Kuqa Naan City
库车大馕城
An AAA-rated attraction themed on the Kuqa giant naan, the “king of naan.” Visitors can watch naan baking, taste freshly baked giant naan and enjoy evening performances of Kucha music and dance.
Kuqa giant naan can exceed half a meter in diameter and is known as the “king of naan.” The making technique is listed as intangible cultural heritage. Kuqa Naan City, a AAA-rated attraction devoted to naan culture, lies along Jianshe Road in Kuqa city. It has a naan culture exhibition hall, a giant naan production workshop and a showroom for display and sales. Visitors can watch master bakers cook giant naan in clay ovens. For a fee (about CNY 48), you can also try making your own. Admission to the exhibition hall is about CNY 19. The performance hall stages the original music-dance drama “Apricot Blossom Tryst: Kucha on the Silk Road,” which weaves cave murals and Kucha music and dance into the stage production. The site is not large, and a visit takes about an hour. It can be combined with the Old Town and Kuqa Palace in the same day. Please confirm opening and performance times on the ticketing platform in advance.
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