Shashan Park

Shashan Park

Shashan Park, China's largest desert park, was built in Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is reported that the park covers an area of more than 1800 square kilometers, equivalent to more than 4000 Tiananmen Square. The park has a complete range of sand mountains and desert wind sand landforms, which is a good place for holiday tourism and sand therapy, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists.

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Shashan park is located in bizhan Township, Shanshan County, with convenient transportation. The geographical coordinates are 90 ° 12 ′ e, 42 ° 51 ′ N and the average altitude is 340m. Shashan park is a park built by using the special geographical environment of the contact zone between the northern edge of Kumtag and Shanshan oasis. It has begun to take shape since it was built in 1990. Now it is ready to develop into a multi-functional comprehensive urban park for leisure, vacation, sightseeing, fitness and so on. The park is divided into two parts, North and south, with the East-West stream crossing the edge of the sand mountain. The north area covers an area of 500 mu, and the east area is water activity area, cultural entertainment area, children's activity area, flower viewing area and vineyard. The west side is lawn area and botanical garden. The southern region is desert, including desert active area, sand treatment area and desert plant area.

On the sand dunes in the south of Shashan Park, it is hot in summer, cold in winter and large temperature difference between day and night. In midsummer, the temperature is very high, and the surface sand temperature can reach above 7 ℃, the highest 82.3 ℃. Sand therapy area has been opened up in the park, and many patients with arthritis come for treatment. Not far to the south is where the great dunes lie, with clear peaks, smooth ridges, windward veils and leeward slopes. Standing on the top of the sand dunes, waiting for the glorious moment of sunrise in the desert, watching the sunset dye the natural wonders of the sky, only feeling that man and nature are integrated. In the north of the park, the temperature difference between winter and summer is small, and the climate is cool and humid in summer. The water of the spring is clear and transparent. It flows in a murmur. It is surrounded by tall and colorful ancient trees. The sun is covered with thick shade. The spring in the depression turns the floating sand, which is fascinating. The artificial lake in the garden is a pool of clear water, reflecting the Pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake, and backing the tall Sand Mountain. The scenery is very charming. With superior conditions, Shashan park has become the focus of urban construction in Shanshan County, with more than ten thousand visitors every year. The proposed combination of the development of Shashan tourism route and the construction of the park will surely form regional advantages, form the best tourism destination and produce the most attractive tourism projects.

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: bizhan Township, Shanshan County, Turpan, Xinjiang

Address: south side of Shanshan County, Turpan City (near Kumtag Desert)

Longitude: 90.215774536133

Latitude: 42.844074249268

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

Chinese PinYin : Sha Shan Gong Yuan