County-level city · Xinjiang

Korla 库尔勒市

Korla (库尔勒市) has a network of urban waterways, including the Kongque River (孔雀河), Dujuan River (杜鹃河) and Hongyan River (鸿雁河). Parks, towers and riverside viewing places make water a prominent part of the city’s public landscape.

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High-rise buildings reflected in the Konqi River at dusk in Korla
Sunset over the Konqi River with the skyline of Korla · 新疆库尔勒市孔雀河畔的城市天际线与暮色 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 12 September 2015. · liuzusai刘祖赛 · CC BY 3.0
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Administrative area
County-level city · 县级市
Part of
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
库尔勒市
Local areas
County-level city guide

Area & population

Area in the source
7,219.48 km²
Population · 2020
779,352

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

Winter trees and swans

Kongque Park (孔雀公园) stands on the south bank of the Kongque River, where winter frost coats the riverside trees. Migrating swans gather on the Dujuan River, offering a different seasonal scene within the city. The Hongyan River has reed-planted banks, a path for non-motorised traffic, viewing pavilions and numerous landscape bridges.

Yong’an Tower on an island

Yong’an Tower (永安塔) stands on a small island in the Hongyan River, in western Korla. Construction began in 2015. The nine-storey, square-bodied tower is 52.7 metres high and tapers upwards. An elevator reaches the top floor, whose windows face all four directions. Walking paths and a square surround the tower, which takes its name from the former Yong’an Township (永安乡).

Sources for this guide

八条冬季旅游线路！带你玩转梨城→ · Korla City Government

Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.

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Places to explore around Korla

The Konqi River running away through Korla at dusk: a stone-paved promenade with balustrades and lamps along the right bank, a long row of apartment towers with a lit LED billboard on the left bank, its orange glow reflected in the water, and low hills and haze at the horizon.The Konqi River running away through Korla at dusk: a stone-paved promenade with balustrades and lamps along the right bank, a long row of apartment towers with a lit LED billboard on the left bank, its orange glow reflected in the water, and low hills and haze at the horizon.

Peacock River and Korla Riverfront孔雀河与库尔勒城市河岸

The Peacock River (孔雀河) runs through Korla (库尔勒市) in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, and the catalogue label 孔雀河与库尔勒城市河岸 is an editorial one covering the river and the banks built along it in the city.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

Photo: Peacock River and Korla Riverfront · liuzusai刘祖赛 · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

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