It has been several months since I drove back from Xinjiang, and I only have time to write something now.
We entered Xinjiang in May, and Zha Raiders chose to follow the route of Wushi-Karajun-Salimu Lake-Nalati Grassland-Bayinbuluk for two weeks. The process was very hard, but now I think about it. I miss it very much.
We went to Sailimu Lake a week after entering Xinjiang. We walked south from Kanas Lake for a whole day to Yining. Everyone was very tired. We took a full day's rest in Yining. We stayed at Jinjiang Inn, and the hotel was not bad. It feels very clean and hygienic. After a day's rest, start from Yining, go directly west to National Highway 218, drive about 70 kilometers along the expressway towards Qingshuihe, Huocheng County, arrive at Qingshuihe Town, and then go to Jieyou Princess Lavender Manor.
A few things in here:
Most of the roads in Xinjiang are very new and the road surface is very good. There is no need for off-road vehicles, ordinary cars will do, but you must ensure that the brakes are good, because it is often dozens of kilometers up and down, and the most important thing to be careful is the small stones on the road. It's easy to blow out your tires.
There are many speed limits in Xinjiang, and places with a few residents have a speed limit of 40 or 30. Be sure to run according to the speed limit, because there are many speed tests, especially in intervals, but on the winding road of Duku Highway and Yizhao Highway, you can run faster with the traffic flow. The first reason is that these two roads have few speed tests and drive fast. Basically nothing, the most important thing is that on the Panshan Road, if you can't keep up with the traffic and drive too slowly, it will be more dangerous.
Xinjiang has long daytime sunshine, and it gets dark at almost 11 o'clock in summer. It is best not to drive in the sun in the afternoon, even if you wear sunglasses, it will be very painful.
Be sure to prepare a car charger. It is difficult to find a charging place in many places on the road, and you can only charge it in the car.
And most importantly, you must bring your ID card when you go out. If you forget to bring your ID card when you go out, you will be miserable. Remember!
In the lavender museum in the lavender manor, I learned that the lavender planting area in Yili is said to be the largest in the world, surpassing Provence in France. June is the best season for viewing lavender. There are many sightseeing spots, including manors, farms, and farms with many corps can also be seen. Two of the more popular are Jieyou Princess Lavender Manor or Jieyou Princess Lavender Farm.
We went to both the lavender manor and the farm. There are lavender museums, Princess Jieyou memorial halls, artificial colorful flower fields, lavender product exhibition halls, etc. on the manor side. The cultural atmosphere is relatively strong.
The area of the farm is very large, and the photos taken have the feeling of a sea of flowers. Tourists can freely choose the place that suits them. The manor is located in Qingshui Town, about 2 kilometers from the town center, southeast, on the G218 National Highway. To go to the farm, you have to walk about 10 kilometers northeast along the G312 National Highway from Qingshuihe Town towards Lucaogou.
After watching the lavender, we did not go directly to the Lianhuo Expressway to Sailimu Lake, but continued to walk along the G312 national road. Although the road condition of this national road is not good, we can stop to watch the Guozigou Bridge, and the angle is very good! (Reminder: Guozigou Bridge is not a special scenic spot. You can only park on the road to find a shooting angle, so you must pay attention to safety when taking pictures.)
After passing the Guozigou Bridge and continuing along the Lianhuo Expressway for about 3 to 4 kilometers, you can see Sailimu Lake. The nearest is the South Gate, or you can choose the East Gate and West Gate to enter the scenic spot. We entered from the South Gate. Tickets are 70 yuan, and the fare for the round-the-lake section is 75 yuan. Because there is a shuttle bus around the lake in the scenic area, you can get on and off at any time as long as you have a ticket. It is said that tourists can drive into the scenic spot by themselves, and they can also use their own tents to camp at night. Later, in order to protect the natural environment of the scenic spot, self-driving and tent camping are no longer allowed. They can only take the scenic area bus or battery car to visit. . So our full name is to play by battery car, but it is very convenient, basically no need to wait, you can get up and down at any time. The sun is strong here during the day, so pay attention to sun protection! The temperature is low at night, pay attention to the cold!
Think of these for the time being, write here first.
