3.5Id Kah Mosque(174 reviews) - Must See Landmark in Kashgar Sunday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Religious Sites
The Id Kah Mosque is a famous landmark in Kashgar. It is located next one of the main entrances to the "Old Town/Ancient City" area. In front the Mosque is a very large public square area where people leisurely walk through and enjoy the surroundings. The Mosque is nicely maintained and is clean. Upon entering the Mosque (fee required on entrance for tourists), the grounds area is lovely - many tall trees providing nice shade from the sun. Inside the Mosque structure, the design is quite simple and the area is clean. While this Mosque is not as elaborate so others around the world, it is still a nice place to visit. This Mosque is still actively being used for services in the evening hours and weekends. Nice place to visit and enjoy the scenery.See more..
4.0Abakh Hoja Tomb(158 reviews) - Beyond expectations- beautiful architecture Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites • Religious Sites
The Apakh Hoja masoleum was amazing. At entrance at 10:30 am is an Uighur show, included in ticket. I easily took a cheap taxi here from my hotel in Kashgar. The show was a little touristy and there are areas that feel touristy BUT.. the actual mosque and masoleum architecture is amazing!!! It was built in 1640 and is the most magnificent example of Uighur Islamic architecture in the region. I spent about two hours wandering the complex and it wasn’t too crowded, which is also nice. Tip: I accidentally paid a price including another show at the end which was not necessary as there is the included show at beginning as well.See more..
3.5Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)(116 reviews) - Lovely Minaret and Mosque Sunday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Religious Sites
While we were touring the sites in Turpan, one nice site to visit is the Emin Minaret. According to Wikipedia, this Minaret is 44 meters (144 ft.) in height and it the tallest Minaret in China. Adjacent to the Minaret, is a Uyghur (Muslim) Mosque structure. The mosque interior is nothing fancy - just plain and simple. The two structures - Minaret and Mosque - are nice looking structures together and is an interesting place to visit. The surrounding area and the structures themselves are well maintained and clean.See more..
4.0Subashi Gucheng Temple(25 reviews) - Worth the visit Sunday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites
I learned the history of the temple site as a "women kingdom", but there is no local guide at the site. So we just walked around the area, with only minimal explanation, so we didn't enjoy much. I am sure it will be very interesting if someone can explain what are the buildings. There is a little museum next to the site, but it has only pictures, almost no value to go in.See more..
4.0Southern Mosque(21 reviews) - Grand Bazzar Religious Sites
Its a woderful place with the Han chinese and Uigur muslims coming together to sell all sorts of things,Knife,whip,souveniors,ice cream,and many more. There is also a carrefour there where by yiu can get all your American drinks and food. Also in the 2nd floor there is lots of local food ,like rahman, sasliqe and many more cheap and good. But police and army almost everywhere,very good security and you can walk along the street and you can find lots of muslim shop selling almost everything. Its a must visit place. Dont buy the sword or knife,because you cannot bring it back if yoir country or the airlines have restriction.See more..
You can take picture about the surrounding area of cave for example the sculpture, the mountains and the river. But once you enter the cave, you can only use cellphone to take picture with the flash. There are lockers for you to place all your belongings including water bottles. There are security guide in front of the entrance, no bags can be allowed to bring in. Please hire a local guide for the explanation, they got the key and they would open the door of the cave to let you in and then explain the remaining items and pictures. Good to know the history, what have been destroyed and left behinds.See more..
4.0Imam Asim's Tomb(12 reviews) - Desert place Spent 1-2 hours Religious Sites
This is a little difficult to find but if you take the number five bus and ask to be let off near Jiya ( the atlas silk village) you then can hitch a lift to the Tomb. Thursday's is best or any time in May when everyone converges on it. You see all kinds of people stepped in Islamic Sufism and folk beliefs coming to slaughter chickens and appease the various spirits. Some are terrified by demonic possession, some ask for children or wives or husbands. Some come to curse family members. Every spectrum of Islamic belief is here. It is a bleak and sandy place but interesting if you want to find out more about what makes the people tick in this far away desert city of Xinjiang Me aSee more..
4.0Kuche Temple(12 reviews) - Excellent views over the city Sunday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Sites • Religious Sites
the outside of the temple is all that we were allowed to visit. Around the back - another entrance has a lovely domed ceiling. The property also has the second largest mosque in Xinjiang and the mosque could certainly do with a vacuum and dusting.See more..
4.0Beifang Mosque(9 reviews) - Shaanxi Mosque Religious Sites
Built in 1736-1795, during Emperor Qianlong. it is a beautiful mosque on the inside. It is 3 storeys.See more..
3.0Hantengeli Temple(7 reviews) - Beautiful building Sunday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Religious Sites
Another splendid mosque of urumqi. Here there is nothing to see inside but the building itself is extremely beautiful and worth a visit. See more..
3.5Rawak Buddah Temple(3 reviews) - important site, left somewhat neglected Sunday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Religious Sites
Surrounded by a wooden boardwalk, both this and the stupa is now half buried in sand. The visitor centre looks to have been abandoned.See more..
4.0Kezi'er Ga Ha Cave(2 reviews) - Impressive Historic Sites • Religious Sites
This is the second biggest mosque in Xinjiang with the largest being in Kashgar. take a look at the room at the back of the mosque - quite beautiful. Also look for the stuffed pigeon on one light. Within the grounds is a "room" where punishment was given but it also has views looking out over both old and towards the new KuchaSee more..
4.5Amannishahan Memorial Mausoleum(2 reviews) - Music for the Ages Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites • Monuments & Statues
Amannishahan was the Concubine of a Yarkand Khan and is buried in the general "Tombs of the Yarkand Khans" complex. She is memorable for having pulled together in one place some 340 Uigher folk songs, dances, and other music in a written format before it was lost to the ages. See more..
4.0Altyn Mosque(1 review) - One of the sights no to miss on the square Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites • Monuments & Statues
The Altyn Mosque ( 阿爾丁清真寺;) is a mosque in Yarkand. The mosque is located (N 38.415600 E 77.257900) on the square – the Al Tun Historical and Cultural plaza - where you also find the Mausoleum of Amannisa Khan and the photogenic City palace of Yarkand. The mosque is located on the east side of the A Le Tun road, about 200 meters north of the crossing of Lao Cheng road. Beyond the mosque is a cemetery housing the tombs of the Khans of Yarkand. Because we visited Yarkand late in the afternoon, the mosque was closed and we only have seen the exterior. The painted ceilings, we unfortunately couldn’t see. A visit to the mosque is a must see because it is one of the nice buildings around the square; the mosque and those other buildings form to my opinion the highlight of Yarkand.See more..
4.0Shanxi Temple(1 review) - 非常有特色的回族大寺 Sunday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Religious Sites 陕西大寺又称回族大寺，原名宁固寺，又名河湾寺，始建于乾隆年间，坐西向东，建筑风格仿照西安化觉巷清寺。我去那天，清真寺正在全面翻修，没有售票，进去四处看看，大部分工程已经完成。See more..
1.0Senmusaimu Thousand Buddha Caves(1 review) - Not possible to go there Caverns & Caves • Religious Sites We tried to go to this place. But it doesn't exist. You can find it on Chinese GPS but there is no road. It s along the highway but there is no stop to see it. Maybe it's possible to go with a 4x4. But it seems not easy for tourists See more..
