Dushi Tourist Resort is located in the northern suburb of Liugong Town, Changji City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and one of the first batch of "Trustworthy" tourist attractions in the country. The scenic area covers an area of nearly 3,800 mu and is a large-scale enterprise integrating tourism, hotel catering, and entertainment. Built by the water, the scenic area features trees, fields, and other elements, presenting a beautiful pastoral landscape that stands out against the vast Gobi Desert in Xinjiang. The resort is arranged with seven theme parks, creating a high-end recreational resort that integrates ecology, tourism, culture, and entertainment.
History and Culture
Changji City, where Dushi Tourist Resort is located, was an important town on the ancient Northern Silk Road. The history of the scenic area can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty when it was an important node on the Silk Road. After many renovations and expansions, it has gradually developed into its current scale. The Intangible Cultural Heritage Town in the scenic area takes Silk Road culture as its theme, condensing the local customs, historical features, and cultural landscapes along the Silk Road, allowing visitors to feel the mystery and wonder of the ancient Silk Road.
Main Attractions
Happy Kingdom
Adjacent to the Ocean Water World, "Happy Kingdom" is a comprehensive theme park integrating ecological leisure, technological experience, and thrilling excitement. It has dozens of amusement facilities, most of which are imported from Europe, with design and technology reaching international standards. The park is composed of the Entertainment Facilities Area, Treasure Town, and Forest Adventure Area, equipped with themed outdoor scenery and supporting landscapes. The Entertainment Facilities Area has classic amusement facilities such as pirate ships and bumper cars, as well as various booth games; the Treasure Town includes a 4D cinema and the Fun Tribe, which contains entertainment facilities like mirror mazes; the Jungle Adventure Area is a jungle entertainment area featuring obstacle courses, climbing, and traversing projects. In addition, there is a performance stage in the town, showcasing folk customs, acrobatics, magic, and fairy tale parent-child shows.
Ocean Water World
Covering an area of nearly 100 mu, the Ocean Water World is jointly designed by many well-known international and domestic companies, making it a well-known water park in Xinjiang. Some core equipment is imported directly from abroad, and most of the equipment is selected from domestic sources, with leading quality and technology. The park has "Mini Water Village" and "Children's Wading Pool" suitable for children, the warm parent-child "Drift River", exciting "Tsunami Surfing" and "Hawaii Water Village",extreme speed "Super Big Horn + Hornet Combination Slide" and "Four-Colored Racing Slide", as well as the warm and romantic "Hot Spring Combination" and other projects. In addition, there are rich cultural performances, folk performances, and water project performances.
Intangible Cultural Heritage Town
Located in the scenic area, adjacent to the "Ocean Water World" and "Happy Kingdom", the Intangible Cultural Heritage Town serves as a regional distribution and leisure culture, shopping, and dining area. The architecture is an experiential commercial and cultural block with the theme of Silk Road culture and ancient-style buildings as the carrier. Here, visitors can taste exotic specialty foods, watch national specialty performances, purchase specialty goods from various countries, and feel the rich Silk Road culture and Western Regions customs.
Fisherman's Wharf
Dushi Tourist Resort has a vast lake space of more than 1,000 mu, with dozens of various yachts and boats docked at the Fisherman's Wharf. Visitors can choose large luxury yachts or small double yachts to experience the joy of freedom and boldness, or take a sightseeing water raft to float on the clear blue water and enjoy a pleasant time.
Health and Leisure Wellness Garden
The "Health and Leisure Wellness Garden" is composed of a sports area, dense forest landscape area, grassland landscape area, waterfront landscape area, garden sketches, etc. Visitors can rest, jog, cycle, play ball, or camp in the exquisitely designed and beautifully shaped natural environment, feeling the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Ice and Snow Paradise
The Ice and Snow Paradise is the largest artificial ice and snow amusement park in Xinjiang, with hundreds of ice and snow art masterpieces throughout the park. The park has more than ten magnificent giant ice buildings and towering snow sculptures, with strong visual impact and shock. In addition, there are dozens of entertainment activities such as ice skating, skiing, snowman building, big slides, snow tires, snowmobiles, and winter fishing.
Food
Roast Whole Lamb
Selected high-quality sheep, marinated and roasted through special processes. The outer skin is golden and crispy, the meat is tender and juicy, and the aroma is overflowing. It is one of the characteristic foods of Xinjiang, usually enjoyed on important occasions or when entertaining guests.
Big Plate Chicken
With chicken, potatoes, green peppers, belt noodles, etc., as the main ingredients, the chicken is tender, the potatoes are soft, the green peppers are crisp, the soup is rich, and the belt noodles absorb the flavor of the soup, making it very delicious. It is a popular home-cooked dish that can be tasted in the scenic area restaurants and surrounding restaurants.
Nang with Meat
Tender mutton is stewed until soft and rotten, paired with crispy roasted nang. When eating, dip the nang in the rich mutton soup, perfectly combining the aroma of meat and noodles, with a mellow taste.
Hand-Grabbed Mutton
Mutton is cut into large pieces and simply cooked, paired with salt, cumin, and other seasonings. The meat is tender and fresh, allowing people to taste the deliciousness of mutton, and it is a must-eat food to experience Xinjiang's food culture.
Pilaf
Made by stewing rice, mutton, carrots, raisins, and other ingredients together. The rice is clear and separate, absorbing the oil of mutton and the sweetness of carrots, with a rich taste and nutritious and delicious.
Tickets
Sightseeing ticket: 30 RMB/person; Land Park package ticket: 50 RMB/person.
You can search for the official WeChat public account "杜氏旅游" of the scenic area in WeChat to get the latest updates or purchase tickets online.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 10:30 - 18:30; Saturday to Sunday: 10:00 - 19:30. In case of festival activities, please refer to the real-time announcement. The opening hours of the park may be changed due to weather and other factors, please refer to the on-site announcement of the park on the day.
Tour Routes
For a one-day tour, you can go to Happy Kingdom in the morning to experience various amusement facilities, taste food in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Town at noon, go to the Ocean Water World in the afternoon to cool off, and take a boat at Fisherman's Wharf in the evening to enjoy the lake view. For a two-day tour, you can visit Happy Kingdom, Ocean Water World, and Intangible Cultural Heritage Town on the first day and stay in the scenic area at night; on the second day, go to the Health and Leisure Wellness Garden to enjoy leisure time, and in winter, you can also visit the Ice and Snow Paradise.
Transportation
- Bus Route: Departure from Urumqi every day, 9:00 am at Hongshan Stadium Gate → Medical University Gate → Xiaoxigou (outside Louwailou Hotel), return at 6:30 pm with assembly at the scenic area gate. Booking in advance three days is required.
- Self-driving Route: Urumqi → Anningqu → Wujiaqu (Sancha Kou) turn left → to the scenic area, the whole journey is 40 kilometers.
- Departing from Changji: You can take Bus No. 37 to Dushi Tourist Resort.
Must-Visit Attractions
- Ocean Water World: As a leading water park in the northwest region, it has a variety of exciting and leisure water projects and wonderful performances, suitable for the whole family to play.
- Happy Kingdom: With many amusement facilities imported from Europe, it has a wide variety of entertainment projects, so both children and adults can find fun.
- Intangible Cultural Heritage Town: It allows people to deeply experience the Silk Road culture, taste exotic foods, buy specialty goods, and feel the unique folk customs.
Tour Tips
- When playing in the Ocean Water World in summer, remember to bring swimwear, swim caps, sunscreen, and other items.
- If you take children to play in Happy Kingdom, you can understand the height restrictions of each project in advance and arrange the play order reasonably.
- When playing in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Town, you can participate in more folk experience activities to deeply feel the Silk Road culture.
- When going to the Ice and Snow Paradise in winter, pay attention to keeping warm and wear thick cotton clothes, cotton shoes, gloves, and other cold-proof equipment.
- During the play process, arrange rest time reasonably to avoid excessive fatigue.
Notes
- Abide by the regulations of the scenic area and obey the command of the staff.
- When playing water projects, pay attention to safety and wear life-saving equipment as required.
- When playing in the amusement facilities area, pay attention to the safety of yourself and others to avoid accidents such as collisions.
- Respect the local customs and cultural differences.
- Pay attention to environmental protection and do not litter.