Korla Travel Guide
Korla or Kurla locates in central Xinjiang with an area of 7116.9 square kilometers. Korla means “overlook” in Uygur and is the capital of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which has a similar territory as France and claims the largest prefecture in China. To the northeast, it is the Tarim Basin, to the north is the Tianshan Mountain’s branches-Kuluke Mountain and Hualashan Mountain, the Taklimakan Dessert (second largest desert in the world) is on the south. Korla has the Han (majority), Uygur, Mongolian, Hui and so on 23 nationalities, the minorities accounts for 30.1% of the population.
Korla has long been a prosperous and the biggest centre in the region after Karashahr itself with abundant water and extensive farmlands, as well as controlling the main routes to the south and west of Karashahr. Due to the discovery of oil in the Taklimakan Desert, Korla is now both more populous and far more developed than Karashar. Korla is home to a huge operational center for Petro China's exploration in Xinjiang. It is known for its production of fragrant pears, which are well known in the region for their sweetness and flavor-so called “the City of Pears”. more about Korla »
- Chinese Name: 库尔勒
- Chinese Pinyin: kù ěr lè
- English Name: Korla
- Location: Northwest of China
- Latitude: 41° 68' N
- Longitude: 86° 07' E
- Area: 7,117 sq. km. (2,748 sq. mi.)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0996
- Population: 800,000
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Red Butterfly Valley
Summary It is one of the top three butterfly valleys in Xinjiang. Every spring witnesses an ocean of red butterflies fly and gather there. Overview Hoxud Red Butterfly Valley is located in Hoxud County, Korla, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The valley stretches several kilometers with char... more about Red Butterfly Valley
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Hello Reuben,
There are flights from Chengdu to Korla everyday, the price is CNY2890 (US$455) per person including tax.
Dear Carl,
The train from Korla to Urumqi is K9758/K9755, it stars at 19:17pm, arriving at 07:58am on the next day. It takes about CNY232(US$36) for the soft sleeper.
If taking a bus, it will take about 5-6 hours and it costs about CNY70 (UD$11) per person.
There is no directly flight from Beijing to Korla. You should change a flight at Urumqi.
Thank you. I am amazed that so many trains in China are slower than the buses!
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