turpan英语

Turpan 吐鲁番Turpan is located in a depression with the area of more than 1000 square kilometers of the eastern part of Xinjiang and some 80 meters below the sea level. And nearby the Moon Lake, or Eding Lake in local language, the lowest water surface is 154 meters below the sea level, the second lowest continental point in the world after the Dead Sea. Turpan is called the Land of Fire, which was derived from the intense summer temperature, the highest ever recorded was 47.5oC and in summer the ground surface temperature is about 70oC. The Depression is characterized by high temperature and rare perspiration, so it is hot but it is not wet, during summer, although it is extremely hot, the streets are full of people. The water from the surrounding mountains and underflow nourishes the depression. And the local people developed a unique irrigation system: "Karez", by which water is introduced to the agricultural oasis surrounded by desert. Turpan is famous for its grapes produce. Once in Turpan Depression, one has a feeling that as if he was in a land of grapes, The Grape Gauge, about 8 kilometers in length, is one with grapevines grown on the slopes of the both sides, and deep into the Gauge, there is a tourist resort, shaded by grapevines and from late June to early October, clusters of grapes hanging overhead and the mineral water flowing from under the rocks make the resort a great attraction. In fact, the city proper itself is one that is surrounded or covered by grapevines. Many streets themselves are vineyards or trellises with grapevines, together with the fruit stands the whole city is a mixture of the fruit orchard and market, since 1990, the Grape festival held in the city becomes a great attraction not only to business people, but people from all over the world. In history, Turpan was the capital of ancient Gaochang Kingdom (from the sixth century) and later the administration residence of Xizhou. It was a very important juncture on the Silk Road through which the western cultures and Chinese culture encountered and crashed and exchanged. A great many historical sites and cultural relics have remained. And the city is known as a “natural museum of man and culture. The major tour sites of the area of the Northern Part of South Xijiang centered by Turpan: the Flaming Mountains, the Moon Lake, Grape Gouge, Karez System, the Ruins of ancient City of Jiaohe, the ruins of ancient City of Gaochang, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Emin Minaret, Astan-Kharakhoja Tombs, Sand Dune Park, the Sand Plant Park. Notes: 1. Turpan 吐鲁番 2. the Dead Sea 死海 3. Karez 坎儿井（灌溉暗渠）

turpan吐鲁番英式音标: [ˈtɜːpæn] 美式音标: [ˈtɜːpæn]

turpan，读音：［｀tuə｀pɑ։n]，吐鲁番［新疆维吾尔自治区］（旧译Turfan）

吐鲁番，新疆维吾尔自治区辖地级市，位于自治区中部，是天山东部的一个东西横置的形如橄榄状的山间盆地，四面环山，属于典型的大陆性暖温带荒漠气候；辖1个区、2个县，总面积69713平方千米；2017年总人口63.73万人。

新疆吐鲁番市特产

1、哈密瓜

哈密瓜在新疆有2000多年的栽培历史，称为“天下第一瓜”，其肉色如晶玉、风味独特、品质优良，畅销国内外。哈密瓜，色、香、味俱佳，瓜肉肥厚，香甜清脆，含糖量高（最高者达21%），“色黄明如缎”、“瓜熟时到口即融，无滓”。

2、吐鲁番葡萄

新疆吐鲁番是葡萄的故乡，也是葡萄的王国。据史书记载，早在2000多年前西汉时期张骞出使西域，就发现这里种值葡萄。由于这里气温高、日照时间长、昼夜温差大，特别适合葡萄的生长和糖份的累积。这里的品种繁多，有无核白、红葡萄、黑葡萄、玫瑰香、白布瑞克等500多个优良品种，堪称“世界葡萄植物园”。

3、吐鲁番烤羊肉串

烤羊肉串维吾尔语称之为“喀瓦甫”。1986年中央电视台春节联欢晚会上，陈佩斯、朱时茂合作表演了小品《烤羊肉串》，使吐鲁番这一风味小吃声名大噪，踪迹遍及全国。该菜是新疆名菜，原料的取用和烤制的火候十分关键，烤熟后羊肉色泽酱红，麻辣鲜香、油亮，不腻不膻，外酥里嫩，肉质鲜美，别具风味。

以上内容参考 百度百科--吐鲁番