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In winter, Kanas is not allowed to enter without four-wheel drive vehicles equipped with snow tires.
Remember the above sentence, because there are few strategies on the Internet for driving into Kanas in winter, so I checked the strategy for a long time, including calling the scenic spot to inquire. This is the answer I got, and it is indeed the case. From Altay There are three checkpoints in Kanas, and each checkpoint will check whether you have installed snow tires. If you go to Kanas without snow tires, you will be directly persuaded to return.
In addition, it is not that if you have a four-wheel drive and snow tires, you will be foolproof. In winter, Kanas is often closed due to snow. If you catch up with the snow, you will not run. You have to wait for the snow plow to clear the snow on the road before you can pass. We were basically lucky this time. When we arrived in Kanas, the road was closed and released the day before, so we encountered many vehicles going down the mountain all the way up the mountain. They were all tourists who had been stuck inside for several days.


Fairy Private Land - Winter Hemu


We finally came to Kanas, we were really excited. I really did my homework for the final destination of this self-driving trip. When I was at home, I fantasized about the beauty of Kanas in winter countless times. How is it different from when I came here in summer.

When I come to Kanas Hemu in summer, self-driving vehicles can only be parked at the entrance of the scenic spot and need to take a 1-hour shuttle bus to enter the village. It must be very cool. When I was chatting with the owner of the homestay, the owner of the homestay told me to come back in winter, and you can drive in by yourself in winter. After hearing this, I was scratching my head and thinking that winter must come once, so I started to pay attention to the weather in Kanas from the end of October. After the first snow fell from Kanas, I called to inquire. Is it the off-season for the homestay owner? Can I drive in now? Including this trip, I have been checking the weather in Kanas. On the official account of Kanas, you can see the weather in Kanas and whether the scenic spot is closed. You can also buy tickets directly. The ticket is valid for three days, but I bought the ticket at the last checkpoint in Kanas, because I was always afraid that the road would be closed.

After buying a ticket from the checkpoint, I drove directly up the mountain. After driving for about 20 minutes, we encountered an accident. The mountain road that only allowed two cars to pass caused two-way congestion due to a car rushing down the road. Dozens of cars were blocked one after another. , almost all the car owners got out of the car to check the situation, and I also got out of the car and rushed over to have a look. It was a small car and a pickup truck that got off the road. The owner of the car with the tow rope pulled the car out with a car, and everyone went back to the car and started to move on.

The mountain roads in Kanas are indeed a bit difficult to drive. Even after the snow clears, there is still residual snow that makes the roads extremely smooth, so whether you are an old driver or a new driver, slow driving is your only solution. Don't think that you can ride freely with snow tires in your hand, and snow tires will also slip, don't ask me how I know.

Driving carefully all the way, we finally arrived at Hemu Village. When I first saw Hemu, I knew I was in the right place. This is what I imagined: snow-capped mountains surrounded by triangular wooden houses, covered with With thick snow, the fairy tale world I can think of is just like this.

Go to the booked homestay to put down our luggage and we will hurry out to take pictures while it is still bright. I am nagging about the homestay. In fact, there are really few tourists in Kanas in winter, so it is not necessary to book in advance online. Go directly You can just look for it in Hemu Village, since they are all log cabins anyway, you can also bargain. Oh, by the way, I was still worried about where to park the car before leaving. I couldn’t find an answer on the Internet. I didn’t know that parking was available in every yard when I arrived in Hemu. I was wondering if there was a large parking lot. , I have to endure the cold wind to drive to the parking lot every day, it seems that my worries are unnecessary.

Forgive my lack of words, the snow-covered Hemu Village is really beautiful and outrageous. From the perspective of the drone, I was able to climb to the viewing platform without enduring the severe cold to overlook the panorama of the entire Hemu Village.

In fact, although Hemu has a lot of snow on the road, there will be no problem with normal driving, but I admit that I did it once. When I took pictures in Hemu Village, I found that there was a road from the head of the village to the birch forest. It was covered with thick snow, but there were two looming ruts. I thought it would be very difficult to drive in and take pictures. Shuang didn't even think about putting on the low-speed four-wheel drive and went in. As a result, the snow got deeper and deeper, and my car almost became a snow pusher. Since the whole thing was driving on the snow, the car kept skidding and drifting left and right. I stopped and looked ahead and there seemed to be no place to turn around, so I decided to stop the loss and back up in time.

However, when reversing, my driving track could not follow the rut that came in due to tire slippage. There was always a left-right displacement, so I successfully got stuck in the middle of reversing. , a few locks can't save me who can do this. I got out of the car and checked and found that there was wet and soft soil under the right rear tire. When the accelerator was pushed down, the right rear tire didn't have any leverage and started idling. We tried a few times and we still couldn't. out of trouble.

At this time, some horse herders came over from a distance, and seeing our plight in the car, there was no support from all sides as you imagined. Maybe they thought we were playing, and galloped past us on horseback, envious After a long time of benefiting from horses, I still had to work hard to get out of trouble. The surrounding snow was knee-deep, and I couldn’t find stones to pad the tires, so I had to go down and push the cart. Fortunately, the two of us gritted our teeth and stamped our feet. Carefully pour out the positive direction.

This can also be regarded as a small episode of our Kanas this time, telling us not to do anything.

Before coming to Hemu, mimo kept clamoring for me to take a large portrait of her. After arriving in Hemu, she was a southerner and collapsed. After getting out of the car for a while, she froze back into the car.

The knee-high snow made her very collapsed, and it was difficult to pull out her legs every time she took a step, but she still endured the dent for a long time, and I just needed to sit in the car and lower the window to use the telephoto Take a picture of her lol.

The sun was setting and the temperature was getting lower and lower. Although I wanted to take pictures of the starry sky, I was forced to return to the room to keep warm. He Mumei is really beautiful, but the cabin is also really cold, and I can only curl up in the quilt in the room to keep warm. And smoking is not allowed in the wooden house. I resisted the cold and wrapped my goose tightly and went out to smoke in the small wooden house. In the cold wind, I finally lit a cigarette and took a puff and blew it to the sky. Suddenly I was surprised to find that there were bunches of In a trance, I thought it was the flying saucer that was going to take me back to outer space.

Of course, since I went to school, I immediately realized that this is a light beam phenomenon that only appears in winter in extremely cold areas. Last year, a friend of mine took a photo of the light beam and it was also on the trending list. I hurried back to the room and asked my friend to take out the camera. A tripod records the moment.

Of course, the cost of taking these photos is not small. We are so cold that we can’t bend our fingers back, but we are still very excited. Although we can’t see the aurora in our country, I feel that the scenery is even more beautiful than the aurora at the moment.

The two nights in Hemu were not comfortable. On the one hand, it was cold. On the other hand, I was a little worried that the weather of minus 20 degrees would not be able to take a taxi the next day, so I put on the alarm and woke up at 3 o'clock in the morning. Fortunately, the car can be started smoothly the next day.


Contract the entire beautiful scenery in the old village of Kanas


After leaving Hemu, we drove to the Kanas Scenic Area. Hemu went out and went through the winding road for 40 minutes, then returned to the fork and passed Jiadengyu to enter the Kanas scenic spot. It is worth mentioning that the usually bustling Jiadengyu At this moment, none of the hotels are open, and the only gas station in the entire Kanas area is also open at different times, and it does not open before 11:30 am. And if you enter Kanas Old Village, here will be your best replenishment station! ! ! All the food at this gas station, whether it’s buns, instant noodles, or self-heating boxed lunches, are all cheap, even cheaper than what you can buy online.

I also stayed in Kanas Old Village for two nights. It felt colder than Hemu here. It was so cold that the electric windows failed when I got up in the morning. Mimo couldn’t raise it when I opened the passenger window to take pictures. We tried a lot Every time it was raised about 5cm and bounced back automatically, so we drove for half an hour in the cold wind and asked for help. At that time, I thought that there must be Haval owners in this place with such a high penetration rate. The model number should be helpful in this situation. It was a coincidence that I found a big brother who drove an H6 in the old village. I hurriedly used the identity of a car friend to explain the situation to him. He ran over to help us check without saying anything. In some cases, I also called to ask other riders, and finally, with the opinions of other riders (after the window was raised, I pulled it up and kept pulling it up until it was closed) to help us solve this problem. I quickly thanked my elder brother, who refused the cigarette I offered, said, "It's all car friends, it's a trivial matter", turned and left, leaving the three of us moved in place.

After experiencing this little story, we continued to play in Kanas Lake. Except for the three of us, there were no tourists in the entire Kanas Lake, only a dog from an unknown family came to play with us, and we happily let it go It's in our photos as a prop.

The puppy was really cooperative in taking pictures. The moved mimo took out all the ham sausage we ate and rewarded it, completely ignoring our resentful eyes. And the dog who ate the ham sausage became even harder, and even jumped into the car to walk with us. Patiently told it that I already had a dog, and seeing it leave sadly, I almost moved my mind to take it back to the car, oh no, I can't be sorry for the carrot.

Mimo, who hadn’t enjoyed taking pictures in Hemu, finally let herself go in the old village of Kanas, and this time the angle she asked for made me have to get out of the car to take pictures. It seemed that I was also freezing and she was very happy. After more than half an hour of filming, she was very happy. I didn't cry out for the cold, I was so cold that I could only continue to pat her.

At this point, my winter trilogy is all over. I have driven more than 5,000 kilometers on this road. I have seen lakes, snow mountains, horses and lone wolves. The scenery along the way is still fresh in my memory. The temperature is freezing, but it is still full of excitement. The fun of self-driving travel is here. You can stop when you see the scenery you want to see. You can change your itinerary halfway and go to other places. You can experience various road conditions And increase your driving history and so on and so on. So, when you have time, drive your car to see the world.

Summarize the driving tips in the snow:

1. Clean up the snow on the windows and mirrors before driving to ensure a clear line of sight

2. Turn on the snow mode and start smoothly (in the snow mode, start directly in the second gear)

3. Do not accelerate or slam on the brakes while driving, and slow down when turning to prevent drifting and slipping out of the field.

4. The low temperature of ice and snow makes it easy to turn off the engine, so pay more attention to the accelerator, especially when going uphill

5. Keep the distance between vehicles, even if there are snow tires, skidding will occur. Reserve a buffer zone for yourself to avoid accidents when braking