Turpan Grape Valley Scenic Area

In October, most of the grapes in Grape Valley have been harvested and turned into raisins in the cool room. The grape vines are still green. The small battery car took us to the valley. Sitting in the last row, looking at the corridor covered with grape vines, humming a song: "Gougougou, ah le oh le oh le". Grape Valley not only has grapes, but also the former residence of Afanti~~~Afanti is also the prototype of the story.

When I went there, it was the National Day Golden Week. I had to take a shuttle bus from the gate of the scenic area to enter. There were four scenic spots in total, and there were shuttle buses connecting each scenic spot. In the scenic area, you can see the deep grape corridor, a variety of grapes, grape drying rooms, etc. It took almost two hours to walk around the entire scenic area.

The local drying room is used to naturally dry fresh raisins picked. There are honeycomb-style ventilation holes on the walls around the drying room. There are rows of wooden racks inside for hanging grapes. It can be said to be the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people. The village chief is a college graduate from Urumqi University in Xinjiang. He first introduced the local situation to us. The main business is to grow grapes. Now the grapes grown by farmers are sold by the village. Villagers are not allowed to sell them on the street. Due to the violent incidents in Xinjiang before, it is now stipulated that more than 5 people are not allowed to gather in the village to maintain a stable and united situation. After the introduction of the village chief, raisins of different grades were placed on the table. The highest-grade price was 200 yuan per catty. Buying 3 catties can get a discount of 100 yuan. You can taste them separately before buying. After tasting 4 grades of raisins, the highest grade really caused everyone to be extraordinary. Although it is very expensive, you can never taste it in the mainland. The fruit is large and mellow, and there is a feeling of moving. The village chief said that among the tens of thousands of grape racks in the village, only ten racks can grow grapes of this flavor, and they used to be tributes to the emperor. I decisively bought 3 kilograms, which can be regarded as a small contribution to the local villagers. The village chief was quite humorous, saying that the most expensive ones must be kept for his family to taste, the medium-priced ones should be taken back for relatives and friends to taste, and the cheapest ones should be given to leaders to eat.

We came at the right time, as the grapes were about to be harvested. The heavy bunches of grapes looked particularly plump and juicy under the sunlight, and were extremely tempting.

Grape Street has become a landmark of Turpan. Turpan's grapes are famous throughout the country. Due to the excellent light and heat conditions and the dry and rainless climate, the sugar content is particularly high.

The price is also very cheap, 5 yuan per kilogram.

Eating as you walk, this "fruit banquet" is also a unique feature of Turpan.

There are 4 scenic spots in Grape Valley (you can go there by shuttle bus). To be honest, the first two are quite boring!!! And the area is not big, so it doesn't take much time to visit~~

In this scenic area, in addition to the grape corridor, you can also climb up to the pavilion halfway up the mountain to see the panoramic view of the grape ditch. It is probably rare for us to see such a large vineyard.

【Turpan Grape Valley Scenic Area】 is located in Huoyan Mountain, 10 kilometers northeast of Turpan City.

This is a canyon about 7 kilometers long from north to south and about 2 kilometers wide from east to west. It is named after its abundant grape production.

In 1981, the Grape Valley Amusement Park was built here for the convenience of tourists.

Today, it has become a national 5A-level tourist attraction integrating tourism, shopping, entertainment, catering and accommodation.



There is no grass growing on the hillsides on both sides of the ditch.

But the ditch is filled with artificially brought snow water from the Tianshan Mountains all day long.

The green trees and grape racks create a beautiful scenery.

Farmhouses with white walls and bright windows are hidden in the dense shade of trees.

The "shade houses" for drying raisins are lined up on the hillsides and in farmers' courtyards, which are unique.

Walking under the spacious and deep grape trellis, sitting in the elegant and exquisite pavilion, listening to the gurgling sound of running water, looking at the bunches of crystal clear grapes, salivating. Sitting on the bed under the cool and refreshing grape trellis, tasting the sweetest fruit in the world with my brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, how happy it is!

This Grape Valley is just famous, but there are too many pitfalls. You have to buy a ticket at the tourist service center first. You have to take a shuttle bus to enter the scenic area, and you can't drive yourself. The shuttle bus takes you around the Grape Valley area to take a simple look at the folk customs. This scenic area is to enclose the former residential areas and turn them into a scenic area. During the epidemic, performances were suspended and other folk exhibitions were also closed. You can only visit the grape corridor section, where you can see the grapes on the grape racks and feel the grape sunshade.

If you are visiting Turpan for the first time, you must go to Grape Valley. Eating grapes and watching the enthusiastic minority actors singing and dancing is undoubtedly a special kind of enjoyment.

Grape Valley is located in the Demonstration Area of Turpan City. It is the largest valley in the Huoyan Mountain Valley. It is like a green ribbon binding the basin and the mountain range. Grape racks are everywhere on both sides of the stream, with layers of grape vines and lush greenery. Grape Valley is full of such grape racks, full of grapes that are about to mature.

As long as your hands can reach the grapes, you can eat them with confidence.

We passed by here on the way back to Urumqi from Turpan. The people here are so simple. We bought tomatoes and cucumbers in the street market. It really tasted like summer. The people here are so warm and took us to see the karez, the water resource they rely on for survival. Thank them.

The temperature in Turpan was 44 degrees, so I had only one thought in mind for the Grape Valley tour: a quick victory! The small battery car in the scenic area drove all the way in, skipping all the stops along the way. On both sides of the road were stacked grape racks and shade houses for drying raisins. The brick-built perforated walls not only looked good, but also kept the shade houses ventilated to prevent the drying grapes from being exposed to direct sunlight.

I personally think the scenery of Grape Valley is average. My mother said that when she came here 20 years ago, there was only a small area. Now the scenic area has been expanded a lot, and it is mainly composed of artificial attractions and vineyards. It is recommended to go to the viewing platform in the Dawazi Folk Customs Park to overlook the scenery. Below the viewing platform is the Dawazi performance venue. There is also a century-old sac in the park, but it’s a pity that you can’t climb up to the pit. When we went there in September, there were many buses in the scenic area, and eating there was not expensive. Friendly reminder: Because Turpan is a counterpart aid city of Hunan, many attractions have discounts with Hunan ID cards✌

Grape Valley is the largest valley in the Huoyan Mountain. It has beautiful scenery and is famous for its high-quality grapes. When you come to Grape Valley, you can taste the sweetest grapes, visit Uyghur families, watch the passionate dances of Uyghur girls, and watch lively and festive grape picking performances.

Before entering the scenic area, you can see grape drying rooms everywhere on the road. The grapes are naturally air-dried without being exposed to the sun, which can keep the original color of the grapes. The drying process takes 45 days. It takes a long time to take the shuttle bus to the Grape Valley Scenic Area. Every household passing by should make a living by growing grapes.

The grapes are really sweet, but the scenery is just so-so. It is good to buy grapes in autumn.

For someone like me who likes niche things, Grape Valley has nothing to attract me

The attractions are good, but not as good as expected.

The grapes are sweet, and the folk customs of Frog Lane are simple.

Not bad, not bad, but is the Flaming Mountain real?

Grape Valley is located 11 kilometers northeast of Turpan, Xinjiang. It is about 8 kilometers long from north to south and about 2 kilometers wide from east to west. It is a canyon under Huoyan Mountain with a population of 8,972. The Buyiluk River flows through the valley, and its main water source is the melting snow from the mountains. It is named after the abundance of grapes and is a tourist attraction in Turpan, Xinjiang. On May 8, 2007, the Turpan Grape Valley Scenic Area was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

I saw how to make raisins and ate a lot of grapes.

The valley is narrow, long and gentle, and is surrounded by streams with pure water. Grape racks are everywhere on both sides of the stream, with layers of grape vines, lush greenery, and endless grape corridors. Grape Valley is surrounded by dense poplar forests, dotted with flowers, plants and fruit trees, and farmhouses are neatly arranged on the gentle slopes.

You can visit Uyghur families. In the summer, there are free fruits and vegetables. They are extremely sweet. You must wash your mouth after eating them, otherwise your mouth will dry out. During the grape festival, there will be a lot of people.

What is the difference between the Turpan Grape Valley in my dream and the farmhouse in the suburbs of Chengdu? The difference is not that big. Xinjiang Turpan grapes are famous all over the world, but the feeling of visiting Turpan Grape Valley is the same as visiting a farmhouse in the suburbs of the city. Even the process is very similar: parking - eating farmhouse meals around a large table - visiting the growth of grapes - visiting the deep processing of grapes - buying various raisins.

This is the drying room for raisins. There are price tags for all kinds of raisins in Grape Valley, all marked by the price per kilogram. They are really cheap.

This is a cool world with gurgling springs, shady trees and ditches full of grapes.

There are many varieties of grapes here, all in various colors. The bunches of grapes are crystal clear and amazing!

There are stalls selling raisins and local fruits and vegetables along the corridors and under the grape trellises.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see the Thousand Mile Grape Corridor when I went there last time!

When we went there, the grapes were not at their most delicious. If you have already bought the ticket, you can drive directly into the scenic area.

The grapes on the shelves in the Grape Valley are for viewing only and cannot be picked and eaten directly. They can be purchased from local residents or merchants.

Don't go to Grape Valley without a car. It's really hard to walk. The whole Turpan is very hot. Bring more water, more sunscreen, and more hydration masks. The raisins bought there are very expensive. I don't recommend buying them. There's nothing to see.

I saw a reminder online before that it is not recommended to buy raisins in Grape Valley. After communicating with the store, I felt that this year's new raisins were 10 yuan per pound, and after tasting a lot of them for free, I felt that the price-performance ratio was very good, so I bought 200 yuan. My companion felt sorry for carrying 20 pounds of raisins for me. It was really hard! After bringing them back to Beijing, my friends who participated in sharing all thought that the taste was good, but it was a pity that I forgot to ask for the store's contact information! I seldom shopped at tourist attractions before, maybe because I like to eat raisins. Anyway, I personally feel very happy shopping with Xinjiang people in Grape Valley. The other party was not fluent in Mandarin, so I learned to communicate with her in Xinjiang dialect, and everyone laughed and happily made a deal, which was good~

It is not actually recommended to visit the Grape Valley attraction, but you can still take some unexpected photos by just walking around.

Drying room for drying raisins. There are vineyards and hollow drying rooms made of yellow bricks on both sides of the national highway.

There were bunches of grapes all over my head, but unfortunately I couldn't pick them (ahem, I wasn't allowed to pick them either). Fortunately, each person was given 1 kg of grapes (horse milk and glass crisp) at the end. They were really sweet and the skin was so thin~~ The tour guide said that Xinjiang people don't spit out the skin or seeds when eating grapes, they just eat them all. On the one hand, the skin is really thin, and on the other hand, eating the grape seeds directly is good for beauty and antioxidant~~

There is also a super beautiful birch forest (? Not sure) next to the vineyard. The sunlight shines through the straight tree trunks. It is so comfortable to sit here and eat grapes.

A place that combines sightseeing and leisure. You can pick the grapes in Grape Valley for free and eat them. Of course, there are also various grape products in this place, such as grape juice, raisins, and wine. The most famous one is raisins. There are many kinds of raisins here, and the largest one is as big as half a finger. The raisins bought in Chongqing are definitely far inferior to those in this place. The raisins here are not expensive, and are very suitable to buy back as gifts for family and friends.

You must eat the grapes from Grape Valley! They are also sold at the fruit shop at the entrance. They are indeed sweeter and more fragrant than those bought in other places in Xinjiang.

Grape Valley is still worth a visit. After all, Turpan has been presented in this form in textbooks since childhood, which can be regarded as a leap from theory to practice.

Grapes from Grape Valley are so attractive that tourists are more or less willing to buy them. The seedless white grapes are so sweet. They cost 10 yuan per kilogram and I bought a big bag.

There weren't many tourists in the garden. The grape racks were full of grapes, but it said that picking one grape cost 100 yuan. This was a bit different from the description on the Internet. . . . .

The books are all lies. It is true that grapes in Grape Valley cannot be picked, and can only be viewed. However, they are indeed colorful grapes.

Grape Valley is such a wonderful place. At that time, I was thinking that I must go there again if I had the chance and come back after eating enough grapes.

Grape Valley is a village with four points. In addition to the ticket, you need to buy a scenic bus for 25 yuan. I feel that the first few are just attractions to make up the number. The last one, Old Grape Valley, still has some Xinjiang characteristics, but you have to check your ID card and go through security at each point. The grapes on the grape racks are not picked now, they are left for tourists to visit and dry on the trees. I have tasted many varieties of raisins, and I like the rose fragrance the most.

When I first arrived in Grape Valley, I was a little disappointed - it was just a gray and barren village.

At this time, all the grapes have been picked and put into the drying room to dry, and the scenic area is dull.

For self-driving tours, it is recommended not to go to Grape Valley. The ticket is 60 yuan, and the shuttle bus is 25 yuan. It only takes us to two places. There is nothing fun at all, only various stalls selling raisins. There is a small road next to the scenic area. The intersection says that out-of-town cars cannot enter, but in fact you can enter before 10 o'clock! After 10 o'clock, you can say that you can go in to buy raisins, and you should be able to enter! The cantaloupe is very sweet, 6 yuan/kg. The grapes in the scenic area are planted very high, you can only look at them but not pick them. You can touch them, but the ones you can't touch are too high.

This is a place that is difficult for me to like. The only thing I like about it is the free grapes. At lunch in Grape Valley, I saw large plates of meat and chicken from Xinjiang.

In the sunshine, the blue sky and white clouds set off the lush vineyards, tall and straight poplar trees and the rural houses scattered among them, creating a bright pastoral scene.

I came across a collapsed rammed earth old house with an arched dome, which was beautiful despite its collapse. When a passing Uyghur villager told me that this was a century-old mosque and residence, I felt extremely sorry.

The roadside drying room with raisins hanging in it aroused everyone's interest. They happily helped the Uyghur fellow move the grapes into the drying room, but politely declined his grapes, which were presented with gratitude.

Grape Valley, as a scenic spot, requires a 60-yuan ticket. We did not go in because there are grape valleys everywhere in Turpan and you can see them even in farmhouses. Why bother to go to a scenic spot to see them? The cost-effectiveness is very low.

The primary school textbook "Grape Valley" vividly introduces the local conditions and customs of Grape Valley. The grapes everywhere are sweet and delicious, the Uyghur people are warm and hospitable, and the castle-like drying room is mysterious and makes children fascinated. The ending sentence "Grape Valley is really a good place" arouses the children's desire to explore it.

Entering Grape Valley, the children saw it just like what was described in the textbook. They were all very excited, visiting the drying rooms and picking grapes, and they were very happy. But in the eyes of adults, they felt that something was missing. Grape Valley has become an AAAAA-level scenic spot, which is purely commercially operated. The grapes everywhere are a carefully arranged landscape, the Uyghur people are hospitable to attract business, and taking pictures of the mysterious drying rooms costs 3 yuan. But this does not prevent the children from understanding the "local customs and customs of Grape Valley", and that is enough.

I visited a grape-growing family and tasted Turpan grapes and watermelons. The grapes from Turpan are indeed delicious, and the grapes on the vines look beautiful.

I came here for the music, and you can't help humming when you think of Wang Luobin. A typical local custom village, worth a visit.

The government has fenced off many residents' homes. Strictly speaking, this is a tourist attraction. Fortunately, it is not commercialized. Many residents' homes are still relatively primitive. I saw that most of the residents' vineyards seem to be small green grapes.

The scenic area is very large, so we went to the two nearest attractions and then left. I would have preferred not to go in if I had known earlier. The best raisins are dried on trees, followed by those dried in the shade of the house, and the worst are dried outside the house.

The deep corridors on both sides are covered with vines full of grapes, forming two wide natural pergolas. Grapes are everywhere, bunches of green and round, very tempting. When you gaze, look up, and look around, only grapes fill the whole world. Even when you lower your head, the ground is also covered with the shadows of grapes.

You can pick the fruits yourself, the products are good and cheap, and the Uyghurs are very welcoming to us.

Opening hours: 8:00-21:00. It is recommended to visit for at least half a day. The ticket is 75 yuan/person. There are 5 man-made attractions. There is no shuttle bus between the scenic spots. It is 8 kilometers to walk. It is best to share a car. There is nothing to see in the man-made attractions. The grapes here are delicious. The water flowing in the Grape Valley is the icy water of the Tianshan snowmelt, so it is very cool to walk in it even in the sun. There are grapes everywhere. It is the main production base of grapes in my country and can be called the world's grape botanical garden.

You can drive in. It is a small Uyghur village. The price of grapes is not very cheap. You can read my travel notes.

The grapes are not ripe yet in this season, so I can only look at the grapes but cannot eat them.

Afterwards, we went to a Uyghur family to eat fruit, watch a dance performance, and teach everyone to dance, with a formula for each movement.

I thought it was a vineyard, and everyone was picking and eating grapes under the grape racks. But I found that Grape Valley was a large scenic spot. Although there were grapes in it, you couldn't just pick and eat them. The driver said that the raisins sold there were more expensive and the quality was not very good. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with this scenic spot. There was nothing to see except grapes, not to mention that there were so many grape racks outside. The ethnic performances inside were very boring. It felt like the actors were numb and danced without soul.

Grape Valley is famous. We saw countless grape growers along the way. The entrance fee to Grape Valley is 70 yuan. We did not go in. We walked around outside and stopped at a place selling local specialties. We bought dried figs and two kinds of grapes. One kind of grape has very small beads. The sweet grapes I forgot what the name is are very delicious. The boss said that the grape racks in Grape Valley are built higher to make it easier for people to visit inside. In fact, there is nothing special.

The ground temperature of Huoyan Mountain can reach 80 to 90℃, but Grape Valley is the paradise of Huozhou. (It is actually a place where Uyghurs visit their homes and sell raisins in disguise.) As soon as we got off the car, we saw a Uyghur boy, naked, greeting us, not afraid of strangers at all. Going forward, there is a large vineyard with densely packed grapes on the grape racks. The decoration style of each family's yard is different, but there is a shade framed by lush grape leaves. There is a very large bed in the yard. I heard from the people of Xinjiang that this is used for eating and resting. Although Grape Valley is very hot during the day, it will be very cool at night, and you can also see the stars in the sky, which is very comfortable. After the Uyghur residents arranged for us to sit down, they welcomed us with their local songs and dances. Grapes here do not need pesticides, and the insects are killed by heat, so you can pick them and eat them at will. As for the price of raisins here... it is better not to buy them in places recommended by tour guides.

On both sides of the Grape Valley stream, grape racks are everywhere, with layers of grape vines, lush and green. Surrounding it is a dense poplar forest dotted with flowers, plants and fruit trees, and farmhouses are arranged in an orderly manner on the gentle slope.

As soon as I set foot in Xinjiang, I was looking forward to eating grapes. Sure enough, the grapes in the Grape Valley area are the most delicious. They are completely pure sweet without a trace of sourness. If there is a flaw, it is that they are too sweet for me. When I took the first bite, I coughed because of the sweetness.

Grape Valley is very hot, be prepared. It is recommended not to ask for a guide, and walk around slowly by yourself. The guide will force you to see the grapes in the Grape Valley. I personally feel that the grapes in the Grape Valley are not as big as they were 20 years ago.

The grapes tasted fresh and sweet, but I didn't experience the "hospitable Uyghur fellows" described in the Chinese textbook, let alone the "enthusiastic dance of Uyghur boys, thrilling Dawaizi performances, lively and festive girls picking grapes" and so on. I didn't even see a local wearing ethnic minority costumes. Alas, this "ditch" is a bit deep, or maybe I went at the wrong time.

The ticket to Grape Valley is not worth it. I walked along the long road under the grape trellises into the village. There were villagers' houses on both sides. A yard was full of grapes, and the second floor of the house was a grape drying room. I finally saw the scene described in the Chinese textbook.

The drying room in the grape ditch is used to dry raisins.

According to the tour guide, there is Afanti's former residence in Grape Valley, and not far from his home is the home of the King of Turpan. Of course, these are impossible to verify, they are just attractions to attract tourists.

There were a lot of people queuing to buy tickets. Our driver was a Uyghur and was familiar with the staff of the scenic area, so he quickly bought tickets and took us in.

Cars can drive in, and it is actually a village for local people. Locals can come and go freely. Grapes are mainly planted here, and the road to the Grape Valley Scenic Area is a village road. Except for one scenic spot that is still under construction, we went to the other four scenic spots. You must keep the tickets and swipe them at each point. Grape Valley Amusement Park is the most essential attraction.

There are many restaurants at the entrance of the last main attraction, and the prices are relatively expensive.

There are also many stalls selling raisins, ranging from 30 yuan per kilogram to over 100 yuan per kilogram. There are many varieties and you can try as many as you like. The prices are still relatively cheap.

There are three Uyghur song and dance performances every day in the scenic area.

This is a place you would want to go if you don't want to go, but would regret if you went. To be honest, there is really nothing to see here. Most of the scenery is artificially created in the later stage, and it is not thoughtful enough. The key is that it is so hot that I don't want to take a good look or take pictures. It's like a big steamer. I just want to escape quickly.

Along the way, the grape corridor is intertwined with vines and the fruit fragrance is overwhelming. After experiencing the scorching heat of Huoyan Mountain, taking a break here and tasting the crystal green grapes is refreshing.

Good good ...

Grape Valley ticket is 150, there is basically nothing inside, it is not recommended to go...

(I didn't buy a ticket because I could enter after 8:30. There is a road to the village in the east of the main gate.) There are several points where tickets need to be checked, but it is closed at night. In fact, there are many households in Grape Valley (especially those living along the valley). You can walk around and see tall grape racks full of sweet grapes when you go to a house. You can eat whatever you want, no one will care. Because it gets dark here at 10 o'clock, there is enough time.

Turpan Grape Valley is now famous, but it is not worthy of its reputation. For 75 yuan of tickets, you can only look at the grapes on the grape racks, but you can't pick them.

Apart from this, the so-called Afanti’s former residence and Bayi Mansion were just built by later generations with names added, and there is nothing to see.

The place is filled with silk scarf vendors, and the grapes they sell there are twice as expensive as those sold outside and aren't as tasty.

I heard that in the past you could visit farmers' homes to watch singing and dancing performances and buy grapes, but now all that is gone. For a 5A scenic spot, except for the grapes on the racks which are barely pretty, the rest can only be said to be not even 1A.

Grape Valley is located 11 kilometers northeast of Turpan City, Xinjiang. It is about 8 kilometers long from north to south and about 2 kilometers wide from east to west. It is a canyon under the Huoyan Mountain with a population of 8,972. The Buyiluk River flows through the valley, and its main water source is the melting snow from the mountains. It is named after the abundance of grapes and is a tourist attraction in Turpan, Xinjiang. As the name suggests, it is a good place to taste grapes. There are many privately-owned restaurants along the way to the scenic area. The special hand-grabbed rice is not really grabbed by hand as imagined, but it is worth tasting and enjoying the dance performance of the Xinjiang girl.

There are many grapes, many residential houses, and the scenic spots are far away. It is suitable for group tours and self-driving tours. The transportation in the scenic area is inconvenient, so it is not suitable for individual tourists. There are too many guardrails at the entrance of the scenic area, and the direction is unclear. Holding the ticket, looking at the gate, but can't find the passage. The compatriots in the scenic area are warm and hospitable! !

After buying the ticket, you can drive in by car. It is not recommended to walk there, after all, it is 8 kilometers.

Walking into Grape Valley, you will see century-old mulberry trees lined up on both sides of the road, with their shades shading the farmyards. Coupled with the bright scenery on the gates of the courtyards, the entire alley looks like a painting.

Grapes were just hanging on the racks. There were so many of them that they filled the eyes. The villagers simply didn't pick them, but just left them hanging to dry naturally into raisins. After a trip, I ate a lot of grapes and didn't remember any of their names. I only remembered their sweetness and the simplicity and generosity of the Uyghur people.

The grapes in Grape Valley don’t seem as sweet as those from the vegetable market near my home, so I bought some raisins, which counts as checking in.

Just like its name, the entire scenic area and every household outside the scenic area were hung with grapes. That season was the time when grapes were ripe.

To be honest, there's nothing to see except grapes. Oh, and the former residences of Afanti and Master Bayi, I don't know if they're real or not. I also went to a villager's home to eat watermelon and grapes, they were really sweet.

When I went there, the grapes were ripe and some were already hanging on the trees and turning into raisins.