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Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)

Sanpu Country, Turpan 838000, China
Ranked #9 of 20 attractions in Turpan
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites
Most recent review
- 28 Dec 2011
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Seattle, Washington
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54 reviews 54 reviews
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011

This is one of two ancient city ruins in Turpan. It is the less well maintained and less touristy, but still worth seeing.

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Beijing
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31 reviews 31 reviews
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
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These ruins are very reminiscent of a lunar landscape and the best part is that are few tourists (JiaoHe seems to be more popular). The place is huge, so hire one of the the donkey carts (for a small fee) to drive you to the central site. You can stop as many times as you like to explore any other... More

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Sydney, Australia
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105 reviews 105 reviews
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2010

The ruins are very interesting with intact walls and temples as well as crumblin houses, castles (khanates) and bhuddist pagodas. The monastery is about 1.5 KM from the entrance and can be reached by a donkey taxi for extra. The best bhuddist pagoda is at the far south east corner about 1KM away from the monastery and can be reached... More

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Tokyo, Japan
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157 reviews 157 reviews
52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2011
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2011
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2010
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Vienna, Austria
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30 reviews 30 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2010
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上海
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114 helpful votes 114 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2009
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