Day 8Shanshan - Turpan - Urumqi

Attractions: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Jiaohe Ancient City

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Not included

After breakfast, drive about 280 km (about 3.5 hours) back to Urumqi, and visit Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves and Jiaohe Ancient City en route.

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, it is the cave group with the largest number of caves and the richest mural content among the existing caves in Turpan, and is one of the larger Buddhist cave temple sites in Xinjiang. It is also the one with the highest specifications, which used to be the royal monastery of the Gaochang Huifeng Kingdom.

Jiaohe Ancient City is an ancient city .Walking to the centre of the main road of the old city, from the observation deck, in addition to the old city and the old village, ethnic characteristics of the building.Immersed in the long river of history of the Jiaoxie, only mottled and pale still hides a huge unsolved mystery 

Stay the night in Urumqi city.