# Jiangbulake Scenic Area (江布拉克景区)

Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Time needed:** 0.5–1 day
- **Getting there:** Take a bus from Urumqi to Qitai County. From Qitai County town, there are buses that run directly to the scenic area.
- **Good for:** Old Towns & Villages, Nature

## About Jiangbulake Scenic Area

In Kazakh, 'Jiangbulake' means 'Source of Holy Water.' At lower altitudes you will find high-altitude wheat fields, a sight rarely seen in Xinjiang, while higher up there are alpine grasslands, primeval forests and many Kazakh herders' felt yurts. Jiangbulake boasts 10,000 mu of wheat fields, forests and snowy peaks, mountain streams, tulip gardens and more, and its scenery changes with every season. Its most distinctive sight is the Tianshan Wheat Sea, where vast wheat fields spread across rolling hillsides. When the wind sweeps over them, the wheat rolls like waves, and after the autumn harvest, golden haystacks cover the slopes.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 824. 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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