colorful beach
We set off early in the morning on the 14th, and the destination was Hemu Village. Not long after the car drove out, the tour guide asked us if we would go to "Wucai Beach" (some called "Wucai Bay"), and the answer was yes. There is no such item in the itinerary of the travel agency, the ticket is 50 yuan/person, and each person will add 6 yuan to subsidize the driver. "Colorful Beach" is only 24 kilometers away from Burqin. The tour guide mentioned it in time, and we answered decisively, otherwise we would have missed it.
"Colorful Beach" also belongs to "Yadan Landform". "Yadan" is a Uighur language, and its original meaning refers to a hill with steep walls. In geology, Yardang landform refers specifically to the landscape composed of a series of parallel ridges and grooves after long-term wind erosion. Yadan is a term in geography, translated into Yaerdang in Chinese, which means "precipitous mound" in Uighur.
At 9:15, the car stopped at the gate of the "Colorful Beach" scenic spot. It seemed we were the first wave of tourists and we were the only ones in the spacious parking lot. It can be seen that this scenic spot is newly built, and the building next to the entrance is still in rough shape. It is estimated that it is used for tourist shops such as restaurants and canteens.
Entering the scenic area, there are four large rocks placed in a staggered manner, which are very conspicuous, with four big characters "Yadan Landform" engraved on them. It can be seen that construction is underway at the empty entrance. There is a sculpture on the left. Two knights holding swords and crossbows seem to be fighting. I don’t know what it symbolizes? There are several dead trees lying horizontally, which may be used to imply the desolation and primitiveness here.
Going forward, we will come to the theme of the scenic spot. Long-term wind erosion has formed ridges and grooves; the movement of the earth’s crust outlines uneven pinnacles and stone pillars; the composition of rocks is different, and what is displayed in front of us is colorful; brand new The wooden plank road leads us to various scenic spots and enjoys the uncanny workmanship of nature; while the only Irtysh River in my country that flows into the Arctic Ocean quietly turns a bay at the foot of the mountain and flows southward, nourishing the dense forest on the south bank.
The oblique sunlight was so dazzling that we couldn't keep our eyes open, so we had to wear sunglasses. And the howling wind made the hair disheveled and breathless. Although the altitude here is only 480 meters, the wind is really strong. I feel trembling while holding the camera, people are shaking, and the sun visor is accidentally blown away by the strong wind. Otherwise, there would be no magical landform here.
We moved forward along the wooden plank road. The ridges and grooves that have been milled by wind and sand for a long time look a bit smooth like stalactites in caves. The colors are dark red, earthy yellow, purple, etc., and some are mixed together. Under the sunlight, the colors are colorful and sparkling.
Reaching the hinterland, the wind decreased significantly. Looking back, the building at the entrance and exit is already very small. Going forward, you will reach the Irtysh River. There is a suspension bridge connecting the south bank. Due to time constraints, the bridge must have a different flavor.
It was 10:30 when we returned to the parking lot. The members of the tour group got on the bus one after another. One member from Fujian held up a pair of wet trousers that had been washed last night. .
On the way to Hemu Village
We move on to our destination. The beautiful scenery of "Colorful Beach" is still lingering in front of our eyes. We have opened our eyes and gained knowledge. Thinking that there are still so many beautiful scenery waiting for us, we are very excited. After more than an hour, I arrived at a small town again. I still forgot the name of the town. The objective reason was that the place name was translated from the local language and it was long and irregular. The subjective reason was that I was too lazy to take notes.
The tour guide said that this is the end of the plain, and after passing this town, we will enter the mountains. Our car was parked in the open space in front of a row of fruit stands. As soon as we got off the bus, many local people gathered around, carrying boiled corn, eggs and other snacks. It was nearly 12 o'clock at this time, which is not counted as noon in the local area, but our itinerary was based on Beijing time, so we had an early breakfast in order to hurry. The group members are shopping for lunch and fruit. The boiled corn is very waxy, not as hard as expected; the boiled eggs are very fragrant, probably not from chickens that eat feed; the fruits are cheap and sweet. In fact, we brought dry food, water and fruit, and ate them as snacks along the way, without feeling hungry, just trying something new.
After a break, we went on the road again, and the car was driving on the mountain road. There are mountains on the left, grasslands on the right and mountains in the distance. They often go around along the grasslands to the opposite mountains, and after crossing the mountains, the grasslands are on the left and the mountains are on the right. This is how our car sticks to the mountain for a while, and advances against the grassland for a while. There are mostly large flat grasslands between mountains and mountains, and it is these fertile grasslands that raise nomads. From time to time on the road, the yurts of herdsmen appeared in front of our eyes. There were single ones and several (presumably big families). Basically, they all chose to camp by the river or a little farther away from the river. A single yurt looks relatively simple, and the facilities are relatively simple. At most, one dog can be seen wandering around. Multiple yurt facilities are much better, with small tractors, trucks, motorcycles, etc. parked nearby, as well as simple wind power equipment. Some are surrounded by barbed wire, and some have seats, counters, etc. on the side of the road, with colorful flags fluttering, quite commercial.
Xinjiang has a vast territory, and ordinary people basically rely on roads for travel. The roads in Xinjiang are good, and there are no potholes along the way. This is all due to the road maintenance workers in this area. They must have worked very hard. On the way, we saw a few road maintenance workers repairing the road surface, and a new van with the words "people-oriented, safety first" was parked nearby. We could see that this was their work vehicle. Equipped with a new vehicle, this also reflected the With the "people-oriented", the field conditions are difficult, and the hardware facilities are thoughtful, the workers also get psychological comfort, and it is easy to achieve results.
At about 12:30, the car parked at a scenic spot, surrounded by wooden fences, and there was a toll office. A large grassland stretches to a raised mountain range, and a small road leads to a pile of rocks in the middle of the grassland. The tour guide said that there are "Xinjiang stone men" inside. Looking at a pile of rocky hills in the distance, there are some people riding horses on the grassland. After being pointed out by the tour guide, after careful searching, we found 5 or 6 stone steles standing near Luanshigang. This is the "Xinjiang Stone Man".
I searched on the Internet before departure: "Xinjiang Stone Man" According to experts' research, it has existed on the grassland for at least 1,000 years. More than 200 stone figures have been discovered in Xinjiang so far, mainly distributed in 10 prefectures and prefectures in the Altai Mountains, Tianshan Mountains, and western Junggar Mountains. These stone men were produced in which dynasty? What does it do? Experts are divided.
The famous archaeologist Mr. Huang Wenbi discovered several stone figures in Yili, Xinjiang as early as the 1950s. After preliminary research, he put forward for the first time that the stone figures in the grasslands of Xinjiang are Turkic stone figures. . Because according to "Northern History. Turkic Biography" and "Sui Shu. Turkic Biography", Turkic people were cremated after death, and stones were erected in front of the tomb as a sign of the year. And the state of war he experienced during his lifetime. Mr. Huang Wenbi believes that "a house is built in it", according to the Chinese grammar "house" cannot be said to be a house. He believes that "house" may be a typo here, and the word "house" should be a mistake in the word "wood", which should mean "standing in the wood".
The Turkic people, in the history of our country, are another ethnic group with the greatest influence in the northwest region after the Xiongnu.
Wang Bo, a researcher at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, after analyzing Mr. Huang Wenbi's exposition, raised some doubts and always suspected that it could not be done by a single ethnic group, which is also difficult to explain from the perspective of cultural morphology. After consulting a large number of historical documents and field research. It is very likely that the Sogdians were put forward.
The Sogdians were merchants from Central Asia who were active on the Silk Road. At that time, they almost monopolized the commercial trade on the Silk Road. There are two crucial reasons for the rapid rise of the Turkic people from the forging slaves in Rouran: one is that they worship the heroes who opened up the territory; the other is that they attach great importance to business and trade. The Sogdians made important contributions to the development of the Turkic Khanate's commerce, culture, and diplomacy.
Wang Mingzhe, a researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences, published an excavation report on the ancient tombs in Kermuqi, Altay. Based on the cultural relics unearthed from the tombs, he speculated that the upper limit of Xinjiang grassland stone figures was around the Warring States Period, at least in the Western Han Dynasty. This speculation is based on the upper limit of the era determined by several generations of archaeologists in our country that the stone people in the Xinjiang grasslands were all made by the Turkic people of the Tang Dynasty, and extrapolated more than a thousand years ago.
No matter who carved the "Xinjiang Stone Man"? Which dynasty did it come from? What's the use? It's very far away for people in our team, and it seems that everyone is not interested in this stone man. Besides, this empty place still costs 50 yuan/person ticket, and it takes a lot of walking to see the stone man clearly, so everyone took some pictures outside the wooden fence or climbed on the wooden fence. Among them, a woman found that a board was broken and got in to take a photo, but was found by the administrator and brought to the ticket office. After the rules were read out, she was fined 10 times the ticket price. The lady was displeased and got into an argument with her husband. At this time, we felt that the situation was getting worse, and we heard that the local people were very barbaric. Both the tour guide and the driver went over to intercede, and in the end they were fined a ticket.
I think that when you go out, you must abide by the local rules, don't play side balls, and be safe.
The car continued to drive on the mountain road. Along the way, I saw that some mountains had landslides, and the roots of several tall cypress trees were half exposed in the air, but they still stood upright on the slope, lush and green, showing strong vitality. From time to time, I saw groups of cattle and sheep grazing and sleeping on the side of the road, lazily scattered, not afraid of cars at all, and not lazy in the middle of the road.
At about 2 o'clock, we arrived at a place called "Burqin River Bridge", which is the only road leading to Hemu Village. The reason why it is called "Big Bridge" is that it was built in June 1990 by the Burqin Forest Farm of the Altai Mountain Forestry Bureau. The bridge is a steel structure, the bridge deck is paved with wood, and it is spanned between the steep mountains on both sides and above the Burqin River. The Burqin River is the main tributary on the north bank of the Irtysh River. Originating from the Friendship Peak of the Altai Mountains, it accepts the tributaries of the Kumu River and the Sumudayirik River on the left bank from north to south and flows into the Irtysh River near Burqin County. The river is 145 kilometers long, with an annual runoff of 4.20 billion cubic meters, an average annual sediment concentration of only 0.049 kg/m3, and a salinity of 52.3 mg/liter, which is relatively soft water.
According to the tour guide, we used to rely on horses to go to Hemu Village, and then there was a road, but we could only enter the small car. After the road was widened, we were the pioneers to enter the village by cart. But it is still a bit dangerous when meeting cars. One car is close to the mountain, and the other car can only be close to the cliff. This is considered wide, and when encountering a narrow road, there will be cars, and only one car can be reversed to a safe zone to let the other pass. This happened 4-5 times.
At 3:45 in the afternoon, we finally arrived at the long-awaited destination - Hemu Village.
