# Dawakun Desert Scenic Area (达瓦昆沙漠旅游风景区)

Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥40; shuttle bus ¥20
- **Opening hours:** 10：00—20：00
- **Time needed:** 0.5–1 day
- **Address:** Y406, Tielimu Township, Yopurga County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
- **Getting there:** Located in Tielimu Township, Yopurga County, Kashgar Prefecture; about 2 h by self-drive from Kashgar city
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Mountains & Adventure

## About Dawakun Desert Scenic Area

The Dawakun Tourist Scenic Area lies in Tielimu Township, Yopurga County, 6 km from Provincial Highway 310 and 110 km from Kashgar city. It is easy to reach and is known as the “Home of China's Desert Scenery Tourism.” The Dawakun Desert Scenic Area is home to a natural flowing lake covering more than 20,000 mu (about 13 square km), surrounded by 2 million mu (about 1,333 square km) of desert, so sand and water meet, with rippling blue waves. Newly built European-style villas, yurts with a distinctive Uyghur flavour, and an ethnic cultural park dot the lakeside.

## Tips from the guidebook

- Sightseeing route: Thousand-Year Populus Forest → Thousand-Year Tomb Cluster → Holy Site → Tajik Ethnic Village → Thousand-Year Willow King → Uyghur Cultural Village → Dawakun Desert Scenic Area

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 897. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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