roasted eggs🥚, roasted fish🐟, roasted pumpkin🎃, rice intestines, noodles, spicy lamb trotters🐏, etc. There are too many kinds of food for midnight snacks 💟Yali Naankeng Meat - Naankeng Meat: Lamb🥩 is roasted to perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it leaves a lingering fragrance after a bite - Clear-boiled lamb soup: delicious, tender meat🥘 💟Alim Stuffed Noodle Restaurant - Baked buns: crispy skin🥟, lamb delicious - Gangzi meat: the meat is stewed just right, the meat is tender and the soup is rich 💟Yidebao beef hotpot - The portion is large, the meat is fresh and the price is reasonable. A large box of dried fruits will be given while waiting for the meal 💟Zaipaer Food City - Hand-pulled rice, various noodles, pigeon soup, barbecue series, and Chinese stir-fried dishes, the taste is salty, and there are more locals 💟Tianmuqi Special Pigeon Soup Shop - How can you not eat pigeons when you come to southern Xinjiang? Pigeon soup + naan, pigeon meat noodles, roasted pigeons, light taste, and warm feeling after eating The food in Kuqa is really unforgettable, I hope everyone can taste such delicious food✨ #Kuqa Food #Xinjiang Food #Southern Xinjiang Food #Xinjiang Food Recommendation #Eat Xinjiang Food #新疆美食攻略 #CtripCustomTravel #CtripCustomer #CustomizedAutumnWinterJourney #CtripCustomizedTravel

#Beautiful Xinjiang #Travel with Smad #Songlike Journey #Xinjiang Food #Food Festival After visiting the palace in Kuqa, we strolled around the old street. Then we went to a famous pigeon meat shop in the local area in the evening. Tianmuqi Pigeon Soup Shop, this shop has a good business and many customers dine in the evening. They have various pigeon dishes. There are roasted pigeons, braised pigeons, pigeon soups, and pigeon meat noodles. The taste is different, and there are naan breads with different flavors, and the taste is very authentic.