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Aletai

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Aletai (阿勒泰; Ālètài; also known as Altay) is a city in Xinjiang Province of China. Go 100km or so in any direction except south and you hit a border: Mongolia to the east, Russia to the north, Khazakstan to the west.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

The Aletai city airport is located 17km from the town center and can be reached by taxi. The only destination you can fly to is Urumqi.

[edit] By bus

The Bus Station is at Tuanjie Road.

  • Burqin - takes about 2 hours
  • Urumqi - takes about 12 hours
  • Yining - takes about 2 days

[edit] Get around

In place of buses or taxis, Aletai has an amalgam that costs ¥1 per person anywhere within the town.

[edit][add listing] See

Flower field of Kanas Burqin Altetai Xinjiang China.
Flower field of Kanas Burqin Altetai Xinjiang China.
  • Birch Forest Park. Prime bird-watching spot as well as amply endowed with wildflowers.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

Difficult to find anything to do here, it takes 1 hour to walk through the town, though doing some shopping is not a bad idea.

[edit][add listing] Buy

All kinds of chirstals.

[edit][add listing] Eat

Lamb shishkebab, in local dialect is called Kebab, and in Chinese is called Yangrouchuer. Beshbarmak, the traditional dish of the kazakhs is a mixture of boiled lamb, potatoes, carrots and noodles usually eaten with the hands.

[edit][add listing] Drink

Original Kazak yoghurt, in Kazak is called airan. In Chinese it is Suannai.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Aletai Diqu Hotel (Aletai Diqu Bingguan), (In city center, alone the Kelang River), ☎ +86 906 2122188. Local three star hotel, probabely the best you can find, no one speak English there, the hotel restaurant is also descnet.  edit
  • Golden Bridge Hotel, (In city center), ☎ +86 906 2127566. Local 3 star hotel, no one speak English.  edit
  • Postal Hotel, (Next to the post office (邮局)). Two star hotel. They do not speak English. Pay no attention to the marked prices and bargain it down to ¥140.  edit

[edit] Get out

Kanas nature reserve is approximately four hours away by bus.

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