Turpan Kariz underground water system, Xinjiang Uygur, China

4.0 (82 reviews) Spent Ranking #5 in Turpan Points of Interest & Landmarks

Unique and interesting waterways

It was an amazing (and mind-boggling) ancient way of providing water in desert land, by using a series of wells supplying underground water for human consumption and for other uses.
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About 30 minutes from Turpan , Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur, China.

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4.0 based on (82 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4yipjcs88 5:00 PM May 27, 2019
    Unique and interesting waterways
    It was an amazing (and mind-boggling) ancient way of providing water in desert land, by using a series of wells supplying underground water for human consumption and for other uses.
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  • 3Ida B 5:00 PM Apr 4, 2017
    Good if you want to know more about the Underground Water System
    Among the sites visited in Turpan, this was just so-so.. A bit of a tourist trap considering the price of the entrance tickets. You will learn about how the Uyghurs created the Underground Water System due to 2 things: the region is very dry and probably one of the hottest areas in China, being located in a valley, and agriculture was a very important livelihood to the Turpan people.

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