At Tuyuq Village, you will find the stunning valley with streams running and green plants. The valley offers weathered red rocks and sand to appreciate. It is ideal for painting and photographing. At the middle of the valley is Tuyuq Caves originally dug between 266 and 420. Tuyuq Caves is one of the three famous Buddhist caves in Xinjiang. There are 94 caves 8 caves of which offers some frescoes to admire the Buddhist culture. Unfortunately, the frescoes in the other caves were cut off or destroyed by foreign expeditions in the 20th Century.
After you enter the south mouth of the valley, Mazar of Huojiamu always comes into the sight. The bigger the Mazar is, the higher the social status of the deceased of the Mazar will be.
Tuyuq Village is located at the valley. It is around 1,700 years old, becoming the oldest village Uyghur village in Xinjiang. At the village, you can just see two colors – yellow and green. The houses are yellow while the vineyards are green. One mosque stands in the middle of the village. You will experience the oldest authentic Uyghur tradition and folk customs at the village. The old houses were built with immature soil. The oldest house is more than 400 years old. In the costumes with Uyghur characteristics, villagers communicate in Uighur language and enjoy their own religious life. They dug the underground caves to spend summer.