Atushi Silk Road Oasis, China's Largest Fig Production Area

When I take you through this city embraced by the Tianshan mountain range, nourished by the Kizilsu River, famous in Northwest China as the "Hometown of Figs," with a soul rooted in a "Millennium Ancient Mulberry Forest," awakening your morning taste buds with a bowl of "glossy and fragrant hand-pulled rice," connected by the "Southern Xinjiang Railway" that runs through Kashgar’s lifeline, and warmed on a cool autumn night by a plate of "roasted buns + yogurt zongzi," you will find: this is a city more mysterious than its name, more vivid than its impression, and more worth exploring than its map—a "Silk Road Oasis · Origin of Kyrgyz Culture." Today, I have customized a "Atushi 4 Days 3 Nights · In-depth Journey Through the Silk Road Oasis and Ethnic Customs" authentic local experience for you: 6000 RMB (per person) Route Keywords: Hometown of Figs | Kyrgyz Culture | Southern Xinjiang Customs | Border Secrets | Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine Best Seasons: - Summer (June-August): Fig Harvest Season ✅【Highly Recommended!】 - Autumn (September-October): Stable Climate + Dried Fruit Harvest 🏨 Accommodation Recommendations (3 nights total 1500 RMB) | Night | Accommodation | Cost | Highlights | | D1 | "City · Ethnic Boutique Inn Standard Room" | 600 RMB | Window view of mosque dome, 5-minute walk to bazaar | | D2 | "Upper Atushi Town · Guesthouse Scenic Room by Fig Orchard" | 500 RMB | Truly stay under millennium-old fruit trees, fall asleep to insect sounds | | D3 | "Songtake Township · Folk Culture Village Family-style Room" | 400 RMB | Convenient travel, experience authentic Kyrgyz life | 🗺️ Detailed Itinerary (Oasis × Ethnicity × Flavor Fusion) Day 1: Arrive in Atushi → First Encounter with the Silk Road Gateway - 🚄 Arrive at Atushi Station (train from Kashgar about 40 minutes, ticket approx. 25 RMB; from Urumqi about 12 hours, hard sleeper approx. 180 RMB) → Taxi to city center (about 20 minutes, 30 RMB) - 🎒 Check in at "Ethnic Boutique Inn," drop off luggage and head straight to Atushi Grand Bazaar (one of the most lively markets in Southern Xinjiang) - Must-do: - Taste "freshly baked Nang pit meat" and "handmade yogurt" - Pick "Maren candy (cut cake)" and "dried figs" - For photography enthusiasts, shoot cultural portraits with "colorful headscarves + bustling stalls" - 🍽️ Lunch: Bazaar "Adili Hand-pulled Rice Restaurant"｜Approx. 50 RMB per person - 🌇 Evening: Visit Atushi Ancient City Wall Ruins or mosque exterior - Free admission / no entry inside for visitors - Must-capture: "Sunset + Islamic architecture silhouette" peaceful scene - 🍽️ Dinner: Inn-provided "Welcome Family Feast"｜Included in room rate > ✅ Today's expenses: Transport 30 RMB + Accommodation 600 RMB + Meals 50 RMB = 680 RMB Day 2: Oasis Origins → Figs Reaching for the Sky - ☀️ Morning: Charter a car to Upper Atushi Town fig plantation base (China’s largest contiguous fig orchard) - Round-trip charter 200 RMB (about 1 hour each way) - Free entry / picking +50 RMB/kg - Must-do: - Hike the "Millennium Ancient Mulberry Forest Trail" to feel the strength of century-old trees - Visit the "Fig Processing Factory" to learn dried fruit production techniques - For photography enthusiasts, capture cinematic shots of "sunlight filtering through leaves + glistening fruit" - 🍱 Lunch: Villagers’ "Farmhouse Restaurant"｜Approx. 50 RMB per person - 🌇 Afternoon: Deep intangible cultural heritage handicraft workshop - Content: Learn to make "traditional Maren candy or weave Kyrgyz belts" - Cost: +100 RMB (take home finished products) - Outcome: Handcraft a small authentic Maren candy piece + woven bracelet - 🍽️ Dinner: Guesthouse customized "Countryside Dinner"｜Approx. 60 RMB per person (ingredients included) > ✅ Today's expenses: Transport 200 RMB + Accommodation 500 RMB + Workshop 100 RMB + Meals 110 RMB = 910 RMB Day 3: Border Pilgrimage → Beacon Tower Traces - ☀️ Morning: Charter a car to Togait Airik Grassland & ancient beacon tower ruins - Round-trip charter 300 RMB (about 1.5 hours each way) - Must-do: - Wait for sunrise and sea of clouds at "Grassland Viewing Platform" (recommended arrival before 5:30 AM) - Explore Tang Dynasty beacon tower ruins, imagine Silk Road guards on lookout - For photography enthusiasts, shoot epic scenes of "galloping horses + snowy mountain backdrop" - 🍱 Lunch: Carry packed food (Nang + sausage + fruit) - 🌇 Afternoon: Visit Kyrgyz Folk Museum or Songtake Township Song and Dance Workshop - Free admission / performance +80 RMB (choose one) - Must-experience: - Watch the "Manas" epic oral performance - Learn a "Komuz dance" - 🍽️ Dinner: Villagers’ "Fireside Night Talk Dinner"｜Approx. 70 RMB per person (includes homemade fermented milk wine) > ✅ Today's expenses: Transport 300 RMB + Accommodation 400 RMB + Performance 80 RMB + Meals 70 RMB = 850 RMB Day 4: Closing Memories → Flavor Heritage - ☀️ Morning: Return to city → Participate in "Atushi Flavor" intangible cultural heritage cooking class - Location: City "Western Region Food Research Workshop" - Cost: +100 RMB (includes teaching, tasting, certificate) - Content: Learn to make "authentic hand-pulled rice & roasted buns" - Outcome: Take home "a bottle of homemade spice mix + handwritten recipe card" - 🍱 Lunch: Enjoy your own dishes at the workshop｜Included - 🌇 Afternoon: Buy souvenirs + prepare for departure - Recommended purchases: - "Vacuum-packed dried fig gift box" (geographical indication product, 80 RMB/box ×3) - "Maren candy combo (low sugar version)" (popular online product, 60 RMB/jin ×3) - "Kyrgyz embroidered pendant or handmade copper kettle" (collector’s item, 100 RMB each ×2) - "‘Manas’ epic CD or ethnic style postcard set" (must-have for culture lovers, 50 RMB/set) - 🚄 Return: Taxi to Atushi Station transfer point (about 20 minutes, 30 RMB) > ✅ Today's expenses: Transport 30 RMB + Meals 0 RMB (included in class) + Shopping 830 RMB + Workshop 100 RMB = 960 RMB 💰 Total Budget Breakdown (per person) | Item | Cost | | Accommodation (3 nights) | 1500 RMB | | Transport (taxi + charter) | 760 RMB | | Tickets + Experiences | 280 RMB | | Meals (4 days) | 230 RMB | | Souvenirs | 830 RMB | | Emergency Reserve (medicine/snacks/souvenirs) | 2400 RMB | | Total | ≈ 6000 RMB | ✅ Precisely controlled, fully immersive experience!