Mutou Valley

#662 among destinations in China

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Mutou Valley is located in the Flaming Mountains, near the ancient oasis city of Gaochang on the rim of the Taklamakan Desert in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. Under a cliff in the Mutou Valley is located the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, a complex of Buddhist caves temples dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°56'5"N, 89°34'18"E

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Xinjiang UygurChina

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Mutou Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bezeklik Caves, Astana Cemetery, Flaming Mountains, Gaochang Gucheng.

2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Bezeklik Caves
57 min walk • Tucked away in the rugged folds of the Flaming Mountains near Turpan in China, the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are a testament to the religious and cultural exchanges that took place along the ancient Silk Road. These cave temples were carved into the cliffs of the...
4.3 miSW
Cemetery
Astana Cemetery
110 min walk • The Astana Cemetery, located near the ancient oasis of Turpan in northwestern China, is a site of exceptional historical and cultural value. As the burial place for the residents of the former region of Gaochang, which existed from the 2nd century BCE to the 14th...
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Flaming Mountains
121 min walk • The Flaming Mountains or Huoyan Mountains, are barren, eroded, red sandstone hills in the Tian Shan of Xinjiang. They lie near the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert and east of the city of Turpan.
5.8 miS
Ruins
Gaochang Gucheng
148 min walk • Gaochang former city, Uyghur language called "also Dugu city", the site of the former city is located in Tulufan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Gaochang District, Sanbao township, namely the southern foot of the flame mountain Mutugou...