During the 11.11 period, it is the time for swarms of bees to go out to play, so there is still a traffic jam on the Badaling Expressway out of Beijing. The congested traffic flow starts to thin out after passing the Badaling Expressway. I saw a reminder when I came here, saying that some service areas of the Hubao Expressway sometimes run out of 92 gasoline, but the result is still not very accurate. I thought I didn’t rush to refuel before I drove too far, but when I arrived at the service area closest to Hohhot, there was no gasoline. 92 gasoline, and then the two service areas from Hohhot to Baotou not only do not have 92, but also do not have other labels. I had no choice but to dare not run anymore, so I had to get off the highway at Hasuhai Exit, but I had to find two gas stations to fill up. Therefore, when you drive to around 400, you must pay attention to filling up the oil, otherwise you may encounter trouble. In addition, it is best to bring a 20-liter spare fuel tank for this line, which is especially useful. When we went there, due to the strong reaction after the troubled sports meeting, the gas stations in Beijing and the high-speed gas stations along the way did not refill the spare fuel tank, so we had to get off the highway at the Hasuhai exit and go to the gas station next to the national highway to refuel.

Trip preview

Set off

I came out too late after sleeping in. I got the card at the Qinghe Toll Station and got on the Jingshi Expressway at almost ten o’clock. Because I refueled and got off the expressway and walked a section of the national highway (Hasuhai to Baotou), it was delayed for an hour, so I went to Bayannaoer (Linhe) It is already 9:30 in the evening. The full speed is 910 kilometers. Bayannaoer has no road signs on the expressway, it is only called Linhe, and when you reach the west of Linhe, you have to get off the expressway. As soon as you enter the urban area, there is a big slogan "Welcome to Bayannaoer", which is very kind. The place names in Inner Mongolia are quite confusing. In fact, this is the case all over the country. The map and the actual place names, including road signs, often do not match, so you must pay more attention.

When you go to Ejina to play refueling, you should pay attention to it. A fuel tank that can run more than 500 kilometers basically does not need to bring spare fuel. It will be recharged once about 400 kilometers away from the Beijing Expressway, and then Hohhot, Baotou, and Linhe will not run out of 93 fuel or simply run out of fuel (the car has finished refilling), and refill when going down the expressway at Linhe River to go around the city. At this time, we walked another 500 kilometers, and there are still more than 200 miles to Wuhai. It is best to fill up the gas station at the Wuhai Expressway. There are still more than 300 kilometers to Wuliji. Wuliji has a China Petroleum Station, and then to Ejina 360 There are two PetroChina gas stations and one private gas station in Ejina. In short, if there is no gas on the highway, get off the national highway to refuel, and then get on the highway after refilling. There are gas stations everywhere on the national highway, sometimes more than a dozen in a row.

I saw a newly built small temple on the side of the road during the high-speed traffic jam. This was the only view I saw on the first day of driving.

Over the Yin Mountain

There are three ways to drive from Beijing to Ejina.

The first one is Linhe-Wuhai-Uba Highway-Bayinhuduge-Zhangcha Highway-Chahar-S218-Uliji-S312-Dalaihubu Town, Ejina Banner. This road is a bit farther, and the toll is a bit more, but it is the best way to go, and it saves the most time. If you pay attention to the road signs, it is not easy to go wrong. I strongly recommend this road. Attention, you have to come out from Wusitai Exit of Wuhai City on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, take the Wuba Class I Highway and pass the Bayinhuduge Toll Station 23 kilometers away, turn right at the gas station, take the Zhangcha Highway, and turn right at the 169-kilometer road pile. In the direction of Jilantai (after turning to the Jilantai intersection after the Bayinhuduge toll gate, it is easy to drive through, pay attention to slow down), turn right at the 188-kilometer road pile to S218 and the direction of Jilantai, and pass the Chahar toll gate After 3 kilometers, turn left and enter the Baji Highway, after passing Wuliji, enter the S312 Road and arrive at Laihubu Town.

The second line, Linhe-Dengkou-go west to Hatengtaohai-Aolunbulag-Hatenwusu-Jilantai-go down to Jicha intersection-go up to Wuliji-Dalaihubu Town, Ejina Banner. Except for the Hattentaohai-Aolunbulag section which is being paved, the other sections of this road are all asphalt roads, and the road condition is quite good (it is said that the section of the road was paved at the end of last year). It is said that this road is closer, but because I haven't walked it, it doesn't feel much closer. But there is an advantage to walking along the road. It is said that there is a red stone canyon with a scenery comparable to Yuntai Mountain near Aolun Prague near Yinshan Mountain. The scenery is quite charming, commonly known as Western Dream Canyon. So it's worth a try, and if it's really good, I hope someone can promote it.

Article 3: Bayannaoer—Shaanba (Hangjinhou Banner)—Sandaoqiao Village, Heping Village, Taiyangmiao Village—S312—Crossing Yin Mountain—Uliji—Dalaihubu Town, Ejina Banner. This road is the closest and costs the least. It is only 580 kilometers to Ejina, and only 10 yuan toll is charged at Linhe (the expressway is also more than 200 kilometers away from Wuhai, saving 60 yuan), but the road condition is particularly bad. There are gravel roads to Uljii, and it is not easy to travel by car. Instead, it takes the most time. There is only a gas station in Uljii. However, if you want to appreciate the sinister, hell-like Yinshan Mountain, if you have good driving skills, you can give it a try.

A Bayannaoer (Linhe)-Ejina-Hami highway will soon be built, which has been included in the plan. If you go there at that time, you can drive from Beijing to Ejina in one day, and drive to Urumqi in Xinjiang in two days. It's cool.

Note: This is a strategy from a long time ago. I heard that the third road that used to be the shortest but most difficult to walk is now much easier to walk. There are scenic spots along the way. It is said that it is a big dick with a stone. It is recommended that everyone must take this road. Road, Yinshan is a natural landscape of hell.

We unfortunately embarked on this bumpy third road at that time. It was mainly misled by the owner of the Linhe Hotel. He said that this road was originally a war preparation road, which was not on the map. He walked it before and it was easy to walk. We also saw that the S312 provincial road was marked on the map, and we took this road recently. He even got up early on purpose to go to Hangjin Houqi to ask the traffic police before considering whether to leave or not. But because I got up too early (it’s also bad to sleep late), I didn’t see the traffic police at all, but I asked a few local drivers, but they didn’t know anything.

From Bayannaoer to Shanba (Hangjin Rear Banner), pass through Sandaoqiao Village, Heping Village, and Taiyangmiao Village in turn. The road is okay, but after passing through Taiyangmiao Village, there is no asphalt road. I asked a passenger again. The driver of the car said that there were a lot of fun cars passing by, so he was more at ease. Although the first few tens of kilometers are dirt roads, the road surface is flat and solid, and it is very comfortable to drive, no different from asphalt roads. So it is very misleading. We thought it was this kind of road, so we relaxed our vigilance, and when we found out that the road is really difficult to walk, it is not easy to turn back.

After driving for a while, Yinshan Mountain suddenly appeared in front of him, crossing the road, and the road began to be difficult to walk.

Alxa Left Banner

On the way, I will go to Alxa Left Banner to do some business. By the way, I will replenish my supplies and treat my stomach. Although the rough beef and mutton is very enjoyable at first, it will inevitably get tired after two or three days. It is really difficult to find a more authentic stir-fry. It's even more difficult. The peculiar local food taste seems to have "improved" all the local restaurants inadvertently.

However, the impression of this Alxa in Dingyuanying, Zuoqi, is that the dishes taste good, and the environment is very good, the price is not expensive, and it is quite conscientious. In Alxa, such a restaurant that can make people eat is really not good. not much.

It is best to recommend this camel belly pot to everyone, it is definitely worth the money.

sacred tree

Ejina North Line is a line that is easily overlooked by people, but it is worth visiting if you drive by yourself. Although this line does not have the beautiful Populus euphratica forest. But there are equally beautiful Hongliu Beach, as well as scenic spots such as the sacred tree, Dongjuyanhai (reed beach), and Ceke Port (national gate, boundary monument). All of them are located along the S315 line. Shenshu is 21 kilometers away from the town, Juyanhai is 40 kilometers away from the town, and Ceke Port on the border between China and Mongolia is 76 kilometers away from the town.

The most shocking thing is the group of red willows tens of kilometers from Dazhen to the vicinity of the sacred tree. It is very spectacular and beautiful. Sometimes it grows on both sides of the road, and driving among them is like visiting in a painting.

The sacred tree is said to be the oldest, largest and thickest Populus euphratica tree in my country, with a tree age of more than 800 years. Although it has been baptized by wind, sand, cold and heat for more than 800 years, it is still luxuriant, tall and green, and dominates. I'm just a little strange, why isn't it yellow? God also.

Around the sacred tree, there are five thick Populus euphratica trees, all of which are its sons and daughters, so the local herdsmen call them "mother and son trees".

The origin of this sacred tree is that the Turghut people first came to Ejin more than 200 years ago and saw the dense poplar trees, which made it difficult for nomads, so they burned the forest and left this place for the purpose of settling nomads in the future. When I came back three years later, all the other trees were burned, and only this sacred tree stood tall and straight. Out of this unexpected situation, the Turghut people enshrined this tree as a sacred tree with reverence. Therefore, it has a meaning similar to the primitive worship of shamanism, which is worshiped by the local people.

Here you can see the three-color hada covered with branches, like a flag fluttering in the wind.

The sacred tree has been surrounded now, and the locals charge by themselves, 10 yuan per person, no tickets and no certificates.

Ju Yanhai

Juyanhai is located at the northern edge of the Badain Jaran Desert and is the destination of the ancient weak water. Every spring, the warm wind blows the ice and snow on the Qilian Mountains and merges into a galloping river, rushing into the Badain Jaran Desert. The water of the Ejina River is like a crystal streamer, extending to the northern end of Ejina Banner. At the end of the streamer, there are two pure white "Hydrangea" - Ga Shun Nuoer and Subor Nur (that is, the east and west Juyanhai), which is the weak water recorded in historical materials. Quicksand "Juyanze". Since ancient times, here is a piece of blue sea, sky, trees and lush greenery, and it is the cradle for the reproduction and development of the Turghut tribe in Ejina.

However, it is a pity that today's Juyanhai has long lost its charm and charm of the past, and now only the East Juyanhai (Supo Nur) remains, and the West Juyanhai has disappeared.

Juyanhai was named after the Juyan tribe of the Huns, which means Tianchi. In ancient times, Juyan Lake was one of the largest lakes in Northwest my country. Affected by the weak water supply, the surface of Juyan Sea changes frequently, making it a magical "wandering lake".

The original water surface of Xijuyan Sea was nearly 3,000 square kilometers, but it dried up in 1961. Since then, it has been covered by white alkali desert and barren sand, and has become one of the birthplaces of flying dust.

Dongju Yanhai has also dried up six times after liberation, and it was completely dried up in 1992.

The drying up of Juyanhai is because the water volume of the Ejina River has decreased year by year, which has caused the oasis of Juyanhai to shrink and the ecological environment in the area to deteriorate sharply. Therefore, the Populus euphratica forest in Ejina has also begun to die on a large scale.

In the past few years, the sandstorms in Beijing have become more and more serious every spring. As a result, a joint investigation team composed of experts and the media went back to the west to trace the source of the wind and sand, and traced it here—Ejina Banner, the westernmost end of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. .

When visiting various scenic spots here, the small car should pay special attention not to get off the road easily. Even if you need to get off the road, you should also pay attention to choosing hard-shouldered roads or walking along the ruts, because they are all sandy and easy to sink into. You can see one in Juyanhai. The grand station wagon got stuck as it went down the road.

Juyanhai reeds, small Juyanhai, connected to Zhongnanhai, at first I thought it was flattery, but I didn't know the real meaning until later.

desert camel herd

Go back to the main road from Juyanhai, go south to Ceke Port on the border between China and Mongolia, and continue driving on the beautiful Hongliu Beach.

After walking for a while, when we approached the border between China and Mongolia, the red willows suddenly disappeared and turned into a vast Gobi Desert. You can often see groups of wild camels resting not far from the roadside.

It is said that herds of wild camels can be seen everywhere in Inner Mongolia. They are very afraid of people and need to approach slowly, otherwise they will be alarmed and scattered.

The roadside has always been accompanied by a railway, which is a special coal line that connects to Jiuquan at the bottom and Cekeda Mongolia at the top. Coal is continuously transported from Mongolia to Ceke port for unloading. Jiuquan Iron and Steel Works) built a special line to Jiuquan. The Ceke Port is only open for a few days every month. It is said that the port is quite lively when the port is open. There is a set of methods to deal with the inspection at the checkpoint. Sometimes each person can go back and forth several times on a switch day, and it is not illegal to bring a few woolen products with him, so some people can earn thousands of dollars in a day.

Ceke Port

The port is usually very quiet, but in recent years, as the tourism in Ejina continues to heat up, more and more people come to the port, especially during the National Day holiday. Now the Ceke port is also in full swing to build a trade zone and a logistics center. It is estimated that Ceke, a deserted and quiet port, will gradually become prosperous.

It is very easy to enter the Ceke port. You need to pay an entrance fee of 20 yuan per person, and you can simply register at the gate. There are national gates and boundary markers inside. In addition, if you want to go to the so-called duty-free shop, you need to go to the Ceke Port. A few kilometers away from the Ceke Port, turn to a small road leading to the living area, and then drive for about 20 kilometers. I heard that you can't buy any good things, such as cowboy hats made of cowhide. If you are interested, you can go and have a look.

Red Willow Beach

When I came here, I had to rush to the scenic spots, so although I passed through the beautiful Red Willow Beach and took a lot of photos, it was basically just a quick look at the flowers. Since the return journey is a way back, you can walk slowly and enjoy the beautiful scenery here.

black water river

There is a place near Heicheng that has a very nice view. It is the Heishui River on the side of the road. If you drive carefully, you can see it. This is not a scenic spot, so almost no one comes.

The scenery of the Heishui River is so beautiful. We spent a long time here. We spent almost the whole afternoon here. It was almost dark before we left reluctantly. As a result, we didn’t go to Heicheng.