In my self-driving travel guidebook to the west, there are 7 roads that I must take in advance. In the order of taking, Duku Highway is the fifth road that I must take, and it is also the road that fascinates me the most.

In the words in the photo below, crossing the Duku Highway:

It is not only the road of heroes, but also the shock and conquest of the soul.

After going through this road, through its twists and turns, uniqueness, danger, magnificence and femininity, we can understand its history and origin, and only when we look back, can we appreciate and praise this sentence more deeply.

So, put these two photos at the beginning of the article to make it clear, show it and commemorate it.

However, in the order of walking, we can put them in front: I entered Xinjiang from Huatugou in Mangya, from southern Xinjiang to northern Xinjiang, and from Kuqa to Dushanzi, that is to say, I took the Kuku highway backwards.

So, let's start from the beginning:

The end point is my starting point

Duku highway end point monument Kuche border.

First of all, let me share with readers and friends the feelings of looking back on my dream trip:

Memories are happy ...

(I have arranged 17 scenic videos of Duku Highway in advance, and interested friends can go to my homepage to watch it [cute ])

Repeat the words in the photo:

Duku Highway winds and dances like a colorful exercise. Walking through the alpine grassland is a road crossing the north and south Xinjiang with world-class scenery, and it is known as "the most beautiful and dangerous highway in China" ...

It brings together the stunning scenery of Xinjiang such as Gobi, Xuefeng, glaciers, lakes, forests, grasslands and canyons ...

Then, let's go

National Highway 217, Dushanzi to Kuqa section, which is called:

Let's look up at the sky together with the landscape on Duku Highway ...

The vast scenery is easy to make people feel:

where, before me, are the ages that have gone?,

and where, behind me, are the coming generations?,

I think of heaven and earth, without limit, without end,

crying alone

The scenic spots along Duku Highway, Kuche border, or the geological scenery in southern Xinjiang.

take a picture of my car with this mountain, this cloud and this blue sky.

The ancients had to ride horses and camels when crossing the Western Regions, but the modern people are lucky to go around the world by driving cars and navigating.

abrupt earth cliffs on the roadside.

Here lies the beauty of Xinjiang: there are often abrupt beautiful scenery.

Although the plain is true, the abrupt beauty will bring joy, just like the splashing waves in the long river of everyone's life: the water of the years flows through, and those waves, big or small, jump in the heart and become the most fascinating drug that nourishes our hearts, so that each unique soul, in their respective spiritual worlds, is still the address scenery

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stop in the parking lot at the gate and walk across.

deep, dark and deep ...

Frankly speaking, I don't like this dark and deep place where there is no sunshine.

Dragon Pond Kuchejing.

I saw the green in Dragon Pond, and a pool of clear water reflected the Tianshan Mountains.

The heart is smooth in Tianshan Mountain

There is a sign on the roadside, which reminds us of "Shanyanglin Scenic Area". This should be it.

There are many scenic spots on Duku Highway, and the scenic spots are parked and photographed. As long as you pay a little attention, you won't miss the main beautiful scenery.

Duku Highway is a journey through Tianshan Mountain, climbing all the way along the mountain ...

This kind of Panshan Highway is the most self-driving highway in Xinjiang, crossing mountains and walking on cliffs.

tielimaiti tunnel Kuche border.

here, it also means crossing the first Daban at the Kuqa end on the Duku highway.

This is the intersection of National Highway 217 (Duku Highway) and the main ridge of Tawu Mountain in jarque, Middle Tianshan Mountain.

tawu mountain in jarque is the boundary mountain between Yili basin in northern Xinjiang and Aksu region in southern Xinjiang, and Tielimaitidaban is the crossing point of this boundary mountain.

Tielimaitidaban is 32m above sea level, which is the boundary mountain of north and south Xinjiang. Crossing this boundary mountain, it is not far from the warm and humid Ili Prefecture.

Bayinbuluke Grassland and Hejing County.

The scenery is completely different, isn't it? It is an alpine basin in the middle of Tianshan Mountains, the second largest grassland in China, and the largest alpine grassland in China.

Hahaha, leave a footprint.

Look at the white clouds blossoming that day. What do you think the road leads to the distance?

What's the word like?

a match made in heaven, is there wood? It's not far from the side of the nine bends and eighteen bends.

The highlight of Bayinbuluke Scenic Area is to watch the sunset in nine bends and eighteen bends.

It is said that nine suns can be photographed, but I can't see them if I can't [laughs].

However, find a place where there are few people, quietly watch these nine turns and eighteen bends for a while, and watch the sunset far away from the sky. Unconsciously, a trace of sadness comes over my heart ...

This is another kind of loneliness and tears.

how many times in life, how many tears flow out and swallow back.

This photo was taken at 9: 2 pm. Because of the time difference, Xinjiang is later than the mainland in dark, and the temperature difference at night is large. Therefore, you must take a warm suit to watch the sunset. Because after entering the scenic spot to buy tickets, you have to take a 45-kilometer one-way shuttle bus, and then reverse a 2-kilometer shuttle bus to get to the Jiuqu 18-bend scenic spot. When you come back, it is very late.

Ha, a trip here

After watching the nine turns and eighteen bends, I didn't take a 2-kilometer shuttle bus, so I slowly walked back to the bus stop in the scenic spot.

Twilight rises gradually, along winding paths, wild flowers sway by the roadside, the sky is like blood, horses graze quietly, and geese fly in pairs, which is a vast and soft grassland scenery ...

Compared with cattle and sheep in the mainland, how happy they are.

It should be said that the hardest part of taking Duku Highway is the section from Bayinbuluke to Nalati. When I walked to this place, the mountains were high and the wind was strong, and I was quite uncomfortable.

why is it so uncomfortable?

As mentioned earlier, from the nine bends and eighteen bends to Bayinbuluke scenic spot? The tourist center is 45 kilometers one way. It's almost 1 o'clock at night after watching the sunset with nine twists and eighteen bends, and then take the shuttle bus back. It's almost 12 o'clock at night.

I was tired, sleepy and hungry, so I spent the night in the parking lot of the visitor center. The back seat of the car can be put down, and I also brought simple luggage in advance in case I can't find a place to live in the peak season of the scenic spot.

This is the second time that Xinjiang has spent the night in the car, and the first time was in the tourist center square in Ta County. The temperature in Bayinbuluke is very low at night, and my luggage is not enough to resist the cold at night. It seems to sleep all night.

I got up in the morning and wanted to go to the tourist center to make a bowl of noodles with hot water. As a result, I couldn't open the itinerary code. If I couldn't open it, I couldn't get in. Helpless, I had to go on the road with an empty stomach.

You know, I didn't go to bed until midnight last night, and I didn't eat for two meals. Besides, I have diarrhea due to gastroenteritis!

Moreover, when going to Nalati, Panshan Road is on the outside of the cliff, and I feel particularly scared, weak, and it seems that my energy is also insufficient, which is very painful ...

I think of my bracelet ...

It was polished in Jokhang Temple, so I feel calm ...

Ok, let's continue to the beautiful Nalati. Or is it the apricot flowers there that brew the sweetness you want?

A poem "The Shepherd of Cocoto Sea" makes the beautiful Nalati known to everyone

Nalati xinyuan county.

There are three scenic spots in Nalati Scenic Area * * *. You can play for two days with one ticket, and choose two scenic spots.

nalati air grassland.

eye-catching green.

This photo was taken on August 3rd, 221, and the grass has turned yellow in some places. Therefore, it is necessary to plan a good time to take the Duku Highway to travel all over Xinjiang, with flowers in flower season and grass in grass season, and try to see the most beautiful time.

Green hills

August is no longer the flower season of Nalati grassland. I watched a friend's live broadcast two days ago, and the wild apricot flowers in April in Nalatiturgen were very beautiful.

Let's take a picture in the beautiful Nalati.

Ah, let's recommend a Xinjiang cuisine. The best lamb chops I have ever eaten are sliced: the meat of lamb chops is fresh and tender, and the soup is fresh but not greasy. The sliced noodles satisfy the taste buds of northern people's favorite pasta, which is much more nourishing than the chicken soup for the soul that is widely sold everywhere. Hahaha

A bowl in 45 yuan, coordinates, commercial street in Nalati Scenic Area.

Nalati scenic spot Panlong Valley.

There are flowers, grass and trees, and there are many small blue flowers. The grassland is not lonely

As for the choice of Nalati scenic spots, if you have limited time, Panlong Valley is the first choice.

Panlong, as the name implies, must be a winding mountain road. The driver is bold and daring, and the trees along the road flash by, and the beautiful scenery is overwhelming ...

After going down the mountain, you can still ride horses in such a beautiful place, so Nalati is the first to leave there.

Riding requires good physical strength and courage, and you can appreciate the beauty of the road better than driving.

Duku Highway Xinyuanjing.

overlooking.

It's time to say goodbye to Xinyuan

Next destination: Jorma.

Duku Highway Nilekejing.

it's beautiful, and it will get more and more beautiful. What about sweet Nilek?

Green mountains and green waters, a paradise.

Ilima, the spirit of the grassland

Picturesque

Jorma Martyrs Monument.

it is a must-see place for single-depot highways.

It was built to commemorate the 168 martyrs who died in the construction of Duku Highway. During the epidemic, the cemetery was closed. At the gate, pay your respects silently.

After Jorma, it is Tamboura Baili Gallery, which is well worth a visit.

Then, go back to Jorma and continue the journey of Duku Highway.

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Sometimes I really don't know if I entered the country here, or just stand at the door and look around.

The world is so big, I often feel like a timid and curious cartoon villain: I saw the fresh vegetation in the morning, the crystal dew, resented the scorching sun at noon, felt the blurred silence in the evening twilight, and the resulting sadness. My life is alive, and I am sad and happy.

I crossed the Kuku Highway, turned over Sakamoto and crossed the grassland, and all the way was dusty.

Fairy Lake

It's best to go to Fairy Lake by horse. It's a bit far to walk. If you want to see Fairy Lake, it's best to go when there are flowers on the lake ...

The highlight is riding a horse. This handsome Kazakh guy, I rode his horse.

Then, the news, the news

This man on horseback, his screen name is ...:

Vague love. . . [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]

Hahaha

Hey, there's a little contrast between the real temperament and the screen name atmosphere ...

I'll laugh when I think about it ...

I don't want to [lick the screen] [snicker] [cover my face]

After a few days' rest in Baili Gallery, I'll go back to Joel.

at an altitude of 3,39 meters, it is the highest unlit tunnel in China.

At this point, it has completely crossed 4 Daban 3 tunnels of Duku Highway: Tielimaiti, Yuxi Molegai and Hashel Root.

Among them, Tielimaiti Tunnel is the longest, reaching 1897 meters. Because it is a unlit tunnel, I happened to have only one car when I walked in it: looking forward, I only saw the reflection of my car light on the reflective belt of the tunnel side wall, and looking back from the rearview mirror, the dark hole behind the car body was dark, and that feeling was unforgettable ...

"The Buddha is far away from Lingshan, and Lingshan is only in you."

what is seeking the truth? The true sutra is the experienced sutra ...

It seems to make sense. . .

It is said that crossing Duku Highway is a different day, with four seasons in one day, with flowers in front of the mountain and snow behind it.

Duku Highway is difficult to build and maintain, and it is the entrance of snow-proof corridor.

snow corridor.

the road dances the Tianshan Mountains. Wusu territory.

A dance word expresses the majestic charm of Duku Highway.

Snow-proof promenade, which can dissolve avalanches.

Now it's a beautiful landscape, and it's dangerous and difficult to build ...

Protect the Tianshan Road Monument Wusu.

The road is a lying monument, and the monument is a erected road. Pay tribute to all the builders and maintainers who participated in the single-depot highway.

It's almost the end, so take another look.

Duku Highway, I've come over the mountains for you [to send my heart] [to love] [to laugh]

Duku Highway Starting Point Monument Dushan Zijing.

it's also the end point of my self-driving highway.

how do you feel after fully experiencing the Duku Highway?

Duku Highway runs through the north and south of Tianshan Mountain, dancing with the heroic spirit of Tianshan Mountain, winding and charming spirit of color training, and the spirit and emotion of people who build roads and maintain roads, all of which hover in their hearts and touch their hearts. In the end, only one thought is generated:

Duku Highway is a humbling road.

Behind the monument to the starting point of Duku Highway is the newly established Duku Museum. If you get there, you must go in and have a look, then maybe you will feel the same way with me.

While traveling through the mountains and rivers, I am gradually shaping a new self. If I can feel more tolerant, open-minded, awe and humble, then this may be one of the more meaningful meanings of "I want to see the world so big".

The self-driving tour of Duku Highway has been eight months ago. You can review the photos and videos taken at that time, and the scene at that time has come back to your mind, which is equivalent to taking the road of coming again.

I deeply feel that the memory of go on road trip is happy.

Of course, because of personal habits, Duku Highway, as an unforgettable road for self-driving in Xinjiang, is the best memorial and account for itself.

Because, Duku Highway has always been in my heart ...