Xinjiang is located in the northwest border of China, accounting for one-sixth of China's land area. For those of us in the south, she seems distant and mysterious. Her vast land resources make people feel less than Xinjiang, and I don't know how big the territory of China is. Is it fun to travel around Xinjiang?
Driving hundreds of kilometers a day is still deserted. Gobi, grassland, desert, rich geological resources and vast scenery. The history of the 36 countries in the western regions for thousands of years is waiting for us to read it slowly. The disappearing ancient country of Loulan, the mysterious Gobi Lop Nur.
On August 9th, 218, we started our exploration tour in Xinjiang. The plane arrived too late that day, and it was already a little past one to rest in the hotel. But looking at the shops that are still open on the roadside, I suddenly realized that the time difference in Xinjiang is more than two hours late. After 9: 3 every day, it is their nightlife time at 1 am. In the next ten days, we should also get used to the schedule of eating breakfast at ten o'clock in the morning and going to sleep at one o'clock in the evening.
We started at 1 o'clock on the morning of the 1th. Today, journey to the south is going to Brzin. More than 7 kilometers is the road we need to catch today. Journey to the south expressway, at three o'clock in the afternoon, passes through Karamay, an oil city. On both sides of the road are red kowtowing machines that swing up and down mechanically. The spectacular scene surrounded the whole city of Karamay, which made us realize that we were in the most famous Karamay oilfield in China. Once the words in the book became a reality, it felt so wonderful! We mainly ate authentic noodles with pulled caviar, which was the first food we ate in Xinjiang, and eased the fatigue of the journey.
chasing the sunset all the way, we race against time, and the grassland Gobi has a natural barrier all the way, but when the time limit is limited all the way, it is no exaggeration to check five steps, one booth and ten steps. It is very helpless to see that the speed of a car-free road can only be below 8 or 6. Fortunately, the sun still hanging in Xinjiang at nine o'clock in the evening, the gorgeous sunset and the colorful sunset in Rainbow Beach are today's themes.
Rainbow Beach is located in the Irtysh River basin, with different north and south sides. It is a typical Yadan landform due to the long-term influence of wind erosion, water erosion and leaching, and its south is the only Irtysh River in China that flows westward into Kazakhstan-Russia-Arctic Ocean, the second largest river in Xinjiang after Yili River. It can be said that "a river separated by two banks has its own two heavens". The rocks are colorful and dazzling in the setting sun.
When staying in Burqin County at night and traveling in Xinjiang is getting hotter and hotter, house prices naturally rise, and ordinary hotels can sell for four or five stars.
The next day, I woke up naturally and rushed to Hemu, one of the top ten most beautiful villages in China. He is the largest village where Tuwa people gather. The whole village is made of logs, simple and primitive, and deep in the basin of virgin forest. Circling up and down the mountain road. You can't get in by car at the entrance of the scenic spot, but you have to take the scenic spot shuttle bus to the tourist center for an hour, and then change to the village bus to go deep into each accommodation point. Xinjiang is big, and a village knows exactly what it is.
However, the scenery is not as beautiful as expected, but under the blue sky and white clouds, it reflects the original quaint scenery. Moreover, Hemu has been seriously commercialized, and there are no Tuwa people in the village. It is completely a tourist center, and the price is ridiculously expensive, which is two or three times acceptable outside, mainly because it is not authentic and is not run by locals. The whole wood is only in its shape, and there is no contact with the simple aborigines.
One of the reasons for staying in Hemu's cabin at night is to watch the stars at night, but the night sky is only sporadic, and it's very cold at night, which can't attract the interest of watching the stars at night. The second is to climb the viewing platform the next morning to see the morning fog and sunrise in the village. It's a pity that the weather is not beautiful, the clouds are thick at 6: 4, and it rained intermittently during our climbing. I can only climb high and look far, and I can't fully understand the beauty of the morning light in Zhonghemu Village. But our luck is not too bad. Under the leadership of senior donkey friends, we went deep into the hinterland of grassland to find the original uninhabited land. When an original and dense wild flower and weed appeared in front of us, we played like children, picking flowers and taking photos. It turns out that people can be so simple and easy to satisfy.
Leave Hemu Village and go around the mountain road to Kanas Scenic Area. The weather is still not beautiful, and the rain is accompanied all the way. Kanas in the rain is still full of people. From the beginning of buying tickets, shuttle buses and car ferry line up everywhere, and the heavy rain can't extinguish everyone's enthusiasm for coming to Kanas to explore the beautiful scenery. Although the whole body was wet because of the rain, and the temperature dropped to freezing point because of the heavy rain, we regretted that the clothes were not thick enough.
After three o'clock in the afternoon, we finally found the booked Kanas cabin and put down our luggage. But I'm tired. Although Kanas is very big, two days is not enough, but health is the capital of the revolution. As soon as everyone decides to have a rest, let's talk about it first. Moreover, the sunsets in Xinjiang are all over nine o'clock, so we think there is still plenty of time to play. Besides, the rain, light and scenery are not good.
fortunately, after the rest, I am in a good mood after the rain. Kanas scenic spot is too big, so we have to take a shuttle bus to every scenic spot. We live in Xincun, and we need to take a free bus from the village to the tourist center and transfer to the shuttle bus to all the scenic spots. The first stop we went to was Shenxian Bay, the most famous three bays in Kanas. Shenxian Bay was named after years of fog and mist, and the lake was sparkling with sunlight, like the residence of the gods. The second stop, Moon Bay, is named after its semi-Xuan Yue shape. What's even more amazing is that there are a large and a small naturally formed water grass footprint on the side, which has spread many beautiful legends. The third stop, Wolong Bay, is named after the lifelike appearance of aquatic plants in the lake like Tyrannosaurus Rex. Nature's uncanny workmanship really amazes us and gives us the feeling of returning from the three bays without looking at the bay! After visiting Sanwan, it's nearly nine o'clock, and the shuttle bus will stop operating after nine o'clock, so it's too tired to walk. We decided to go back to the hotel first and continue the rest tomorrow.
The weather in Kanas is like a baby's face. Just now it was raining cats and dogs, and soon it was sunny again. The next morning, it was still raining at 7 o'clock, and we thought that today's plan would be ruined. The highest point of Kanas, the fish-watching pavilion, is more than 2 meters above sea level. You can see the panoramic view of Kanas Lake at the top. But when it's rainy and foggy, you shouldn't see anything, so convince yourself not to do that futile summit. So, we chose to go to the wooden plank road of Kanas Lake to enjoy the lakes and mountains. Due to the different depths and topography of the lake, the lake has different colors and flowing momentum. Go deep into the original old Taijialin's patchwork scenery. If you have enough time, you can stay in Kanas for a few more days to enjoy the peace.
But in the afternoon, we have to watch the sunset in ghost city, Wuerhe, so we have to end Kanas' comfort in a hurry. Get on the bus and rush on the road. Today, we have to catch more than 6 kilometers! However, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when the shuttle bus came out from the scenic spot, and I felt that the sunset in ghost city should be missed. If we were in other places, we might be able to speed, but this is the speed limit of all the way in Xinjiang, and we can't even think about speeding. There are cameras everywhere, which makes people hard to prevent. I heard that someone came here for fifteen days and was fined 66 points! Obeying Xinjiang traffic regulations is the first priority.