Imagine that it must be shabby, but it must also be magnificent. After all, it is called "City". I really saw it, but I was inevitably lost. The scattered ruins are full of sadness and desolation.
Standing still, there seems to be prosperity between heaven and earth, and there seems to be noise in the wind I want to miss the past, but some dogs on the wall have been barking fiercely.
After eight years' absence, it's just a four-season cycle for the ancient city, but I have a completely different mood and naturally feel a different scene.
When we entered the scenic spot, the first thing we saw was the barking of dogs. I don't know if it was those in those days, crying as hard as in those days. If it's not tied by a rope, it must be coming for me.
The ancient city is located in Wulabo Village, Dawan Township, Urumqi, about 17 km away from the city center. On June 25th, 20001year, it was selected as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.
It is one of the famous "New Ten Scenes" in Urumqi, and it is the earliest and most well-preserved ancient city in Urumqi. Being so close to the urban area can be said to be the origin of Urumqi.
There is a Wulabo reservoir near the ancient city, which is now a first-class water source protection site in Urumqi. Driving exploration is restricted, so you can only walk in, about an hour and a half away.
In order to protect the water source, villagers near Wulabo Reservoir moved to new homes several kilometers away.
The new village was built at the expense of the government, with white walls and red tiles. It is unified and a beautiful scenery.
Through the village, the ancient city submerged in historical dust stands in front of us.
The plane of the ancient city is rectangular, with a length of 550 meters from north to south, a width of 450 meters from east to west and a circumference of about 2 kilometers. The entire city site covers an area of nearly 250,000 square meters.
The wall is rammed, with residual height of 2-6m and base thickness of10m. There are still square turrets in the four corners.
There are three rammed earth walls in the ancient city, which divide the city into three sub-cities, namely, the northeast and the northwest Wangnachi. The west is rectangular, the east is square and the south is square.
Dynasty changes, times change, the ancient city has been more than 1000 years ago. Some people think it is Luntai City in the Tang Dynasty, while others hold negative opinions. At present, there is no conclusion.
"Luntai City" is a county under the jurisdiction of the northern court of the Tang Dynasty. It is located in the fortress of the fourth road in Tianshan Mountain, northern Xinjiang, and it is the only place where the "Silk Road" passes through Xinbei Road.
Cen Can, a famous frontier poet in Tang Dynasty, lived in luntai county for three years and left many poems about Luntai. For example:
"Watch him cross the gate of the wheel tower, head east and enter the snow drift on Tianfeng Road";
"The night horn blows on the eaves of the tower, and the flag hanging on the north head is weak";
"From the observation deck, we can see dust and black smoke, and the China army is camping north of the wheel tower";
"Alakazam alfalfa is beautiful, and horse manure is levied on the wheel platform";
"I heard about Luntai Road, and I saw flying snow year after year";
"This September night, there was a cold wind blowing in the wheel tower and the valley, and the valley was full of broken boulders like pecking rice, which rushed down and forward with the wind";
"Wan Li, three years without incident" and so on.
The famous phrase "Like the strong wind in spring, it comes at night and blows open the petals of ten thousand pear trees" describes the scenery of the platform.
In the distance, the figure of the ancient city wall is faintly visible.
The water has frozen and is white.
In summer, it would be nice to camp near Wulabo Reservoir. When all is silent, the cool breeze blows gently, and the moonlight pours down like running water and gently sprinkles on us, what a wonderful thing.
Such reeds can be seen everywhere on the roadside. They don't look so eye-catching, but as long as they are in your frame, they are beautiful no matter how they are taken.
Large tracts of land, I wonder if I can grow crops. In order to ensure the drinking water safety of millions of citizens, I don't think we will breed again.
I'm not sure whether this is a dried flower or a mature seed. They look like half-open flowers, which have a special flavor against the snow.
This discovery made me out of control. On the way, I looked around in the snow for the shadow of that flower, even though it had withered.
When I got home, I put the dried flowers collected from the snow in the fish tank, but I didn't feel disobedient.
Don't think about what it looked like when it was a flower, because it is so beautiful now!
This pile didn't consider the shape at all, just tied the rest together and didn't want to throw any.
If there is a vase in it, it should look better!
Of all the photos, I like this one better. A big sister in the same industry also used it as a WeChat avatar.
She said that she saw infinite possibilities from this photo. Yes, the mountain has a turning back, and the distance is always pulling us forward!
Along the way, we stopped and talked little, because we were all busy taking pictures for fear of missing any beautiful scenery.
People who have never been to Xinjiang are always afraid to come because of some untrue words. People who really live here know it's good and don't want to leave.
This is the eleventh year that I came to Xinjiang. No matter where I live in the future, this land must be my haunted place.