Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto) Turpan

... devoured 1/2 kilo of them, delicious. We resisted the pressure of a full day tour of mediocre sights and selected the ancient city of Jiaohe. It's set in the desert and was at its height in AD360 (1600 years old). It was pretty impressive built ...

... the real attraction (and it's possible to get a good look at the minaret from outside the walls). Not far from Turpan is the ancient city of Jiaohe.  Built on a 30-meter-high plateau and framed by two meeting rivers, the 2300-year-old city had ...

... 3 children (2 if you are Uyghur in the city, 1 if you are Han Chinese in the city). First to the Ancient City of Jiaohe, relatively well-preserved ruins, number one tourist attraction. Just to the east of the city. Was really great wandering around, ...

... char sui buns), before we started our tours....need fuel please. As we went to our first stop, which was the 'ancient city of Jiaohe', i couldn't help notice all the grape vines surrounding the city walls and how red the watermelons that were being sold ...

... with Stefan, adam, Lenard and Erica. Hitched a lift from the town to the ruins in a pick up, followed scaling the walls of the ancient city of jiaohe. The city completely empty, and sun setting across the desert to the west, it was worth the trip. The ...