Tuyoq valley
Tuyoq or Tuyugou or Tuyuk (Chinese: 吐峪沟; pinyin: Tŭyùgōu) is an ancient oasis-village in the Taklamakan desert, 70 km east of Turpan in Shanshan County[1] in a lush valley cutting into the Flaming Mountains, with a well preserved Uyghur orientation, and few tourists. It is famous for its seedless grapes and a number of ancient Buddhist meditation caves nearby containing frescos.[2]
Tuyoq village, Xinjiang, China.
Coordinates: 42.858519, 89.691976
Mosque in Tuyoq
The main mosque of Tuyoq village
Footnotes
- http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2017/65/04/21/650421202.html
- Bonavia (2004), pp. 241-242.
References
- Bonavia, Judy (2004). The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar. Revised by Christoph Baumer. Odyssey Guides. Hong Kong. ISBN 962-217-741-7.
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