Kumul — Travel Guide
Kumul is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Kumul is located in the northern end of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, neighboring Gansu Province in the east, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the south. It shares a 587 kilometers boundary with Mongolia. Kumul Prefecture was called Yiwu throughout the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), and Yizhou during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is believed that the county was initially established in the year 327, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it gained its present name - Hami, also Kumul. Kumul has elevated terrain in its center and lower terrain to the north and south. The Eastern Tianshan Mountains are located in its northern portion, while deserts comprise its eastern and western regions. The central land is made up of a flourishing oasis. The Tianshan Mountains traverse the region and divide Kumul into its southern oasis and northern river valley and prairie.
The best time to visit October to March.
By Air
Hami Airport is a one-gate airport located 13 km northeast of the city center.
Kumul is a gathering place of Uighur people. Here, you can buy many special local products, for example: Uighur flower-trimmed bonnet, Uighur musical instruments etc. You can see these things almost everywhere in the Kumul city. It does make sense to bring some home or send them to your relative or friends as gifts. Besides, you could not miss the well-known Kumul Hami melon and Kumul Date here. As the whether in Kumul is quite different from other placed, these melons and dates are especiall
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