Tacheng Old Town
塔城老风貌区
The old streets around the Red House, with Russian-style wooden houses, tin roofs and Russian bread bakeries tucked into the lanes. Ideal for a slow citywalk.
Since the Qing dynasty, Tacheng has been an important center of Sino-Russian trade, home for generations to Russians, Tatars, Daur, Han, Kazakh, Uyghur and other peoples living side by side. Around the Red House in the city center you'll still find many old Russian-style houses with carved window frames and tin-roofed gables, along tree-lined streets. In the old quarter you can buy freshly baked lieba (Russian bread) and Tatar pastries, try Kazakh milk tea and Russian kvass, and in the evenings you can often hear accordion music. Open all day and easy to explore on foot. The map coordinates are an estimate near the Red House. Many of the old houses are private homes, so please don't disturb residents when taking photos.
Opening hours
Open all day