Kuche

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Kuche (Kuqa) is a city in Xinjiang Province.

[edit] Understand

Kuche is divided between the New Town (Chinese) section to the east and the Old Town (Uigher) to the west. Wenhua Lu runs between both sections east to west.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Train

Kuche Railway Station - 7 km SE of the center of New Town. Due to the lack of trains in South Xinjiang, there are only limited choices to Urumqi, Kurla and Kashgar.

  • Kashgar - takes about 9-11 hours
  • Urumqi - takes about 12-18 hours

[edit] By Bus

Long Distance Bus Station Location: SE of the cneter of New Town

  • Kashgar - takes about 20 hours,and is difficult to find a sleeper as Koqa is not a terminal,you have to wait for passing buses in front of the bus station in the morning. Alternatively, you may take a direct bus to Aksu,and catch a bus from there to Kashgar.
  • Korla - takes about 4 hours,around 5 buses every day.
  • Urumqi - takes about 18 hours
  • Yining - takes about 48 hours

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

  • Kiril Grottoes - location of one of China's four grottoes which was built earlier than Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. The 10,000 sq m of murals, kept in 236 caves are still in place today, are of high value for artists and researchers alike.
  • Kuqa Old Town Mosque - sleepy town mosque, center of the local community

[edit][add listing] Do

·Visiting the Bazaar Do not miss the Friday Bazaar in the Old City

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[edit] budget

[edit] midrange

[edit] splurge

  • Kuche Fandian, Tianshan Lu, (0996)7131156.  edit

[edit] Get out

  • Big Dragon Lake and Little Dragon Lake - scenery similar to Tianchi Lake but without the tourists

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