Grape Valley near Turpan, Xinjiang China

Grape Valley near Turpan

8. We Feast on Grapes

Deep into the Grape Valley, there is a specially designed Grape Garden for all the Chinese and foreign tourists. In the grape corridor shadowed by the piles of greens which shed from the sunshine, you can play with the cool spring water, taste the delicious grapes. It will give you a fantastic feeling as if you were in a wonderland. Despite the extreme heat, especially during the summer when the temperatures can reach over 45º during in Turpan, the Grape Valley, an eight-kilometer long and half a kilometer wide oasis remains cool and humid.

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