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In Xinjiang, heart-stopping beauty comes with coffee

By Fang Aiqing and Mao Weihua in Urumqi | chinadaily.com.cn

Updated: 2026-11-11 20:31

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A cliffside cafe perches on the edge of a cliff in Kizilia Grand Canyon scenic area, about 60 kilometers north of Kuqa, Xinjiang. [Photo by Bu Dengpeng/For chinadaily.com.cn]

At a cliffside cafe in Kizilia Grand Canyon scenic area some 60 kilometers north of Kuqa, Xinjiang, visitors sat on the edge of the precipice with coffee in hand, overlooking the steep rocks below on Saturday.

Two concerts were held there on Saturday and Sunday, one inside the cafe and another outside amid crimson, sunset-hued rock walls dating back a hundred million years.

The scenic area, traversed by the southern section of the Dushanzi-Kuqa Highway, is a panoply of diverse landforms, including Yardang and Danxia formations. Visitors can drive along winding gravel roads to experience the canyon's grandeur.

Bu Dengpeng contributed to this story.

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