http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3287) AND (ServiceType = 16) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 19 Aug 2008 4:31:00 GMThttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/restaurant/johns-information-cafe/With a history of more than 20 years, John's Information Caf opened its Turpan branch in 1992. It is not only a caf but also an information center, which provides very helpful information for the tourists on the Silk Road, thus getting its high reputation among the tourists who have been there before. What's more, it offers Chinese food, western style food, beverage and dessert. There are Chinese Dumpling, Italian Pizza, Cappuccino, and Apple Pie and so on....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3108) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSun 16 Aug 2008 12:21:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/tuyugou-great-canyon/The area bears witness to the synthesis of Taoist, Confucianist and Buddhist philosophy, where the latter, at first deemed hostile to the other two, eventually came to be seen as a superstructure embracing them. The Thousand-Buddha Caves of Bezeklik were excavated in the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms* during the Western Jin (CE 265-316) and Eastern Jin (CE 317-420) Dynasties. Moreover, according to Chinese mythology (viz: The Herd-Boy and The Weaver Girl legend, also intimately related to the M...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3116) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 15 Aug 2008 0:17:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/desert-botanical-garden/The sandy hills of this hot and arid desert area of XinJiang province in northwestern China stretch seemingly infinitely towards the horizon as gale-force winds howl incessantly. This area is home to the most ferocious winds in all of China. Indeed, one might rightly call it the mother of all gale-force wind tunnels, since it regularly churns out gale-force winds reaching a level of 8 on the Beaufort-12 scale. On an average year, there is a gale-force wind of level 8 that lasts for a month, and ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3115) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 15 Aug 2008 0:05:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/kumtag-desert/The Kumtag (kum tagh in Uighur, meaning sand mountain) Shamo, or Sand Mountain Desert, is located in Xinjiang province in northwestern China. Like all deserts, the temperature in the Kumtag Shamo varies from freezing at night to baking during the day. Here the hues of the barren sand desert with its thick yellow sand and those of the gobi type desert with its lunar-like, gravelly surface (the thin layer of soil, as well as the thin layer of sand below this, have been blown completely away, leavi...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3113) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 14 Aug 2008 23:51:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/sand-treament-center/Sand therapy is an age-old treatment adopted by desert peoples in the Xinjiang region of northwest China using only sand and sunshine to cure, or provide relief from, certain maladies that lend themselves especially to this form of treatment. The necessary accoutrements of the sand therapy treatment include an umbrella to offer a spot of shade from the burning sun, copious amounts of cool water to slake one's thirst (though some prefer hot tea, as it seems to complement the heat of the sand), an...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 3112) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 14 Aug 2008 1:25:00 GMTnancyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/turpan-museum/As one of the big cultural relic area in the autonomous region and in the country, Turpan area has six national preservation centers for cultural relics, 32 autonomous regional preservation centers for cultural relics and 79 county-level preservation centers for cultural relics. Turpan museum is a condensed encyclopedia to for you to know the social, political, military and economic life, with a collection of 5000 historical relics unearthed in the Turpan basin from the Old Stone Age to the mode...]]>Mon 10 Aug 2008 22:33:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/festival/the-cultural-show-of-uygur-songs-and-dances/Mon 10 Aug 2008 22:31:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/festival/the-buzkashi-competition/Mon 10 Aug 2008 22:30:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/festival/horse-race/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 574) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 10 Aug 2008 22:26:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/shop/turpan-shopping-mall/Turpan Shopping Mall is located on Laocheng Road near the local branch of China Constructional bank. Commodity Department, Food Departments, Restaurants are open to citizens and tourists from 9:00am to 9:00pm. As one of the biggest shopping centers in Turpan, Turpan Shopping Mall offers not only articles for daily use, but also folk traditional souvenirs and food. You can take bus N0.1 and get off at Turpan Shopping Mall Station....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 572) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 10 Aug 2008 22:24:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/shop/turpan-new-chengdongmeng-market/Turpan New Chengdongmeng Market lies on A'er town where you can taste Characteristic food every day from 9:00AM to 12:00 PM. It provides not only Xinjiang's folk traditional food and savory snack along the street, but also the main courses for distinguished guests in the restaurants. Historical documents have provided evidences that as early as 2000 years ago, Xinjiang's folk traditional food like Mutton Eaten by Hands could be found in the market. Turpan New Chengdongmeng Market is a perfect pl...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 573) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 10 Aug 2008 22:22:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/shop/silk-road-jade-carving-market/Silk Road Jade Carving Market is located opposite to Xinhua Bookstore on N0.25 Laocheng Road. Various jade carving artworks are for sale every day from 10:00am to 8:00pm. As one of the main jade carving markets in China, the market provides jade carving artworks from all over Xinjiang. What's more, there are also tapestries, small knives, caps and lots of other artworks on sale. Bus No.1 can take you there....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5893) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 10 Aug 2008 22:08:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/tuyugou-mazha-village/Tuyugou Mazha Village is situated at the Grand Canyon of Tuyugou Valley, which is by far the oldest Xinjiang Uygur village. It is also a most mysterious place where varied kinds of world-famous religions coexist. Integrity of old traditional and folk customs of Uygur is completely well preserved there. Hence, you can feel the authentic and exotic culture by yourself. With a history of more than 1,700 years, it is known as Chinese historical and cultural village. Raw soil building of village (th...]]>Sun 9 Aug 2008 3:18:00 GMT453627992http://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/festival/the-donkey-riding-competition/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 695) AND (ServiceType = 34) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 8 Aug 2008 21:59:00 GMT724309835http://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/bar/turpan-stereo-movie-theater/Turpan Stereo Movie Theater owns 110 soft single-seats and a number of private rooms for lovers, stereo sound equipment and the newest digital film projector. Movies from home and abroad will be shown every day. All the movies are with high clarity and remarkable sound stereoscopic effect. Turpan Stereo Movie Theater has been the major movie showing place of this area in the culture and entertainment market....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 696) AND (ServiceType = 34) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 8 Aug 2008 21:58:00 GMT724309835http://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/bar/true-love-recreation-center/The True love is a well-known upscale KTV in Turpan. With magnificently-decorated hall and advanced facilities, this recreation center is superior for its excellent service, delicious delicacies and quick renovation speed of song program. Whats more, true love has the top-ranking acoustic equipment with the VOD online song choosing system. In a word, in True Love Recreation Center, you can fully enjoy the fun of singing....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 453) AND (ServiceType = 17) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 8 Aug 2008 21:56:00 GMT724309835http://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/festival/visiting-the-uighur-family/The Uygur is a passional and hospitable nationality in China. The proverb says: Uighur's dinner table will not be empty. The host will serve the visitors with ample delicious food to express his pleasure and warm welcome. We can feel their enthusiasm through their manners and customs during the visit. The experiences of different ethic culture also broaden our mind and offer us an opportunity to learn something....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1998) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 8 Aug 2008 1:41:00 GMTjaninahttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/thousand-buddha-caves-of-tuyuq-valley/The same as Christianity from Europe, Buddhism spread into China from India via the ancient Silk Road. And Buddhism played a vital role in ancient China. Some people claim that the art of Dunhuang is the art of Buddhism. So Thousand Buddha Caves of Tuyuq Valley, located amid the valley, is one of three major Buddhist Grottoes in Xinjiang. It was listed by the autonomous region as a conservation unit in 1957. Thousand Buddha Caves of Tuyuq Valley is without a doubt the world's extraordinary gall...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1267) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 8 Aug 2008 1:40:00 GMTjaninahttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/attraction/bositeng-lake/Bositeng Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in China, is known as the Hawaii of Xinjiang. It is 14 km away from Bohu County, 1,084 meters above sea level. It occupies a total area of 1,084 square kilometers, east to west 55 kilometers in length and north to south 25 kilometers in breadth. Being there, you can enjoy the picturesque lake surrounded by white snow mountain, sparkling lake water, oasis, desert, odd birds and so on. Tens of thousands of people are intoxicated by the splendid sc...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2439) AND (ServiceType = 16) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 7 Aug 2008 22:23:00 GMTsusanhttp://www.chinatravel.com/xinjiang/turpan/restaurant/red-rose-restaurant/Red Rose Restaurant, located on the west side of the Central Cultural Square in Turpan, is a restaurant with distinctive national folk features. Thanks to its authentic Xinjiang flavor food and the ethnic decoration, you are to appreciate the appeal of Chinese western regions cuisine culture, together with the unique culture of entertainments there. The restaurant will offer you different kinds of special ethnic folk dishes which are of various unique flavors....]]>