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The Grand Canyon is 65 kilometers to the north of Kuqa, just at the south foot of Tianshan Mountain, AAAAA natural scenic spot of the Ministry of geology. The Grand Canyon is approximately in a north-south arc direction. The opening slightly bends to the southeast, and the end slightly bends to the northeast. It is composed of the main Valley and seven branch valleys. It is about 5 kilometers long, with strange red rocks on both sides.The whole Canyon is like a mountain wagging its tail. It is mysterious and unpredictable. What's more, on the cliff 1400 meters away from gukou and about 35 meters high, there is a thousand Buddha cave site built in the Tang Dynasty. The murals are blue, which is really rare. It is a new bright pearl on the gold tourism line of the ancient Silk Road.The width of the canyon is between 0.4-30 meters, and the average depth of the canyon is 53 meters. After hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion,unique colored rocks made the canyon really mysterious, and masterpiece of the nature.The scenery is strange and fascinating.