Day 10 Urumqi (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, International Grand Bazaar)
After a night's rest, we were in good spirits. Take the bus and you can go to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum. The museum is a municipal museum, no need to buy tickets with money, just use your ID card to lead the ticket. Today we need to visit this museum full of Uyghur characteristics as a summary of our current trip to Xinjiang.
The entire museum has 3 floors, and each floor has two exhibition halls.
They are: Xinjiang Ancient Historical Relics Exhibition Hall, Xinjiang Revolutionary Historical Materials Exhibition, Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Exhibition Exhibition, Silk Road History Exhibition Hall, and the distinctive Xinjiang Ancient Mummy Exhibition and Western Regions Clothing Exhibition Hall. We walked around from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and we could only get a closer look at three of the exhibition halls, and we could only walk through the other three exhibition halls.
As soon as we entered the museum, we went straight to the exhibition hall of historical relics. Here we can learn about the history and unearthed cultural relics of Xinjiang in the long historical period from the beginning of primitive society to the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties. It is a very interesting process to look at the units of cultural relics displayed here and confirm them one by one with the places we have visited before.
After watching the historical exhibition hall, we turned around and went up to the ancient mummy exhibition hall on the second floor. The mummy in Xinjiang is different from the mummies in Egypt, it is a natural mummy. That is to say, without any production process, it is just because of the dry climate in Xinjiang that the corpses buried in the ground lose water and dry out, and the mummy is formed. In this place, we watched the residents of Loulan in Lop Nur, Xiaohe - the cemetery where thousands of coffins are buried, the campers wearing masks of the amount of money, the painted faces of Zakunluke, the relationship between the couple of Jingjue, Asta, etc. The mummy unearthed from the sarcophagus of the owner of the underground palace and the Altay stone man. I also learned about the characteristics of funerals in the Western Regions. Although all kinds of mummy can't be said to be lifelike, they also have different moods.
Then come down to the exhibition hall of ethnic customs, where we also met the little commentator who was on the job, and gave us a complete introduction to the situation of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang. In the crowd of everyone, the children still explained the customs of various ethnic groups to us in an orderly manner, which shows that they are well-trained. After a little commentator's explanation, it really broke my inherent concept of Xinjiang. We have always believed that Xinjiang is the world of the Uighurs. We did not expect that there are different ethnic groups living here in different places in Xinjiang. There are not only Uyghurs, Manchus, Kazakhs, Huis, and Mongolians that we are familiar with, but also Kirgiz, Mongolian, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Daur, Tatar, Russia and many other ethnic groups. After listening to the explanation carefully, I found that it was already past 1 o'clock.
After running around several exhibition halls in other places, everyone was already dizzy from hunger. So we gave up our plan to eat in the Grand Bazaar, and we found a haggis soup near the museum to eat. Haggis is still very stinky, they add scallions, ginger and other seasonings to remove the stinky smell, if you can eat offal, you might as well give it a try! But the naan of ground food in Xinjiang is really very good.
After eating, take the 921, 51, 311 and other buses to the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar. Grand Bazaar means market, and the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang is a relatively large one. It turned out to be a relatively large mosque in Urumqi, and later developed the tourism economy and transformed it into a grand bazaar. The building still retains the main building of the mosque at that time, and there is a large square outside, where everyone can jump up at will.
The entire Grand Bazaar is divided into two sides by the road. The main part of the original mosque on the left is the souvenir market. You can buy souvenirs from here, and free shipping is available in the market. On the right is the gourmet area. There are all kinds of snacks in Xinjiang. If you are tired after shopping, you can have a good time here. Since lunch was too late and full, we bought a piece of Xinjiang cut cake after shopping, went into the teahouse, ordered a cup of yogurt and a pot of tea, and ate the cut cake. After eating, browse the snacks in Xinjiang and go to the hotel. Reserve your spirits for tomorrow's trip to Tianchi.
The sunset time in Urumqi is around 10 Beijing time, so no matter when we return to the hotel, we can see the beautiful sunset.
Day 11 Urumqi (Tianshan Lake)
Before I came here, I saw a lot of comments saying that the Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain is not a place worth recommending. The locals also said that this is the foot-washing pool of the Queen Mother. Maybe it's because I was poisoned by Jin Daxia's martial arts novels since I was a child, and I still yearn for Mr. Chen as the manager. Therefore, I still want to visit Tianchi. In my imagination, it is not a big pool, but it should be. very beautiful.
We didn't take public transportation, and this day was already counted when we chartered a car on the small ring road, so the driver came to pick us up early in the morning to Tianchi. It takes 2.5 hours from Urumqi city to Tianchi scenic spot. After getting off at the parking lot, you will arrive at the ticket office according to the guidelines. You still need to buy tickets and traffic tickets, but you must buy both, because it is not easy to walk up the scenic spot with your feet. realistic. The scheduling of the transportation vehicles is quite good. Individual passengers and tour groups are not in the same line, and individual passengers can get on the bus soon. There are guides along the way to introduce the scenery to you. There are experience programs in the ethnic village. You must get off the bus and walk through the ethnic village to get on the bus again. You cannot go around the parking lot directly. The tour guide explained that it is a safety issue (in fact, everyone understands it. !) Of course, he will not force you to experience the project. We walked directly through the folk village, walked to the parking lot on the other side, got on the car again, and we were able to go to Tianchi. Get off at the parking lot, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk to see the real Tianchi. You can take a battery car during the process, but the air in Tianshan Mountain is good, so it doesn't matter for young people to walk around.
When we went up the mountain, the weather on the mountain was not very good, gloomy, so the Tianchi we saw was really not beautiful. The sky is gray, and the pool water is also gray. There are a few cruise ships occasionally dotted on the lake, and there is nothing outstanding. It is indeed quite disappointing.
When I first entered the scenic spot, there were many people taking pictures, especially a stone tablet with "Tianchi" at the entrance, surrounded by a group of people taking pictures. We thought we had time anyway, so we walked around the lake. I found that around Tianchi, there are many places with the words Tianchi written on stone tablets or wooden signs, so I don’t rush to take pictures for a while.
We walked around Tianchi for about 1/4, and saw that the sun actually appeared in the sky, and the sky began to be hot. Looking up, the gray clouds in the sky are slowly dissipating, and when looking at Tianchi, there is a little bit of blue. We're kind of looking forward to it. After replenishing a little energy on the side of the road, we walked a little further and came to the bottom of a temple. The stairs were very high. We bravely climbed up and found that there was a 50 yuan ticket for blocking the road. It feels a bit tricky, why don't you tell me below to collect tickets! Sitting on the side of the road to rest, we did not go in after all. This is looking down at Tianchi, the clouds in the sky have completely dispersed, the blue sky is reflected on the lake, the lake is blue, and the white clouds are reflected on the lake. Because the lake on the mountain feels very close to the sky.
We brought some dry food by ourselves, we finished eating, walked halfway across the lake and left. Returning the same way, when we came back, the number of people gradually decreased, and the place for us to take pictures was also a lot more spacious. When we got down, it went smoothly. We returned to the parking lot in about half an hour. After the day's journey, we returned to the urban area of Urumqi around 5 o'clock.
Day 12 Urumqi (Red Mountain Park, Food Street)
On the third day in Urumqi, we originally planned to go to Nanshan Ranch, so we reported the tour group recommended by the hotel in the hotel. As a result, these one-day tour groups are really not very reliable. It was agreed to pick up at 9 o'clock, but it turned out that we had to go to another hotel to gather at 7 o'clock. Therefore, I resolutely quit the group and take a good rest and free activities today!
We slept until we woke up naturally, and we discussed it during breakfast. We decided to go to Hongshan Park, a municipal park in the city, and then go to the food street for a meal.
Hongshan Park is a municipal park in Urumqi, named after it is located in Hongshan. Legend has it that a red dragon ran down from Tianchi, and when it came here, it was slashed by the queen mother and turned into a red mountain.
People built the Hongshan Pagoda here, with a height of 10.6 meters. This is a solid pagoda of blue bricks with six sides and nine levels. It was built in the 53rd year of Qianlong (1788), and has a history of more than 200 years. It has experienced many earthquakes and wind and rain, and it is still intact, which is very rare. Looking at the scenery of Urumqi next to the Red Mountain Tower is also quite good. Of course, there is a overlooking building on the Red Mountain where you can see the panorama of Urumqi city, but tickets are needed, so we gave up.
There is a stone statue of Lin Zexu under the Red Mountain Pagoda. Master Lin frowned, with one hand behind his back and the other pressing on the stone, striding and looking into the distance, showing an attitude of concern for the country and the people. Next to the stone statue is engraved a poem written by Mr. Lin when he climbed the Red Mountain, "Ren Kuangge, lying drunk on the mouth of the Red Mountain, where the wind is strong and the scales are scattered".
Hongshan Park is neither big nor small. We walked around for a while, and it was already noon. It's time to eat again.
Follow the map navigation to find the food street, and find the shop called Wuwuzi Lambzirou. It was already afternoon when we arrived, and the peak passenger flow in the store has just passed, so we can enjoy the delicious food in the store with peace of mind. I wanted a large bowl of tea, lamb meat and other Xinjiang specialties to appease the rebellious stomach, and went to the supermarket to buy souvenirs.
Souvenirs from all over Xinjiang are basically available in supermarkets in Urumqi, but they may be slightly more expensive. If you don't mind the trouble, you can buy it everywhere, anyway, free shipping.
Day 13 Urumqi - Kashgar (Old City)
Since it is a noon flight, it is not easy to arrange what attractions to visit in the morning. This day, I basically slept until I woke up naturally, and then I was able to go to the airport and wait for boarding after a while. I spend a lot of time at the airport, and I can walk around. The airport is quite international, and there are all kinds of rest facilities. If you are tired, you can sit on the massage chair and have a massage.
We walked out of Kashgar Airport with our luggage around 4:00 p.m. In Kashgar, we chose the Home Inn next to the ancient city, and there is a military area next to it, so it feels quite safe. The airport is not far from the old city, and it takes about half an hour. When I came to the hotel, I tidied up and went to find something to eat. Just diagonally opposite the hotel is the Kashgar delicacy "pigeon soup". We didn't feel very hungry as we still ate a little airplane food on the plane. The two ordered a pigeon soup. The soup was thick and the pigeons were tender, and it was very good when soaked in naan. After eating, I randomly found a door and walked into the old city for a walk to digest. Of course, I ate a dessert during the digestion process. At noon, eating an ice cream is still very good. At around 8 o'clock, I slowly slipped back.
The residential buildings in the ancient city 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. The bonsai, fresh flowers and the colorful flower decorations on the pillars, wood carvings and overhanging eaves of the building complement each other, and they are well arranged, quiet and fresh. Sometimes at the junction of two lanes, you will encounter a small building erected across the street, which looks like a porch, adding a little simplicity and depth to the alley. Quietly, the day passed.
Day 14 Kashgar (Kashgar Old Town, Gaotai Residential Houses)
Today's main task is to take a walk in the ancient city next to us, then go out from the main entrance, visit the nearby Gaotai folk houses, and then walk back slowly.
Kashgar was originally Shule among the countries in the Western Regions. The earliest records can be found in the ancient Shule recorded by Zhang Qian in the Western Han Dynasty of my country. The alleys on the earth and stone pavement in the historical district are wider enough for a donkey cart, and narrower for two people to walk side by side; the longest one is more than 600 meters, and the shortest one is 50 meters to the end. In the morning, there are not many tourists, only the residents come out for activities, and being in the middle of it is like being in a vivid picture of Xinjiang Uyghur folk customs, enjoying the comfort and tranquility of life.
Taking advantage of not many people, we first rushed to visit the Id Kah Mosque. This mosque has practical functions, so when Muslims sit and pray inside, it is not open to the public. It is not possible to visit until the worship of this time period is over. It happened to be prayer time when we arrived, and we waited for about half an hour before we were able to buy a ticket to enter, and the ticket was 45 yuan per person. Walking into the mosque, there are staff who explain to tourists in batches.
The Id Kah Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the country. The main entrance is a goose-yellow building, and next to it are two minarets. .
There are more than a dozen buildings in the courtyard, including chapels, lecture halls, and Gongbeizi. The main color is green, and each one has an Islamic style. The most important place to visit is the chapel, which is located in the deepest part of the temple. The chapel is more than 100 meters long, with green as the main color, supported by more than 100 green pillars seven meters high, and the rows of cushions inside are Muslims. Our place of worship.
The tour guide highlighted for us a handmade carpet hanging on the wall that symbolizes national unity.
A lot of trees are planted in the 100-meter-long inner courtyard, making the whole mosque under the shade of greenery, which is a rare fresh and comfortable place in the dry Kashgar. There are places where tickets are sold in the old city, but there are many entrances that do not need to sell tickets, and you can enter anytime, anywhere. There are battery cars in the scenic area. If you are in a hurry, you can choose to take a battery car.
After visiting the Islamic-style Id Kah Mosque, we walked around the old city, and finally, we walked into the old teahouse that we wanted to visit for a long time. This is the epitome of the life of the old Uighur people.
The old teahouse used to be only open to male customers, and it was a forbidden area for women. Now, with the development of tourism, teahouses are also open to female customers. But there are still many Uighur men drinking tea and chatting here. It felt a little weird to have us walk down the lobby.
Did not dare to sit in the lobby, we chose the chairs outside the arcade.
There was a child next to him who had just bought a Uyghur musical instrument and was trying to play it. As he was playing, a Uyghur man suddenly started dancing next to him. More and more people gathered, and several people picked up the instrument and joined in the playing. played. The dancers also danced and invited others to join. In the small space of the arcade in this teahouse, a small dance party was held. Seeing this, we finally understand why Xinjiang people are good at singing and dancing, and the rush of music can easily make people fall into it. Following the rhythm of the music, everyone's body is moving rhythmically. After enjoying this auditory and visual feast full of ethnic characteristics, we were almost done eating, so we left the old teahouse with rhythmic steps.
Going out from the main entrance, the diagonally opposite should be the Gaotai residence. I heard that the Gaotai folk houses are an ancient form of houses in the Shule area, which is somewhat similar to the houses on the mountain city of Chongqing. Because it is built on the high cliff of loess, and the dwellings are built against the mountain, the indoor and outdoor space layout is not bound by concepts such as symmetry, making full use of the terrain and space, and it is patchwork. Later, the ingenious "street-crossing building" appeared, crossing the street and alley from the second floor to the opposite side, which neither affects the walking of the pedestrians downstairs nor the living of the people upstairs. However, the way we opened it seems to be a bit wrong. At the entrance, it has been sealed by an iron gate and cannot be entered. After asking passers-by, they seemed to be unable to find the way, and in the end we had to give up.
When we came back, we still came back through the ancient city. On the road, we saw a large-sized naan. This is a naan that is bigger than the face. We bought one and compared it with our own face, and sure enough, my face is smaller.
Day 15 Kashgar - Baisha Mountain, Liusha River - Pamirs (Kara Kul Lake) - Kashgar
After a day of rest in the city, we recovered a lot. Today we are going to attack the Pamirs. At the beginning, everyone was a little afraid of altitude sickness and hesitated. Later, we felt that we could no longer stay in the urban area, so we reported a one-day tour group on Ctrip the day before. According to the requirements of the tour guide, take a taxi in the morning and gather at the entrance of the designated hotel. I checked the weather forecast yesterday, and today Kashgar is going to be sandy.
You have to get on the bus to take off your mask. Along the way, the tour guide sister introduced us to the scenery along the way vividly. Soon the car drove out of downtown Kashgar and arrived at a place where border documents were processed. The sky has become much clearer, at least he won't just open his mouth and eat a mouthful of sand. The certificates are handled by the travel agency in a unified way, basically take a break halfway, and you can leave after finishing the process. You don't need to go through any formalities yourself, which is very convenient.
Get on the car again, the car passed Shufu County, the sky is already clear. We passed a post office on the way, which is the westernmost post office in China. We have lunch here, we can bring our own dry food or eat noodles or pasta. We were afraid that the small shops on the way would not be able to eat, so we prepared dry food by ourselves. In addition to eating, the other tasks here are to go to the toilet, prepare oxygen, replace the water in the water bottle with rhodiola and visit the post office to buy special products. We took a quick look around, but met a fellow from Guangdong. She said that she came here to aid Xinjiang from the Guangdong Post Office.
In order to save time, we left the post office in the west of China in half an hour, and drove for about half an hour to arrive at the first scenic spot of today, Baisha Mountain and Liusha River. We may not be familiar with mountains, but we are familiar with this river. Yes, this is Monk Sha's hometown. When we came here, the weather was completely different from that in Kashgar. The blue sky and white clouds reflected the snow-white sand mountains, stretching for tens of kilometers, and then reflected in the water, showing the harmonious beauty of softness and vigor. At this time, the sister of the tour guide told us that this is the confluence of the Bulunkou River and the Muji River in the west of Kashgar. It is a real "quick sand river". Strong winds blow to the northwest all the year round, blowing the fine sand to the mountains in the west, forming a wonderful scene of sand climbing mountains.
After leaving Baisha Mountain, we soon entered the Pamir Plateau. At this time, we also knew that the end point to be reached today is called Muztag Peak, which is the third peak in the West Kunlun Mountains. The other two are Gongger Three peaks, Gongger Jiubie Peak, stand tall and become the symbol and representative of the Pamirs. Uighur means "father of glacier". From Muztagh Peak, you can overlook Gongger Peak and Gongger Jiubie Peak. The scenery is beautiful, and this is the virgin peak that has not been successfully climbed. Gongger Jiubie Peak is the object of various climbing teams to conquer, but many of them fell into the sand here. In the 1980s, Chinese female mountaineers climbed Gongger Jiubie Peak in one go, writing a magnificent page in the history of human mountaineering.
The car is parked on a platform above 2,500 meters above sea level, where we can overlook the Gongger Peak and Gongger Jiubie Peak on the opposite side. It is only now that we know the concept of plateaus, and those above 2,000 meters above sea level are considered plateau areas. However, whether you have altitude sickness depends on your body constitution. Generally, there will be no reaction at an altitude of 2500 meters, unless you have symptoms such as a cold or a fever. Therefore, when you go to the plateau, just be careful not to run fast. , don't have too much pressure.
This time, almost no one in our car showed any discomfort and experienced the beauty of the plateau. On the way back, we will pass through the Red Mountain Canyon. The topography of the Red Mountain is the same as that of the Flaming Mountain. Because of the geography, it is even redder than that of the Flaming Mountain. Unfortunately, the weather conditions were terrible when we passed by. At the gate of the scenic spot, only the red mountain can be seen dimly.
Basically can't see anything, so we decisively decided not to go in for a tour. Because of saving time, we returned to downtown Kashgar before 7 o'clock, and we could have a good meal of barbecue after returning.
Day 16 Kashgar (Old City Opening Ceremony, Kashgar Museum, Xiangfei Tomb, Grand Bazaar)
After yesterday's trip to the plateau, everyone is also a little tired. Today's journey is relatively comfortable, and we visited museums. There is an ancient opening ceremony in the ancient city of Kashgar, which will be held at 10:30 am, 12:00 and 18:00 pm every day. Today, as always, we left at 7:00 Beijing time (5:00 Xinjiang time). Before the tour group arrived, we walked into some places that had just opened but we hadn’t visited.
After a leisurely stroll, I came to the east gate of the ancient city. Just in time, the warning line in front of the gate has been pulled up. Walk through the gate and get a clean photo of the city gate without tourists.
After a while, the city opening ceremony began, and the host came out amidst the sound of the horn. The first item was to invite the audience to dance with the actors. In the sound of music, the invited people jumped up when they came to the venue. After the song was over, the tourists dispersed into the crowd before the Uighur friends began to perform.
The opening ceremony was short and lively, and ended in about 15 minutes, and people poured into the ancient city one after another. We will go in the opposite direction and prepare to visit the Kashgar Museum. Yesterday, the tour guide sister told us that there is a special pilaf near the museum. But since there is no mutton pilaf after 12 o'clock, we decided to eat lunch at 11 o'clock before going to visit the museum. When I went to the store, I found that there were a lot of local people, and everyone simply ate a cage of meat buns or a pilaf. We ordered 3 pilafs, which really fit the standards of the locals. The mutton is full of mutton, and the rice is rich in oil and water. Although it is greasy, it is very fragrant and tastes good.
After dinner, you can see the wall of the Kashgar Museum on the opposite side, and you can walk along the wall to the gate. There are not many people visiting the Kashgar Museum, and it is not a very famous museum.
But as an important town on the ancient Silk Road, it is also full of heritage. In the "Xinjiang Silk Road Historical Relics Exhibition", hundreds of cultural relics from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Han and Tang Dynasties, and the Karakhan Dynasty unearthed from various places in Xinjiang are exhibited, recreating the splendid history of the Silk Road. On the first floor of the entrance, the lifestyles of some ethnic groups in the Kashgar area and some local melons and fruits are displayed.
The second floor is the display of historical relics along the Silk Road. The entrance is a "Schematic Diagram of the Xinjiang Section of the Silk Road", which allows us to understand Kashgar's position on the Silk Road more intuitively. Of course, we also had another unexpected harvest. We saw a modern aerial photo of the ruins of the ancient city wall of Kashgar in the museum, and found that the hotel we lived in was surrounded by the city wall of the ruins. We found ourselves living now in the photos of the ruins of the museum. This kind of mood is very novel. It took about 2 hours to visit the entire museum.
We took a taxi and went to the tomb of Xiangfei. Let's visit the tomb of the most legendary concubine of the Qianlong Dynasty. Outside the gate, a relatively large passenger distribution center was built, which provided free tea for relieving the heat. I don't know if it was the off-season when we came, or it was lunch break when we came, and there were a lot of people feeling uncomfortable. Tickets are 70 yuan, and the tour guide fee for less than 10 people is 60 yuan. All the tour guides have gone out, we need to wait for a while, and the tour guide will come back after a while. A sister wearing Uighur-style clothes has prominent facial features and Uighur characteristics. She took us all the way to visit the entire Xiangfei Tomb. Here, we can also learn about the funeral methods of the Uighur people.
Because although it is called Xiangfei's tomb, it is not her own tomb, it is the family tomb of her family, the Apahoga family. Walk along the long above-ground tomb passage and enter the main tomb chamber. Under the circular dome, coffins, large and small, are displayed in the hall. This is a typical Islamic-style palace-style mausoleum building. Why has this ostentatious building never been robbed for thousands of years? In fact, the reason is very simple. When Uyghurs are buried, they will not have any funeral objects except themselves, no matter how noble their status is, they will not be buried with them. Everyone knows that there is nothing here except the corpse, so why would someone waste time and effort to steal it!
Finally, we arrived at the local Grand Bazaar and finally prepared all the souvenirs to take home.
Then he found a nice place to have a good meal, and then Shi Shiran went home.
Of course, I still bought a watermelon on the way, and finally enjoyed the sweet fruits of Xinjiang. A few days ago near the ancient city, the melons and fruits I bought were very expensive, so it was rare to pass by the residential area today, and we also enjoyed the cheap treatment of the local residents. But here comes the problem, the bosses who sell watermelons in the residents are not allowed to bring their own knives on the street. Therefore, there is no way to cut the bought watermelons. In the end, under our strong request, we still found a familiar pastry shop with the proprietress, and helped us cut the watermelon there. Thinking that the owner of the pastry shop has helped us so much, we couldn't finish eating such a big watermelon, so we left 1/4 of the watermelon to her as a thank you gift. Of course, this also shows the strict control of knives in Xinjiang. Not to mention Chagang along the way, even the shop that buys meat has iron bars on the outside. The shopkeeper sits inside, and the knives are locked with iron chains. up.
Day 17 Kashgar - Shanghai
Today is the day we leave Xinjiang, the plane departs at 4 pm and departs for the airport at noon. In order to save energy in the morning, we still slept until we woke up naturally, and then we walked around in the ancient city. When I came back, I ate a happy pigeon soup in the small shop next to me, then I packed up and went to the airport to wait.
I thought that there would be no scenic spots to see today. I spent a day on the transportation tool and prepared for tomorrow’s journey. I didn’t expect that when the plane flew over the Kunlun Mountains, I saw a rare aerial view from the window of the plane. . The stretches of mountains and snow-capped peaks form a beautiful spectacle. With the flight of the plane, the scenery changes constantly, which is too beautiful to behold!
After a long-distance flight, I finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport at 12 o'clock in the evening. Although it was late at night, Shanghai lived up to its reputation as a city that never sleeps. The night view seen from the plane was also very beautiful.
Go through the formalities, plus some accidents to find the car. Finally, at around 2 o'clock in the evening, we ended our day-long rush and stayed in the theme hotel to rest.
Day 18 Shanghai (Thames Town)--Shenzhen--Guangzhou
Although I didn't go to bed until after 2 o'clock yesterday, I still woke up at 7 o'clock in the morning. On the last day, our itinerary was also very full. I have been to Shanghai many times. My way of traveling in Shanghai is to visit one or two scenic spots every time I pass by. This time our goal is the emerging attraction in Shanghai - Thames Town. This small town full of European style is of course a man-made place, and it does have a lot of cultural heritage inside. Here, it is very suitable to wear a big skirt to take pictures.
It was too late yesterday when we checked in. All the rooms were closed. We couldn’t see and didn’t want to see the theme layout of the room. When we came out today, it was just the time for room cleaning. We saw the theme layout of each room in the apartment hotel. They were very distinctive ah!
Except that the hotel is not long, you can walk to the town of Thames, stroll in it leisurely, and stop in front of a special bookstore.
The bookstore is very atmospheric, and it feels like a family of book collectors in the Middle Ages in Europe. Sitting in it and reading books quietly, it is very comfortable and has a book atmosphere.
Later, I went back to check and it turned out that this is an online celebrity bookstore - Zhongshuge. Then I ate a crab roe steamed bun in a hurry, it was delicious!
After packing up my things, I headed to the airport. At Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, we spent our time on food, ate Shanghai’s snacks, and boarded the plane. It seems we are still a bunch of foodies.
