Going to Yili is definitely more than just going to see flowers. There are many scenic spots to see here. Besides, there are many scenic spots to see. When you go to Yili, you can taste the local food by the way. It is recommended to go there in full bloom, when you can see more beautiful scenery. The best travel time

The tourist season in Yili begins in April and ends in October. The peak period is from May to August. May and June are the seasons when wild flowers and lavender bloom. From July to August, melons and fruits are fragrant, and you can enjoy your food anywhere, but the flowers on the grassland begin to disappear in August.

from September, valleys and forests enter autumn. Those who like hiking should catch up with this safer season. After the end of October, Yili entered winter. Although many scenic spots and hotels are closed, it is interesting to enjoy the snow scene alone.

Although Ili was covered with snow and ice in April, the apricot flowers here have been in full bloom in the cold valley and ushered in the flower season for half a year.

The spring of May is the peak season for the blooming of red flowers in Tianshan Mountain, which lasts until the end of June and early summer. At that time, it was also the most spectacular season of lavender in the valley, hence the name "Provence, China".

it's not just provence in China. After July, under the snow line of Tianshan Mountain, rape, perilla and wild flowers are everywhere in the Tex Valley. In vineyards and watermelon fields around the valley, you can also see dazzling sunflowers. What does Yili eat

Yining, the capital of Yili, is a place where people can't stop eating. The cuisines of Uighurs and Hui people are mouth watering. You can choose to go to Hanren Street, where there are all kinds of snacks and delicious food, such as barbecue, pilaf, cold noodles, noodles, noodles, lungs and toast. The taste is not particularly good, but it is better than the whole one. Speaking of special restaurants and snacks, you should still go to Jiefang South Road, south of Baitullah Mosque, where you can think of all the Uighur cuisines.

From luxuriantly decorated hotels to steamed stuffed bun shops, ice cream shops, noodle shops, barbecue shops, pigeon soup shops, modern hamburger shops, modern Turkish hamburger shops and western food shops, some even open 24 hours a day. There are also many elegant Uighur restaurants in Kazanqi and Liuxing Street. Many people go in and order noodles and juice, usually at a reasonable price. Flower viewing

AprilApricot apricot blossom ditch in Yili

In early spring, people were awakened by apricot blossom in Yili. Apricot flowers are in full bloom in the cold valley, welcoming the half-year flower season in Yili. As time goes on, wild apricot flowers will bloom everywhere. From Hami and Shanshan to Korla, Kuqa to Yining and Kashgar, you can see a sea of apricot flowers like clouds.

In the hometown of Kazakhs near Nalati grassland, there is a huge wild apricot forest in Team 4 of Turgen Township, Xinyuan, which has become the new favorite of photographers in recent years. Apricot flowers usually bloom around April 2.

It is worth noting that the blooming apricot flowers are not the most beautiful. When it is budding, the pink flower and the white flower set each other off like a dream. The best shooting time is around 8: Beijing time, one and a half hours after sunrise.

Red flowers in Tianshan Mountains in May

The spring of apricot flowers can't wait, and the blooming of red flowers in Tianshan Mountains means that the warm summer in Tianshan Mountains has officially arrived. As long as the spring rain is abundant, from May to June, in Daxigou Township and Salbulak Town of Huocheng County, in Yuzi Township and Awulia Township of Moluo Tohti in Yining County, and in Musi Township of Nilek County and Zeketai Town of xinyuan county in the east? You can see the Tianshan safflower in full bloom.

interestingly, as early as 196s, the scenic spot was put on the camera by filmmakers and reported by the masses as "a large number of poppies were planted in Xinjiang". After collecting samples, researchers from the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences found that safflower is indeed a wild close relative of poppy, Papaver nigricans, but it does not contain morphine toxin.

Lavender in Ili in June

After the safflower season in Tianshan Mountain, the contestants who took over Ili became artificially planted lavender. If you just want to look around, you don't have to take it too seriously. If you go to Horgos Port or Chaxian County in June, you will often see lavender fields on the roadside.

As early as 1964, Xinjiang introduced three lavender varieties from Provence, France for trial planting. The planting area has not expanded for decades. With the development of tourism, lavender has become one of the main "ecological products" in Yili.

on the way to horgos port, you can stop by the grain depot of the 65th regiment, where the lavender field is one of the best in Qingshui river. But if you just want to take pictures of people, those paid gardens are more suitable for tourists. Play strategy

Sailimu Lake

Compared with Tibetan plateau lakes, Sailimu Lake has clear water, blue sky, lush aquatic plants and lush forests. Sleeping in Mongolian herdsmen's yurts or Kazakh herdsmen's yurts seems to be an indispensable ceremony, so as not to miss the West Sea grassland at sunset and the swans wandering by the swamp before sunrise.

Xiata Canyon

Xiata Canyon is probably the best hiking route in Central Asia. Flowers are in full bloom on the soft grass paved with pine needles. You can choose to ride a horse or walk to the huge glacier under the Khan Tengger Peak. If you have better foot strength and experience, follow the tour guide and the horse across the vast Tianshan Mountains to the edge of Taklimakan, which will be a replica of a trip two thousand years ago.

Qiongkushitai

There is no other place where life is closer to the Tianshan Mountains. In the deep valley of Qiongkushitai grassland, beautiful Kazakh wooden houses have been built under tall pine trees, some of which have a history of 1 years. Life here still depends to a great extent on fine horses. You will see Kazak grandpa riding a fine horse to take his granddaughter to school.

Karajun, Nalati and

are mostly gentle and charming alpine grasslands. If you change the angle slightly, you will get all kinds of lines and compositions. Galloping on the grassland of Yili will cause you to get lost for a short time, because you often enter canyons, forests, flowers and terraces in an instant. Kalajun and Nalati have perfect scenery and mature facilities, and Tamboura is more natural and beautiful.