Kanas

Many times, when a person finds himself in love with someone, it is when they part with her.
When I suddenly lost sight of that person, I realized that I had unknowingly developed a strong attachment to that person.

-- "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree"

Shanghai - Urumqi

From Shanghai, which was over 30 degrees, to Urumqi, which was over 20 degrees, I felt a bit of coolness before I stepped out of the cabin. This is the first time I know what cold is in the past two months. I walked out of the cabin after covering my clothes. It’s late autumn The lights in Urumqi are already on at this moment, and the small terminal building is full of people anxiously waiting to pick up their luggage. They are in a mess, and we can only squeeze in a small corner and wait for our luggage to be spit out.
Xiaofu was holding a sign with my name at the exit, and I could see it from a distance. The 5-hour flight made everyone feel a little tired. They all seemed very numb, until the car drove out of the airport and entered the brightly lit city, finally recovered a little bit of the mood that should go out for travel, and started talking and laughing along the way. I am a nostalgic person. Even for Urumqi, which has only been to Urumqi twice, I feel very cordial. I try my best to find the old memories that are not so clear outside the window.
When I came to the residence, except for Ke Ke who was still on the way, everyone came to my room after putting away their luggage and held the first plenary meeting of this trip. The atmosphere was very harmonious and everyone was in a stable mood. A series of important issues, just when the meeting was about to end, Ke Ke, who was dressed in green, stood at the door at some point, listening to our discussion with a curious look on his face, and finally, everyone gathered.
In order to celebrate this historic moment, everyone came to a Hunan restaurant on the opposite side. When eating, I don’t know whether it was because of the fatigue of the long-distance travel or because everyone was not familiar with each other. In short, everyone didn’t talk too much .
Fruits are of course indispensable when traveling in Xinjiang. On the way back, I bought all kinds of fruits for tomorrow and put them in my room. Everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. I was left alone in the toilet washing grapes...


Urumqi - Karamay

When I first woke up in the morning, I was still not quite sure that I was really in Urumqi. I rubbed my eyes until I saw the pile of grapes, red dates and a big watermelon on the table before I was convinced that I was not dreaming.
After having a hearty breakfast, the seven of us divided into two cars and set off smoothly, thus officially starting our long journey. The car hadn’t driven far, to be precise, Michele had already fallen asleep, and before going to sleep, he asked us to call her when we saw the scenery, so we carried out this task very seriously all the way , but every time she wakes up insincerely.
The surrounding area of ​​Urumqi in late autumn is already deserted. There are not many crops left in the field, only a piece of bare land is left, and the sunflowers on both sides of the road have long been unable to straighten their waists. There are only a few golden trees standing there. Autumn colors here.
On the way, I received a text message from Guo Mei, saying that she had safely given birth to a baby. I didn’t know what to say other than congratulations. Eight years have passed in a blink of an eye, but my memory always seems to stay at the time when we first met. That scene of innocence. I told her that we are going to Karamay today, and we are going to your hometown, a place that I used to feel very far away.

(Sentimental)

(Chili bases passed along the way)

I was hungry before I knew it, and then I remembered that I hadn’t eaten any local specialties since I came to Xinjiang last night, so I stopped in Shawan, which is said to be the birthplace of Dapanji. I weakly asked if I could ask for a non-spicy Dapanji, but I was immediately denied by everyone, saying that Dapanji must be spicy, but I couldn’t understand the difference between Dapanji and spicy. What must be connected. So after a while, two pots of red and green red and green large plate chickens were brought up, which made me gasp.

After eating and resting for a while, he continued on his way. As soon as he got into the car, Michele lost the enthusiasm he had just had when he ate the big plate chicken, and began to fall asleep again, and he was hopeless.

According to the guide, the Kuitun River Grand Canyon is on a road leading to the army, so we followed the road and found the road, and found the army by the way. The long line of military vehicles could not see the bottom at a glance, and the dust raised up covered the sky. Our two small cars seemed very disharmonious in the huge line. I took a camera and looked at the PLA on the truck outside the window. The PLA was also in the car. The boss looked at us with a gun, which made me very emotionally unstable. Michele kept telling me not to shoot, not to shoot, but after I finished shooting, she said send it to me, send it to me...
Before coming here, many people told me that there is nothing to see in the Kuitun Grand Canyon. I think they have either never been here, or it is not here. From a visual point of view, the scene here is still very impactful. , If there is any pity, it is a bit late and the light is not very good. After a day of driving, this is the first scenic spot we arrived at. Anyway, we have to commemorate it. Everyone has their backs against the Grand Canyon, and they left the first and only group photo of this trip.
Autumn in Xinjiang gets dark early. Once it’s past eight o’clock, the sky is completely dark. The Karamay lights that greet us in the distance are flickering. At a glance, I thought we were in Las Vegas. Above ground, this oil city shows us what it means to be a city that makes life better.

Karamay--Haba River

Early in the morning, Michele rushed to our room to find her husband, brushed her teeth, washed her face, took a shower, and chatted for a while. I was so disheveled that I had to curl up in my sleeping bag and dare not come out until she had a good time. leave.
In order to comply with the customs of the Hui nationality of the driver, Master He, we found a halal breakfast shop nearby, and served several bowls of steaming beef noodles. When Master He saw the beef noodles, he seemed to see his own life. I was just the opposite. When I saw beef noodles, I lost my life. A bowl of beef noodles, Xiao Fu and I gave way, and it was almost passed on as a good story. In the end, we had to share it between the two. She ate three and I ate two.

After driving out of Karamay City and entering the oil field area, those oil excavators with blurred vision suddenly became extremely clear last night. The tall figures were working hard in the oil field, and they were just doing simple mechanical movements over and over again. In the vast land, such machines are endless, which opened the eyes of us children who have never seen the world.

Before arriving at the Devil City, the scenery outside is already very devilish. The endless Gobi Desert makes people start to feel awe of nature. I don’t know how many years of baptism it will take to form such a geographical feature. Today's guide said that there are Populus euphratica, red willow, emerald willow, and poplar at the bottom of the Baiyanghe Grand Canyon. The autumn colors in the canyon are thick and colorful, like a ribbon falling in the canyon. , First go to Baiyanghe Grand Canyon to take a look.
The Grand Canyon is very spectacular, but the trees at the bottom of the valley have not turned yellow. It may be because the weather this year is not cold enough. Not only is it not cold enough, but it is also very hot. Therefore, the one who followed us all the way from Urumqi The watermelon finally showed up when it was needed most.

We arrived at Wuerhe Town not far from the Grand Canyon. According to the original plan, this should be the end point of last night. At this time, we were already half a day behind the schedule, but our lunch was not affected by it. With the least influence, the table is filled with what is and what is not.
In the afternoon, the devil city was under the scorching sun, without the slightest feeling of devil, but their tickets made me feel a little devil. Sitting on the battery car, I walked around in a circle. The only feeling was that it was hot. It was very hot. The sightseeing battery car in the scenic spot didn't want us to visit for a while, and sent us back in a hurry. At the door, we were about to dry, and we didn't have any intention of nostalgia here, so we quickly called the two drivers to drive on the road, and rushed to Burqin, which is 200 kilometers away.

The sun has begun to slant to the west, but the fierce sunlight has not receded much. In order to catch up with the sunset on the Irtysh River, we are almost pinching the watch and racing against time. Although the speed of the car has reached 120, we still hope It can be faster, watching the sun sinking slowly, our hearts are also sinking together.
As soon as the car stopped, we rushed out, holding the ticket money we had already prepared, and rushed to the colorful beach. When I was young, I read a story called Kuafu Chasing the Sun, but that was just a fairy tale. Now we are performing a live-action version of Kuafu Chasing the Sun. Ke Ke and Lu Yingchong are at the front, and Xiao Fu runs behind with my tripod on his back. .
When I ran to the first viewing platform, the sun just passed the horizon, frustration and disappointment were written on everyone's face, facing the sunset of the Irtysh River in the distance, it was already impossible, Looking at the dense crowd below, we had no choice but to say sourly, maybe there is no place if we come earlier.

Haba River

Today's itinerary is relatively easy, so I didn't let everyone get up early. When I got downstairs, there was still no one there. I went for a walk outside. It may be because the sun rises late. I feel very cold today, so I hesitated. Waiting to see what kind of clothes to wear to go out. After a while, everyone came down one after another, with a lot more clothes than the previous two days, only Michele didn't change much, because she wore almost all the clothes on her body from the beginning.
The restaurants here generally open relatively late, and the preparations just started after 9 o'clock, so there are not many choices for us. As usual, Master He came with a bowl of beef ramen, so we skipped it and ordered two drawers Baozi, Keke asked me what the stuffing was. I bit it open, took a look, tasted it again, and concluded responsibly that it was a heavy-flavored scallion-stuffed mutton stuffing... So, I immediately saw Coco and started Peel off the skin of the steamed stuffed bun, slice the onion and fry the mutton. If you want to say that eating such a hot thing early in the morning, I am really not used to it. The mutton they dug out was piled up into hills, which was enough to cook another dish. No matter how hard Master He persuaded them, everyone refused to eat it. Only Xiao Liu was still insisting on it, which won Master He a lot. thumbs up.
The working hours of the units here are even later. After breakfast, the frontier defense team has not started to work, so they can only wait patiently at the door, and find a nearby small shop to copy the ID card first. The boss is a certain ID from Luye. (It’s not to protect people’s privacy, it’s true that I forgot), telling us that Bai Haba won’t let him in now, which made me a little confused. As for what he said later, I was so distracted that I didn’t listen.
I took the copy and went back to the Border Guard Brigade. The door was already open, but the inside was heavily guarded. Only Mr. He and I were allowed to enter in uniform (Note: Mr. He is a civil servant and has a uniform), but he was not allowed to enter after entering. In their office, we had to stand by the corner outside the window, tiptoe and hand in the ID card and the copy. The process was relatively smooth, and soon our ID card was sent out from the window together with the border defense card. As if I had received an imperial decree, I walked out of the border guards with my arms in my hands.
The 185th regiment is next to a special road on the border, and Kazakhstan is just across the river, but it doesn't give people the feeling of being heavily guarded. Even the boundary markers on the roadside are not so noticeable. We need to drive back and forth twice to finally find it. Compared with Dunhuang, the Mingsha Mountain here seems to have more vitality. There are many bushes growing, and there are many four-legged snakes scurrying around from time to time. They all gradually returned to the bag.

Because of Master He’s Hui nationality, we can only find halal restaurants for dinner. In my mind, halal restaurants have been equated with beef ramen. In desperation, we can only eat all the beef served. That's it, there's a lot of ramen left...
On the way back, I passed Baihualin Park, but I found it boring after entering. The weather was good. As a serious photographer, I proposed to go to the colorful beach to watch the sunset again, hoping to make up for yesterday’s regret, but the rest of the people It seems that none of them are interested in becoming a serious photographer. In the end, only Michele expressed his willingness to go, so he did not force everyone, together with Michele, his wife and the driver Xiao Liu, rushed to the colorful beach again.
The road is not very far. We arrived at six o'clock, and there are still two hours before sunset. Although we have arrived early enough, from a distance, we can see that the edge of the colorful beach is still crowded with people. , the originally quite leisurely mood suddenly became anxious, hurriedly took a few photos upstream and then went straight to the chain bridge downstream. I forced my way through the dense crowd of photographers and propped up my tripod, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing more and more people pouring in from behind, I anxiously turned back and asked the driver, Xiao Liu, to take a seat for me on the other side to take pictures of the Irtysh River. Surrounded by cannons, Xiao Liu sat in it with his mobile phone in his hands, and from time to time, people outside the siege questioned, "Does this person take pictures?" "Does he have a camera?" "I seem to see him." I was holding a mobile phone..." I was worried that Comrade Xiao Liu would not be able to withstand the pressure of public opinion, so I had to go over early and replace him. This calmed down the public anger, and it was precisely because of this that I was able to take pictures of the Irtysh River. Sunset, everything is hard work.

The road back to the Haba River was finally no longer as dull as it was yesterday. Everyone was in high spirits, and even felt a little unfinished. We reminisced about the hardships of fighting for the photo position just now, and kept laughing. Go back The road seems to be not so far away.

After Ke Ke took a nap, her spirits improved a lot. After everyone arrived, everyone went to eat the pepper chicken that I had been talking about for a long time. As for the taste of this chicken, I, a person who does not eat spicy food It is inconvenient to comment. According to everyone, it is better than Dapan Chicken.

Haba River--Bai Haba

Today, I went over early and told Master He that they would go eat beef ramen by themselves later, because yesterday’s scallion fried mutton buns have deeply hurt everyone. A restaurant opened by a Han nationality, with milk, steamed buns, and tea eggs, finally found the long-lost feeling of having breakfast. Before leaving, I packed some steamed buns, for fear that I would not be able to eat them when I was hungry on the way .
Late September is the time for Kazakh herdsmen to switch from summer pastures to autumn pastures. It may be that they also feel that it is more convenient to take the road, so they often see a mighty flock of sheep when they are driving. , The entire road was blocked, and for a while, we who had never seen the scene of "blocking sheep" felt so beastly, and went down to look for sheep to take pictures. There will also be a lot of sheep passing by on the dirt road at the foot of the mountain, and the dust raised up will cover the sky, making the sky feel grayer.

Baihaba is not far away, and arrived just after noon. Looking down from the mountain while driving, the whole village is not big, so it can be said that it has a panoramic view. The well-designed one generally lies in the embrace of the birch forest, appearing harmonious and quiet.
There are only simple wooden huts to live in in the village. There is nothing but a bed inside. The running water and the latrine are outside. However, this latrine looks disgusting during the day, and no one dares to use it at night. There are not many choices, so we can only barely stay. After putting down our luggage, we have a lazy lunch on a rickety table outside in the yard. Each person has a bowl of very simple noodles, but the price is not so simple. . After lunch, I felt that my body was not so cold anymore, and I didn’t know who mentioned to eat watermelon, so Master He took out the watermelon from the car again. It was a big and sweet watermelon, and the flowing watermelon juice even All attracted bee stings.

After eating the watermelon, I felt a little immobile for a while. The warm sun shone on my body, which made me yawn several times. Michele and his wife passed away at some point, and Elisa stayed at the door when she was not in good health. Basking in the sun, I and Ke Ke were left to set off together and slowly walked towards the mountain.
Bai Haba in the afternoon is not too cold, the sun passing through the forest is very comfortable on my body, and I don’t feel cold even wearing only a short sleeve. There are not many pedestrians on the road, and occasionally there will be people squatting on both sides I was very focused on taking pictures, and the whole road seemed very quiet. Lu Ying has insect control, and when she sees insects along the way, she must take pictures. The taste is very strong, but she doesn’t know whether she is afraid of the cold or the sun, or both, so she wraps herself in a hat and wears sunglasses while walking and taking pictures , I really want to ask her what kind of picture it would be if she took a picture from the inside of the sunglasses. The leaves of the birch forest change different colors under the sunlight at different angles, sometimes they are golden yellow, sometimes they are light yellow. We can't tell which color is its true color, and we don't want to tell it clearly.

Afraid to go too far and delay the sunset time, I greeted everyone to start walking back two hours later. I didn’t take many pictures on the way back. I quickly returned to the place where I lived and asked where the sunset was taken. After a short rest , picked up the clothes and tripod and set off to watch the sunset on the mountain.
I have always hated mountain climbing, especially with a heavy camera on my back, and especially with a tripod on my back. This journey really made me swear a lot. Someone has been waiting there early on the top of the mountain. What surprised me is that there are many old friends with gray hair. In them, I seem to see my old life.

By the time I returned to the mountain after shooting, it was already dark. Fortunately, the moon on August 14th was big enough to see the road clearly, so I had nothing to eat for dinner, only the instant noodles brought from Haba River And some dry food such as ham sausages. Unfortunately, today is Michele's birthday. Anyway, I can eat noodles, but the water here is still half-salted, not boiled, so under the dim light, I ate Unsoaked instant noodles, we wish her a happy birthday, wondering if this is the worst birthday she has ever had.
Back in the room, without taking off my clothes, I just pulled the quilt over my body and lay down. Listening to Master He and Xiao Liu chatting, at about 12:00, the tractor that had been generating electricity outside the door finally stopped moving. Immediately it was pitch black, no matter whether they were asleep or not, everyone was silent, and the whole village became quiet. I think the white Haba outside should be pitch black now, as if it had disappeared from the woods.

Baihaba--Jiadengyu

I don't know if I fell asleep that night, because I was still wearing clothes, so I always slept uncomfortable, and it was difficult to fall asleep in a daze, but it was also difficult to wake up.

I don't know how long it took, but the only window in the cabin seemed to be a little bright, maybe it was still early, or it was cold, wrapped in a quilt, turned over a few times and still didn't get up. After a while, Xiao Liu who was by the window sat up, looked out the window, then looked inside the house, and shouted "Dongdong, why haven't you taken pictures yet?" This voice completely woke me up.

When I walked out of the cabin, it was still daylight. Although I had already put on a down jacket, I was still trembling all over. I blamed Xiao Liu for waking me up so early. When I came to the side of the road, there were a few moviegoers carrying tripods walking in twos and threes on the street. Looking in the direction they were walking, I suddenly found that the hillside in the distance was already full of people, as lively as a market. Zi felt that the whole person was much more awake, and he was a little flustered in anxiety. He was afraid that he would miss the sunrise, so he hurriedly urinated everywhere first, and then began to wash. The tap water in the morning was so cold that his fingers could be frozen off. I didn't dare to wipe it on my face, but I was so anxious that I could only wipe my face cruelly. I didn't recover for a long time, I was so cold.

The door of the Michele couple’s room has not been opened, which means that it is not convenient to go in and get food. After thinking about it, it is still important to take pictures, so I can only go up the mountain hungry. The sleeping place is not far from the hillside, but because of my heart I was in a hurry, so I always felt that the road was very long, and I wished I could fly directly up.

When I came to the hillside, it became even colder. I stomped my feet from the cold, and even when I put on my hat, my nose still ran. Since Baihaba is surrounded by mountains, although it is already dawn at this time, it will take some time to wait for the first ray of sunshine to come in. Many of the people standing next to me and waiting together are old couples. Looking at them, I suddenly feel lonely and envious of them. I don’t know if I will have an old woman with a tripod to accompany me when I get old. my side.

The sun seems to be deliberately testing everyone's patience, and it has been slow to show my face. I feel like I am about to freeze and petrify. After another N minutes, the sun finally climbed to the top of the mountain, the crowd began to get busy, and the attention was gradually lost Attracted by the light, I gradually forgot that I hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

It wasn't until the sun had fully risen that everyone started to disperse. At this time, it wasn't so cold anymore. When we got back to the mountain, Michele and the others had disappeared. They found something to eat in the room, and then went to the village. No one bothered to take pictures, and no one bothered thinking. Walking in the village covered with fallen leaves, I suddenly began to feel a little nostalgic.

After drinking a bowl of fresh milk from the herdsman’s house, I am even more reluctant to leave Baihaba, but the place I’m going to next seems to be more worth looking forward to. Although I don’t remember when I knew the name Kanas, but at first Knowing Xinjiang started from the name Kanas. I started planning to go to Kanas many years ago. The reason why I didn’t make the trip was that I was extremely paranoid and fixed the time to go to Kanas in late September, or I didn’t go. , to go here at the most beautiful time.

I was asked to buy a ticket when I was far away from Kanas. I don’t know if it’s a psychological reason or it’s true. I always feel that the scenery on this road has become different since then, and I gradually began to like Kanas. Nass has great expectations. Even when he was still in the car, he began to fantasize about seeing the picture of the moon bending. If we say that we know Xinjiang from Kanas, then we know Kanas from The moon bend begins.

Every time I want to climb the mountain, I always want to curse people. The more than 1,000 steps in the Guanyu Pavilion make me very impatient along the way. Looking at the active figure of Xiao Fu in front of me, I deeply feel that I am useless , more and more feel that his senior photography career has little hope, and in the end, he may only be able to hang out in the senior chess room. While climbing the mountain, I was looking for the legendary Moon Bay, but it didn’t look like it anywhere. I didn’t know until I walked up to the Guanyu Pavilion. It turned out that Moon Bay was not here to see, but it was a worthwhile trip here, and I talked a lot about it. In Kanas last year, I finally came.

I drove out of Kanas Park and arrived at Jiadengyu. While everyone was resting in the room, I first went to the kebab stand downstairs. The boss from Kashgar yelled there alone, "It's not over." The mutton kebabs from the wedding are here, men can’t stand eating them, women can’t stand them, women can’t stand them eating them, and men and women can’t stand eating them together.” Although I didn’t want women to be unbearable, the taste of this mutton skewers has already made me sick No more, I ordered a few skewers to taste the taste first, the boss was busy skewering the meat and asked me to grill it myself, so I followed the order he said, put salt, cumin, and roasted for the last time, the taste was still good good.

We continued to eat barbecue for dinner, and it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone seemed very happy, especially the two masters. They had agreed to drink only one bottle of red wine, but after returning to the room, they couldn't help opening another bottle. After their constant persuasion, I was already a little delirious, and Keke asked me if I wanted to go out to take pictures of the fifteenth moon. I wanted to go, but I couldn't stand up anymore.

The red wine became colder and colder as it drank, and it seemed that the teeth were chattering at the end. I felt better after covering my body with two quilts. My mind was already groggy, and I woke up in a daze this day. , and finally fell asleep in a daze.

Jiadengyu--Hemu

After a deep sleep, I still felt a bit of a headache after waking up in the morning. When I got up, I saw a mess on the table, which was very disgusting, and there was still a little smell of alcohol floating in this small attic that was not very ventilated. Pulled back to the Mid-Autumn Festival night last night when the emotions and drinking were very high.
After breakfast, everyone started to pack their luggage, put all the big bags in the car, and handed them over to the two drivers to drive them into Hemu, and we started hiking with light packs. Probably because they were afraid of living in Baihaba, Xiao Fu and Lu Ying decided that if they stayed in Hemu like Baihaba, they would take a car back to live in Jiadengyu. This sounds a little crazy, but Keke firmly stated that no matter what I want to live in Hemu to watch the sunrise tomorrow. I don't know why, but when I heard this, an evil thought flashed across me.
From the map, it is about 30 kilometers from Jiadengyu to Hemu, and it should take 6 hours in normal time. Therefore, everyone is very optimistic, so optimistic that each person only takes a bottle of water and goes on the road. Walking in the garden, the scenery is picturesque, I believe that everyone's mood is as good as a spring outing at this time.

Not long after I left Jiadengyu, I started to climb the mountain. Everyone’s mood was not so good when I started to climb the mountain. The mountain road was rough, and my left foot was very weak. Before I walked far, I was severely sprained. After a while, she grinned her teeth in pain and could only walk with a limp. Lu Ying picked up a very strong branch from nowhere and used it as a crutch.
After turning over the hill, everyone walked along the Kanas River to stop and take pictures. I felt very relaxed, but unfortunately, this mood did not last long. An hour and a half later, I came to the Hemu Toll Station of Bulala Khan Bridge. After buying tickets, I also asked the administrator how far the road was. The uncle said in a hurry, you have to go 8 more Hours... Hearing this, I took a deep breath. Everyone didn't believe that it was so far away, and they didn't want to believe it, but no matter what, these words left a shadow in our hearts, and we unconsciously felt the distance under our feet. They all quickened their pace.

I was hungry, so I found an open space and started to prepare lunch. I took out the dry food I had prepared in advance, and when I opened it, I found that our steamed buns had turned into bricks. I can’t swallow it, so I can only throw it away. Without the staple food, steamed buns, I can only eat up the leftover ham sausage and pickled mustard. If I’m not hungry now, it’s possible, but I’m full , that is absolutely deceiving. To make matters worse, at this time, we found that the water that everyone brought was running out, and how much we still had to go was still unknown. I began to worry more and more that the words of the toll booth uncle were right. It is also gradually approaching the time he predicted.
There are horses passing by constantly, and there is no way to avoid the already narrow road. The dust raised has covered us layer by layer. When we roll up our trouser legs, we can see that everyone's calf is black. , trousers and shoes, I can’t see the original color clearly for a long time. Facing the scenery in front of me, no one has the desire to take pictures anymore. I just want to hurry in my mind. I don’t know if anyone regrets walking at this time. Anyway... I have...
When they saw the Hemu River, everyone was very excited. They were so excited that they almost didn’t jump into the river. It wasn’t because it was about to arrive, but because they could finally let go of drinking water. After a few sips, they felt alive again , and the taste is no different from mineral water, and it is still very cold. After washing our faces, we finally feel refreshed after being tired. The sky gradually darkened, and more people passed by. Finally, I heard them say that they were coming soon. I checked the time and found that 8 hours had passed.

After turning over the last hillside, we can already see Hemu's iconic cabin from a distance. Although it is still a bit far away, we have seen hope after all. It seems to be to welcome our long-distance guests, the last section of the road is particularly beautiful, and let us temporarily forget the pain of the past 8 hours. The fallen leaves are flying in the quiet Populus euphratica forest, and every breath can clearly smell The fragrance of the trees, suddenly, we slowed down the pace of the journey again, began to miss this place, and raised the camera that we hadn't taken out for a long time.

The two drivers who arrived first have already found a place for us in Hemu, and the conditions are almost the same as those of Baihaba, maybe a little worse, but Xiaofu and the others seem to have no intention of returning to Jiadengyu. Hey, How can you say nothing.
Hemu’s meals are a bit outrageously expensive, but considering the actual conditions here, we understand it, but it’s still overwhelming. I haven’t ordered a dish for half a day, and finally I can only accept the relatively cheap team set meal .
It is really difficult for me to express the following time in words. Maybe only everyone who was present at that time can deeply understand this night. Even if I recall it many years later, it will still be fresh in my memory. I don’t remember How much liquor I drank, and I don’t remember what kind of dance Master He danced, let alone what song Xiao Liu sang, I just remember having such an unforgettable night.

Hemu--Beitun

After lying down, I didn't fall asleep for a long time before being woken up by the cold. When I woke up, I found that I was still sleeping wrapped in a down jacket. No wonder it was so uncomfortable. I took off my clothes and covered it with the quilt, and finally felt more comfortable.
Although I was very sleepy, but I had a splitting headache and couldn't sleep well. I didn't know how long I slept like this. Suddenly I was awakened by a few sleep words from Xiao Liu. I listened carefully, but I didn't know What was he talking about? Master He next to him was soundly asleep, and his snoring sounded heavy.
Since I couldn't fall asleep, I decided to get up and go outside to relieve my hand. As soon as I stood up, I felt dizzy. The inside of the room was pitch black, so I had to lean on the wall and slowly feel out by the weak light of my mobile phone. Today should be seventeen, the moon It was still very big, casting a faint moonlight over this quiet small village, but it was extremely cold outside, which made me shiver.
I slept for a while and watched the sky outside the window gradually brighten up, but my head was still dizzy and I just didn’t want to get up, so I sent a message to tell Ke Ke and the others that they couldn’t get up to watch the sunrise, and let them go up the mountain by themselves. wait for me.
After feeling a little awake, I slowly climbed up, looked around the room, and finally saw clearly for the first time this room where I slept all night, except for three beds, there was nothing else On the only stool, there is a beer bottle with a candle inserted in it. This is probably our lamp.
When we came outside the house, the Michele couple who were sleeping next door had already woken up. The Kazakh landlady was carrying a bucket and was about to milk the cows. We stood behind us and watched her operation curiously. Bucket of fresh milk, I wondered if I would be poisoned if I drank it like this later, the aunt quickly carried the milk to the stove and started to heat it up, it seems that I was worrying too much.
After eating, I took my luggage and came to the place where Ke Ke and the others lived. There was no one in the house. I guess I went to the mountain to take pictures. I found a bed and lay down and continued to sleep, but was soon disturbed by the tractor generating electricity outside. When I woke up, I had to move a small bench outside to bask in the sun.
Feeling that the headache was not so painful, so I went for a walk outside with Master He and ate something. There was no creativity. It was still halal beef ramen, but for some reason, I felt that the ramen this time was particularly delicious. After that, he still held the bowl and drank all the soup.
After turning around, I returned to my residence. After a while, everyone came back one after another. They simply cleaned up and prepared to take the shuttle bus to leave. Looking at the scenery going all the way outside the window, it is strange that I was not very nostalgic at that time. I don’t know if it was due to the aesthetic fatigue of so many days, but I still chose to sleep lazily under the direct sunlight.
After leaving the scenic spot and changing into our own car, at this time, I suddenly felt a pang of regret. When I was doing the strategy, I was so looking forward to the autumn scenery here. In order to come here in the most beautiful season, I just ignored my work I asked for leave, and spent more than 9 hours of hard work walking all the way here, but I didn’t expect to take a photo with me when I left, and I didn’t even see Hemu’s appearance clearly. I guessed the beginning, but I can't guess the ending.
The car slowly drove out of the Kanas area, stopped for a while when passing Burqin, and ate another bowl of beef ramen. It was still early in the car, so we continued to drive down until we stayed in Beitun. Walking out of Kanas means that the journey has gradually come to an end, and I feel a little bit sad, as if many things have just begun and are about to end.

Beitun - Fukang

From today onwards, the only task left for our journey was to hurry, so as soon as we got on the bus, everyone pretended to have a big sleep, completely ignoring Master He's feelings.
National Highway 216 looks a bit lonely in the deserted Gobi desert, surrounded by boundless Gobi, and occasionally a few wild camels run by from a distance. Seeing that we are all sleeping, Master He is also a little sleepy. Let us talk to him, or we can talk to ourselves. Lu Ying sleeps in a daze and has no intention of cooperating. Keke is still a picture With a quiet and well-behaved appearance, this task can only fall on me and Xiao Fu.

Wucai City is on a fork road next to the National Highway. People in the car feel like jumping when they turn in. The road in the Huoshaoshan Oilfield is completely a washboard road, and there are a few big pits on it from time to time, but I don't know why our car is driving faster and faster, completely ignoring that we are already stumbling around behind us. Master He is particularly excited, as if to show the superiority of his off-road vehicle, and has no intention of slowing down at all.
The colorful city is not as big as imagined, so before going up, everyone decided to eat the last remaining watermelon on the car, so as to replenish the hunger and thirst in the desert this day.
Although the name is very similar, it seems that it is not as popular as Colorful Beach. This can be seen from the number of people taking pictures here, but because the place is small, it still seems a bit crowded. After seven o'clock, the sun began to set gradually, and the colorful city was gradually interpreting the meaning of its name, but the partners below were urging people to leave, because there was still a long way to go to Fukang, I took a few photos in a hurry, and left here very reluctantly, which also strengthened my determination to drive to southern Xinjiang by myself.

Xiao Liu asked about a shortcut to Fukang, but it was only going through the hinterland of the Gurbantunggut desert, so it was best to get back on the road before dark, so two off-road vehicles drove one after the other. I started to run in the desert, and the dust rolled up was several meters high. Looking back from the rearview mirror, I could only see a thick black smoke. Master He wholeheartedly hopes to kill a gazelle in this desert for dinner, and always asks us to carefully watch whether there are single gazelles on both sides, but I think everyone is more concerned about whether we can get out of this desert.
As my colleagues predicted, after half an hour, we drove on the highway smoothly, but the two drivers had a dispute about whether to go left or right. A huge bright moon rose above the horizon.

In the end, the two drivers reached an agreement and ran in the direction of Cainan Oilfield. Although they couldn't see clearly under the cover of night, they could only vaguely see some shadows of the desert from the corner of their headlights, but their minds were still concerned about the situation. The surrounding scenery is full of fantasy.
When driving into Fukang, everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief, including Master He himself, whose face after being tense all night finally became cheerful again, but the word tired was written all over everyone's face. Even when eating, I feel weak.
When I was sleeping, I realized that this room has no windows. When the lights are turned off, I can’t see my fingers. I lie on the bed and think that it is less than 100 kilometers away from Urumqi. It shouldn’t be long before I can return to Urumqi tomorrow, and I don’t have to worry about the trip anymore. Don't worry, I think everyone should sleep well this night.

Fukang - Urumqi

Because the room was too dark, I couldn’t see anything without turning on the light, so I had to turn on the light when I got up early in the morning to go to the bathroom. I couldn't sleep anymore, I felt too bright with the light on, and too dark when I turned it off, and I kept tossing and turning until I got up, and I was relieved.
I originally planned to go to Tianchi today, but Master He insisted on taking us to a resort of his friend in Miquan City to treat us to dinner. The kindness is hard to refuse. As for Tianchi, I think there should be opportunities in the future, and under the current situation We all have a certain degree of aesthetic fatigue for the scenery, and it is good to have such an opportunity to adjust it. Since there is delicious food at noon, I simply skipped breakfast, bought some fruit, and headed straight to Miquan City, which is not far away.
Miquan City is named for its many springs and rich rice. It is only 17 kilometers away from Urumqi. In fact, Miquan City has already become a district under Urumqi City, and its name has also been changed to Midong District. So in a strict sense, it is Tell me, we have returned to Urumqi. Along the way, I have heard Master He introduce countless times how the food in Midong District is so delicious. He said that the flowers are good and the rice is good. We have been greedy for many days, and today I finally want to see it with my own eyes. Soon we drove to Miquan, and came to the resort that Master He mentioned. The owner obviously prepared for it, and without much effort, he filled the table with dishes. This is called a rich meal. I won’t describe the process of eating In short, judging from the expressions of everyone after the meal, it is obvious that they are quite satisfied with the meal on the table, and they can't move for a long time after sitting there.
I am very grateful to the host for his warm hospitality. After the rest, the two masters continued to send us to the center of Urumqi. After ten days, we returned to the original point and said goodbye to the two drivers. Although there were frictions and conflicts along the way. It was not pleasant, but I am still very grateful for their hard work and care all the way. If I have the opportunity to come again next time, I will definitely go to Midong District to visit Master He again.
In the afternoon, I went to the shop of Hetian Jade, and when I came out, it was almost dark, and the night market at the door had already begun to gather, so our dinner was settled here at the May Day Night Market, just like night markets all over the country The same, here is also the same big ostentation, but I don't know if it is because the lunch is too rich, in short, I don't have much appetite.
Back at the hotel, spread out the remaining postcards, and prepared to write them here to make up for the regret of not sending them in Hemu. When I was about to write, Ke Ke knocked on the door and came in to get the postcards that I left here before. Camera, this seems to be the first time we are alone in a room. When we are face to face, I suddenly feel very unnatural. I don’t know what to say, and I don’t know where to look. I have to sit on the bed and look through my camera. When taking photos, she turned around and pretended to continue writing postcards, but no words were left on the paper.
After looking at the photos for a while, Ke Ke got up and left. When she was delivered to the door, she was hesitant to speak, but in the end she didn’t say anything, and closed the door gently. If there is a next meeting, I think it should be in Shanghai.


Urumqi - Shanghai

Many times, when a person finds himself in love with someone, it is when they part with her.
When I suddenly lost sight of that person, I realized that I had unknowingly developed a strong attachment to that person.
-- "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree"

When I woke up, I looked at the time and it was past eight o'clock. Ke Ke and Lu Ying should already be on their way to Turpan, and Xiao Fu and I were going to go home in a few hours.
After checking out the room and storing the luggage, I left the hotel, went out and turned across a road. Xiao Fu and Elisa got into the jade shop yesterday. Customers, everyone naturally started a new round of bargaining following yesterday's topic, and this time it was finally not in vain. When they walked out the door, everyone put on their favorite jade pendants.
I admit that I often have some very strange plots. For example, since Dao Lang sang the first snow in 2002, I have always wanted to go to Urumqi to see the legendary "No. 2 bus parked on the eighth floor", So after purchasing in the dry goods market, I couldn't wait to rush to the Kunlun Hotel, which is the legendary "eighth floor".
Today's Kunlun Hotel is not eye-catching under the many high-rise buildings beside it. It is hard to imagine that this is the landmark of Urumqi back then. The No. 2 bus is not as nostalgic as I imagined. It is just an ordinary car. No matter how ordinary the bus is, it’s just that every time he enters the station, he parks in the distance very uncooperatively. I can only put the two together into the camera when he is about to pass the stop sign.

After the filming, I found out that the No. 2 bus could go directly to the place where we lived. I really lost the taxi fare when I came here, so I got on the bus again with a bit of excitement. In the No. 2 car" ended my "unforgettable plot" in Urumqi for many years.
The four-and-a-half-hour flight in the dark brought us back to Shanghai quietly. Whether we wanted to or not, the journey was really over. We were tired standing in the airport in the dark waiting for the car. Although I didn’t want to admit it, I still felt vaguely Something was forgotten in Urumqi, and suddenly I remembered a song, which seemed to be sung like this:

We are like a most beautiful song
turned into two sad movies
why you took me on the most memorable trip
Then leave the most painful souvenirs.
...

We'd better meet at the right time, next time, I hope we meet at a better time