Changyu Baron Balboa Chateau
张裕巴保男爵酒庄
A European-style castle winery in Nanshan New District, where you can visit the winemaking hall and underground cellars and taste wines from the northern slope of the Tian Shan.
Changyu Baron Balboa Chateau is in Nanshan New District of Shihezi. It was built by the Changyu Group together with partners. Its castle-style main building houses underground cellars, a fermentation hall and a wine culture exhibition hall, and the surroundings are vineyards on the northern slope of the Tian Shan. Visits cover the winemaking process and tastings of wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon. During the harvest season in September and October, you can see the vineyards in full harvest.
Admission including tasting costs several dozen yuan, subject to the winery. Do not drive after drinking. The winery is about 8 km from the city centre and is reached by taxi.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 (varies by winery)
Nearby sights
- Century Park (Shihezi)
- Ai Qing Poetry Museum
- First Company of Military Reclamation
- Youqi Square
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Military Reclamation Museum
- Zhou Enlai Memorial
- Manas National Wetland Park
- Shihezi Nanshan Scenic Area