Originally Posted by
cagcag
Hallo, if you have been recently to Kashkar and Urumqui, if staying 3 days in Kashkar, is there anything in Urumqui worth seeing/doing? We will have a 17 hour layover in Urumqui on the way from Kashkar to Beijing; is it worth extending it to several days?
Also, while on a two 15 hour layovers in Beijing, could the Wall and Central Beijing be visited on each of these two layovers?
Lastly, how many days does Shanghai warrant on an already pressed itinerary.
Bedankt
Three days is a bit long just for Kashgar by itself, do you have your itinerary there already planned? One full day will do it but you will want to plan it around the livestock market. And there is lots to see in Kashgar county outside of Kashgar City.
Urumqi is not that interesting, but the minorities museum there is definitely worth a visit. As moondog said, there is far more to see in Turpan but you would want 1.5-2 days there. A year and a half ago I flew from Kashgar to Urumqi, got a taxi to one of the intercity bus stations and then bus to Turpan. That is probably the fastest and easiest way to do it. It will all depend on your time and timing.