There is a place in China called Xinjiang; There is a beautiful scenery called the beauty of the western regions!
Urumqi not only has strong local traditional folk customs, but also has the trend of leading the cutting-edge fashion. Because of its tolerance, the world culture collides with colorful sparks here. It is precisely because it is the center of the "Belt and Road" that it has created a stage for a hundred schools of thought to contend in Urumqi.
On your first day in Urumqi, you can go to the Museum of the Autonomous Region to learn about the history and culture of Xinjiang (open at 10: 00 in the morning, close at 4: 30 in the afternoon and close every Monday). In the afternoon, you can go to the world's largest international market to experience Islamic culture, taste western food and appreciate national architecture.
Food recommendation on the first day: There are many delicious foods in Urumqi that should not be missed: Kathy's southern food, pomegranate red Xinjiang cuisine, fat old man's Xinjiang special pepper chicken, Guo Shan Lane Xinjiang restaurant and pub, Xiloulan mansaf and petty bourgeoisie Xinjiang cuisine.
Depart at around 8: 00 am for Tianshan Tianchi, a national 5A scenic spot, which is the nearest famous scenic spot to Urumqi. Here, it is suggested to hike the Great Tianchi Lake and the East Small Tianchi Lake along the trail from bottom to top to enjoy the scenery of the vertical natural belt of Tianshan Mountain.
After lunch, take a bus to Junggar Basin, Gurbantunggut Desert (the second largest desert in China) and Kalamaili Mountain ungulate reserve. You can see many natural wonders along the way, and you can stop to shoot and play when you meet beautiful scenery. Book a hotel in qiaqia Touzhen or Huaidong Qicai Bay in advance, and check into the hotel directly after arriving at night.
The next day's food recommendation: Chinese food: Tianchi Road dinner: Xinjiang soup rice, meatball soup.
After breakfast, the hotel continued to travel south along National Highway 2 16, passing through the scenery of Erqis River Valley, which is the only river flowing from west to east in China and is known as the world poplar gene bank.
Arrive at Beitun for lunch at noon. After that, I went to visit the northern shore of Lake Ulungu, which is known as the "Pearl of Northern Xinjiang". Currently in an undeveloped state. Pay attention to safety and don't litter.
Be sure to arrive at the Rainbow Beach Scenic Area before sunset, enjoy the Ya Dan landform of Rainbow Beach and the suspension bridge on the Irtysh River at sunset, and go to the night market street on the Irtysh River in Brzin at night, drink kawas beer and eat cold water fish.
Food recommendation on the third day: Chinese food: Sijiu meatball soup or Beitun Yiganqi pilaf dinner: Brzin Hedi Night Market grilled fish.
After breakfast, I took a bus to Altai Mountain, the Mongolian "Golden Mountain" (here is the boundary mountain between China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan). According to folklore, there are 72 ditches in Altai Mountain, in which there is gold. After that, stop at Chonghuer Township to check the condition of the vehicle (don't take photos with Kazakh children holding lambs here, it's expensive).
After that, it circled over Xiaodaban along the Panshan Highway, passing through Kanas Airport and Heiliutan Grassland, and entered a wide canyon area, where the mountains and flowers are blooming and the grass is flourishing, and the Altai Mountain in the distance is endless.
Arrive at Jaden Valley (where Jaden is said to live) for lunch before noon, then buy tickets for Kanas scenic spot, take the scenic bus into Kanas Lake to explore the waters of "Kanas Lake Monster", book the cabin room of the holiday villa in advance, put away your luggage at the villa first, take a short rest, enjoy the scenery of Kanas Lake area along the wooden plank road, and after having a good time, take the transfer center at around 17: 00.
Count the stars to sleep at night and have a sweet fairy tale dream.
Food recommendation on the fourth day: Chinese food: Jiadengyu snacks dinner: Villa team meal.
After breakfast in the morning, visit the three famous bays of Kanas River, namely: Shenxian Bay, Moon Bay and Wolong Bay. Because there is fog in Shenxian Bay every morning, it is especially worth punching in the morning. Don't miss friends who like taking pictures! After shooting the morning fog in Shenxian Bay, take a bus to Moon Bay, and walk from Moon Bay along the plank road to the bottom of the valley to visit Wolong Bay. Many people don't know that in fact, walking in Wolong Bay is the most beautiful place among the three bays.
After coming out of Wolong Bay, take the scenic bus to the exit of Jiadengyu, and then transfer to the bus to Harmony Town. Arrive in Harmony in the afternoon, book the shipping space in advance, and pay more attention to comparison. Otherwise, the conditions here are poor, the requirements are not too high, and it will be clean and hygienic. At dusk, I walked to the Hemuhe single-plank bridge at the entrance of the village and watched the cattle and sheep coming home slowly, as if I had returned to the scene of herding cattle in rural areas as a child.
Climb the Harmony Observation Deck to enjoy the panoramic view of Harmony Village in the sunset, and explore the way to shoot the sunrise on the observation deck again the next morning (the sunrise should be shot before the sun rises, and it is not bright when we leave, so we need to explore the road in advance and bring a flashlight).
Food recommendation on the fifth day: Chinese food: Jiadeng fish snacks dinner: stay in a log cabin and eat local food.
In the early hours of the morning, I boarded the Harmony Observation Deck to photograph the sunrise in Harmony Village. After taking photos, I drove back to Garden Valley and drove away from Harmony Village. I went all the way down the mountain to the ghost town of the world. This afternoon, I'm going to shoot the sunset in the ghost town of Wuerhe. It's a long way, and Chinese food suggestions are simple and convenient, so I can eat team meals.
Arrived at Wuerhe Ghost Town in China around 5 pm, which was rated as the first most beautiful Ya Dan landform by chinese national geography. It is suggested to enter the scenic spot early, choose the shooting location in advance, and take photos with the most beautiful Ya Dan landform sunset. It's no exaggeration to describe it with uncanny workmanship here. Many grotesque hills have been eroded by the wind, much like the major landmark buildings in the world, such as "Pyramid, Angkor Wat, Temple of Heaven" and so on.
Food recommendation on the sixth day: Chinese food: snacks in Chonghuer Township; Dinner: Aoudan sheep neck meat or Chinese food.
This section of the road is the longest section of the whole line, so be sure to start early.
After breakfast, along the 2 17 national highway, you can enjoy the scenery of Gobi Oilfield and feel the natural scenery of Karamay, the oil city. After arriving in Kuitun, you can drive all the way to the west on the 3 12 national highway to reach the "last tear of the Atlantic Ocean" Sailimu Lake, which was called "clean sea" in ancient times.
After buying the ticket, take the scenic bus to enjoy the lakes and mountains of Sailimu Lake. You can climb to the top of Tianshan Mountain on the hiking trail at the south gate of Sailimu Lake and see the magnificent Guozigou Bridge. In the evening, it is recommended to stay at the best scenic spot in Guozigou-the characteristic yurt of Kazakh herders.
Food recommendation on the seventh day: Chinese food: Gao Quan Xinjiang mixed noodles dinner: four meals for one sheep.
After getting up in the morning, shoot the sunrise of Sailimu Lake, then take a bus through the Guozigou you saw yesterday afternoon and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Guozigou through the window of Guozigou Bridge, which is called "Tieguan". You will realize what a "steep fortress" is. When you walk out of the fruit ditch, you will reach Qingshuihe Town.
If you go around mid-June, you can choose to take the old national highway 3 12 and go to the 65th group to enjoy the lavender ocean. However, lavender is basically harvested in early July, so if the time is wrong, it is recommended to take the Guozigou Bridge, which is fast and easy to walk.
In the afternoon, I arrived at Nalati Prairie, a 5-A scenic spot, and rode on the grassland. Nalati grassland is also a subalpine meadow plant area and one of the four major grasslands in the world. Its rich vegetation and fresh water resources make it a famous pasture since ancient times. There are three routes to enter the scenic spot by bus: one is the ticket for 40 yuan in the valley grassland, the other is the ticket for 60 yuan in air grassland, and the third is the ticket for Panlong Ancient Road 100 yuan. Tickets are valid for two days, so don't waste them. You must choose to play here twice.
Food recommendation on the eighth day: Chinese food: Nalati grassland reunion dinner: Nalati ancient town snacks
After breakfast, take a bus to Nalati Grassland, and then take a bus along National Highway 2 17 (commonly known as Duku Highway) to Bayinbuluke Grassland, which is the most dangerous mountain road in China. Numerous continuous sharp turns uphill, peaks and bends suddenly appear, and the 70-kilometer mountain road will let you experience the four seasons in one day. This is a clip of Shen Teng's competition in the movie Flying Life.
After crossing Daban, Red garrick at an altitude of1.750m, the view is suddenly broadened, and you can enter the mountainous basin of Tianshan Mountain (in case of traffic restriction, you can bypass Bayinbuluke through National Highway 2 18). Bayinbuluke Grassland is the second largest grassland in China, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, which is breathtaking. It is also one of the most important animal husbandry bases in Xinjiang, and Swan Lake Reserve is the largest protected area in China.
In the evening, I boarded the observation deck of Brazil Rick's Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends and photographed the beautiful sunset of Kaidu River. The sunset of Kaidu River looks like the sunset of the sea, and the Kaidu River embedded in this green land looks like a golden ribbon.
Food recommendation on the ninth day: Chinese food: Nalati reunion dinner: Mongolian-style black-headed sheep and delicious barbecue in Yili.
After breakfast, I reluctantly left Bayinbuluke grassland by bus, climbed slowly along the tributary of Kaidu River, passed a small lake area (Aobao, Mongolia) along the way, and crossed the highest point of this trip-Chahan Nurdaban at an altitude of 3,680 meters.
Arrive at Barentai for lunch at noon. In the afternoon, I arrived at Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in China, which is known as "Yang Guifei of the four beautiful lakes in Xinjiang". There is a golden beach with a length of about 2 kilometers and a width of 160 meters, which is comparable to the beach by the sea and enjoys the reputation of "Hawaii in Xinjiang".
Food recommendation on the tenth day: Chinese food: Barentai Muslim special dinner: Bosten Lake fish feast.
After breakfast, take a bus to Turpan, which is known as the "Fire Island", continue northward along G3 14 National Road, pass through Yanqi County, cross the extremely dry ditch of Yinshan Ancient Road (Xuanzang's road to learn from the scriptures), and have lunch in the high-speed service area.
Arrive in Shanshan County in the afternoon and walk 2-4 kilometers to visit Kumutage Desert. Here, you can understand the artistic conception of "the desert is lonely and the long river sets the yen" as the poet Wang Wei said.
Food recommendation on the eleventh day: Chinese food: saute spicy chicken, hand-grabbed meat dinner: Shanshan night market tasting snacks, Xinjiang barbecue.
It is recommended to get up early in the morning. On a cool morning, we went to Turpan. The famous grapevines can be seen everywhere on this road. There is no need to go. On the contrary, Flame Mountain and Karez are worth visiting. The local people of Flame Mountain call it "Hongshan", where the highest surface temperature is above 70℃ and the summer temperature is around 47℃. It is the hottest place in China, which is in the Monkey King. In the Journey to the West, the third place to put out the fire is the iron fan princess banana fan.
In Xinjiang, which is short of water, Karez is an old well for extracting groundwater. It is distributed in many provinces, but it is really unusual to visit Karez in Xinjiang once.
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In the Nalati grassland under the blue sky and white clouds, I rode sheep to live in a yurt and woke up under the snow-capped mountains every day.
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