Tuyoq valley

Tuyoq or Tuyugou or Tuyuk (Chinese: 吐峪沟; pinyin: Tŭyùgōu) is an ancient oasis-village in the Taklamakan desert, 70 km east of Turpan in Shanshan County[1] in a lush valley cutting into the Flaming Mountains, with a well preserved Uyghur orientation, and few tourists. It is famous for its seedless grapes and a number of ancient Buddhist meditation caves nearby containing frescos.[2]

Tuyoq village, Xinjiang, China.

Coordinates: 42.858519, 89.691976

Mosque in Tuyoq
The main mosque of Tuyoq village

Footnotes
  1. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2017/65/04/21/650421202.html
  2. Bonavia (2004), pp. 241-242.
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References
  • Bonavia, Judy (2004). The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar. Revised by Christoph Baumer. Odyssey Guides. Hong Kong. ISBN 962-217-741-7.


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