D1. 2020.10.28 Shanghai-Urumqi
Stay at Xinjiang Kunlun Hotel.
The well-known No. 2 bus station is just opposite it. This hotel used to be the tallest building in Xinjiang, so it is a landmark.
D2. 2020.10.29 Urumqi-Korla
Today we will cross the Tianshan Mountains, the journey is about seven hours. A road splits the Tianshan Mountains into two, and our off-road vehicle travels between them, with steep mountains on both sides. Large trucks traveling from south to north travel in the mountains, providing all kinds of goods to the people of the two Xinjiang regions. The road scenery is dizzying and exciting all the way.
D3. Korla - Yiqi Creek - Luntai (2020.10.30)
The cityscape of Korla, with the Kongque River passing through the city.
The statue of Mr. Peng Jiamu
Yiqi Creek is located at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, more than 100 kilometers northeast of Kuqa County in southern Xinjiang. Its beauty is the boulders of the wild Danxia landform
The shape is beautiful, rough and unrestrained.
Itch Creek was also the first place in China where oil was discovered, and it was also the first place to be hollowed out and abandoned.
On the way, I encountered a forest of Populus euphratica, which was yellow enough.
Drive to the Luntai Tarim Populus euphratica Forest Park in the scenic spot. Due to lack of water, it was basically dry when we went there, and we haven’t seen it on the way
The wild hulin is beautiful, and the small train that could have been taken was also closed due to the epidemic. The advantage is that our own car can go directly to
Drive into the scenic area.
D4. Luntai-Caohu-Yili (2020.10.31)
Along the Tarim Lake, we officially opened the thousand-year legendary Populus euphratica forest that never falls down, falls down for a thousand years and dies for a thousand years, and dies for a thousand years without dying.
90% of Populus euphratica forests in China are distributed in the Tarim Lake area at the northern end of the Taklamakan Desert.
The cycle of life is endless.
Populus euphratica forests in different shapes and styles.
The vehicle stops and takes pictures at any time, and there are scenery everywhere along the way. You can enjoy the scenery along the way and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Like a dog or like a sheep depends on your own imagination.
Occasionally, there is a large migration of sheep in the desert. Thousands of sheep are mighty, raising a cloud of dust, like fog and smoke.
D5. Yuli-Huludao (2020.11.01)
Today I entered the hinterland of the Tarim River, the Populus euphratica forest area of the 33rd Corps of Xinjiang. Because of the river water, the Populus euphratica withered later than other places.
And it's so pretty, it's stunning. Because it is very difficult to enter Huludao, fewer people arrive and nature is preserved.
Preserve its original style.
Desert Populus euphratica Forest in Yuli Huludao
The desert under the sunset glow is golden yellow.
The yurt we stayed in today.
After sunset, the moon is reflected in the water.
D6. Huludao - Taitmate - Kanglak Lake - Ruoqiang
Huludao under the morning sun.
Leaving Huludao, passing through what used to be the longest brick-cut road in the world, it has successfully applied for the Guinness World Records. 60 million bricks, 2000 names
The workers, which lasted seven years, are more than 100 kilometers long, seven meters wide, and can reach speeds of more than 80 kilometers per hour.
When I met a desert fox on the road, I saw how sharp the two front teeth were.
Visit the Loulan Museum, where there are mummies of beautiful women, but I dare not release them.
Ruoqiang Rock Paintings, found in the Altun Mountains.
All the way through the Altun Mountains, from Xinjiang to Qinghai Mangya.
D8. Huatugou - Devil's Eye - Emerald Lake - Huatugou (2020.11.04)
Go to Devil's Eye - Aiken Springs.
Scenery on the way.
The Devil's Eye can't be photographed without a drone. Here are two drone photos.
Sumptuous lunch
Go to Emerald Lake.
The sights under the drone are unobstructed.
The sky is changing colors
In the starry sky shot for the first time, the tails of the stars are a bit dragging.
D9. Huatugou Town-Mars Camp-Eboliang Devil City-Lenghu (2020.11.05)
Cucumber Liang, located next to the G315 National Highway, is 2980 meters above sea level. It looks like you can’t miss it when you pass by. Feel the splendor of nature
work.
Enter Camp Mars. It is China's first Mars simulation base.
We are about to enter the core area of Erboliang Devil City, which is truly a roadless, signalless, and uninhabited area.
Set off!
desert no man's land
Some people feel the color and temperature.
Russian Boliang under the sunset
D10. Cold Lake - Dangjin Pass - Dunhuang (2020.11.06)
morning mist
Crossing Dangjin Pass
Enter Dunhuang
Facing Mingsha Mountain, Dunhuang Villa has an incomparably beautiful sunset glow.
D11 Dunhuang (2020.11.07)
Visit Mogao Grottoes
Dunhuang murals are lifelike.
Practice shooting stars
The predecessor of the Dunhuang Academy was the National Institute of Dunhuang Art established in 1944, which was reorganized into the Institute of Dunhuang Cultural Relics in 1950.
In 1984, it was expanded into the Dunhuang Academy.
D12. Dunhuang-Guazhou-Dunhuang (2020.11.8)
son of the earth. It shows the peaceful expression of the child lying in the arms of the mother.
Yulin Grottoes, also known as Wanfo Gorge, Yulin Temple, and Shangdongzi, are located 70 kilometers south of Guazhou County (formerly Anxi County) in Gansu Province.
It is under the jurisdiction of the Dunhuang Academy. The caves are excavated on the upright east and west cliffs on both sides of the Yulin River Canyon.
name.
Because it is far away from Dunhuang, it takes about 2 hours to get there by car, so there are fewer people visiting, and it looks unusually quiet. Feel
Meditation here will allow you to enter the state better.
Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring at sunset
D13. Dunhuang-Lanzhou-Shanghai (2020.11.9)
After having a hearty breakfast at the hotel, we took the plane to leave Dunhuang and return to Shanghai, ending this pleasant trip.
The beautiful scenery on the way is unforgettable, and I look forward to the next new poem and distant place.
