Chinese Name: 阿克苏 (ā kè sū)
Population: 2,389,700
Area: 131,300 square kilometers (50,695 square miles)
Location: in the southwest of Xinjiang, northwest China
Administrative Division: 7 counties (Wensu, Xayar, Toksu, Bay, Uxturpan, Awat, Kalpin); 2 county-level cities (Aksu, Kuqa)
Area Code: 0997
Zip Code: 843000
GDP (2018): CNY 102.743billion (USD 15.53 billion)
Nationalities: Uygur, Han
Boasting the Ruins of Lost Qiuci Ancient Kingdom
Aksu is located in the southwest portion of Xinjiang. It shares a 235 kilometers (146 miles)-long boundary on the northwest with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. In the south, it is separated from Hotan by the Taklamakan Desert. It is about 450 kilometers (280 feet) northeast of Kashgar.
Aksu is a bright pearl shining on the ancient Silk Road. It features diverse and amazing landscapes like vast deserts, desolate Gobi, snow-capped mountains, sparkling glaciers and broad grasslands. The Mystic Grand Canyon of the Tianshan Mountains with reddish-brown cliffs and the glaciers covering the Tumur Peak are highlights.
Besides that, Aksu possesses a lot of cultural sites about the lost Qiuci Ancient Kingdom, which was an important kingdom on the ancient Silk Road and the junction of Chinese and Western cultures. Qiuci people mostly were faithful Buddhists and good at music and dancing. Today, visitors can find a lot of fine Buddha statues and murals in the Thousand Buddha Caves of Kizil and Thousand Buddha Caves of Kumtula.
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