Which part of Xinjiang does Aksu belong to?

Aksu City is the capital of Aksu region in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which means "Baishui City" in Uygur language. It is located in the middle of southern Xinjiang, on the northwest edge of Taklimakan Desert and on the upper reaches of Tarim River. It is the political, economic and cultural center of eight counties and cities in Aksu area.

Total area 14400 km2, built-up area 123 1 km2, cultivated land 1 162900 mu. The city has jurisdiction over 4 townships, 2 towns, 5 streets and 8 districts, with 138 administrative villages and 68 communities. It is made up of more than 30 ethnic groups including Uygur, Han, Hui and Kazakhstan, and it is a multi-ethnic community.

rich cultural heritage

Aksu is the capital of the region, and there are many scenic spots around Aksu, with more than 100 scenic spots. There are Tomur Peak, the mysterious Grand Canyon engraved with immortals, the Gobi Pearl Tianshan Shenmu Garden, the magnificent Ya Dan landform of Yanshuigou, the mysterious and vast Taklimakan Desert, the original Populus euphratica forest of Tarim River, the largest inland river in China, and the Thousand Buddha Cave in Qizil, one of the four largest grottoes in China.

There are A-level scenic spots 10, star-rated hotels 10, 23 star-rated farmhouses and 25 travel agencies in the city. It is a regional tourism distribution center in southern Xinjiang and a global tourist attraction integrating "eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment". 20265,438+0, officially certified as a global tourism demonstration city by the autonomous region.

In recent years, it has successively won the honors of national advanced city for landscaping, national sanitary city, China excellent tourist city, national advanced county (city) for scientific and technological progress, China Hongfu Apple Town, national high-quality commodity cotton base, top 100 counties and cities in western China, national pilot unit for rural governance system construction, and national double support model city.