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# Day 1

* Arrival in Urumqi

@ Flight to Xinjiang Tianshan Airport. Pick up and drive to Urumqi city hotel. Drop off to hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant. Evening self-exploration: Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar and Jingquan Market.

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# Day 2

* Transfer West · Jinghe City

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out. 2.5-hour drive toward Kuitun. Optional: Duzishan Canyon detour (50 min drive) — a dramatic red-rock canyon with layered geological formations.

~ Afternoon

@ Lunch and rest. 2-hour drive to Jinghe City, near Sailimu Lake. Optional: Aibi Lake boat cruise (50 min drive) — a pink-tinted salt lake at the foot of the Tianshan mountains.

~ Night

@ Drop off to Jinghe hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 3

* Sayram Lake · Guozigou Bridge

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out. 1.5-hour drive to Sayram Lake — one of the highest and largest alpine lakes in Xinjiang, fed by glacial meltwater and ringed by snow-capped peaks.

~ Afternoon

@ Sayram Lake loop (4–6 hours): Qinshui Beach → Dianjiang Platform → West Sea Grassland → Keleyongzhu → S-curve Road → Pine Head viewpoint. Optional: sailing, horse riding, camel riding. Guozigou Bridge — a soaring cable-stayed bridge spanning the Guozi Valley.

~ Night

@ 2-hour drive to Yining city. Drop off to Tekesi hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 4

* Tekesi Eight-Diagram City · Kalajun Grassland

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out. 2-hour drive to Tekesi. Tekesi Eight-Diagram City (Bagua Cheng) — the world's only city laid out in the pattern of a Taoist eight-diagram, with circular streets radiating from a central Tai Chi Altar. Kaicheng Dance ceremony at 10:18 AM.

~ Afternoon

@ Check in to Tekesi hotel. 1-hour drive to Kalajun Grassland — an endless rolling alpine meadow surrounded by Tianshan peaks, renowned for its wildflower blooms. Optional: grass skiing, horse riding.

~ Night

@ 1-hour drive back to Tekesi city. Eight-Diagram Night Show at 8:00 PM (April–October). Drop off to Tekesi hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 5

* Kurdenin Scenic Area

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out. 2.5-hour drive to Kurdenin Scenic Area.

~ Afternoon

@ Kurdenin Scenic Area full loop: Ten-Mile Gallery (forested canyon road) → Fengxiang Station → Kafeng Camp → Qimengde Viewing Platform → Ayusai River valley → Cloud Grassland → Exit.

~ Night

@ Drop off to Nalati hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 6

* Nalati Grassland

~ Morning

@ Breakfast. 15-minute drive to Nalati Grassland.

~ Afternoon

@ Nalati Grassland (Sky Grassland): Sky Grassland plateau → River Valley Grassland → Panlong Valley Road → Snow Lotus Valley. Optional: grass skiing, horse riding.

~ Night

@ Drop off to Nalati hotel. Dinner at a recommended restaurant.

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# Day 7

* Return to Urumqi via Tianshan Shengli Tunnel

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out. 7-hour drive back to Urumqi via the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel — the world's longest expressway tunnel, cutting through the heart of the Tianshan mountain range.

~ Night

@ Drop off to Urumqi hotel.

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# Day 8

* Farewell

~ Morning

@ Breakfast and check out.

~ Afternoon

@ Drop off to airport.

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