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Tekes 特克斯

Tekesi

Tekes is best known for its planned eight-trigram street layout, with roads radiating from the centre and connecting through rings.

Overhead view of Tekes town's radial octagon-shaped street grid
Aerial view of the octagonal street layout of Tekes ('Bagua City'), Xinjiang · 新疆特克斯八卦城放射状街道俯瞰 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 26 June 2010. · Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0
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About Tekes

Walking a short section makes the geometry easier to understand than treating the town as an aerial photograph alone. It also serves as a base for the wider Tekes valley and Kalajun grassland trips. The town centre and the scenic-area entrances are separate destinations.

What to look for

  • Radial streets and connecting rings express the eight-trigram plan.
  • The town provides a practical base for the Tekes valley and Kalajun.

Background & history

Tekes County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 8,067 km2. The county center is known for being a planned community with a shape of a ba gua.

Excerpt from Wikipedia: Tekes County · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.

Location & getting there

Getting to Tekes

Navigate to central Tekes for the street-plan visit and use the exact address of your accommodation for arrival. For Kalajun, confirm the named visitor centre separately rather than following a broad grassland pin.

General visit reminders

Check the venue’s current entry arrangements and the return connection before travelling.

Combine your visit

Choose from these complementary stops when planning your visit.

  1. Central street plan八卦城中心街区

    Begin by reading the radial layout.

  2. Neighbourhood ring walk街巷环线步行

    Choose a manageable public-street circuit.

  3. Kalajun visitor centre喀拉峻游客服务点

    Plan a separate grassland outing.

This is a suggested combination, not a timed route; confirm the opening and transport arrangements for your date.

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Find Tekes

特克斯 · 伊犁州

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More places nearby

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Yining Hanren Street Bazaar 伊宁汉人街大巴扎

87 km away

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Sources & visit information

The linked encyclopedia sources support background and place descriptions. Current opening hours, ticket prices, booking rules and transport schedules have not been independently verified for this guide. Confirm them with the venue or operator before travelling.

Geographic and historical facts selectively adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Tekes County · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1370119400.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07