【Preface】

Turpan In addition to the well-known Flaming Mountains and the super-sweet grape Hami melon, you can’t miss the Xinjiang Karez Research Institute Turpan Karez Paradise, which shows the wisdom of ancient people. Take a walk and have a look.

The climate in Turpan is relatively harsh, with very little precipitation, and it evaporates quickly. Fortunately, the land is relatively fertile and suitable for the growth of fruit trees. But melons and fruits need to be irrigated, which is inseparable from the contribution of Karez.

This trip to Xinjiang took 7 and a half hours to fly 4,500 kilometers from Sanya to Turpan, set foot on this mysterious and distant land, and explore the crystallization of ancient wisdom.

Turpan Karez Paradise is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a national water conservancy scenic spot, a national water regime education base, a national popular science education base, and a patriotic education base.
To prevent forgetting, I recorded this trip to Turpan, the hearing and knowledge of Karez Paradise in words.

【Travel thousands of miles in Turpan】

Among the flights I have taken, the flight from Sanya to Urumqi is the longest. Including connecting flights, it takes about 7 and a half hours.
I am used to sitting by the window, flipping through magazines, dozing off, watching dramas, and occasionally taking out my camera to take pictures outside the window. But the glass is too dirty, the strong sunlight reflects all kinds of ugly glare, and the photos are always unsatisfactory.

After arriving in Urumqi, the plan was to take the train to Turpan. I learned that because of the epidemic prevention and control in Turpan, it is necessary to have a nucleic acid test within three days before leaving the station, so I stayed in Urumqi for an extra day.

Here is a special reminder that the epidemic prevention in various regions of Xinjiang is strict. If you come to Xinjiang to play, you must do a good job in the epidemic situation in advance. Most areas need nucleic acid testing within three days, and there must be no epidemic problems in the departure place and itinerary code, otherwise it will be difficult to go here.

Strict control is a good thing, everyone must make preparations before the trip.

After staying in Urumqi, I finally arrived at Turpan North Railway Station the next day. After verification at various checkpoints, I finally finished the nucleic acid again before I could release it. Then I took a taxi and went straight to Karez Paradise three kilometers away.

【Know Karez Paradise】

Karez is considered one of the three great projects in ancient China, the other two being the Great Wall and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Because of the unique climate and terrain here, Karez has been fully utilized. The water source of Karez comes from the melted ice and snow left by Tianshan Mountains. Karez is also known as the underground Great Wall.

Even in this drought and water shortage situation, Turpan in summer is like a green world, full of vitality, you can't see a trace of wind, sand and dust, and you can see vineyards one after another everywhere you walk on the street. Under the shade of the vines, admiring and tasting the sweet grapes is a favorite place for many tourists and locals.

"Karer well" was founded in the Western Han Dynasty, which means "well point". It was recorded in "Historical Records" as early as "Historical Records". For thousands of years, it has not changed, and it is still in use until now. Textbooks let me know it, and it was only when I came to Xinjiang Karez Research Association Turpan Karez Paradise that I really knew Karez scientifically and truly, felt its existence and understood it, its history, its usage, the time it took to build, How much human and financial resources are spent, etc. to the body. Deeply impressed by the wisdom of the ancients.

Kanerjing Paradise is located in a beautiful area surrounded by lush and idyllic leisure gardens and combined, exquisite and atmospheric leisure grape corridors. There are three Karez wells in the scenic area, namely Miyimbayi Karez Well, Ying Karez Well and Perth Tekker Well. Among them, the Tucker Karez well in Perth has been basically dry and without water for 15 years. Belonging to the Xinjiang Karez Research Association, after more than a year of hard work to restore the water volume of the Karez. Well preserved. The water outlet of Yingkarez well and the open channel more than 100 meters long, and the 100-meter-long underground channel and five-eye shaft of Miyimbayi Karez well located 10 meters underground are the theme landscapes of Karez well.
The two physical Karez wells in the park basically show the basic common characteristics of the 1838 Karez wells in Xinjiang except for their scale.

Karez Paradise has created a wonderful landscape of artificial oasis, water, grapes and the rich historical and cultural heritage of Karez. If you turn around here, you can feel the long history of Chinese water culture and the mission of inheriting and protecting ancient water conservancy projects. If you come to Turpan, you must come and see it.

At the exit of Yingkarez, there is a wall representing Xinjiang culture, which is printed with the history and culture of Karez and the oasis watered by Karez water, and the Uyghur people who are living happily are laughing, having dinner and having fun.

The Uyghur girls and boys in national costumes also danced Xinjiang-style dances with the accompaniment of music. They danced elegantly and invited tourists to join in. They would not change because of their age.

Karez Paradise takes advantage of the unique advantages given by the three ancient Karez wells flowing above and below ground in the park to show the whole picture of the Karez project. The real scene of the water outlet of Karez Well, the mysterious veil of the underground canal, the shock when looking up at the shaft from the ground, and the joy when the open channel surrounds the paradise, constitute the overall structure of Karez Well. In order to make up for the inability to display the Kanerjing waterlogging dam in the park, a miniature landscape displaying the Karez panorama and a Yadan landform display were specially built. These are admirable.

Next to it is the Karez ground construction display area and the Karez historical and cultural sandstone relief wall. There are millstones used in Karez water mills, ancient bed footsteps, ancient grain storage boxes, and models of blacksmiths. Learn about the entire construction scene and excavation process of digging Karez.

In Turpan, you can see vineyards everywhere. The vineyards of Karez Paradise are very distinctive. There are large-scale grape corridors and water leisure ecological vineyards. They grow under the corridors, and when they look up, they are full of grapes. There are various varieties of grape vines on the corridors. Various grapes.

The vineyard is also composed of large and small grape corridors. The decoration design of these corridors is very characteristic, you can directly enter the vineyard, and you can see the elements of local folk customs everywhere, so it is very suitable for punching in and taking pictures. Everyone must pay attention when browsing, don't pick grapes casually, this place is only for viewing.

There is a "globe" on the tall grape tower. When the grapes are covered with grape towers, it must be a shocking scenic spot.

There are also towering big green poplar trees, various mulberry trees, grape vines, and walnut trees in the park, forming a veritable oasis Karez water cultural and leisure area. There is also a grape drying room and big bed experience here. Put the bed on the Karez open channel, and the cold Karez water that has just flowed out of the ground flows from below, which can naturally cool down. Eat seasonal fruits on the bed. Here Resting in the shade is undoubtedly not a happy thing.

If you are interested in Karez and want to know more about Karez, you must not miss Karez Paradise. The park contains information about the past, present and future of Karez in Xinjiang. Here are the physical essence and condensed forms of the Karez project, where you can deeply feel the profound heritage of the Karez water culture.

【Kanat Museum】

Visiting museums is the fastest way to understand a city and things. Gradually, this has become my travel habit. The most important thing to miss when traveling in Turpan is the Karez Museum in Karez Paradise. This Karez Museum is the first Karez Museum in Turpan and even the whole country.

The museum displays various precious pictures, dynamic models of the longitudinal slope of Karez, relief paintings telling the story of Karez, and various objects and tools related to Karez, showing the structure, distribution, function, historical evolution and research results of Karez in a popular way .

You can get a general understanding of the structure, quantity, distribution, usage, and annual water output of Karez Wells, as well as the large amount of work that Xinjiang Karez Research Association has done for research, publicity, and protection of Karez Wells.

Here you can also see the dynamic model of the longitudinal section of Karez. Through the longitudinal section dynamic model, one can intuitively understand the geographical conditions, internal and external structure, composition and the entire excavation or enclosure process of the Karez well.

Such a huge water conservancy project was excavated by human hands using simple tools and methods without any advanced measuring tools and technologies in ancient times. Karez is really the crystallization of the hard work, wisdom and blood and sweat of the wise ancestors.
The museum is divided into ground and underground parts. The underground part can walk into the Karez channel, watch the working principle of Karez, and feel the difficulty of building the "Underground Great Wall".

From the museum, you can go directly down to the Karez underground canal, walk down the rotating slope, and visit the Karez underground canal 10 meters deep from the ground. The underground Karez is cool, and you don’t feel that you are in Huozhou Turpan. The Karez underground canal is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is very comfortable, and here are the experience points such as the Miyimu Baikaner well underground canal, the four-eye shaft, and the water outlet. Here you can quickly and truly understand the basic information of Miyim Bayi Karez.

It can be said that without Karez, there would be no oasis in Turpan and Hami, and there would be no oasis culture in Turpan and Hami. Therefore, Karez is the source of the oasis culture of Turpan and Hami, and the "underground mother river" of the people of Turpan and Hami.

Once you have been to Karez Paradise, you will know how the wise Uighurs grow such sweet grapes in such a barren, barren and dry land. It is the great project of Karez that gave birth to such sweet and delicious grapes as Turpan.

【What to eat in Turpan】

Noodles are a landscape in Xinjiang. Eating noodles is equivalent to eating the unique taste of Xinjiang. Eating noodles is equivalent to enjoying the exotic customs of Xinjiang. Tomatoes, onions, green and red peppers are the main ingredients, accompanied by eggs, beef and mutton, which are nutritious and healthy, soft and smooth, delicious and cheap.

The noodle dishes are both meat and vegetables, spicy or not, and are matched with other dishes. One dish per person. The noodles are very strong. If you don’t have enough noodles, you can add more noodles. After returning from Turpan for a long time, I still can’t forget the story of Karez, and I can’t forget the long taste of Xinjiang noodles.

Turpan Night Bazaar, a great gathering of food from the north and south, and a nightlife full of people. Turpan, Xinjiang, known as the "Fire Island", has entered the hot season, and the temperature during the day is close to 40 degrees Celsius. When night falls, the Grape Paradise Night Bazaar in Turpan City has become a good place for many citizens and tourists to relax and enjoy the cool air. Both adults and children can find their own entertainment items here.

Grape Paradise has a variety of foods, such as big plate chicken, roasted whole lamb, mutton skewers, baked buns and other staple foods, as well as various fruits and vegetables, etc. There are many kinds of food to satisfy your taste buds. Understand the customs of Turpan and have a pleasant nightlife.

[Scenic Spot Tips]

transportation:
Turpan Karez Paradise is located on the east side of the urban area of ​​Turpan, about 3 kilometers from the city center. You can take the tourist bus 1, 101, 102 to arrive or charter a car.
tickets
Tickets for adults are 40 yuan, children with a height of 1.2-1.4 meters, seniors aged 60-69 with ID cards or senior ID cards, and students with student ID cards are half-price, children under 1.2 meters, seniors aged 70 and over are free with ID cards or senior ID cards.

opening hours
08:00-20:00 (Peak season) (April 21-October 20, Monday and Sunday)
10:00-18:30 (low season) (October 21-April 20, Monday, Sunday)

【postscript】

Many people always ask me when they talk about traveling to Xinjiang: "Is it safe? There are so many bad reports on the Internet, why do you still dare to go, and you are not afraid of danger?"
I want to say that if you have more or less prejudice against a place or a nation, then no matter how I explain and tell the positive things, you will still extract some negative things from my words information.
People in Xinjiang are very enthusiastic. There are 56 ethnic groups living in Xinjiang. Everyone tolerates each other and makes progress together. Here you can experience the unique charm of folk customs and various special tastes of food, which will definitely bring you a feast of vision, hearing and touch.
Traveling, in addition to scenery and experience, should allow us to bring our own thoughts and see the world with our own eyes. Maybe some people who get lost for a while will hurt you, but most of the time, you will meet simple and kind people.
please! Face all the people on the journey with a smile, without prejudice, and what you will gain is real respect and happiness.
Every time I travel, I will use words to record, and I will add words of different periods and different mentalities, and it will become a travel note.
Just like this article, I regard him as a hand letter brought back from my trip to Karez Paradise in Turpan, and share it with every friend who loves to travel, and share it with everyone who likes Xinjiang and wants to know about Karez. I hope it will be useful to you .