Buildings and structures in Xinjiang

reservoir in Xinjiang

Buddhist stupa located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert in China

thumb|right|300px|Chunche in Boyluq, Turpan thumb|Hanging grapes being dried for raisins inside a Chunche Chunche (, Чунчә; Chinese: 晾房, 阴房) is a Uyghur word that refers to a kind of building used to make raisins in Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The building has a dark interior, and the walls are covered with a large number of holes to allow wind to pass through and assist in the drying process through evaporation. Chunches are usually built in high, windy, areas due to the need for the wind.

thumb|right|300px|Melikawat ruins Melikawat (; ; there are other Chinese spellings as well) is an archaeological site located 18 miles (30 kilometres) south of Hotan, Xinjiang in north-western China. It was once a city that functioned as a major Buddhist center in the Kingdom of Khotan and may have been the kingdom's capital. The first inhabitants of the site were probably Tocharians. Today, the site contains the remains of walls, glass and pottery.