My 29 days Free & Easy Visit to Northern Xinjiang (Urumqi, Fuyun, Beitun, Altay, Burqin, Jiadengyu, Karamay, Kutuin, Yining, Nalati & Tekes Baqua City), China Aug 9 > Sept 6 2026 D-7 (Beitun)

Beitun Museum, Xinjiang

Yudai River Waterfront Leisure Area
Beitum, Xinjiang 

Longjiang Xiaozhen, Beitun, Xinjiang

D-7 Saturday Aug 15 2026 (Beitun, Xinjiang) - my 2nd day in Beitun, a light visit program today, only 3 major visits by public buses ie Beitun Museum, Yudai River Leisure Area & Longjiang Xiaozhen & spent the rest of our day resting in hotel & visiting a nearby wet market & bought some groceries & food. 

Public Transport: 7 town bus rides (CNY1 x 7)

1) Morning walk from my hotel to Beitun Passenger Transport Centre (approx 1.5km) to inquire about bus services & timetable from Beitun > Altay City for our bus ride tomorrow. 

2) Beitun Passenger Bus Stop - approx 1.5km from our hotel.

3) Beitun Passenger Transport Centre - the station where we will be taking a MPV van from Beitun > Altay tomorrow morning. 

4) My morning breakfast (CNY11 = Rm6.60) in a local restaurant nearby our hotel 

5) Public bus ride (CNY1) from our hotel to Yudai River Waterfront Leisure Area, Beitun, Xinjiang

6) Yudai River Waterfront Leisure Area, Beitun, Xinjiang - a national 3As tourist attraction, am artificial urban river stretching 20.6km featuring a 3.3km landscaped leisure section right through Beitun city, popular for its night market, musical fountains & lively local evening gatherings. 

7) Public bus ride (CNY1) from our hotel to Beitun Museum, Xinjiang

8) Beitun Museum, Xinjiang - a free & comprehensive cultural center focussing on the history of frontier settlement & defense by the Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps.  

9) Longjiang Xiaozhen, Beitun, Xinjiang - a Silk Road style suburban new township, most shops here had closed for business at the time of our visit ! 

10) Walkabout in Beitun wet market - bought pork offal (CNY32), century eggs (CNY8), a pack of dry noodles (CNY8) & cucumber (CNY3), good enough for use as ingredients in my DIY cooking in the hotel ! 

11) My DIY pork offal mihoon / cucumber lunch 

12) Walkabout in downtown Beitun, Xinjiang

13) Sun setting as viewed from our hotel's windows.