1 The best time to enjoy apricot flowers in Xinghuagou, Yili is April. If you want to play, don't miss the time.
Every year around mid-April, the climate is unstable in recent years, so you need to consult the local tourism bureau or pay attention to the temperature here after the end of February. The flowering period is about 7- 10 days. In addition, June is the season of apricot fruit ripening. If you want to taste delicious wild apricots, you can also choose this time to go.
2. Ticket information 30 yuan.
3. Attractions Introduction Xinghuagou, Yili, Xinjiang, can be said to be the most famous apricot flower viewing place in Xinjiang. In the early spring, clusters of pink apricot flowers spread among the valleys on the mountainside, which have both magnificent scenes and lonely charm, attracting countless photographers.
The landscape feature of Xinghuagou lies in its obvious vertical distribution characteristics: the wild apricot forests with banded distribution are scattered on many slopes with different altitudes and directions, which not only forms a color contrast with the wild mixed forests separated from them, but also constructs an obvious vertical drop. From almost any angle, you can get mottled and unobstructed visual effects.
Every year, the local tourism bureau will hold the Apricot Flower Festival, and there will be local folk song and dance performances on the opening day. After buying the ticket, you need to walk into the scenic spot, which takes about 10 minutes. You can also take a flatbed (from about 10 yuan per person). Because of the heavy load, most people who ride scooters are photographers.
At the foot of the mountain, you can also choose to ride up the mountain (everyone starts from 50 yuan), or you can climb by yourself. The road is not far and the slope is not steep. You can leisurely look at the apricot blossoms all over the mountain for half an hour.
There are several stalls here to replenish food and water. Then you can wander around the scenic spot and feel the artistic conception of flowers.
4, food recommendation Yining bacon and horse intestines are the most pure in Xinjiang, you must try it. There are many local gourmet restaurants around Jiefang Road Passenger Transport Center and Hongqi Road Food City in Yili City.
For example: Gourmet Paradise Restaurant, Light Blue Restaurant, Xinxing Restaurant, Little Bailing Restaurant, Kazakh Restaurant, etc. Generally speaking, snacks are cheaper, but they are relatively expensive in restaurants. Richness and frugality are decided and chosen by people.
5. Nearby scenic spot Nalati Prairie
The specific location of the scenic spot: it is located in the ravine on the north bank of Gongnai River in Turgen Township, more than ten kilometers away from xinyuan county City, not far from National Highway 2 18 (205 kilometers away from Yining City, 32 kilometers away from Xinyuan County and 2 kilometers away from Turgen Township), and 2 kilometers away from Turgen Township in the north along National Highway 2 18, which is the mouth of Xinghuagou ravine. From here, the apricot blossom tour can officially begin.
Highway and self-driving:
Route 1: Start from Urumqi, pass through Shihezi and Kuitun along G3 12, and then go to Yining City, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sailimu Lake and Guozigou.
Route 2: Starting from Urumqi, along G2 17, cross Xia Hou and Tianshan Glacier 1, cross Shengli Daban, cross Gongnaisi Forest Farm from Barentai, pass Nalati and go straight to Xinghuagou.
How to get to Xinghuagou, Tulgen Township, Yili? You can go to xinyuan county Bus Terminal to take a chartered bus to Xinghuagou (about 60 yuan), and you can continue to have the chartered bus pick you up on your return trip. The fee is calculated separately, so it is best to leave contact information with the driver before renting a car. If you are lucky, you can take other tourists' cars to the G2 18 intersection in Tulgen Township, then take the shuttle bus to the county seat, or carpool back to 5 yuan County in Zeketai Town.
Driving to Xinghuagou, the distance from the parking lot to the main attractions is about 1 km. In order to protect the original ecology, tourists need to walk to the scenic spot, which takes about half an hour.
Tips: It is easy for local people to confuse apricot blossom ditch with wild fruit forest. If you ask for directions by car, you'd better go to Xinghuagou, Team 4, Turgen Township.
Tips:
① Xinghuagou, Tulgen Township, Yili, has a daytime climate of about 20 degrees, but it is cooler in the morning and evening, and the mountain breeze in the mountains is very cold. It is recommended to bring appropriate coats, toiletries, comfortable shoes, scarves (local conditions are relatively large), glasses, beautiful clothes (taking pictures), cameras, etc.
② There are farmhouses set up by local herdsmen around the scenic spot, where you can eat or stay to experience the local customs.
If you consider staying in the mountainous area for a long time, please prepare enough food and proper drinking water in advance. It is not recommended to bring too many other things. Climbing mountains and enjoying flowers is tiring and inconvenient.
④ When enjoying the scenery, don't just look at the scenery, but appreciate the flowers on the ridge. It's best to go down to the bottom of the ditch and then walk to the opposite ridge. You can get in touch with apricot flowers, cattle, sheep and grazing houses all the way, or sit quietly under the tree, waiting for the spring breeze to blow off apricot flowers and feel people traveling in the pictorial world. Pay attention to go deep into Xinglin, and don't stray into the herdsmen's own grassland. The grassland fence is relatively tight. If you can't get out, you must go back the way you came.
(5) It is convenient to stay in xinyuan county, where there are many hotels and restaurants of various grades, and the price is not high (65,438+000 yuan -200 yuan can stay well). Hui, Uygur and Kazak restaurants account for the majority, and there are also a few Sichuan restaurants.
⑥ The scenic spots are mainly pastoral areas, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and it is particularly cold at night, so it is impossible to spend the night by yourself.