June 27, 2021

      Today's planned itinerary is: Bachu - Red Sea Scenic Area - Markit - Kashgar. The driver said that it is more than 180 kilometers from Red Sea Scenic Area to Markit; from Markit to Kashgar, it is more than 170 kilometers, because They are all traveling on national and provincial highways, with speed limits, so you can’t run. If you count the time for stopping and resting and passing through checkpoints, it will be very late in Kashgar. From Red Bay to Kashgar directly, you can take the high speed, and you can reach it in 4 hours.

      Makiti County is the birthplace of "Daolan Culture". The "Daolan people" here have created "Daolan Maixilaifu" and "Daolan Muqam" which are full of artistic charm. game in one. The strong breath of farming and animal husbandry life, the fortitude of dancing, the thickness of music, and the loudness of singing have become a model of the ancient Uyghur Muqam Mexilaifu, and Maigaiti County is also known as the Uyghur Muqa One of Tom's cradles.

     You can't have both fish and bear's paws. After weighing and comparing, I abandoned Markit and decided to go directly to Kashgar after visiting the Red Sea Scenic Area. Because some group members will end their journey in Xinjiang tomorrow and fly back to Beijing from Kashgar. When they arrive in Kashgar earlier today, they can also visit the ancient city of Kashgar.

    The Red Sea Scenic Area was first built in 2009 and re-planned and integrated in 2013, covering an area of ​​80 square kilometers. An ecological landscape area integrating lakes, rivers, grasslands, wetlands, Gobi, and Populus euphratica forest. The entire scenic spot takes the ancient Silk Road as the golden thread, organically connecting the oasis water system landscape, the Gobi desert landscape, and the historical and cultural landscape. With its long-standing culture, beautiful scenery, and exotic customs, it attracts many tourists at home and abroad.

Red Bay Water Park

     Red Bay Water Park displays water culture and red culture. You can enjoy the Red Sea Reservoir with the same color of water and sky, the Red Sea Reservoir outside the Great Wall, Diaoyu Island, Yunyang Sailing Hotel, and Li Yunyang Memorial Hall.

   The Red Sea Reservoir is the earliest plain water diversion and injection reservoir built on the Yarkand River, with a storage capacity of 72 million cubic meters and a reservoir area of ​​34.265 square kilometers. It is the mother lake that nurtures the Bachu people. In 1941, Li Yunyang, a member of the Communist Party from Yan'an at that time (a cadre sent by the CCP to aid Xinjiang at the request of Sheng Shicai), presided over the construction when he was the magistrate of Bachu County.

      In this holy water area conceived by the Yarkant River, it is surrounded by green trees and the water surface is sparkling. Trees surround the embankment, water birds are flying, reeds are rustling, and the scenery is pleasant.

    The Red Sea Reservoir has been renamed the Red Bay Water Park. It is a water recreation base that integrates water swimming, swimming and boating. You can take a speedboat or a yacht to travel through the waters of Debi, or you can take a ferry from a fellow Uighur. Small boats, gently rafting on the calm water, or rowing a small boat alone into the reed marshes to explore the wild, and feel the thrill of blazing new trails.

  

      The scenery is beautiful, but time cannot be delayed. After a short walk and a photo, I left in a hurry without further exploration.

sunflower field

     Red Bay Water Park is nearly 10 kilometers away from Weitou Island, both of which belong to the Red Sea Scenic Area. When the car dealer approached Weitouzhou Scenic Area, there were large sunflowers planted beside the road, and the flowers were lush, like a golden sea of ​​flowers.

     Ladies have a natural love for flowers, so they immediately get off the car and have a close contact with Sunny Flower Sea.

      The sun is shining, and the sunflower is facing the sun. Sunflower is also known as Chaoyanghua, because its flowers often face the sun. It is not like some flowers are delicate and charming, or graceful and rich, but the flower plate is strong, unpretentious, and shows the beauty of masculinity generously.

      2021-07-13 People's Daily Online: 200 acres of sunflowers in Quxuergai Village, Anakule Township, Bachu County, Xinjiang are blooming, attracting many tourists to come to watch, take pictures, play, and feel the breath of nature. This golden flower sea has not only become a paradise for tourists, but also allows local villagers to eat "tourist meals" and get rich at their doorstep.

weitouzhou

      Weitou Prefecture, a name that only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, is two concepts with Weitou (country), and the two are easily confused.

     The name of Weitou was first seen in "Hanshu". Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was one of the thirty-six city-states in the Western Regions. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it did not belong to Qiuci, which means that Weitou Kingdom no longer existed. The capital of Weitou Kingdom is Weitou City, and its former site is in Sepabayi, east of today's Aheqi County.

     However, Tang Zhenguan set up Weitou Prefecture in the Weitou Kingdom of the Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to re-establishing a state in the territory of Weitou Kingdom in the Han Dynasty. About 40 kilometers to the northeast, the locals call it "Tang Wangcheng".

     The Weitouzhou Gate Tower in front of us should be built to meet the needs of tourism, without historical traces, and the word "zhou" with three dots of water is used. I saw a photo of the gatehouse in 2018 on the Internet, and the hanging name also read: Weitou Kingdom.

     At the gate of Weitouzhou City, you can see the Kaicheng ceremony performance with strong ethnic customs, but I don’t know if it happens every day?

     The clusters of red willows in front of the gatehouse grow lushly, and the branches are full of small pink flowers.

    Walking into the gate of Weitouzhou, you will come to the most lively place in the Red Sea Scenic Area, where you can taste local delicacies, watch various folk handicrafts, and enjoy local folk singing and dancing musical instrument performances.

      

    In the open space of the gatehouse stands a group of sculptures, the ancient Populus euphratica road, and camel caravans, witnessing the thick and vicissitudes of history; past events like smoke, beacon towers, and splendid Silk Road legends.

     Bachu County is located on the main road of transportation and is an important station of the ancient Silk Road. Since ancient times, it has gathered people, businessmen and tourists. It is an important window and platform for the exchange and integration of Eastern and Western civilizations. Its special geographical hub position makes it a three-fork connecting different types of civilizations in the world: one end connects Chang'an in the Central Plains to the eastern coast; the other connects Kashgar to Western European ancient Rome; the other connects Khotan to South Asian ancient India.

     Central tribes, displaying the on-site handicrafts of intangible cultural heritage inheritors.

      The exhibition area of ​​folk handicrafts shows the rich and colorful non-woven fabrics of Bachu, such as iron art making, knife making, wicker weaving, horse gear making, pyrographed gourds, carpet making, felt boots making, and traditional musical instruments such as Kalongqin making and Dutar making. heritage projects.

    There is a huge hourglass on the square. In the era without clocks, smart people used hourglasses to keep time.

     After visiting the Central Tribes, you need to take a scenic battery car. There is a clear flowing water in the wide river, and there are more green grass and shrubs in the river beach. In the distance, there are shadowy and endless Populus euphratica trees.   

    Bachu owns 3.16 million mu of Populus euphratica forest, which is the largest contiguous primitive wild Populus euphratica forest growth zone in the world. The designers of the Red Sea Scenic Area have made full use of this unique natural condition and adapted measures to local conditions to create a unique Quergai golden Populus euphratica island , this golden Populus euphratica island is the epitome of 3.16 million mu Populus euphratica forest.

    Jing'an District in Shanghai is the counterpart aid area of ​​Bachu County. It adopts a high-starting planning, high-standard construction, and high-level operation promotion model to convert local unique resources such as Gobi, desert, Populus euphratica, Kashgar River, and intangible cultural heritage into Bachu County. The "golden rice bowl" for Chu farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich. Here, tourists can pursue historical relics, explore the Silk Road culture, appreciate regional folk customs, enjoy the cheerful Daolang dance, and taste special meals.

     There is no tour guide and no promotional materials. I guess this is probably the Quergai Golden Huyang Island Scenic Spot, or it also belongs to the Kashgar River Wetland? It is said that the four islands in the scenic area were artificially transformed by the bending and impact of the Kashi River, surrounded by a large number of Populus euphratica forests. The area of ​​the scenic area is 22 hectares, and it is known as the largest desert wetland landscape area in Xinjiang.

     Bachu County is located in the lower reaches of Yarkand River and Kashgar River. Two rivers flow through the county, one is the Yarkand River, which runs through the whole territory from southwest to northeast, with a flow of more than 250 kilometers in the territory, and is the main water source of Bachu County; the second is the Kashgar River, which is about 19 kilometers away from Bachu County , into the Xiaohaizi Reservoir North Gate release channel, with a total length of 150 kilometers. (I personally think that the so-called Kashgar River wetland refers to the Kashgar River)

   The ancient road wrestling field shows folk sports activities such as national intangible cultural heritage protection items - sheep picking, horse racing and so on. However, these items cannot be displayed every day, they will only appear on important festivals, it depends on luck.

     We caught up with the folk song and dance performance, and the battery car in the scenic spot is specially parked here. It is estimated that this performance happens every day.

     The log-built shed is covered with Xinjiang carpets, and two exquisite tapestries are hung on the back wall. More than a dozen actors in national costumes are sitting on the floor. Most of the men are not young. They are not professional actors at first glance, but local The real performance of the people.

    Although the actors are not professional and the venue is a little rough, the singing and dancing are authentic, pure and authentic ethnic charm, warm and cheerful, quite moving.

     The Populus euphratica Garden and the Populus euphratica Expo Hall allow visitors to feel the intersection of Populus euphratica culture on the Silk Road.

    Bachu has the reputation of "the capital of Populus euphratica". It has 3.16 million mu of original Populus euphratica forest.

    The square and towering earth building is the Populus euphratica Expo Hall.

    Populus euphratica trees of different heights and thicknesses, some with luxuriant branches and leaves, and more with broken bodies and arms, stand proudly, telling the story of fighting against nature, and showing the incisive and incisive beauty of incompleteness.

      The iron trunk clangs and stretches the tough bones, and the twigs run through the Changhong. During his lifetime, he also made the mountains and rivers green, and after his death, he still expects the green onion of the land.

       If you don't go to the desert, you don't know the vastness of the world, and if you don't see Populus euphratica, you don't know the splendor of life.

      There is also the "No. 1 Nang Pit on the Silk Road" here, which once baked a whole camel weighing 400 kilograms, a whole cow, and two whole sheep at the same time, breaking the Guinness World Record and being called "the world's largest pancake". Biggest kebab".

     After watching the folk songs and dances, continue to take a battery car in the scenic area. The car travels through the vast Populus euphratica forest. It is the first time to see so many Populus euphratica trees.

    Populus euphratica trees are thick, tall, and covered with lush branches and leaves. If you come here in autumn, the trees will be full of golden yellow and beautiful. It is definitely a good choice.

     There is another river ahead, level as a mirror, with more Populus euphratica trees on the bank, forming a line or even a piece, forming a green barrier. This area is probably the Kashgar (Geer) River Wetland in the Red Sea Scenic Area. Populus euphratica and clear water are the most perfect match, especially when the autumn wind blows, the leaves turn golden overnight, dazzling in the sun, and the golden shadows are reflected on the calm water, complementing each other, you are me, and I am also You, regardless of each other, are extremely beautiful.

     The Kashgar (Geer) River Wetland is surrounded by water on all sides, with luxuriant branches and leaves, golden Populus euphratica forest and reed marshes on the water surface. When autumn comes, nearly 10,000 egrets, wild ducks and other water birds swim in it, creating a magnificent landscape of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

    Sitting on the swaying car, the flock of sheep on the river beach flashed past, embellishing the wetland scenery.

      Populus euphratica is luxuriant, green grass is like a rug, cattle and sheep are leisurely, the sky is high and the earth is wide, it is a vivid pastoral picture of desert oasis.

     There are still cruise ships here, but the water level in the river seems to be too low at the moment, so they can only stop working temporarily.

     There is an article introducing: During the flood period, the underground water in the Kashi River wetland surged and emerged from the ground, forming mysterious springs above the ground. Where did the mysterious water come from? Why is it gushing out of the ground like a spring? There are still too many mysteries left for people!

      A wooden plank road by the river winds in the Populus euphratica forest. Walking along the plank road, the green shade blocks out the sun and the wind is refreshing, which is very pleasant.

    Look at these two Populus euphratica plants, they have gone through vicissitudes of life, I don’t know how old they are? The bark is the track of its life, with gullies and cracks criss-crossing, just like a long scroll of history painted on cracked silk, every groove is a story of life, and every layer of grain is a change of reincarnation.

     Two lovely alpacas appeared by the river, one white and one brown, one in front of the other, pacing leisurely, not afraid of people.

      "The Kashgar River throws out a bright and cool curve, meandering through the quiet villages, farmland, and trails sprinkled with wild flowers, and the scattered farmhouses are slightly flashing in the shade of the trees." -- Excerpted from the website of Bachu County Government

     Compared with many popular scenic spots in Xinjiang, there are still some small crowds here, and there are not many tourists. However, the charming scenery of the desert wetland has its own charm. The trickling stream, the warm wetland, the stubborn Populus euphratica forest, and the customs of the nation all blend together and are pleasing to the eye.

the road

     Out of the Red Sea Scenic Area, go straight to Kashgar.

     Ashtu service area, stop and rest.

    A big truck driver was preparing his lunch under a small shade from the cabin, with pots and pans on the fuel tank.

       The expressway is fast, at 15:34, to the Kashgar North Toll Station.