A group of three people, an off-road vehicle, and a tent.

It started on August 10 and lasted 10 days. Walking in Duku, crossing Tianshan Mountain, watching Loulan, staying in Bayinbulak Grassland, viewing the Big and Small Dragon Pond, visiting Swan Lake, entering the Tianshan Grand Canyon, playing in the Tarim River, entering and exiting two desert roads, and enjoying the hot wind-blown sand in Taklamakan Lop Nur , listen to the bursts of forest waves in Alagou and the raging songs of the river, and feel the different geographical environments and diverse ethnic customs in the northern and southern Xinjiang.

After passing through Dushanzi, Nilek, Kuqa, Shaya, Alar, Hotan, Luopu, Cele, Yutian, Minfeng, Qiemo, Ruoqiang, Yuli, Korla, Yanqi, Hejing, Urumqi, Karamay, Beautiful scenery all the way, hard work and harvest all the way.

Thanks for literature! Thanks for life!



Day 1: North Section of Duku Highway (August 10)


We started from Tacheng City, Xinjiang. We had sliced ​​noodles for lunch in 55 New Town.

By the way, I bought pork head meat, peppers, onions, and pancakes.

Enter Dushanzi and buy some mineral water.

Take a photo at the starting point of the Duku Highway as a souvenir. Let's go!

There are many self-driving vehicles along the way, such as RVs, off-road vehicles, sleeping cars, motorcycles and bicycles (professional donkey friends).

I walked there once three years ago, and the road conditions are much better than three years ago.

There are many viewing platforms along the way, and there is a parking lot under the viewing platform, where visitors can get off and take pictures.

In addition, many public toilets have been built along the Duku Highway, which are very clean and hygienic.

This is a landmark building in the northern section of Duku Highway.

I used to take pictures here three years ago.

The tiger's mouth is here! This is the most dangerous section of the Duku Highway.

The top of the mountain is snow, the mountainside is cloud, and the bottom is river.

The scenery is infinite and beautiful.


There are often mudslides on this section of the road. I remember seeing emergency repair machinery here three years ago.

Spectacular waterfall.

There are many people taking pictures. I went to the front and reached out to scoop up the water, which was icy cold.

After passing the waterfall, winding up to the first Bing Daban.

There is still snow on the top, and many people get out of the car to take pictures. Because we are from Xinjiang, we are used to seeing snow, so the car didn't stop and went straight to the tunnel.

After exiting the tunnel, you can see a small lake on the top of the mountain.

too cold! Misty.

downhill! On the way down the mountain, it is another scene.


Our plan is to spend the night in Joerma.

The first goal to go to tomorrow - Baili Gallery Nilek.

Joelma has arrived.

Simple tents, set up camp.

When we came out at night, we saw a lot of tents. We were wearing short-sleeves, shivering from the cold, and we couldn’t walk on the road.

Tomorrow I plan to buy long johns first.

Duku Highway Introduction:

The Duku Highway runs from Dushanzi to Kuqa and runs through the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, with a total length of 561 kilometers. More than half of the section traverses the high mountains and passes through the deep valleys. A monument in the history of highway construction.

In order to build this road, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers fought for 10 years, and 168 road construction officers and soldiers gave their precious lives. There is a martyr's cemetery in Qiaoerma.

Special reminder: The Duku Highway has special terrain, with many sharp bends and steep slopes. There are more than 280 kilometers of road sections above 2,000 meters above sea level. Due to natural factors such as snowfall and freezing in Tianshan Mountains in winter, it is only open for five months a year. At the end of September every year Winter traffic control will be implemented for up to 7 months until May of the following year.