Erdaoqiao

Erdaoqiao is full of primitive style, wide waterway, with yurts and continuous sand dunes as the background, which is a good place to take photos. In particular, Juyan oasis is the largest, thickest and oldest Populus euphratica tree in China. It is said that it is the only one left after the turhutes set fire to the forest more than 300 years ago.

Erdaoqiao

Erdaoqiao is the place name of Urumqi in Xinjiang, located in Jiefang South Road, Urumqi. Erdaoqiao and shannxiangzi in Urumqi have been the barter centers of ethnic minorities in northern and southern Xinjiang, Western Asia and Central Asia since the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

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After more than 100 years of changes, the ethnic business district with Erdaoqiao market as the center now attracts many Chinese and foreign tourists with its strong ethnic characteristics and Xinjiang regional customs. Erdaoqiaozi has been used for nearly 100 years.

At that time, at the intersection of Nanmen Lane in the East and Tianchi road in the west, there was a wooden bridge with a width of 2.5 meters and a span of more than 3 meters. There are wooden railings on both sides of the bridge. Under the bridge, there is a stream of clear water flowing down from Erdaowan in the East. Through the small canal of nanshixiang, it flows westward from the canal of Tianchi road under the bridge and directly flows into the Urumqi River (now the river beach highway). This wooden bridge is Erdaoqiao. The reason why it is called Erdaoqiao is that there was a wooden bridge outside the nanchaomenzi, which is similar in size to Erdaoqiao and is called toudao bridge.

Erdaoqiao market began in Xuantong period of Qing Dynasty. It is famous for its strong national characteristics, flexible commercial form and important post station on the ancient Silk Road. It gathers Central Asian goods and local products and becomes a necessary place for Chinese and foreign merchants in the western regions. Grapes from Turpan, melons from Hami, local cloth from Kashgar, carpet silk from Hotan, pancreases from Kuqa, mushrooms from Yanqi They are all characteristic products of Erdaoqiao market, while Russian cover cloth, Pakistani bronze ware and Turkish jewelry are exotic products. One hundred years has created a brilliant history of Erdaoqiao market.

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In Erdaoqiao market alone, there are 13 major categories and more than 2000 varieties of goods, and ethnic merchants account for 80%. Our products include ethnic costumes, ethnic flower caps, ethnic knives, ethnic jewelry, ethnic handicrafts, ethnic musical instruments, Xinjiang melons and fruits, Pakistan bronzes, ethnic medicines (Saussurea involucrata, pilose antler, Ganoderma lucidum, safflower, Cordyceps sinensis, ferula, Angelica sinensis, ginseng, etc.), various ethnic carpets, tapestries and knitted goods imported from Turkey. There are a variety of commodities with strong national style.

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It can be said that Erdaoqiao is an epitome of Xinjiang ethnic customs. Many tourists who stay in Urumqi, Xinjiang for a short time have to go to Erdaoqiao market to have a look as a window to understand Xinjiang ethnic customs.

Traffic information

Take No.308 bus to Heping South Road station

Address: Ejina Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Longitude: 101.22425639939

Latitude: 42.00994263915

Traffic information: 1. There is no public transportation from dalaikubu Town, the seat of Ejin Banner town government, to the scenic spot, so you can only take a taxi.

2. There are free sightseeing buses in the scenic area, which travel between Yidao bridge and Badao bridge. There are many shifts, and each bridge will stop. However, the rush hour crowd (especially the Erdaoqiao), need physical strength and skills to squeeze into the car.

Ticket information: it is located in Populus euphratica Forest National Nature Reserve, with 240 yuan for one day ticket and 350 yuan for three days ticket. Half price voucher for students and the elderly aged 65-70, free for children under 1.2m and the elderly aged over 70. The ticket price will be adjusted during the Populus euphratica Festival before and after the National Day every year. The tickets of the scenic spot include the sightseeing car in the scenic spot.

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