Xinjiang is a very mysterious and wide-ranging place, and it is also the largest province in China. Since ancient times, it has been a land where many cultures of the Western Regions and the Central Plains civilization blend and contact, and it has a unique geographical landform and climate environment, producing many sweet and delicious fruits. Here are some detailed strategies to share with you.

1. Pre-tourism preparation in Xinjiang

1. The geographical area of Xinjiang is really too large, which is equivalent to four times the sum of Beijing+Shanghai+Jiangsu+Zhejiang+Guangdong. Almost one third of the time spent traveling in Xinjiang is by car, so friends who want to travel in Xinjiang must be prepared to take a long bus. It is worth mentioning that the scenery on both sides of the highway in Xinjiang is really good.

2. The sunshine in Xinjiang is abundant, and it is very dry and hot everywhere. Xinjiang is located in the middle of Eurasia, which determines that the water vapor in the ocean is difficult to reach. Urumqi is the farthest city from the ocean in the world. Therefore, the climate in Xinjiang is relatively dry on the whole, and the air humidity is low. Therefore, you must do a good job of hydrating and moisturizing when traveling in Xinjiang. If you want to visit friends in Hotan area and Taklimakan desert area, you should also take measures to prevent sandstorms.

Xinjiang tourism panorama

II. Travel time

The best tourism season in Xinjiang: June, July, August, September and October

① March-April: windy, cold wave invasion, prone to strong winds and sandstorms, and increased precipitation. At this time, it is a good choice to go to southern Xinjiang. Peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are actually open, and there is a prairie that has just recovered. Wild apricot flowers can be seen in Turpan and Shanshan.

② June: You can enjoy the sea of flowers and the most beautiful lavender in Yili area (it is the most beautiful in mid-June, but the fruits and vegetables are not yet mature.

③ July-August: You can still see the sea of flowers all over the mountains and the vast grassland with abundant water plants. The mountainous area is a good summer resort. At this time, the grassland welcomes Nadam and Tianma Festival. However, the lavender has been harvested and the fruits and vegetables began to ripen in mid-August.

④ September-October: It is the most beautiful harvest season in Xinjiang, with comfortable weather. It is a real golden autumn season with fragrant melons and fruits. Kanas in autumn is recognized as the most beautiful autumn scenery in China, and Populus euphratica forest in southern Xinjiang is also stained with the color of golden autumn, and fruits are also in the harvest season. However, these two months are also the most prosperous tourist season in Xinjiang, and accordingly prices and scenic spot ticket prices have risen.

a map of Xinjiang tourism

3. Consumption level

Do you think prices in Xinjiang are very low? In fact, you are only half right. In southern Xinjiang, the price is really low. Basically, you can eat very well with a dozen dollars, and the fruit is even cheaper. For example, the watermelon in Kuqa is 5 cents a kilogram, which is one kilogram! And big and sweet.

but! Focus! The price in northern Xinjiang is not low at all, especially the level of tourism consumption is very high. I can say with certainty that the level of tourism consumption in northern Xinjiang can be comparable to that in first-tier cities such as Beishangguang! ! What caught me off guard most in Xinjiang was the price of food and beverage. In northern Xinjiang, a full meal often costs at least 3-4 yuan (it is more expensive near the scenic spot, because the food eaten in Xinjiang is relatively large, so it is correspondingly expensive, and a plate of mixed noodles costs at least 2-25 yuan. If it is in the scenic spot, it is even more terrible. I saw in Kanas scenic spot that the tomato scrambled eggs with such a small dish sold for 48 yuan! In peak season, if you want to eat meat in scenic spots, you basically have to start from 55 to 65 yuan (except barbecue).

Tickets for scenic spots are not cheap either, especially for large and famous scenic spots. Together with interval tickets, they basically cost more than 15 yuan, and some even cost more than 2 to 3 yuan.

So before you come to Xinjiang, make sure you have enough travel expenses. Traveling in Xinjiang may cost you a lot. In this respect, traveling with a group is the best choice. After all, the prices of scenic spots tickets, hotels and lunches that travel agencies can get are much cheaper than those that you can get personally.

map of tourist routes in Xinjiang

iv. tourist routes

the classic tourist routes in Xinjiang are generally divided into eastern, western, northern and southern routes.

If you want to travel around the Great Ring Road in Xinjiang, the order is generally: North Line → West Line → South Line → East Line

Here are four classic routes for everyone, each of which contains the most famous and beautiful scenic spots. According to personal preferences, Choose between budget and time:

① Northern line (mainly in Altay: 7-8 days

A. Urumqi-Keketuohai-Brzin-Jiadengyu-Hemu-Kanas Lake-Baihaba-Habahe County-Rainbow Beach-Brzin

B. Urumqi- Hiking route in the district:

A. East Hiking: 3-4 days

Jiadengyu-Halfway Inn-Hemu Village-Black Lake-Kanas

B. West Hiking: 4 days

Kanas-Tubek-Shuanghu-Na Ren Ranch-Baihaba

. Kex-Karajun-Qiongkushitai-Nalati-Bayinbuluke

PS: Qiongkushitai-Karajun hiking route: 2-3 days

Qiongkushitai village-camping platform-flower platform-West Karajun

③ Southbound tourism (southern Xinjiang customs line: 9-1 Highway-Korla-Urumqi

④ Eastern Tour: 4-5 days

Urumqi-Tianshan Tianchi-Urumqi-Turpan-Shanshan-Hami

Overview map of northern Xinjiang tourist routes

Xinjiang tourist aviation map

Eight scenic spots recommended in Xinjiang

1. Finally, the Atlantic Ocean.

The area of Sailimu Lake is very large. The road around the lake is about 7 kilometers, and there are views around the lake where you can stop and shoot. Flowers are in full bloom on the grassland, and she is like a pure pearl embedded in the Yili grassland.

If you approach Sailimu, you will be fascinated by it. You can gallop on the grassland, sit in a daze by the lake, eat in a tent and enjoy the starry sky in sky full of stars of Sailimu Lake together at night.

tips:

1. Tickets: 7 yuan 2. Best time to visit: May-September 3. It is recommended to visit for one day

2. The most beautiful air grassland | Nalati grassland in China

Nalati grassland is famous all over the world for its grandeur, vastness and variety, and it has become one of the four famous grasslands in the world, which is composed of valley grassland and air grassland. Located at an altitude of more than 2, meters, air grassland is actually a plateau pasture. Surrounded by mountains, a meadow in Ma Pingchuan is boundless.

every spring and summer, iris, accompanied by rough grass, Festuca arundinacea and thyme, is swaying in the wind and full of vitality, covering the earth with a thick green carpet. Flocks of cattle and sheep, like patches of white clouds, are scattered among them, grazing, chewing and drinking leisurely, while horses gallop happily.

from a distance, the snow-capped mountains are covered with helmets and armour, spruces are tall and handsome, streams and springs are flowing, and eagles are flying in the blue sky and white clouds, dotted with felt houses, reaching into the chimney of the blue sky, and the smoke is curled up, revealing richness. The picturesque scenery composes a touching piece of music where man and nature are in harmony.

tips:

1. Tickets: 95 yuan 2. The best time to visit is from June to September 3. It is recommended to visit for one day

3. The first beauty of Yili | Guozigou

Guozigou is 28 kilometers long and has a dangerous terrain. It is a natural gateway to Yili, and it is a famous canyon tunnel that goes north to Sailimu Lake and south to Yili Valley. The floodplain and hillside of the whole valley are covered with wild Seville apples, wild apricots and walnuts. The name of "fruit ditch" comes from this. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Yelu Chucai said in Journey to the West that Guozigou was "all the land is forested, the trees are gloomy, and the sun is not exposed". Lin Ling mentioned here is a wild apple. Guozigou is a natural treasure house endowed by nature. It is not only rich in fruit trees, but also rich in medicinal resources. Rabbits, foxes and wolves haunt the dense forest, and the flowers are blooming, bees and butterflies are flying, and pine and birch are lush and beautiful.

tips:

1. Tickets: free. 2. The best time to play is May-September. 3. It is recommended to play for 1-2 hours.

4. Suddenly fall into paradise on earth | Kalajun

Kalajun prairie in Yili, Xinjiang is a typical mountain meadow grassland with gentle terrain and wide vision. Kalajun prairie in Yili is from May to September. All kinds of wild flowers are just like Shan Ye, which is dotted with stars all over the Kalajun Prairie in Yili. Gullies and patches of green and lofty primitive clouds are interwoven between the Baihua Prairie. The morning sun sets and clouds fall after the rain, making you feel "the mountains and rivers are extraordinarily enchanting". The mountains are ups and downs, and the dense spruce is growing. The top of Kalajun Prairie in Yili, Xinjiang is a plateau landform that inclines to the south, just like a suspended grassland, such as a fairyland on earth

Tips:

1. Tickets: Kalajun refers to the Karajun eco-tourism area, which includes several scenic spots, such as East and West Kalajun, Kuoxu Grand Canyon, Xuefeng in the Middle Tianshan Mountains and the forest of nature, and each scenic spot sells tickets separately and is far away. Generally, the Karajun grassland refers to the Karajun scenic spot in the east and west, and it is also the main place for tourists to visit the Karajun grassland. (Karajun ticket plus shuttle bus to 17 yuan. 2. The best time to play: May-September. 3. It is recommended to play for one day.

5. Tianshan Pure Land | Qiongkushitai

Qiongkushitai is criss-crossed, which is quite masculine in the grassland. Numerous gullies are cut vertically on the platform, and the calm grassland is outlined like waves in the sea. You can see the blue sky and white clouds here. Below the white clouds are silver snow-capped mountains, dark green Chinese fir forests, pale blue grasslands and colorful flowers. Several colors are distinct and harmonious, forming a natural picture. Walking into the village of Joan Kushitai, which is surrounded by mountains and forests, you will find yourself in a fairyland. Here, adjacent to the Kurdai River, the whole village is mild and humid because the valley is wide and there is much rain in summer. In the morning, you can get close to nature in the morning, have a cup of green tea with herders in the afternoon to feel the original ecological life, and sit quietly in front of the wooden house at sunset to accept the gift of nature. At night, you can also lie on the grass and look at the beautiful starry sky that you can never see in the city

Tips:

1. Tickets are free. 2. The best time to play is all year round. 3. It is recommended to play for one day. 6. The fairyland of Xinjiang | Zhaosu (Xiate Ancient Road

Xiata is the sound transmission of "Shatu Aman" in Mongolian, which is a "ladder". Chater Canyon is like a long corridor, with two banks standing on the wall, which is the same as the barrier. Traveling along this natural tunnel, but seeing bees flying butterflies and deer flying eagles, the scenery is myriad and dizzying. The Xiata River flows out from the mountains and mountains, cutting open the flat grassland, which is slow and urgent, and the waves are rolling, turning milky white waves all year round. On the boundless grassland, green grass is woven, horses are galloping, and cattle and sheep are everywhere; Wild flowers are everywhere, bees fly and butterflies dance, and colorful spots are everywhere. The Xiata Canyon is like a pure land left out of heaven on earth, and it is in a corner that is gradually forgotten by the crowd and the secular world.

tips:

1. Tickets: 3 yuan +6 yuan shuttle bus 2. Best visit time: May-October 3. It is recommended to visit for 5-6 hours

7. A little-known world natural heritage in Xinjiang | Kurding

Kurding Scenic Area is the most lush place in Tianshan Mountains, with rare spruce forest resources in the world. The intact virgin forest types and vegetation are the most typical representatives of the whole Tianshan forest ecosystem. As early as 1984, it was designated as the Xueling Picea Nature Reserve in Xinjiang, and in April 2, it was designated as the Western Tianshan National Nature Reserve. There are more than 1, species of higher plants, 146 species of terrestrial ridges and 196 species of insects in the reserve, including more than 3 species of national key protected animals, which can be called the "natural gene bank" of wildlife species in the hinterland of Eurasia.

tips:

1. Tickets: 3 yuan 2. Best time to play: June-September 3. It is recommended to play for 5-6 hours

8. Bayinbuluke Grassland Tourism Scenic Area, the most beautiful wetland in China, is surrounded by mountains with an altitude of more than 3, meters, which are typical alpine grassland grassland, alpine meadow grassland, alpine swamp grassland and mountain meadow. The vast grassland covers the whole land like a huge green carpet. The grassland scenic area is rich in water plants, with rivers and lakes all over it, while the grassland is surrounded by mountains, with rolling hills and vast meadows, and the scenery is very beautiful. The Bayinbuluke Grassland Scenic Area in Xinjiang has the famous Bayinbuluke Swan Lake, nine bends and eighteen bends, etc. The scenery is beautiful and it is also a favorite photography resort for photographers.

Swan Lake Scenic Area is a famous scenic spot in Bayinbuluke. It is a quiet lake in the middle of green grassland. Every year from June to September, many swans come here to breed and have a rest. The scene is quiet and serene. At this time, it is also the best season to shoot the swan in Swan Lake Scenic Area in Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang, and it may not be seen in other seasons. There are 13 springs, 7 lakes and 2 rivers in the grassland scenic spot. Kaidu River, which meanders in Bayinbuluke grassland scenic spot in Xinjiang, is known as "nine bends and eighteen bends", where you can enjoy the beautiful sunset, sunset and sunset sunset.

tips:

1. Tickets: 65 yuan+9 yuan. 2. The best time to play: June-September. 3. It is recommended to play for one day. 5. Language problems

It is basically no problem to communicate in Chinese in big cities in Xinjiang, but you may encounter language barriers in some minority autonomous prefectures in northern Xinjiang. When you meet ethnic minorities, speak Chinese as slowly as possible. If the other person still doesn't understand, try to ask the children, because now Xinjiang is basically bilingual education, and many children can speak Chinese.

VI. Precautions for traveling

1. Weather: As the saying goes, "Wear cotton-padded jacket early and yarn at noon, and eat watermelon around the stove." The weather in Xinjiang is changeable, and the four seasons can change in one day. Please be sure to prepare sun protection, cold protection and rain protection equipment.

2. Clothing: The temperature difference between day and night is large in Xinjiang. Even in July and August, it is cold at night. Clothing should be mainly breathable and warm. Moreover, try to wear loose and cotton pants. If you want to ride a horse, don't wear sandals barefoot. Before long, the stirrup will wear out your feet.

3. Sun protection and heatstroke prevention: In some areas of Xinjiang, the altitude is high, and the ultraviolet radiation is strong, so please take good sun protection items (such as high-altitude sunscreen and sunglasses, preferably long-sleeved trousers, otherwise, you will definitely get a layer of skin off at the end of the day. In addition, the highest temperature in Turpan in summer can reach above 4 degrees.