Bukit Merah

Introducing Red Hill (from China Culture)
Urumqi Red Hill, 910 meters above the sea level at the highest point, terletak di pusat kota, di tepi timur Sungai Urumqi. Bentuknya yang spektakuler menyerupai naga perkasa yang berputar di pusat kota.

Fakta Cepat Bukit Merah
• Nama Cina: Hong Shan 红山
• Waktu Terbaik untuk Mengunjungi: April hingga Juli, September hingga Oktober
• Jam Kunjungan yang Disarankan: 1-2 jam
• Hal yang Bisa Dilakukan: Fotografi, Alam, Geologi
• Jam Buka: 10:00-21:00
• Biaya Masuk: Gratis; CNY 5 untuk Menara Yuantiao
• Alamat: No 2 Jalan Hongshan, Kecamatan Shuimogou, Urumqi, Xinjiang

Yang dapat diharapkan di Bukit Merah

Bukit yang panjangnya 1,5 kilometer (km) dan lebar satu km berwarna coklat kemerahan, itulah sebabnya dinamai Bukit Merah. Membentang dari timur ke barat di kota Urumqi, Bukit Merah Urumqi dihiasi oleh paviliun kecil dan di puncaknya berdiri sebuah pagoda sembilan lantai, dari batu bata abu-abu yang disebut Pagoda Zhenlong (Pagoda untuk Menaklukkan Naga), 8 meter (26.3 kaki) tinggi, menghadap Bukit Mirip Yama.

Menurut legenda, pada 1785 dan 1786 kota ini menderita banjir sungai yang parah, yang konon disebabkan oleh naga jahat. Jika dua gunung itu (Bukit Merah dan Bukit Mirip Yama) bersatu, the Urumqi river would be blocked and drown the city. Di 1788, Shang An, Urumqi’s governor, had two pagodas built at the top of each hill to suppress the dragon. Now the pagoda still remains intact.

There used to be many famous buildings on Urumqi Red Hill. During the time of the nomadic Oyrat Tribe, an “Ebo” – the name for a kind of cairn used by the tribesmen to worship and offer sacrifice to their gods was built here; in the Qing, the Temple of the Jade Emperor, the Temple of the Great Buddha and the Palace of the Dipper were built at the foot of Urumqi Red Hill. Those splendid temples used to hold Buddhist activities and attracted swarms of worshippers. Unfortunately warlords later burned them down.

Now with emerald greenery, Urumqi Red Hill is a landmark of the city. With a panoramic view on the top, Urumqi Red Hill is one of the best places to enjoy the scenery of Urumqi.

How to get to Red Hill
• Naik bus 7, 14, 17, 52, 68, 157, 301, 311, 537, 907, 910, 917, BRT 1, BRT 2, BRT 4, or BRT71 to Hongshan.
• Rent a car/bus from GGC to enjoy a hassle free private transfer from hotels in Urumqi to Red Hill.

Additional travel advice on Red Hill
• Please take enough food with drinking water with you.
• Please wear the sunscreen cream, sunglasses and the like to stop the strong sunlight shining your body directly in the dry weather.
• Please take enough warm clothes with you even in summer as the temperature difference is big between the daytime and the evening in Urumqi.