Self-driving is a dialogue between oneself and the soul, and the bridge of this dialogue is the car and the road. Photography is an expression of emotion, and the medium of expression is the camera and imaging. On the way of self-driving, what we appreciate is not only the beautiful scenery that disappears in the rearview mirror in a flash, but also the thoughts brought to us by the rugged, bumpy, thoroughfare, or smooth roads leading to the unknown. . The car with superior performance enables us to successfully complete the roads that lead directly to the soul. This trip chose the Mitsubishi Pajero, which is famous for its Bobcats. I believe that with its blessing, no matter how far or difficult the road is, we can easily reach it. A powerful camera can bring out our deepest emotions. I often think that what your heart looks like is what the world you see is like. Some people like entertainment, some people like leisure, but I always like to throw myself into an environment that needs to constantly overcome resistance and challenge myself. .
To travel is to go to different places, meet other different selves at one corner after another, and then bring them back to achieve a new self and continue to live the previous life. In fact, there is not much reason to choose Xinjiang. Maybe it's just for the fragrant melons and fruits, maybe it's just for the tempting barbecue, maybe it's just for the vast land, maybe it's just for the rolling snow-capped mountains, maybe...any reason is enough for us to embark on a journey. I never thought that I could go to Xinjiang easily. In my heart, it is a remote and sacred place. If I set off casually, it must be a kind of blasphemy. But the moment I started the car, I knew that there was no need to prepare, and every moment was the best time to start.
Hello everyone, my name is Carat, and my name is Mayi
Starting from Urumqi, driving more than 400 kilometers, it took nearly 6 hours to arrive at the World Devil City in the Uerhe Mining Area in the lower reaches of the Jiamu River in the Jungar Basin, about 120 kilometers north of Karamay City. Devil City is also known as Wuerhe Wind City. The local Mongolian and Mongolian compatriots call this city "Sulumuhak", while Uyghur compatriots call it "Shayitankerxi", which means Devil City.
Walking into the Devil City, you will first see the very iconic huge "Devil's Eye" on the gate of the scenic spot. The meaning of the devil's eye does not represent the devil, but a symbol of protection. I believe it is also the hope that visitors can get the protection here while visiting the magnificent and mysterious nature.
Devil City is a closed environmental protection scenic spot, and private cars are prohibited from entering. However, due to the scattered scenic spots and the large area of the scenic spot, you need to take the "small train" in the scenic spot when visiting. After getting on the bus, two beautiful voices came from the radio, and what made people even more surprised and joyful was that one of them was called Carat and the other was called Mayi. They cleverly integrated the city name of Karamay into it, which made people impressed profound.
Devil City is oriented northwest and east-west, with a length and width of more than 5 kilometers, a radius of about 10 square kilometers, and an altitude of about 350 meters. According to investigations, during the Cretaceous period about 100 million years ago, this was a huge freshwater lake with lush plants growing on the lakeshore, and Urho stegosaurus, plesiosaur, dinosaur, Junggar pterosaur and others lived and multiplied in the water. Ancient animals, here is a "paradise" where aquatic animals gathered together. Later, after two major crustal changes, the lake became a vast sea of land sandwiched with sandstone and mudstone. Geologically, it is called "Gobi platform".
The hills were blown by the wind into various "buildings", some like the Six Harmonies Pagoda by the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, some like the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, some like the pyramids in Egypt, and some like Angkor in Cambodia Some caves are like eagles spreading their wings. Due to the unique scenery here, many movies use Devil City as a location, such as the Oscar-winning film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Because it is located in the tuyere, Devil City has constant strong winds in four seasons, and the maximum wind force can reach 10-12 levels. The strong northwest wind gave Devil City its "name" and gave it the "shape" of a devil, making it strangely shaped. Overlooking the Windy City, it looks like a big castle in medieval Europe. There are many castles, large and small, scattered high and low. For millions of years, due to wind and rain erosion, the ground has formed gullies of different depths, and the exposed stone layers have been carved into strange shapes by the strong wind: some are grinning like monsters; ; Here it looks like pavilions, with eaves and roofs; there it looks like a magnificent palace, standing proudly. It's so varied and mind-boggling. On the undulating hillside, there are blood-red, blue, white, and orange stones of various colors, just like the witch's bead, which adds a little bit of mystery. Fengcheng is located in the mouth of the wind, whenever the wind blows, sand and rocks will fly, the sky will be dark, and strange shadows will be blurred. The arrow-like airflow shuttles and circles among the strange rocks, making shrill sounds, like howling wolves and howling tigers, and howling ghosts and gods. If you search around on a moonlit night, the situation will be even more terrifying.
The scenic spots in the World Devil City are arranged in sequence with nine distinctive canyons: Lover's Valley, Snake Valley, Broken Bridge Valley, Unfeeling Valley, Jiuqu Ileum Valley, Crane Valley, Mihun Valley, Condor Valley, and Falcon Hunting Valley. They present strangeness, danger, seclusion and beauty everywhere. Broken Bridge Valley, there is a bridge in the valley, there is a valley in the bridge, the bridge seems to be broken but not broken, across the canyon; Condor Eagle Valley, the eagle hovers, and the danger comes back to life; Mihun Valley, the ancient road is windy and confusing; nine twists and turns Valley, the song is deep and soul-stirring.
North Foot of Tianshan Mountains--Kuitun Grand Canyon
China has a vast territory, spanning five time zones from west to east, east five, east six, east seven, east eight and east nine. Usually, we use the Beijing time in the eighth district of the East as the standard, but in fact, there is a two-hour time difference between Xinjiang and Beijing time, and because the sunrise in Xinjiang is early and the sunset is late, the senses always feel that the time in Xinjiang will change. more lengthy.
On the way from World Devil City to Kuitun Grand Canyon, you will pass through Karamay City. Karamay City, located in the west of the Junggar Basin, is one of the four prefecture-level cities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and is located in Karamay District. It is the central area of the Eurasian continent—the central area of the Pan-Central Asia region, and the gathering area of the world's petroleum and petrochemical industries. Karamay means "black oil" in Uighur. Karamay is a city named after oil. The city name comes from a group of natural asphalt hills in the northeast corner of the urban area - Black Oil Mountain.
The valley wall is nearly upright, and there are cliffs everywhere along the valley. The gullies on the valley wall carve the valley wall into a stone forest shape, which is strange and steep. The canyons and gullies are layered and arranged in a well-proportioned way. The snow mountains, canyons, grasslands, and flowing water complement each other. As the melted snow from the Tianshan Mountains continuously fills the Kuitun River, the continuous scouring of the Kuitun River created a nearly 100-meter-deep Grand Canyon on the originally flat land, winding tens of kilometers. The Kuitun River passes through the bottom of the valley, and with the erosion of millions of years of rain, it has left a dense network of gullies on the overhanging wall of the cut river valley where sand and gravel are accumulated. The trough wall of the valley is tens of kilometers long, the bottom of the valley is flat and wide, the river beach is full of gravel, the flowing water gathers at different times, and the canal on the right side of the valley extends along the valley, forming a beautiful picture.
Wild and strange, uncanny workmanship. The landscape at the starting point of the Duku Highway is absolutely comparable to that of the Grand Canyon in the United States. About 20 years ago, Mr. Li Yuan, a Chinese-American, explored the Grand Canyon of the Kuitun River with his camera and published his work in the magazine "National Geographic". Let the world know about it. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, on the vast Gobi Desert, near the cliffs, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance, people seem very small and helpless. Relying on the shore and facing the wind, you can deeply feel the huge shock brought by this magnificent natural wonder!
Xinjiang time, lengthen the journey time
The beauty of Xinjiang is not entirely in the planned scenic spots or the potential scenic spots that have yet to be developed. Those valleys and rivers on the roadside are just as desirable. At the foot of a small valley, a large empty field seems to be frequented by people. Judging from the ruts and traces on the ground, this is a place for many people to have a picnic. Then they straightened up the "stove" and moved out the tables and chairs. In this Danxia landform and Enjoy a delicious lunch in the breeze.
After a sudden rainstorm and disorientation, I stopped on an unknown trail. In the process of searching for intermittent signals, the clouds that had been accumulated for a long time gradually revealed their edges in the west, and the sunset that had not yet set revealed tender rays of light. The earth, which was still under the cloud, also became clear. The gravel and red willow are covered with a layer of gold. The more vast the land is, the more we should embrace it, and the less we look forward to, the more we should be grateful for the gift of nature.
The dark clouds began to dissipate, and the sunset came onto the stage, burning violently. Looking back inadvertently, a rainbow grew from the sand dunes behind him, crossed half of the sky and landed on the other side. This made me troubled, whether I should enjoy the sunset for a while, or look at the rainbow for a while.
When you are driving a hard-core off-road vehicle and staying in such a scenery, the roof of the vehicle is the best viewing platform, and sometimes it can also become the best stage, which allows you to blend in with this unusual scenery. It was already after sunset when we rushed to Sailimu Lake, and the long journey allowed me to see the afterglow of the setting sun that was still hanging in the sky at 1 a.m. Beijing time. Well, Xinjiang is so beautiful and China is so big.
Sailimu Lake - the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean
It was early in the morning when we arrived at Sailimu Lake, and all the hotels were full. At this time, the camping equipment came in handy. Although it was summer, the nights in Xinjiang were really cold. Wrapped in two sleeping bags, I still had to put on a down jacket. Fortunately, the night passed smoothly, the sun rose early, and it didn't take long to feel the warmth from the sun. Pulling open the tent, I saw what cloudless and blue sky is.
Sailimu Lake, known as "Jinghai" in ancient times, is located in the North Tianshan Mountains in Bole City, Boertala Prefecture, Xinjiang, adjacent to Huocheng County, Yili Prefecture. The lake is 2071 meters above sea level, 30 kilometers long from east to west, 25 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of 453 meters. It is the mountain lake with the highest altitude, the largest area and beautiful scenery in Xinjiang, and it is also the place where the warm and humid Atlantic air flow lasts. There is a saying of "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean". Such a beautiful and romantic description, when you witness it with your own eyes, you will find that such a description is not an exaggeration at all.
Snow mountains, grasslands, wetlands, seas of flowers, lakes, birds...It is obviously a little pale to describe her with a picture. Because the painting has boundaries, but the scenery of Sailimu Lake is boundless. The huge lake is like a huge, shiny blue satin, or a soft diamond, shining brightly. When the south wind blows, the blue water of the lake will bloom one after another with small white waves.
The beautiful Sailimu Lake has also experienced a painful development process. However, in 2003, Bozhou scientifically compiled the "Overall Plan for Sailimu Lake Scenic Area" and invested more than 50 million yuan to build a road around the lake. Effectively put an end to the phenomenon of vehicles rolling over and destroying the vegetation in the lawn area. In 2011, the Bole Municipal Government initiated a grazing ban on the lakeside grasslands to further restore grassland vegetation. In 2013, a grazing ban of 164,500 mu was implemented in the core scenic area of Sailimu Lake. More than 600 herdsmen and more than 120,000 livestock in the core scenic area were all moved out of the core scenic area, and the ecology of the lake area was restored. This road around the lake can be called the most beautiful road around the lake in China. The beautiful scenery you want to see can be satisfied here.
Human Power--Guozigou Bridge
Walking around the lake and going straight along the X203 road, you can appreciate the power of human beings from many angles - the Guozigou Bridge. The full name of the Guozigou Bridge is the Guozigou Twin Towers Double Cable Plane Steel Truss Girder Cable-Stayed Bridge. The construction of the above ground part of the bridge began on August 22, 2007. The Guozigou Bridge is one of the control projects of the Sailimu Lake-Guozigoukou Expressway Construction Project on the National Highway 045. The bridge is 700 meters long, the bridge deck is 200 meters away from the bottom of the valley, and the main towers are 209 meters and 215.5 meters high. , The main bridge of the bridge is all made of steel truss girder structure, using 17,000 tons of special domestic bridge steel, and connected by high-strength bolts, and the installation accuracy is controlled within two millimeters. The bridge is the first cable-stayed bridge on the highway in the autonomous region, and also the first steel truss cable-stayed bridge on highway with two towers and two cable planes in China.
Guozigou is the natural gateway of the Ili area. It is a famous canyon channel that goes north to Sailimu Lake and south to the Ili River Valley. In ancient times, it was the throat of the North New Road of the Silk Road leading to Central Asia and Europe. ", but also because of its pleasant scenery, it is known as "the first scene in Yili" and "a wonderful fairyland". The total length of Guozigou is 28 kilometers, and the terrain is dangerous. During Genghis Khan's western expedition, he began to dig mountain passages and built 48 bridges, which shows the steepness of the road. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt into 42, and it is still an important section of the Wuyi Highway.
If the Guozigou Bridge is placed in the city, its greatness may not be highlighted, but in the midst of the mountains, the once-present natural moat is now open, and we have to lament the power of human beings. The Guozigou Bridge crosses the sky, twists and turns, like a rainbow, and like a giant harp lying in the mountains and forests, playing a wonderful movement of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
From a distance, it is like looking at a giant dragon, swimming between mountains and rivers, but it is also like a ribbon floating on the grassy beach of snowy mountains. If this is not the case, then it must be the most powerful proof of the strong and iron bones of the Chinese land.
The only city in the world without traffic lights
If I tell you that there is such a city in China, which has no traffic lights in the whole city but never traffic jams, and its appearance is a regular gossip map, will you be very surprised? This is Tekes County, which is located in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Tekes County was designed and built according to the orientation of the gossip "Houtian map" in "Zhouyi".
Turks not only interprets the I Ching culture, but also is the place where Wusun culture flourishes. Tekes is located in the west of the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains, the northern foot of the Halk Mountain, the southern foot of the Wusun Mountain, and the Tekes River Valley Basin. According to ancient Chinese historical documents "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Tangshu", "Weishu" and other records, in the early second century BC, Wusun people moved westward from Gansu to Yili, Xinjiang, and occupied the most fertile Turks. The natural prairie in the river basin has lived and multiplied for more than 500 years, and established the largest country in the Western Regions - Wusun Kingdom. The Wusun people are the main ethnic origin of the Kazakhs today. "Wusun" means "unity and union" in Kazakh. Tekes is the place where most princesses were married far away in ancient Chinese records (the two princesses Jieyou and Xijun of the Han Dynasty both married into Wusun Kingdom), and it is also the location of the largest horse racing field in ancient China - "Khan Grassland". The place where the nation has built the most "tooth tents". As of the beginning of the 21st century, there are still a large number of Wusun tombs on the land of Turks. Wusun ancient tombs are distributed on the grasslands near mountains and rivers, in a north-south direction, with five to seven in a row, including large tombs and small tombs.
An important feature of Wusun culture is horse culture. Wusun horse is also called "Tianma" and "Xiji horse". Tekes is located in the area with abundant precipitation in the Tianshan Mountains, with abundant water and grass, and a warm and cold climate, so horses have been produced since ancient times. According to the research of historians, in 104 BC, King Wusun proposed to the Western Han Dynasty and presented a thousand excellent horses of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which were Wusun horses selected from the Turks Jockey Club at that time. However, among the many ethnic groups that use horses as their main means of transportation, only the Wusun people and their descendants, the Kazakhs, have the habit of smoking horse meat. According to experts, horse meat is beneficial to restore liver function, prevent anemia, promote blood circulation, prevent arteriosclerosis, and enhance human immunity.
Tekes Bagua City has a rich history and culture, as well as an amazing city appearance, and also has a shocking urban design-there is no traffic light on the city road. According to the proposals of experts and scholars, since all the roads are connected in a ring, there will be no traffic jams and road jams for a county town, and vehicles and pedestrians can reach their destination no matter which direction they go. Relevant departments canceled the traffic lights on the road in 1996, and Bagua City became a city without traffic lights.
The indissoluble bond between Princess Jieyou and lavender.
Lavender is also called "Jieyou Grass" in Yili folks. This name comes from the princess Jieyou who went to the Western Regions more than 2,000 years ago in the Han Dynasty. Marriage, originated from the intermarriage between clans and tribes, is actually a political marriage, and it is the highest form of political alliance generally recognized by the major ancient nations in Asia. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent two married princesses successively, one was Princess Xijun, and the other was Princess Jieyou.
Ili was called Wusun State in ancient times, with fertile land and abundant products. The vast and boundless Ili prairie produces this kind of purple-flowered grass. Princess Jieyou loved the fragrance and beauty of this wild purple flower very much, and planted it on both sides of her big tent. She also arranged for doctors to study the functions of this purple flower, extract skin care ingredients from the flower, and develop skin care products, which can be applied to the skin at night to make the skin fair and tender. In order to commemorate Princess Jieyou, the local people called this fragrant purple flower "Jieyoucao", because the clothes smoked with this flower are not easy to be eaten by insects, so people also call it lavender. Since then, lavender has become a special product for people in Wusun to exorcise evil spirits, lavender and skin care, so that "the fragrance flows through the city". Since then, lavender has accompanied Princess Jieyou to live in the Western Regions for more than half a century, achieving the prosperity and long-term peace of the Wusun Kingdom, and bringing long-term harmony to the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty.
In the past, only lavender from France was known, but now you can also see the fascinating sea of lavender flowers in Yili. Yili Lavender Flower Sea is located in the Ili River Valley at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Its geographical location, climate conditions and soil environment are very similar to those of Provence, France, the world-famous lavender producing area. Therefore, the lavender here is no worse than that in France. In addition to the history of lavender growth and planting, the lavender in Yili is full of flowers of human history, and the stories of friendship and friendship that have been passed down for thousands of years are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The diffuse lavender aroma converges into a river, which is youth and history. When youth is integrated into history, what awaits it is not to be drowned, but to be passed down through the ages. Whether it is Xijun, Jieyou, or Feng Shi, although they have never fought in the battlefield, killed enemies and made meritorious service; they have never written books and biographies, and they have governed the country with Ming Code, but their dedication and hard work, even their tenderness and tears, are still outstanding. In the contemporary era, the Zequil will be indelible even in the future generations, even if thousands of years have changed and the vicissitudes of life have changed.
If I were a wild horse, then my grassland would be in Kala Jun
The Kalajun Prairie, which is only an hour's drive from Tekes County, is known as "the most beautiful curve grassland in China". "Karajun" is Kazakh, meaning "wilderness on the ridge". Kala Jun Mountain is a mountain ridge stretching from east to west. On both sides of it are comb-like mountains covered with gullies. In 2013, Kalajun was also officially included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In summer, the Kalajun Grassland is lush with water and grass, the climate is cool, and there are few mosquitoes and flies, which is very beneficial for livestock to fatten. More than 300,000 large and small livestock come here every year. This grassland is not only large, but also has excellent grass quality. Most of the forage grasses are high-quality Gramineae, Leguminosae, Compositae plants. In the early 1980s, experts and officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations visited here. After evaluation, they believed that this place is a rare first-class natural grassland in the world. The grass coverage rate accounts for 90%-100% of the grassland, and the height of the grass layer reaches 65-100 cm. The grass production and livestock capacity are among the best in Yili area. According to legend, the Kazakhs still have a saying for this grassland as "Khanga Yiliao". "Khan" means king and county king, and "Jiailiao" means summer pasture. Another meaning is that "Khan" represents the level of grasslands, and the grasslands are crowned with "imperial use". According to legend, the king of Wusun once used this luxuriant grassland as a summer pasture, which endowed this grassland with more mysterious colors.
Before entering the main scenic spot of Kalajun, you are already in the grassland. As everyone said, the grassland here has a perfect curve, undulating and orderly under the sunlight, and the light and shade are handed over. The grass is luxuriant, the flowers are blooming like brocades, the slopes are gentle and boundless, just like a wonderful blue carpet, which has been spread to the foot of the snow-capped mountains. It is exceptionally clear, the colors are especially brilliant, and the picture is very colorful. The snow crown of Tianshan Mountain is shrouded in colorful clouds and mist, shy and flickering; the blue sky is decorated with morning glow, showing a variety of faces; Nine bends and eighteen bends; cattle and sheep on the grassland are like scattered pearls and agates, enjoying the rich gifts of nature freely.
Different from the Inner Mongolia prairie, which stretches as far as the eye can see, with the style of "cattle and sheep can be seen at the bottom of the grass when the wind blows", Kalajun belongs to the alpine grassland landform, most of which are round hillsides with undulating mountains and beautiful lines. The grass is not tall, but it is very dense, clinging to the hillside like flannelette, without a trace of bareness.
The Kalajun Prairie Scenic Area mainly includes the Kuokesu Canyon and the East and West Kalajun scenic spots. Except for the canyon, the main scenic spots are distributed in East Kala Jun. The Kalajun Scenic Area has a large area, and you need to take a shuttle bus to and from it. After entering the scenic area, first visit the Kuokesu Grand Canyon, enter by boat, and then go ashore to the cableway station. This is a transfer station, where you can take a battery car to the Crocodile Bay, Kuokesu Canyon, and Jiuqu 18 Bend Bay stations. These three stations are divided into two sub-stations, A and B. Get off at the A station, take a tour, walk to the B station and then go on the bus. After visiting all three sites, take the battery car back to the cableway station, take the cableway up, and then take the shuttle bus to the grassland area.
The grassland is divided into West Kalajun Scenic Area and East Kalajun Scenic Area. There are Baihuatai, Wusun Xiadu, Yikesong and other stations in West Kalajun. Wusun Xiadu is a true historical story, the wedding place of Princess Jieyou. There is a yurt in a pine tree, where you can stay at night. East Kalajun is the core scenic spot, and it is recognized as the place with the most essence of scenery, including Huahua Terrace and Falcon Terrace. There are five-flowered meadows and viewing spots on the Flower Terrace. Falcon Terrace is the terminal station. There are horse riding projects here. This site has three viewing spots: Falcon Terrace, Level 3 Flattening Plane, and Kurdai Forest Grand Canyon, which are not close by walking. After watching these three viewing spots, you have to return to the Falcon Terrace site on the same road, and then go to the next viewing spot.
If I were a wild horse, then my grassland must be in Kala Jun. If I can keep running, I want to know the vicissitudes of my eyebrows from my youth.
Captured the heart of the prairie in the air prairie
Perhaps seeing the scenery will cause some aesthetic fatigue, but in Xinjiang, absolutely not. Even the same landform will give you different surprises. Compared with Kalajun, Nalati may have fewer canyons and lakes, but the deepest snow mountain in Nalati is definitely worth it. And in midsummer night, I met the beautiful starry sky, and Nalati added another layer of artistic conception.
Nalati Tourist Scenic Area is located in Xinyuan County, Xinjiang, in the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains, at the east end of the Ili River Valley, with a total planned area of 960 square kilometers. From south to north, the scenic area is composed of alpine grassland sightseeing area, Kazakh folk custom area, and tourist and living area. The Nalati Grassland is one of the world's four major grasslands, a subalpine meadow plant area, with rich vegetation and lush mountain meadows of the thin-stemmed iris group. Other associated species mainly include asparagus, false gentian, sedge, wheatgrass, fescue, strawberry and thyme. There are also thorns, which belong to the subphylum Equisetaceae.
During Genghis Han's Western Expedition, a Mongolian army marched from the depths of the Tianshan Mountains to Ili. It was spring, and the hungry and cold army turned over the mountains and saw the grasslands. At this time, the clouds opened and the sun rose, and the setting sun was like blood. People couldn't help shouting: "Nalati! Nalati!" The place of the sun"), from which Nalati got its name.
The Nalati Grassland is a middle-mountain grassland developed on the paleodiluvial layer of the 3rd period. It is connected to the Nalagao Ridge in the southeast, which is like a barrier, and falls along the valley of the upper reaches of the Gongnais River in the northwest. . At the foot of the mountain, there are deep gullies, criss-crossing rivers, dense forests, undulating plains, pine towers along the gullies, dotted yurts, and moving herds of livestock. It is an important summer pasture in the Gongnaisi Grassland.
When taking the shuttle bus in Nalati, I accidentally found a field of yellow wild flowers blooming on the grassland in the distance. These small wild flowers magically formed a heart-shaped pattern. Maybe this is the heart of the prairie? People can't help but sigh, the beautiful scenery in this world is all miracles.
On a viewing platform, I had my first close contact with a falcon. On the arms of the falconer, the falcon is wearing a blindfold. It is said that the falcon is looking for prey after taking off the blindfold. Put on the falcon-style armguards, let the falcon stand on your own arm, and when you raise and lower your arm, the falcon will also flap its wings accordingly. The eagle has always been a symbol of freedom, bravery, and sharpness. Although it has been tamed to become a hawk-style partner, this is also a long-standing local custom. After communication, Takabashi removed the goggles. Such clear and powerful eyes are truly worthy of the title of clairvoyance.
There are many tour routes in the Nalati Scenic Area. Here is the recommended Panlong Valley route: Tourist Service Center - Grassland Tribe - Tawusani - Wusun Historic Site - Yitigensai - Jiaolong Going to the Sea - Woniugang ——The racecourse—the resort——the tourist service center, when you arrive at the resort, behind a sea of flowers are dense forests and majestic snow-capped mountains. The snow mountain is in the canyon between the other two mountains. If you have been to Gang Rinpoche in Tibet, it is really the same.
Star River Light Years, in Nalati Midsummer Night's Dream
I don't know when, the stars and the sea have become synonymous with the youth of literature and art to express their yearning for freedom and long-distance. In their hearts, this word has not appeared very concretely, but it is just a kind of anxiety caused by a stable life. catharsis. In the midsummer night in Nalati, I really encountered the sea of stars from the concrete to the very abstract.
The starry sky is the most beautiful and simple scenery at night. However, people living in the city have long forgotten its appearance, and people who have lived in the mountains for a long time think it is not new. But if you can use the power of technology to keep the galaxies that are hundreds of millions of light-years away within a square inch, surely such an experience will definitely be unforgettable for you. Accompanied by shooting stars that night, I owned the first Milky Way arch bridge.
Civilian-level (except for astronomy enthusiasts) starry sky photography can be roughly divided into: starry sky photography, starfield photography, galaxy center photography, star trail photography, and starry sky time-lapse photography. Starry sky shooting generally refers to simply recording the starry sky, and can mark the constellations, galaxies and other information that appear in the starry sky in the later stage. Hoshino shooting generally refers to starry sky photography with scenes, such as a house, a haystack, a lake, etc. in the foreground. It is necessary to consider both the normal exposure of the starry sky and the light and dark relationship in the foreground. Galactic center photography generally refers to using the equatorial mount as an auxiliary tool for long-time exposure and noise reduction of the central part of the galaxy, so as to obtain a clearer and richer image of the central part of the galaxy. Star trail shooting generally refers to recording the moving trajectories of stars per unit time. The famous Dutch post-impressionist painter Van Gogh's "Starry Sky" shows the movement of the starry sky in the form of oil painting. In the process of shooting star trails, the orientation of the lens and whether it is facing the North Star are completely different, which is the charm of starry sky photography.
People light up lights at night, but deprive themselves of the right to enjoy the stars. The city lights at night are magnificent, lighting up the entire night sky, but causing the galaxy that originally belonged to the night sky to extinguish the lights. This night, let me sleep peacefully under the light of Wuwei Su.
Meet the Tianshan Mountains, cross the Duku Highway, and cross the northern and southern borders
The Tianshan Mountains, one of the seven major mountain systems in the world, are located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, spanning China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from east to west, with a total length of about 2,500 kilometers. On June 21, 2013, the 4 areas of Tomur Peak, Kalajun-Kurdening, Bayinbulak and Bogda in the Tianshan Mountains in China successfully applied for the World Natural Heritage under the name of "Xinjiang Tianshan", becoming China's 44th It is a world heritage. The Tianshan Mountains also naturally divided Xinjiang into southern Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang. Before the excavation of the Duku Highway, there was only one road connecting the north and south of Xinjiang. From Dushanzi to Kuqa, it was necessary to detour through Urumqi for more than 1,000 kilometers. The Duku Highway starts from the Dushanzi G217 line in the north and ends at the Kuqa G217 line in the south, with a total length of 561 kilometers. It takes at least 12 hours to drive a single way to complete the journey. More than half of the area spans the high mountains, crosses the deep river valley, and connects many minority-inhabited areas. It was selected as a "landscape avenue running through the backbone of the Tianshan Mountains" by "China National Geographic". Along the way are the mysterious Grand Canyon of the Tianshan Mountains. Famous scenic spots such as Xiaolongchi, Bayinbulak and Nalati Grassland.
The Duku Highway has been endowed with too much profound meaning since its construction. It is not only a national strategic artery, an economic channel, and a green channel in northern and southern Xinjiang, but also the most beautiful landscape avenue in China. It is also a road of heroes. It is A monument in the history of Chinese highway construction. In order to build this road, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers fought for 10 years, and 168 road construction officers and soldiers gave their precious lives.
The winding and spectacular Duku Highway passes through the "Tielimati Daban" at an altitude of 3,700 meters in the Tianshan Mountains. The Hasilegen Daban Tunnel at an altitude of 3,390 meters was once the highest tunnel in China.
The Duku Highway is roughly divided into four stages. 1. From Dushanzi to Nalati (220 kilometers) What to watch: Snow Corridor | The most rugged section of the Duku Highway. On one side of the road is a dangerous mountain. From Dushanzi to Qiaoerma, there is a dangerous road called "Tiger's Pass". 2. Highlights of Nalati Bayinbulak (60 kilometers): Nalati | Stereo Grassland | Xueling Spruce, new scenery begins to appear from Nalati. After Qiaoerma, the verdant grasslands and rivers gradually disappeared.
3. Bayinbulak to Xiaolongchi (120 kilometers) Aspect: Bayinbulak Grassland | Daxiaolongchi, winding down the mountain, bid farewell to the glimpse of Ili, and came to another new scenery on the Duku Highway—— — Bayinbulak. She is the second largest grassland in China after Hulunbuir. Since the departure, the road has basically been crossing mountains and ridges, and when we arrive at Bayinbulak, it is the vastness of "a flat river". 4. The big and small Longchi to Kuqa (137 kilometers) highlights: Kuqa Mysterious Grand Canyon | Southern Xinjiang Style Grand Canyon, the Grand Canyon is mainly composed of sedimentary rocks, through the fracture of Tianshan Mountains and crustal movement, and after years of wind erosion Rain eroded, a series of undulating bends in the rock formations, and now distinct folds and fault lines on the canyon's sidewalls can be clearly seen. Kuqa, known as Kucha in ancient times, was an important town on the Silk Road.
Duku Highway has a special terrain, with many sharp bends and steep slopes. There are more than 280 kilometers of road sections above 2,000 meters above sea level. Due to natural factors such as snowfall and icing in Tianshan Mountains in winter, it is only open for five months a year, from the end of September to the next year. Winter traffic control will be implemented for up to 7 months in May.
Why does a road become a candidate for "the most beautiful place"? Only those who have walked this road will really understand the answer. This is no ordinary road. If you start from Kuqa and take the Duku Highway, people will experience a psychological journey of "from flames to sea water".
Go to Xinjiang to see the sea and meet Mongolian tribes in Bosten Lake
Bosten Lake, which means "oasis" in Uighur, is located in Bohu County, southeast of Yanqi Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is the largest inland freshwater huff and puff lake in China. In "Hanshu Biography of the Western Regions", the "near sea" in "King Yanqi went to Yuanqu City, south to Yuli Baili, and there are many fish in the sea" and "Dunxipu" in "Shui Jing Zhu" all refer to this lake .
Bosten Lake is a subsidence lake in the mountains, and its main source of water is the Kaidu River, which is also the source of the Kongque River. The lake body of Bosten Lake can be divided into two parts: the big lake area and the small lake area. "Sui Shu" records that this lake has "the benefits of fish, salt, cattail and reed". There are luxuriant reeds growing around the lake area, which is an important reed production base in China. In addition, Bosten Lake is rich in various freshwater fish and is the largest fishery production base in Xinjiang.
Dahekou (Xihai Fishing Village) Scenic Spot is laid out according to the "gourd-shaped" structure, focusing on building the tourism image brand of "Ice and Snow Carnival, Folklore Expo Park", relying on core tourism resources such as wetland landscape, reed lotus pond, "ethnic customs, folk activities, festivals and events" , carry out development and construction, build the scenic spot into a "Bosten" cultural experience destination integrating wetland sightseeing, ecological leisure, folk experience, and cultural exploration, and create "Xinjiang's water park, the leisure resort of the whole Xinjiang people" , making Dahekou the place where the dream of the "entertainment circle" began.
"The First Pot in the West Sea" was inscribed by Mr. Tao Ran, a famous calligrapher in Xinjiang. It has a diameter of 4 meters and a height of 0.6 meters. The net weight of the pot is 3 tons. It is made of ferromanganese and brass metal. .
Every June, after more than 3 months of fishing ban, a grand fishing festival and lake opening ceremony will be held in Bosten Lake. The Mongolian people in Bohu County dressed in festive costumes, gathered by the lake with dairy products, fruits, candies, etc., and began to sacrifice with the low sound of the trumpet and the melodious Mongolian long tune. The lake sacrifice activity is a non-governmental activity spontaneously organized by the local Mongolian people to care for the lake water, protect the ecological environment, and seek prosperity. The lake sacrifices generally offer sacrifices to the heavenly father, the earth mother, and the lake god, and pray for the continuous reproduction of all living things.
Before 1971, the fish composition of Bosten Lake was relatively simple, with only a few kinds of fish, among which the flat snout (bighead fish) and Tarim Schizothorax (sharp mouth fish) were the main ones. From the end of the 1960s to the beginning of the 1970s, many introductions were carried out successively, and many economic fishes from the Yangtze River Basin and the Irtysh River in northern Xinjiang were introduced into Bosten Lake; in 1992, there were 24 species of fish in the whole lake, and the economic fish There are grass carp, herring, scale carp, shrunken, tuantoufang, three fishfang, yellow-tailed pomfret, fine-scaled pomfret, mandarin fish, carp, crucian carp, red perch, Tarim Schizothorax, Siberian bream, There are 18 kinds of oriental bream, Baikal crocodile, and Japanese Kawana. With the development of fish introduction work, the composition of catches and fish production have also undergone great changes. The annual fish output increased from 1,000 tons in the 1960s to 1970s to about 2,000 tons in 1992, and the composition of the catch changed from mainly sharpbill to crucian carp, red perch, and Baikal crocodile. As of 2015, there are more than 30 species of fish in Bosten Lake, mainly grass carp, carp, silver carp, etc. The more famous one is red perch, also known as Wudaohei.
Have you ever seen a lizard eating watermelon on a desert road alone?
The Desert Highway is a highway across the Taklamakan Desert located in the south of Xinjiang. There are 4 desert highways. The first one is from Luntai County to Minfeng County, the branch to Qiemo County, and the second one is from Alar City to Hotan City. Open to traffic; Among them, Alar City to Qiemo County Tazhong Town, Yuli County to Qiemo County are under planning and construction. In the usual sense, it refers to the desert road from Luntai County to Minfeng County.
Walking into the desert road, there are rolling deserts and Populus euphratica with different postures on both sides, showing tenacious vitality in the dry land. Populus euphratica is a magical species and one of the rare tree species in nature. Its properties of heat resistance, atmospheric drought resistance, salt-alkali resistance, and wind and sand resistance make these summers lush and golden, and the golden poplar in autumn becomes one of the most beautiful scenery in the Gobi desert.
There are several starting points of the desert road, because the roads with different names are all this one. From the 0-kilometer milestone of the desert road to the depths of the desert, after passing through a Populus euphratica forest and the Tarim River, it arrives at the 0-kilometer monument of the Tarim Desert Oilfield Road. beside. The sun in Xinjiang is really not to be underestimated. The air conditioner in the car has been fully turned on, but it is still almost wilted by the hot sun. At this time, we have arrived at the No. 30 well room, so we decided to take a rest here Having lunch, when I just parked the car, a couple came out of the house. At first I thought this was a controlled area and no parking was allowed, but in the vast desert, there is only a cool place to rest here, so I was timid. Can I take a break here for lunch? The couple immediately showed a cute smile, fetched water for me to wash my face, and asked if I needed to cook some food for me. I deeply felt the enthusiasm from their brains.
During the conversation, I learned that they are from Henan and are employees of the oil company here. Their daily work is to turn on the water pump in the water station in two periods in the morning and afternoon to drip water the red willow forests on both sides of the road. Every year here They will stay for 8 months and return to their hometown in winter. The limited accommodation and living conditions did not make them feel bad. On the contrary, they said that it is good that they can come here to play some waste heat. The important thing is that in Luntai County, 100 kilometers away, their daughter works and live there. Although they have a strong Henan accent, they can still communicate normally. I thought it would be boring for them to live here, but later I learned that there are many people like me who wandered in by mistake, and there are many foreigners. I thought to myself, it’s amazing that you can communicate with foreigners. The well house here can provide water supply to passers-by, and can also provide hot water. Whether you are cycling or driving, you don’t have to worry about water supply on the road of more than 500 kilometers.
Suddenly remembered the watermelon I bought in the car that I hadn't eaten for several days, so I quickly took it out and shared it together. The old couple was very shy, which seemed very cute. The uncle put the leftover melon rind on the desert, saying that there will be lizards eating it in a while. If so, many small lizards will come running over soon. Maybe these "leftovers" can also bring them some food. Cool.
Before the sun set, the moon came up quietly. From north to south, I crossed the Taklimakan Desert. Although there are no rugged and winding roads, I still enjoy the pleasure of the friction between the wheels and the road, and the 40-degree high-temperature wind mixed with fine sand particles blows from my eyes. blown through. The spacious and comfortable Pajero can make me feel enough happiness on the road of self-driving without climbing mountains and crossing rivers.
If you haven’t been to Kashgar, you haven’t been to Xinjiang. The children here will tell you that they like you.
The ancient city of Kashgar, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, covers an area of 20 square kilometers. The capital of Shule State was renamed "Panlu City", and its predecessor was Shule City in the Western Han Dynasty. According to historical research in recent years, the Panlu site is the ancient city of Esikesa in the southeastern suburb of Kashgar today, located on Gaobu at the junction of the Kizil River and the Tuman River. From the geographical location, this speculation is very likely. , but it has yet to be further confirmed, "Shule Kingdom... Wangzhi Shule City...has a city column" ("Hanshu Biography of the Western Regions"), this is Zhang Qian's earliest written record of the ancient city of Kashgar more than 2,100 years ago. Shule City ( The formation of today’s Kashgar City is undoubtedly one or two hundred years earlier.
Some people say that they have not been to Xinjiang because they have not been to Kashgar, because the ancient city of Kashgar is one of the most attractive tourism resources in Xinjiang, and it is also the most representative historical and cultural landscape in Xinjiang. It is also said that you can see through the internal organs of every city in the motherland at a glance, but you will never see through the charming eyes of Kashgar. But in my opinion, those charming eyes are not impenetrable, but the easiest to see through. Those eyes were clear, sincere, and moving.
The building itself of the ancient city of Kashgar is an art palace. There are countless interlinked ancient alleys in the old city. The floor is paved with square bricks. When you lose your way, you can find the road paved with hexagonal bricks and you can easily get out.
In the ancient city of Kashgar today, the handcraft workshops are still tinkling, the earth looms are still humming, and folk artists are still playing and singing on the streets. Street culture, landscape, and the industries and workshops that residents engage in are diverse. It can be said that one street has one industry, one street has one landscape, and one street has one characteristic. The people living here always put smiles on their faces, greet you warmly, and welcome you to be a guest at home. If someone is having a meal when you pass by, they will even invite you to join. In the ancient city, if the two doors in front of the house are opened, it means that the host is at home; if only one door is opened, it means that only the hostess is at home; , which means that there are guests visiting at home, and each door is carved with patterns with a national flavor. The doors in this ancient city alone are enough to look at for a while.
In the ancient city of Kashgar, it is very suitable for a person to stroll in the afternoon. You don’t have to look for the destination, just find it along the road. In the evening, there will be children playing football in the alley. If you are also interested, you can quickly integrate into it. Go in, they are more than happy for you to join. Although there are certain barriers in language communication, don't worry, a smile is the best language.
You will find that they are friendlier, warmer and more lovely than expected. Their hands are not like children in the mainland playing video games with mobile phones and tablets, but what they express with the things they hold is often more moving. This little friend followed me for two alleys. From his slightly shy expression, I noticed that he seemed to want to say something to me. I stood still and looked at him with a smile. He lowered his head and took out this A thing, he is very small, the kind of writing board I used when I was a child more than ten years ago, with "I like you very much" written crookedly on it.
Saying goodbye to the lovely children, in the square outside the ancient city, there were a few boys playing and singing, which attracted many people to watch, and even the staff on duty changed positions to their side.
The night market in the ancient city will keep you in Xinjiang with its taste.
In a song by a folk singer I like very much, "I want to take you to Xinjiang, ten skewers and one pouch". When you come to Xinjiang, how can you not taste the local delicacies. The "Hanbazaar" night market located outside the ancient city is very popular with locals and tourists. Everyone knows that "bazaar" means market, but many people may not know the word "rare" very well. "Han" means the emperor, and Hanzaba means the emperor's night market, which means treating all the guests as the most honorable people.
The streets of Humbaza are lined with local specialties, including all kinds of dried fruits and seasonal melons and fruits. Don't rush to eat fruit, there are more "hard vegetables" waiting for your patronage. Xinjiang's barbecue has long been famous all over the world, so I won't go into details here. There are also countless units and shops in the night market that operate barbecue. In the past, the locals ate barbecue, regardless of skewers or kilograms. When they came up, they asked, how many kilograms of meat did they eat? Isn't it very domineering.
Many people have eaten haggis soup. The raw material is all kinds of sheep offal, and it is served with original lamb soup. The soup is fresh and meaty, but the haggis here is different. Any stall with such a shape sells haggis soup. The lamb liver and heart are chopped and mixed with white rice in the lamb intestines, while the lamb lungs are processed into a paste with flour, eggs, and milk, and then served with gluten mixed with chili. A bowl of haggis is Initially formed. Serve with the soup of boiled lamb lungs, some coriander and chili oil to start eating.
In addition to barbecue and haggis soup, baked buns, big plate chicken, pepper chicken, naan pit meat, hand pilaf...almost all local delicacies in Xinjiang can be eaten here, and there are many unique local delicacies, such as a Shaved ice called "Sharon knife gram". "Sirloin" means madman, add yogurt and syrup, and then add sour and sweet, just like "crazy". In addition to the special name of "Sharon Knife", this piece of ice also has an extraordinary origin. It is formed by pure natural condensation. In the early years, there was no refrigeration equipment, and people collected ice cubes from river water in winter, stored them in ice cellars, and did not use them until summer. This habit has continued to this day, and we can only taste this "sirloin knife" made of pure natural ice in summer. It turns out that the origin of the name "Sharon Knife" is related to its production process. Use a special small shovel to scoop off small crushed ice from the ice cubes, then add yogurt and syrup made with rock sugar, and stir well, and a bowl of "Sharon Knife Gram" is ready.
The wind of the Pamirs blows from the westernmost point of the motherland
There are original keywords about the Pamirs: Silk Road; National Highway 314; Valley of Death. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains, and the western end of the Tarim Basin, the Pamir Mountains mean "the roof of the world" in Pamir Tajik, and more than 90% of them are mountainous areas, known as the "state of ten thousand mountains". It is adjacent to 6 countries in Central Asia and South Asia in the northwest and southwest respectively, and borders Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. There are 254 mountain passes and two national first-class ports on the border line of about 1,200 kilometers; the east is adjacent to Aksu, the pearl of the west. Neighboring, the south is interdependent with the historic city of Kashgar.
National Highway 314 has entered the "China-Pakistan Friendship Snow Mountain Road" since 1554km. The China-Pakistan friendship does not need to be explained too much, and the Snow Mountain Road is also clear at a glance. In just seven words, the humanistic feelings and natural state of this road have been explained very clearly.
I have walked many roads and crossed many mountains, but there are very few that can be called beautiful, but the China-Pakistan Friendship Snow Mountain Road can definitely be called beautiful. Along the way is the towering Danxia Mountain, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance stand tall in the rain and fog. The China-Pakistan Friendship Road, also known as the Karakoram Highway, is known as the highest and most beautiful highway in the world. The lowest altitude of the entire highway in China is 1,154 meters, and the highest altitude is 4,733 meters. It is rated as one of the "Top Ten Dangerous Highways in the World".
The Karakoram Highway starts from the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, China in the north, crosses the Karakoram Mountains, the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Pamirs, and the western end of the Himalayas, passes through the Khunjerab Pass at the China-Pakistan border port, and goes south to Takot, a city in northern Pakistan , the total length of the highway is 1,032 kilometers, including 416 kilometers in China and 616 kilometers in Pakistan. The Karakoram Mountains are one of the most awe-inspiring mountainous landscapes on earth. It stretches for thousands of kilometers and runs from northwest to southeast, with an average altitude of more than 6,000 meters.
Muztagh Peak, Gongger Peak and Gongger Jiubie Peak, the three mountains stand tall like a jade pillar supporting the sky, standing on the Pamir Plateau, which is the most charming landscape on the Pamir Plateau.
Simhana is the westernmost border town in my country. This is the last place where China bid farewell to the sunshine. It is located in Jigen Township, Wuqia County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It means "the place where iron wires are piled up" in Kyrgyz language. In the past, iron wire was transported to the former Soviet Union, and it got its name when it was piled up here. Simhana Village, located near the border between China and Kyrgyzstan, is a typical Kirgiz village that lives on herding. The Simhana Border Defense Company is the westernmost border post on the territory of the motherland, and shoulders the responsibility of guarding the west gate of our country. Heavy duty, known as "the first sentinel in the West Frontier".
Bypassing several mountains, the winding road suddenly becomes clear here. The white and delicate sand hills stand in the blue sky and clear water, which makes people have to admire the uncanny craftsmanship of nature to create such a dreamlike and strange landscape. In fact, it is because a large amount of white sand washed down from the mountain is deposited on the bottom of the lake. It is precisely here that there is a huge air vent. Whenever the bottom of the lake is exposed in the dry season and the wind is raging, a large amount of white sand is blown up the hill, which naturally forms this unique white sand. Mountain. Because a hydropower station is being built here, the reservoir has been built, and the water level of the lake has remained relatively stable. The bottom of the lake will never be exposed in the dry season, and a large amount of white sand will never be blown up the hills. re-existed.
The beauty of Baisha Lake is beyond words, and any kind of praise is pale in front of it. The blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, Danxia, desert and emerald lake jointly draw a peerless picture.
It is located in Wuqia County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, at 73°58' east longitude and 39°42' north latitude, adjacent to Osh Prefecture in Kyrgyzstan. The port is 150 kilometers away from Wuqia County and 250 kilometers away from Artush City. The port corresponding to the Irkeshtan port is the Irkeshtan port in Kyrgyzstan, which is located in the Kyrgyz state. It is only 210 kilometers from the port to the Osh state of Kyrgyzstan. Osh is nearly 800 kilometers away. In 2011, the port was moved to Wuqia County, close to Wuqia County, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. Irkeshtan Port is an important channel and station on the ancient Silk Road. It was temporarily opened on July 21, 1997 to pass goods, and officially opened to the public on May 10, 2002, allowing personnel from China, Kyrgyzstan and third countries , goods, and means of transport are open all year round.
I have seen the majestic snow-capped mountains, the emerald-like lakes, the vast Gobi desert, the kind and friendly ethnic friends, the bustling bazaar, and the leisurely life there. Green grass and blue sky, I have seen the winding mountain road there, and I have also seen the Wuwei Suguang there...there is called Xinjiang.
Oh, right. Stars refer to the five latitudes, and Chen refers to the constellation light. May you who are on the journey also have your own piece, the sea of stars.
