It is about four kilometers from the newly formed district of Kuqa County. This is an area that dates back to the fifteenth century. This canyon is famous for its russet rocks formed by wind and rain over millions of years. The mysterious Aay Grotto which is about two kilometers from the canyon entrance was built during the Tang Dynasty Tumur Peak marks the apex of Tianshan Mountain.
Around Tumur there are many peaks over 6, meters above sea level. Five of these peaks actually exceed 6, meters in height. There are enormous glaciers here and the snow and ice caps provide an important water source for the vast lands in the area.
Aksu Wensu Airport is Kuqa Qiuci Airport in Kuqa County is located 10 kilometers 6 miles to downtown Kuqa and about kilometers miles to Aksu. The south Xinjiang Railway has been extended southwestward to Kashgar.
There are conveniently scheduled trains from Urumqi, Kashgar and Lanzhou to Aksu. The Aksu Railway Station is located six kilometers southeast of the city center. High-speed trains take about sixteen hours from Urumqi to this railway station. Being the traffic hub of southern Xinjiang, Aksu's network of roads is well developed. Visitors can find the city's main bus station on Wuka Zhong Lu. Send your friends an Aksu Postcard! The region's climate is dry and chilly in the winter and arid and torrid in the summer.
Temperatures vary greatly between day and night. While there is abundant sunshine, the area gets inadequate rainfall. The average annual temperature is around 10 Cβ 11 C.
