Day 5 Makit - Aksu

Attractions: Kizil Grottoes

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kuqa

A new day began. We are heading to Kuqa, which used to be the center of ancient Qiuci and the first stop of Buddhism spreading to the East. Our first stop in Kuqa will go to the Kizil Grottoes, 7 kilometres southeast of the town of Kizil in Baicheng County, Xinjiang. Kizil Grottoes is China's earliest, geographically the westernmost large-scale grottoes, about the 3rd century AD. In the 8th -9th century, AD gradually stopped building. The continuation of the long time in the world is also unique. 1961 announced the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.