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tell me about this trip
The opening remarks of 2020,
It is destined to be an extraordinary year!
The long-distance trips to Turkey, Egypt, and Cyprus that I am looking forward to, all the flight tickets I bought early were cancelled...
Ten thousand horses gallop and leap in their hearts! ! !
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A "madman" (going with a schoolbag) who prefers photography and adventure, and a "fool" (a flower) who just walks away!
Over the years, we have traveled together in South Africa, Kenya, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Malaysia, and more than 30 provinces, 4 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions in China...
Driving in South Africa for half a month, I broke into the most dangerous city of sin in the world - Johannesburg. I was robbed by more than a dozen black people, and I was lucky to escape!
Hiking on a mule in the wilderness plateau, encountering the simple and peerless scenery of Niru!
I spent three months traveling poorly in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, challenging India for a month of hand-picked rice, experiencing trains, and experiencing the Holi Festival in Nepal! ...
We agreed to travel around the world together, but I guess we won’t be able to leave the country this year.
Xinjiang self-driving tour, Inner Mongolia self-driving tour, Qinghai self-driving tour...
They are all very good choices. In fact, there are quite a lot of beautiful and fun places in China!
The world is big and there are many places I want to go,
But it doesn't matter, if we can live to be a hundred years old, we still have more than seventy years~
Let's go, let's go to southern Xinjiang this fall!
"The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting in the long river".
On the land of Shenzhou, in the northwest corner, there is such a mysterious and vast place.
It has an endless sand sea, a vast and barren neighbor, a long and boundless pasture road, and a deep and majestic forest.
It is the ultimate blue, the eternal purity, it is - Xinjiang. This place rich in beauties also gave birth to countless paradises on earth with extremely beautiful scenery
In Xinjiang, there is a magical Tianshan Mountain, which divides Xinjiang into two styles!
The north of the Tianshan Mountains is the Northern Xinjiang, and the south of the Tianshan Mountains is the Southern Xinjiang. The northern and southern borders are completely different styles! Northern Xinjiang is dominated by natural scenery. The more famous cities and regions include: Urumqi, Turpan, Yili, Altay, Tacheng, Bortala, etc. all belong to Northern Xinjiang.
Southern Xinjiang is dominated by history and culture, covering Kashgar, Hotan, Aksu, Bayingoleng, Kizilsu Kirgiz and other places, including the Turpan and Tarim Basins, and the Xinjiang part of the Kunlun Mountains.
This time, we chose to go to southern Xinjiang, to feel the regional customs, history and culture of Xinjiang, and to appreciate the uncanny workmanship of nature in Xinjiang.
Markit N39° Desert Adventure Tour
The first stop in Xinjiang is to go to Markit and start the N39° desert adventure tour.
Follow the footsteps of the British explorer Sven Hedin and explore the Silk Road ruins buried by thousands of years of wind and sand.
Markit County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, west of the Tarim Basin, north of the Karakoram Mountains, the lower reaches of the Yarkand River and the lower reaches of the Tizinafu River. The N39°desert "expedition" in Markiti County originated from the famous Swedish explorer Sven Hedin. 121 years ago, Sven Hedin first initiated the activity of crossing the hinterland of the longest axis of the Taklamakan Desert. Although the activity was unsuccessful, it was It made the Taklimakan Desert "famous", and Sven Hedin's crossing activities traveled along the 39th north latitude. Therefore, it was also called "N39" desert exploration. Since then, "N39" has become a hot word.
Before I came to the N39° desert, I was shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of me. The blue sky in the distance and the endless yellow sand in the eyes constituted a magnificent picture.
Under the extremely pure blue sky, sit in a pink off-road vehicle and drive through the desert. The lines drawn by the desert in the distance are ups and downs. Running on such a vast desert, the sun hits the desert, the people, and the roof of the house. In this situation, people's pride is instantly aroused, and there is a great potential to hang the sails on the clouds to help the sea.
Who said there is no sea in Xinjiang, and the sand sea is also a "sea"! In the sand sea, there are also "ships", which are camels known as the ship of the desert. One side of water and soil supports one side of people, and it is this vast desert and the next door that nurture the boldness and straightforwardness of Xinjiang people.
It is relatively small in China, but popular in foreign adventure circles!
N39° is the second largest desert in the world, located in the southwest of the Taklamakan Desert!
Crossing the hinterland of the longest axis of the Taklimakan Desert, the starting point of the route is Makiti, Xinjiang. The entire journey is estimated to be 1,500 kilometers, which is extremely difficult to describe. Crossing this dead zone has become the lifelong goal of countless explorers.
The desert is fun, there is accommodation in it, time permits, you can stay in it for one night camping, off-roading in the desert, sand boarding are all fun, don't miss it, and the posing on the off-road vehicle is cool, wear a scarf and hat Sunglasses, super exciting!
The car runs along the bottom of the dunes and rushes up to the peak from the bottom up. There is a feeling of weightlessness in surfing, just like riding a roller coaster in an amusement park, with ups and downs and screams.
Exile the sky in this endless golden desert, completely immerse yourself in madness and selflessness, and leave all the troubles and hustle and bustle behind!
After galloping in the desert and Gobi all morning, feeling the vastness of the desert, it seems that life has never been so refreshing. But after a refreshing morning, my stomach was also very hungry, so I went to find a place nearby to satisfy my hunger, so that I could have the strength to experience the history and culture in the afternoon.
TIPS:
——Tickets: Free
——Project charges:
Such as sand boarding, camel riding, desert off-roading, etc.
——Play strategy:
There are desert adventure in-depth tours, desert off-road vehicle high-sand surfing, karting, camel station, desert sandboarding, desert self-service barbecue and other entertainment projects.
Exploring the "Spirit of Dolan" of the Makiti people
Markit is not only attractive to the desert, but also has a profound historical background, that is the "Daolan culture". Magaiti is a major grain and cotton county in the Kashgar area, and is a well-known Daolang cultural county in the whole country. It is rich in "Daolang sheep", "Daolang dance" and "Daolang painting".
Daolang paintings, that is, farmers' paintings in Megait, were born in the 1960s. Together with Daolang Dance, Daolang Band, and Daolang Muqam, they created the "Soul of Daolang" of the Megaiti people, and condensed into the cultural brand of Megaiti Daolang. Especially "Dao Lang Peasant Painting" is more unique.
As the saying goes, art comes from life and is higher than life.
Daolang's paintings reflect the living habits and cultural customs of the local people.
At the same time, it is higher than life. In Dao Lang's paintings, it also contains the attitude and spiritual outlook of the local people towards life.
This side of water and soil, this side of people has made Dao Lang's paintings, and at the same time, Dao Lang's paintings are also helping them pass on their attitudes and spirits.
Passing by a square, we thought it was just a children's playground at first!
After reading the description, I knew it was Sahadi.
Sahadi is one of the ancient traditional Uygur national sports games. The main shaft is 12 meters high and stands vertically on the ground. A wooden wheel is installed on the top of the main shaft. The wooden wheel is close to the wheel trunk and rope at the bottom of the main shaft to drive the wooden wheel to rotate. There are two long ropes on each side of the wheel for play and attachment.
When playing, two people push the wheel stem to make the wooden wheel turn, and drive the two people at the end of the rope to rotate~
There is a Uyghur kid walking around quietly!
There are several exhibition halls for tourists to enjoy~
If you don’t reach Kashgar, you won’t be in Xinjiang
Some people say: "If you don't go to Kashgar, you don't count as Xinjiang!"
The old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang is like being in a vivid scroll of Uyghur folk customs in Xinjiang.
The old city of Kashgar is located in the center of Kashgar. The streets and alleys of the old city are criss-crossed, the layout is flexible and changeable, and the winding paths lead to secluded places. A labyrinthine city block featuring Islamic culture.
After experiencing the vastness of the desert and the depth of Dolan culture in Markit, we went to Kashgar to experience the fine craftsmanship of human beings. The desert is the uncanny workmanship of nature, and the old city of Nakash is the re-creation of human beings adding icing on the cake to the exquisite works of nature. After breakfast, we went to the old city of Kashgar. The old city is located in the center of Kashgar. Most of the houses in the old city are civil, brick and wood structures. Many traditional houses have a history of hundreds of years. It is a labyrinthine city block. The main street is a market, locally known as "Bazaar".
The soul of Kashgar is in the old city of Kashgar,
It represents the ancient past of the city,
The peaceful present, with luck, must represent the future.
Strange natural scenery, rich ethnic customs, and splendid historical districts. The alleys of earth and stone pavement, the wider ones can walk on a donkey cart, and the narrower ones are difficult for two people to walk side by side;
On both sides of the laneway are Uighur houses. Residential houses are very characteristic. Generally, people build small buildings with two to three floors of civil structure on a limited plane, and some extend downwards to build basements. The living room and living room are connected by wooden escalators and stairs. Every home has a drying platform, located on a flat roof. Each household has a small courtyard for growing flowers or placing bonsai.
There are hat bazaars, vegetable bazaars, fruit bazaars, wooden bazaars, copper bazaars, iron bazaars, etc. In some shops, craftsmen can be seen at work. You can sit in the century-old teahouse on Wusitang Boyi Old Street, take a look at the Id Kah Mosque with a history of hundreds of years, and go to the Xiangfei Tomb to listen to the real story of the Xiangfei family. , Taste local specialties while visiting, feast your eyes and mouth.
If you get lost in the old city, just look at the bricks under your feet, which are the direction signs for walking and can lead you out of the old city. Among them, as long as you walk along the bricks with 6 corners, you can walk out of the old city; while the other kind of bricks with 4 corners is a dead end.
Residential houses in the old city allow tourists to go in and visit, but if the two doors in front of a common house are opened, it means that the male owner is at home; if only a single door is opened, it means that only the female owner is at home; And if you see a curtain hanging in front of the gate, it means that there are guests visiting at home. It is really interesting to walk in the old city and observe the different gates.
The old city of Kashgar stands silently on the wide land. Some green plants are crawling on the dark yellow walls, with some vitality in the depths. The bright sunlight under the blue sky shines on the walls, streets, and commodities. People coming and going sometimes stop to look at the products, and sometimes laugh and chat with the people around them, making the picture appear harmonious and beautiful.
This is the ancient city of Kashgar, an exquisite work of art located on the land of Xinjiang. Clean streets, a wide range of commodities, bright sunshine, sparse green plants, endless pedestrians, and well-arranged city walls make up the ancient city of Kashgar. This three-dimensional landscape painting.
The names of the old streets and lanes all follow the old Uighur names, and each has its own meaning. For example, Yagbaza in Qiasa Sub-district Office means cooking oil market; Kuoziqi Yabeishi means earthen potters; and Zagelai Lane means the settlement of gold and silversmiths.
Find a restaurant at random,
It's so delicious~
Fragrant Concubine's Homeland·Experience a Uyghur wedding
How many people in Xinjiang must check in in their lives, how can they not go to Xiangfei Garden when they arrive in Kashgar?
You can go to experience a Uyghur wedding. The scene is full of enthusiasm, singing and dancing. The atmosphere should not be too high. The unique ethnic customs are unforgettable. Haha, I accidentally "give birth" a doll~
In addition to the ancient city of Kashgar, there is also the Fragrant Concubine Garden, which is well worth a visit.
"Xiangfei Garden" was first built in 1640. The cemetery covers an area of about 72 mu. It is located in the east of the cemetery and is the largest dome-style building in Xinjiang. In 1988, it was rated as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Some scholars believe that the concubine Xiang is the concubine Rong in the Qianlong period. Her real name is Maimure Aizim, and she has a strange fragrance since she was a child. She was chosen as a concubine by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and given the title "Xiangfei". Due to acclimatization and illness, more than 100 people carried the coffin. It took three years to transport the body back to the hometown and was buried here. Passing through the tree-lined path, we came to a gate building made of glazed bricks with blue background and white flowers. On the tall dome, the emerald colored glazed bricks shone in the sun. Compared with the ancient city, Xiangfeiyuan has more colors. If Gucheng is a mature and stable middle-aged uncle, Xiangfeiyuan is a young girl with bright colors. The walls of the Fragrant Concubine Garden are off-white, and the sunlight shines on it like a piece of jade. In the garden, you can see exquisite decorations, items used by Concubine Xiang and some Xinjiang delicacies. Under the golden light, it seems to be telling that period of history like tourists. Passing through the exhibition hall, you can watch the graceful Xinjiang girls interpreting the historical story of Xiangfei, as if the story of Xiangfei happened right before your eyes.
Wonderful opening ceremony~
The hometown of Xiangfei is a family cemetery.
It is a group of very beautiful and magnificent ancient buildings,
There are gatehouses, scripture halls, large and small mosques, main tombs, etc. Various buildings of different shapes form a multi-layered landscape of the cemetery. Although they have been carved by wind and sand, they are no longer as gorgeous as before. Its former splendor can still be seen from the , brick carvings and colored paintings, and it is worthy of being one of the grand ancient cemeteries in Xinjiang.
Here you can not only visit the Xiangfei Cemetery,
You can also understand the local ethnic culture, experience the wedding customs of the local people and watch the wonderful "Happy Fragrant Concubine" song and dance performance. Xiaoduo and the backpack brother also experienced a Uyghur wedding together. It was really fun~
clang clang clang~~~
Who is the next lucky viewer?
Uighurs' special wedding customs, the mother-in-law and mother feed the new couple to eat naan bread?
Anyway, we ate naan haha!
O(∩_∩)Ohaha~ I finally lifted the hijab, I really like their costumes!
Giving birth to a "baby" in a second is so funny, everyone burst into laughter. I heard from people here that their wedding sometimes lasts for three or four days. Everyone dances and sings together, which is super lively!
Comments about A Diamond in the Desert White Sand Lake
The desert in Xinjiang stretches as far as the eye can see, and the sky in Xinjiang is blue and flawless.
The lakes in Xinjiang are also extremely pure. When you come to Xinjiang, you must visit the lakes in Xinjiang.
When you go to southern Xinjiang, you must not miss the Baisha Lake on the Pamirs!
After breakfast on the third day, we arrived at Bulunkou Baisha Lake along G314. The water of the Muztagh Glacier formed this lake at the mouth of Bulun. The white sand was exposed in the cold season when the water level dropped, and was blown up the hillside by strong winds. After thousands of years, it formed a spectacle of gathering sand into mountains.
【Attractions】:
This lake located in the Pamirs is located on the side of the G314 national road leading to Ta County. Due to the wind and sand on the plateau for thousands of years, the mountains around the sand lake have been eroded and weathered into gray-white sand, forming sand mountains. The lake here is like a mirror, and the white sand is like snow.
The water of Baisha Lake is sparkling, the majestic mountains behind the lake are covered with snow and white clouds are rolling, the sky is no longer the blue of the desert, the color has become deep and sharp, standing on the sand and stones in front of the lake to take pictures, whether it is dark water Or towering mountains, or looming white snow, or tumbling clouds, one of these factors makes for a beautiful scenery, and when all of them are combined, it is like being in a fairyland on earth.
a diamond in the desert
The white clouds reflect the stretching dune chains, and the clear water in the lake reflects the winding white sand ridges. Deserts, snow-capped mountains, lakes, Gobi...beautiful like a scroll unfolding in front of your eyes.
Mysterious and ethereal, like a dream. In a place far away from the world, its beauty is swayed wantonly, so that the visitors will yearn for it and never forget it~
In the distance is Baisha Mountain~
TIPS:
【Tickets】: Free
【feature】:
There are Kirgiz villages beside the lake
The sand on Baisha Mountain is quite unique, and the spectacle of gathering sand to form a mountain constitutes a beautiful landscape painting!
【About board and lodging】:
.There is a rest area next to the lake. You can choose to eat a hand-cooked meal, but the conditions are limited, so everyone should be mentally prepared!
.If you are interested, you can go to the Kirgiz village to experience the accommodation, and then go to the villagers' house. They are very simple and friendly, and the fee is 4080.
Precautions:
This is a plateau lake, it is very cold even in summer, it is recommended to bring a thin down and a thick coat
The wind at the lake is very strong, and the sun is very sunny. It is recommended to be windproof and sunscreen
There is no public transportation here, carpooling is recommended
Comments on Father of Icebergs Muztagh Mountain
After Bren Pass, arrive at Karakul Lake (2300 meters above sea level) at the foot of the father of the iceberg, Muztagh Peak.
Because the lake is blue and deep, it is named Karakul. The Kirgiz language means black lake. The lakeside is rich in water and grass, and Kirgiz herdsmen often live here. Baisha Lake has Baisha Mountain as the background, and the background of Karakul Lake is Muztagh Peak.
The view of Muztagh Peak
It is what people often say about poetry and distance
Under Muztaq
Everything grows endlessly
The blue is stained with a little loneliness and sadness of the plateau
Clouds fly low Collect the Lonely Light of Snow Mountain
Little by little, blending into the sky, the circling of the eagle
Added some heroic beauty to this snowy plateau
Pamir flowers in the breeze
Lazily coiled at the knees of the benevolent father of glaciers
Freezing into a beautiful plateau idyll
Compared with Baisha Mountain, Muztagh Peak has more complete snow coverage.
The snow on Baisha Mountain is loomingly beautiful, and the snow on Muztagh Peak is a vast expanse, surrounding the entire Muztagh Peak.
At the same time, compared with the sharp edges and corners of Baisha Mountain, Muztag Peak is more rounded. The contrast of their shapes seems to represent two kinds of people with different styles. However, they all stood silently behind the lake, watching the rise and fall of the lake water, and time seemed to leave no change on them.
Nakakuri Lake is also different from Baisha Lake. Compared with the depth of Baisha Lake, Nakakuri Lake is relatively shallow, but surprisingly, the color of Nakakuri Lake is deeper.
At the same time, Baisha Lake is surrounded by dark sand and stones, but Nakakuri Lake is surrounded by lush water and grass. Baisha Mountain and Baisha Lake, Nakakuri Lake and Muztagh Peak are all a combination of lake and mountain, but they are completely different in beauty.
To the west lies the endlessly meandering Sarkola Mountains; to the south of the lake is a grassland. When summer comes, the water here is clear and the grass is abundant, the lakes and mountains are beautiful, green grasslands, dotted with white felt houses, and the clear lake water The reflections of the bright and clean icebergs reflect each other, just like the ancient poem "The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep".
Comments on Meet the Stone Town on the Pamirs
When it comes to the beauty of Xinjiang, I have to talk about Stone Town.
Stone City is the meeting point of the Middle Road and the South Road of the ancient Silk Road. Several passages from Kashgar, Shache, Yingjisha and Yecheng to the Pamirs all converge here.
Stone City is located in Taxkorgan County, Kashgar. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. Although there are only ruins left in Stone City, there are snow peaks around, grassy beaches and rivers below, and strong Tajik ethnic customs. It is quite rough and unrestrained.
The castle is built on a high hill, and the situation is extremely dangerous. There are multi-layered or broken or continuous city walls outside the city. The stone mounds overlap between the partition walls, and the piles of chaotic stones form a unique stone city scenery.
Stone City, as the name suggests, has a lot of stones, and there are various buildings made of stones. Some small stones are scattered on the ground, a small stream winds through the land, and a road paved with stone slabs leads to the distance. , It seems to go straight to the mountain behind you, leading to the fairyland on earth.
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From Kashgar City to Tajik Ziye County, you have to go through the Tasha Ancient Road, the Panlong Ancient Road, and the Karakoram Highway. This is also the famous China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, also known as the Pamir Highway!
Tickets: including shuttle bus 80
address:
Located on the north side of the Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, it is a famous ancient city site on the ancient road in Xinjiang!
Precautions:
When going to Taxkorgan, you must apply for a border pass at the Kashgar Public Security Bureau (Saturdays and Sundays are closed)!
Everywhere you pass is the most beautiful scenery
Some people say: Xinjiang is an addictive place, no matter how many times you go there, you always want to go there again.
Traveling to every corner of Xinjiang, lingering in every season,
Go to the right place at the right time, and what you meet is heaven!
The most beautiful scenery is always on the road~
postscript
dear reader:
Hello!
First of all, thank you for reading Xiaoduo's travel notes. There are still many shortcomings, please forgive me. I don’t remember that this is the first few nights I’ve stayed up to write travel notes. In fact, I haven’t been writing all the time. I’m busy with various things during the day, and my brain is most empty when it’s late at night. It is said that words have emotions, which cannot be expressed with gorgeous words. I prefer the real and simple you, me and everyone. Use words to get to know a person, not just appearance!
Back from Xinjiang, I have been in a state of excitement. There are too many photos, I can’t make up my mind, I want to say too much, but my words are incoherent. The shocking beauty seen by the eyes, whether it is pictures or words, cannot be accurately expressed~
Measure the earth with your feet, record the beauty with the lens, and fill the memory with words, but no matter how good the lens is, no matter how beautiful the words are, it is not as beautiful as what you see with your own eyes. There are still many places I want to go. Xinjiang is a fascinating place. I hope more people will know it and like it. Xiaoduo will come back again!
We live under a lot of pressure and full of expectations. Life is full of gutters, and the sky is still full of stars. Life is always firewood, rice, oil and salt, and poetry and literature can also be found in the gaps. The days are chosen by ourselves. Go out and take a look if you have time, the world is really big, and life should be beautiful!
Walking on the sky and grassland, the endless is freedom~
Best wishes to you!
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