Kuqa

Once a major Buddhism center, an important city on the silk road, Kucha is a large oasis town at the north of Taklamakan desert, south of Tianshan Mountain range. Now, Kucha is a large city with both modern and traditional elements。Kucha is a bright pearl on the ancient Silk Road, the birthplace of Kucha culture, an oriental art treasure, known as “the capital of music in the western regions”, “the hometown of singing and dancing” and “the hometown of white apricot in China”.. The Kucha township has about 600 thousand populations mostly Uighur and Han Chinese. Now, it is an important industrial and agricultural area for the region. Surrounding villages produces cotton, wheat, walnut and apricot. Kucha is a famous historical and cultural city in China. There are a large number of ancient city walls, ancient temples, caves, beacon towers, ancient smelting places, ancient tombs and other cultural relics and historic sites. There are 5 national level cultural relics protection units, 19 autonomous region level cultural relics protection units, and more than 70 county-level cultural relics protection units. In addition, there are rich intangible cultural heritages such as Qiuzi music and dance, music, musical instruments, folk customs, traditional crafts and their products. Nearby famous tourist attractions include Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan Mountain, kizilla scenic spot, dalongchi, etc.