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Turpan, also referred to Turfan or Tulufan in Chinese, is an oasis county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

Background

Historically, Turpan is an important ancient stop on the Silk Road in China.[1] Turpan means 'the lowest place' in Uygur and 'the fertile land' in Turki. Now the city is a tourist spot with unique landscape, abundant historical relics and fertile farmland.

Images for kids

  • Kushanmap

    Turfan in the Kushan Empire under Kanishka the Great

  • Dunhuang Uighur king

    Buddhist Uyghur king from Turpan attended by servants. Depicted in Dunhuang Mogao Caves, Western Xia Dynasty.

  • Nieuhof-p-189-Mogolsche-gezant-Lach-van-Kley-plate-315

    "Mughal embassy", seen by the Dutch visitors in Beijing in 1656. According to Lach & Kley (1993), modern historians (namely, Luciano Petech) think that the emissaries portrayed had come from Turpan, rather than all the way from the Moghul India.

  • Turpan-karez-maqueta-d01

    A model of the Turpan water system in Turpan Water Museum: Water is collected from mountains and channeled underground to agriculture fields.

  • Turpan-flaming-mountains-d02

    View of the "Flaming Mountains"

  • Turpan-calles-d01

    Youth Road (QingNianLu), a Turpan street shaded by grapevine trellises

  • Turpan North Railway Station

    Turpan North Railway Station

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