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Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area 安集海大峡谷正规开放观景区

Anjihai Daxiagu Zhenggui Kaifang Guanjingqu

The Anjihai Grand Canyon (安集海大峡谷) is a deeply cut, multi-coloured river valley in the Anjihai River basin on the northern flank of the Tianshan, in Shawan City and Wusu City, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang.

Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area (安集海大峡谷正规开放观景区)
Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area · 安集海大峡谷正规开放观景区 Photo credit ↓

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About Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area

The canyon lies within the Anjihai River basin on the northern flank of the Tianshan. Xinhua Silk Road describes it as a valley about thirty kilometres long, marked by rich colour and closely spaced terraces, with green vegetation, a blue-grey valley floor and a green river winding through it.

It places the canyon at the southern end of the Anjihai River, on the boundary between Shawan County and Wusu City.

No cited source identifies a designated or officially open viewing area at the canyon, and the page does not state its depth, a protection status or an opening arrangement.

What to look for

  • The closely spaced terraces Xinhua Silk Road gives as characteristic of the valley
  • The colour banding of the valley sides and floor, described by the page as rich and varied

Location & getting there

Getting to Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area

Use an authorised visitor route. Cave sections, geological sites and access roads can close independently, so confirm the area that your ticket covers.

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安集海大峡谷正规开放观景区 · 沙湾市

No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.

Sources & visit information

The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.

Image credits & notes (1)
  1. Anjihai Grand Canyon Viewing Area · 安集海大峡谷正规开放观景区Photo: lyxj.comResized for the web; the photo itself has not been edited.