Autumn Charm of Xinjiang Lake/Xinjiang 16-day self-driving tour

(1) Travel method: 2 sets of Lu Xun, 10 people, traveling by car.

(2) Xinjiang cuisine: kebabs, pilaf, naren, strips, barbecue, baked buns, naan, naan meat, roast whole lamb, haggis, oil tower, spicy red skin, fried noodles, minced meat noodles , fried pork noodles, large plate chicken, Tacheng smoked goose, Yili horse intestines (meat sausage filled with horse meat), horse meat, whole fish feast, yogurt, milk tea and so on. Xinjiang cuisine is first-rate, and it is enjoyable to eat! Ili's Yili Xiaolaojiao drinks it every day, and I can't drink it. The Wusu beer in Xinjiang is delicious. During the 16 days, I ate Xinjiang delicacies all over the place. When I left Urumqi, everyone brought home a few catties of homemade meat.

▲Fish Feast, 2018/9/24 Fuhai County, Mid-Autumn Festival night.

▲It’s all meat

▲ There is good wine every day, and there is barbecue every day. The third brother likes this.

▲It’s all meat

▲2018/9/24 Fuhai County, Mid-Autumn Festival night. The sound of dice for Xiamen folk Mid-Autumn Festival cakes resounds in Fuhai, Xinjiang.

▲The sunflower seeds are so fragrant that you can't stop eating them.

▲ During the harvest season, there are fresh melons and fruits everywhere, which are sweet and delicious.

▲Super delicious herdsmen's homemade milk tea and yogurt, old craftsmanship. 2018/9/29 A herdsman's house in Hemu Meili Village.

▲2018/10/5 The fat old man in Urumqi, the Kazakh friends Pilates and Alima couple gave warm hospitality.

(3) Itinerary

2018/9/22, Xiamen-Urumqi-Changji, watching "Thousands of Western Regions" performance at Xinjiang Grand Theater in the evening, staying at Changji Garden Hotel;

2018/9/23, Changji-Keketuohai Scenic Area, live in Zhongshan Villa in Irtysh Grand Canyon Scenic Area;

2018/9/24, Keketuo Sea Area—Fuhai, live in Haiyue Hotel, Fuhai County;

2018/9/25, Fuhai - Ulungu Lake - Baisha Lake - Haba River, stay at Haba River Hotel;

2018/9/26, Haba River-Tiereketi-Baihaba, live in Baihaba Hotel;

2018/9/27, Baihaba-Kanas, live in the log cabin of the old village of Kanas;

2018/9/28, Kanas - Hemu, live in Hemu Shenyuan;

2018/9/29, Hemu - Beautiful Village - Hemu, live in Hemu Shenyuan;

2018/9/30, Hemu - Colorful Beach - Burqin - Wuerhe, staying at Jiejia Hotel in Wuerhe;

2018/10/1, Wuerhe - Devil City - Populus euphratica - Kuitun, staying at Kuitun Tianyue Business Hotel;

2018/10/2, Kuitun-Anjihai Grand Canyon-S101-G217 Duku Highway-Jorma-Aktas Resort;

2018/10/3, Aktas Resort - Tangbula - Bee Town - Nilek - Yining, staying at Yili River Hotel in Yining;

2018/10/4, Yining-Sailimu Lake-Guozigou-Yining, staying at Yili River Hotel in Yining;

2018/10/5, Yining - Urumqi, take a sleeper train to see the scenery of Tianshan Mountain, stay at Miramar Hotel in Urumqi;

2018/10/6, Urumqi City Hongshan Park, Xinjiang Museum, International Grand Bazaar for sightseeing and shopping; live in Miramar Hotel;

2018/10/7, Urumqi—Xiamen

▲2018/9/22, Changji Xinjiang Grand Theater.

(4) Photographic equipment

1. The mobile phone iphone 8plus, the weather in Xinjiang is clear, the mobile phone can take pictures with one wallpaper. Most of the photos in this travelogue are taken by mobile phones.

2. The camera 5D3+24-70mm is rarely used.

3. The camera 7D2+100-400mm is more commonly used, and it is especially useful for small scenes, driving shots, and autumn transitions.

▲2018/9/23 Changji Garden Hotel. There is an orchard in the hotel, and ripe apples are falling all over the ground. If you walk into the fruit forest, you will be smashed into a Newton if you are not careful.

(5) Autumn Rhyme of Jianghu Lake

The autumn sky can always interpret the most perfect high sky and light clouds; the autumn water can always complement the sky, clear and sweet. Northern Xinjiang in autumn is like a festival of colors. Magnificent and magnificent primeval forests, mixed forests of red pine, larch, spruce, fir, white birch, European aspen, etc. give birth to mountains with layers of forests, colorful lakes, colorful villages, and the sky high and cloudy. Together, the sky outlines the dreamy autumn charm of the Altay region in Xinjiang.

▲Learning about Xinjiang and seeing handsome men and beautiful women in Xinjiang starts with "A Thousand Returns to the Western Regions". It is recommended to watch! 2018/9/22 Xinjiang Grand Theater.

01. Keketuohai Scenic Area

Keketuohai Scenic Area and Xinjiang Keketuohai National Geopark is located in Fuyun County, Altay Region, northern Xinjiang, covering an area of 788 square kilometers, 485 kilometers away from Urumqi and 53 kilometers away from Fuyun County. The scenic spot is composed of four parts: the Irtysh Grand Canyon, Kekesuli, Yiremut Lake, and the Karashanger Earthquake Fault Zone. It takes beautiful canyons and rivers, rocky woodlands, mineral resources, polar cold lakes and strange earthquake fault zones as its natural scenery, and integrates geological culture, regional characteristics and ethnic customs. Photography, etc.), scientific investigations, etc. are the main features of large-scale tourist attractions. For more photos, please see Ctrip's Paipai travel notes "Autumn Charm of Jianghu Lake (2) Keketuohai".

▲2018/9/23 Kekesuli, Fuyun County.

▲2018/9/23 Yilemu Lake, Fuyun County.

▲2018/9/24 Irtysh Grand Canyon in Fuyun County.

02. Ulungu Lake

Ulungu Lake is a depression lake formed in the late Quaternary period. The Ulungu River originated in the Altai Mountains flows into it and is the main water source of the lake. The average depth of the lake in winter is eight meters. The Qisi River is only 2.1 kilometers away, and the lake basin is formed by the collapse of faults. Ulungu Lake is a must pass between Altay City and Karamay City. Its charm lies in its "sea spirit" and the famous "Fuhai fish" inside and outside the area. Ulungu Lake is divided into two parts: Dahaizi (Brentuohai) and Xiaohaizi (Jili Lake). The entire east coast of Xiaohaizi and both sides of the estuary are dense with reeds, overgrown with weeds, flocks of wild ducks, flying seagulls, and rare birds such as white swans and spotted cranes. Summer and autumn can be called "bird paradise". There are more than ten kinds of rare fish growing in the lake. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Charm of Xinjiang Lake (3) Ulun Ancient Lake".

▲2018/9/25 Ulungu Lake in Fuhai County.

▲2018/9/25 Ulungu Lake in Fuhai County

03. Baisha Lake Scenic Area

Baisha Lake is one of the important scenic spots on Qianli Gallery in Altay, Xinjiang. It is 100 kilometers away from Habahe County and 770 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. The Baisha Lake Scenic Area is about 2.5 kilometers away from the Sino-Kazakh border in the northwest, and is connected by roads. It is about 650 meters above sea level, and its water area is 0.5 square kilometers. It is a small desert lake surrounded by sand dunes. Baisha Lake, located in the Sanlian territory in the northeast of the 185th Regiment, is known as the "desert wonder". Regardless of spring, autumn, winter and summer, the lake water never increases or decreases, neither condenses nor turbid. It is said that in 1218 A.D., Genghis Khan personally led the Mongolian iron cavalry to march westward. The Mongolian army set off from Karahelin, the capital of Mongolia, on the south of Lake Baikal, along the Mongolian prairie through Uliasutai, and at Khobdo on the east of the Altai Mountains. Cross the Qinleike Wuermogaitai Mountain Gorge to reach the source of the Kelan River. Then it went down the river, and in June 1219, it was stationed on the banks of the Stone River in Yeer (now known as the Irtysh River). Walking along the north to set up camp here, stop to drink horses, so it is known as the "horse drinking pool" of "Genghis Khan". For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhyme of Xinjiang Lake (4) Baisha Lake".

▲2018/9/25 Hongyegou, Baisha Lake, Habahe County

▲2018/9/25 Baisha Lake, Habahe County

04. Baihaba Scenic Area

Baihaba Village (Baihaba Scenic Area) is known as the first village in the Northwest and the first post in the Northwest. It is located in Tiereketi Township, Habahe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, on the border between China and Kazakhstan, east of Kazakhstan. Silek is only 1.5 kilometers away, and it is connected by a national defense highway. Baihaba Village is known as one of the eight most beautiful towns in China. The unique ethnic costumes, religious worship and customs of the Tuva people are also favored by more people. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Charm of Jianghu Lake (5) Baihaba".

▲2018/9/26 Baihaba Village, Burqin County

▲2018/9/27 Baihaba Village, Burqin County

05. Kanas Scenic Area

Kanas Scenic Area is located in the middle of the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang, on the borders of China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. The area of the scenic spot is 10030 square kilometers. There are 55 large and small scenic spots in Kanas Scenic Area, belonging to 33 basic types, mainly including Hanas National Nature Reserve, Kanas National Geological Park, Baihaba National Forest Park, Jiadengyu National Forest Park, Kanas Nasi River Valley, Hemu River Valley, Naren Grassland, Hemu Grassland and Hemu Village, Baihaba Village, Kanas Village, etc., are the eight famous natural landscape areas and the three major cultural landscape areas at home and abroad. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhythm of Jianghu Lake (6) Kanas".

▲2018/9/27 Kanas Lake in Burqin County

▲2018/9/27 Kanas Lake in Burqin County, take a cruise to visit Kanas Lake.

▲2018/9/27 Kanas Lake in Burqin County

▲2018/9/28 Shenxian Bay, Burqin County

▲2018/9/28 Moon Bay, Burqin County

▲2018/9/28 Wolong Bay, Burqin County

06. Hemu Scenic Area

Hemu Village is located in the northernmost part of Xinjiang. It is a beautiful village surrounded by birch trees, snow-capped mountains and rivers. Especially in autumn, the beauty of Hemu Village will make anyone fascinated by the yellow birch trees and snow-capped mountains, and there are beautiful pictures everywhere. Hemu Township is the northernmost township in western China. Hemu Village is a concentrated living place of Tuva people who maintain the most complete ethnic tradition. It is one of the famous Tuva villages and the only remaining 3 Tuva villages (Hemu Village, Kanas Village and Baihaba Village The farthest and largest village in the village), with a total area of 3,040 square kilometers, has more than 1,800 people in the township, including more than 1,400 Mongolian Tuvas, mainly Mongolian Tuvas and Kazakhs. Their wooden houses are scattered On the mountain steppe. The most beautiful autumn colors in the Kanas area are Hemu, where the layers of forest are fully dyed and colorful. It is a typical primitive natural ecological scenery. On the hillside around Hemu Village, you can overlook the panorama of Hemu Village and Hemu River. You can see the sunrise, snow peaks and trickling streams from a distance, and you can see the Tuva people's houses up close. It is the best place to shoot sunrise, morning fog, wooden houses and Hemu River. Excellent location. Hemu Village was once rated as one of the six most beautiful ancient towns and villages in China by China National Geographic, and it is known as "the private land in the back garden of the gods". For more photos, please see Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Jianghu Autumn Rhyme (7) Hemu".

▲2018/9/28 Hemu River, Burqin County

▲2018/9/29 In Hemu Village, Burqin County, the viewing platform was full of tourists watching the sunrise.

▲2018/9/29 Hemu Village, Burqin County, the sun shines on Hemu.

▲2018/9/29 Hemu Bridge, Hemu Village, Burqin County.

▲2018/9/29 Hemu Village, Burqin County.

▲On September 29, 2018, Hemu, Burqin County, rode back and forth for more than ten kilometers to the beautiful village pasture, and his buttocks were smashed. Pain and happiness.

▲2018/9/29 Hemu Village, Burqin County.

07. Colorful Beach Scenic Area

Colorful Beach is located about 24 kilometers north of Burqin County, and it is the only way to go to Habahe County and Kanas. It is adjacent to the rippling Irtysh River, and it reflects the lush and verdant river valley scenery on the opposite bank. The fierce river impact and strong wind erosion have formed the cliff-like Yardang landform on the north bank. The weather resistance of the river bank rocks varies, and the outline will be uneven, and the minerals contained in the rocks are different. Hence the name "Colorful Beach". But the south bank is full of green trees, and you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and Gobi in the distance. For more photos, please see Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Charm of Jianghu Lake (8) Colorful Beach".

▲2018/9/30 Colorful Beach in Burqin County

▲2018/9/30 Burqin County

08. Fall transition

From September to early October every year, in order to avoid the severe cold and ensure that their livestock have enough food and water, the nomads who live by water and grass, the herdsmen living in northern Xinjiang have to drive their livestock to the plains before the snowfall. The "Great Migration of Life" that must be carried out every year is also known as the autumn transition. Nomadic for thousands of years, nomadic for thousands of miles. For more photos, please check Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Jianghu Autumn Rhyme (14) Autumn Transition".

09. World Devil City Scenic Spot

Devil City is located in Wuerhe District, Karamay City, Xinjiang, 100 kilometers away from Karamay City, and belongs to the typical Yardang landform. Devil City is famous for its uncanny Yadan landform, endless geological wonders, unique wild animal and plant resources, and simple Mongolian style. Enthusiasts and tourists. The filming location of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Heroes" and "Seven Swords Under Tianshan". For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhyme in Jianghu (9) Populus euphratica Forest in Uerhe, World Devil City".

▲2018/10/1 Urho Devil City

10. Wuerhe Populus euphratica Forest

The Wuerhe Populus euphratica forest is distributed along the 217 National Highway from Wuerhe District to Karamay. The undeveloped wild Populus euphratica forest does not require tickets. In the world of Populus euphratica forest that lives for 3,000 years, survives death for 3,000 years, and is immortal for 3,000 years after falling, Wuerhe Populus euphratica forest does not know whether it can catch up with its great-grandchildren. The most beautiful Populus euphratica forest is in the Tarim River Basin in southern Xinjiang, and the leaves don't turn yellow until late October. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhyme in Jianghu (9) Populus euphratica Forest in Uerhe, World Devil City".

▲2018/10/1 Wuerhe Populus euphratica forest

11. Anjihai Grand Canyon

Anjihai Grand Canyon, located on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, is a wonder created by nature. This low-key valley, characterized by magnificent colors and dense terraces, can be called a breathtaking and magnificent canyon. It is an undeveloped scenic spot and does not require tickets. The little-known Anjihai Canyon actually has a dizzying, majestic and majestic landscape: on both sides of the canyon are river terraces lined up from top to bottom, rushing towards the face like rough sea waves, which fully demonstrates the The masculine side of the canyon. And the meandering braided river in the valley, with thousands of twists and turns, reveals the tender side of the canyon in the lingering whispers. The canyon is also breathtaking with its rich colors. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's Paipai travel notes "Jianghu Autumn Rhyme (10) Anjihai Grand Canyon, Duku Highway".

▲2018/10/2 Anjihai Grand Canyon

▲2018/10/2 Provincial Highway S101

12. Duku Highway

Duku Highway, the highway from Dushanzi to Kuqa. A highway with a total length of 561 kilometers connecting northern and southern Xinjiang. Across the high mountains, through the deep mountains and canyons, it connects many minority-inhabited areas. Its connection has shortened the distance between the north and the south of Xinjiang by nearly half from the original 1,000 kilometers, which can be regarded as a monument in the history of China's highway construction. In order to build this road, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers fought for 10 years, and 168 of them gave their precious lives. We have been longing for this famous Duku Highway for a long time, and this time we were lucky enough to walk the section from Dushanzi to Qiaoerma. On October 3, 2018, the day after we passed by, the Duku Highway was closed. Compared with the "Bingchacha" off-road road, the Duku Highway is too easy to walk. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's Paipai travel notes "Jianghu Autumn Rhyme (10) Anjihai Grand Canyon, Duku Highway".

▲2018/10/2 G217 Duku Highway

13. Baili Gallery Tambula

Tangbula is the general name of the grassland landscape of the Kashi River Canyon in Nilek County. It is named after a large area named after Tangbula in Qiaoerma on the Dushanzi-Kuqa Highway, 91 kilometers southeast of Nileke County. The canyon is a natural landscape area composed of forests, grasslands, rapids, and rocks. Because there is a huge rock on the ridge on the east side of the valley, which looks like a jade seal, it is named Tangbula (meaning seal in Kazakh). The famous film "Tianshan Red Flower" was shot here, and it has become famous ever since. It is said that Tangbula has 113 ditches and 113 scenic spots. It is a tourist attraction integrating sightseeing, vacation, adventure, hot spring bath, entertainment, and souvenir shopping. Xinjiang Black Bee Honey in Honey Town is very famous. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Jianghu Autumn Rhyme (11) Tangbula".

▲2018/10/3 Baili Gallery Tambula

▲2018/10/3 Yili River Hotel in Yining City

▲2018/10/3 Sunset on the Yili River in Yining City.

14. Sailimu Lake Scenic Area

Sailimu Lake, known as "Jinghai" in ancient times, is located in the North Tianshan Mountains in Bole City, Boertala Prefecture, Xinjiang, adjacent to Huocheng County, Yili Prefecture. The lake is 2071 meters above sea level, 30 kilometers long from east to west, 25 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of 453 meters. square kilometers, with a water storage capacity of 21 billion cubic meters, and the lake is crystal clear with a transparency of 12 meters. It is the mountain lake with the highest altitude, the largest area and beautiful scenery in Xinjiang, and it is also the place where the warm and humid Atlantic air flow lasts, so there is a saying of "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean". From 2018/6 to 2018/9, the charge management issue of Sailimu Lake Scenic Area was aroused on the Internet. The current Sailimu Lake Scenic Area is fenced and isolated, and the scenic area shuttle bus is opened. Tourists can only take the shuttle bus in the scenic area. I really miss the good time in 2017/6 when I could pull the RV into the Xihai Grassland of Sailimu Lake for camping and picnics. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhyme of Jianghu Lake (12) Guozigou, Sailimu Lake".

▲2018/10/4 Sailimu Lake

15. Guozigou

The well-known Guozigou in Ili, Xinjiang, is a famous canyon channel that goes north to Sailimu Lake and goes south to the Ili River Valley. Xinjiang Yili Guozigou Scenic Area runs through the North Tianshan Mountains. It is the only passage of the 312 National Highway Urumqi-Ili Highway, and it is also the natural gateway of Ili. Xinjiang Yili Guozigou Scenic Area is named for the fact that there are wild apples all over the valley. The valleys are towering, the canyons are turning, the pines and birches are lush, the fruit trees are clustered, the wild flowers are blooming, the waterfalls are springing, and they are magnificent. They are natural gifts endowed by nature. Therefore, the Guozigou Scenic Area in Yili, Xinjiang has been known as "the first scene in Yili" since ancient times. At the head of the pine tree, you can overlook and shoot the Guozigou Bridge. For more photos, please refer to Ctrip's paipai travel notes "Autumn Rhyme of Jianghu Lake (12) Guozigou, Sailimu Lake".

▲2018/10/4 Guozigou

▲2018/10/4 Guozigou Bridge

▲2018/10/4 Guozigou

▲2018/10/4 The Lin Zexu Memorial Hall in Yining City was closed for maintenance.

▲2018/10/5 Train from Yining to Urumqi, Tianshan scenery.

▲2018/10/5 Train from Yining to Urumqi, picking cotton.

▲2018/10/6 Hongshan Park in Urumqi.

▲ 2018/10/6 Xinjiang Museum in Urumqi, five-star out of the East to benefit China.

▲2018/10/6 Urumqi International Grand Bazaar.

(6) Shopping and entertainment

The four aunts love to go shopping, play cards and entertain themselves when they play a show.

▲2018/10/3 Bee Town in Nilek County. Xinjiang's black bee honey good stuff. The first stubble honey is sweeter, and the fourth stubble honey is light and fragrant. Buy 2 boxes of Sicha Haomi and deliver it directly to your home.

▲2018/10/5 Yining City Farmers Wholesale Market, all kinds of dried fruits in Xinjiang, packaged and delivered home.

▲2018/10/6 Urumqi International Grand Bazaar.

▲2018/9/24 In Fuhai County, the battle started on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

▲2018/10/5 Train from Yining to Urumqi, war started.

(7) Looking down on the earth

▲ Flight MF8275 on September 22, 2018, the scenery of Qilian Mountains.

▲2018/9/22 flight MF8275, the scenery of Dunhuang.

▲2018/9/22 flight MF8275, Hami-Izhou scenery.

▲2018/9/22 flight MF8275, Turpan-Shanshan scenery.

▲2018/9/22 flight MF8275, Changji-Fukang scenery.

▲2018/10/7 Flight MF8276, Urumqi-Toutun River scenery.

▲2018/10/7 Flight MF8276, Urumqi-Dabancheng scenery. Wind power is all over the mountains.

▲2018/10/7 flight MF8276, Turpan-Gaochang scenery.

▲2018/10/7 flight MF8276, Bayingoleng-Ruoqiang scenery.

(8) Conclusion

Xinjiang has a vast territory, and the uncanny craftsmanship of nature has created magnificent and beautiful wonders. The vast desert, the vast Gobi, the grasslands of flowers, the towering snow mountains, the green lakes, the south of the Yangtze River outside the Great Wall, the long history, the unique humanities, and the attractive food. The self-driving trip to northern Xinjiang on the 16th is about 3,500 kilometers. Last year's 2017/6 Tianshan Huahai 9-day tour and this year's 2018/9 Northern Xinjiang 16-day autumn viewing tour, both trips were attracted by the scenery and food in Xinjiang. Some people say: If you don’t come to Kashgar, you haven’t come to Xinjiang. Not only have I returned to Xiamen for a few days, I seem to smell the smell of barbecue in Xinjiang again...

Chen Hengchang in Xiamen on October 10, 2018