The beginning of the trip to Turpan:
Every time Turpan is mentioned, people will always think of nouns such as raisins and flaming mountains, and people always have the impression that it is hot and dry. In fact, before this trip to Turpan, this was all my impressions of Turpan, but this tour and study of Karez Paradise in Turpan really completely subverted my impression of Turpan, and it was really a labor of Turpan. I was amazed and shocked by the wisdom of the author. Specifically, I was in Turpan, what I saw, what I met, and what I learned. In the next 5,800 words of travel notes, I will tell you and explain in detail. (Important notice: Please read the important reminder at the end carefully!)
Turpan Tour Itinerary:
1st: Zhengzhou to Urumqi - Urumqi landing nucleic acid and other results - Urumqi Station one-day refund and rebooking experience tour
2st: Urumqi to Turpan - Karez Paradise - Turpan Night Bazaar Grape Paradise
3st: Turpan Internet celebrity grandfather's antique shop (real version of Howl's Castle) - return trip
Tourism in Turpan:
Before Study Tour: Karez in Turpan, Xinjiang has a long history, and it was once comparable to the Great Wall and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, known as the three major cultural projects in ancient China. Together with Dujiangyan in Sichuan and Lingqu in Guangxi, it is known as the three major water conservancy projects in ancient China. Seeking truth from facts, to be honest, before this trip to Turpan, all my knowledge of Karez was only on the term Karez, and the most in-depth understanding was that he was related to the underground river. project.
But this time I personally came to Turpan and came to Karez Paradise, I really clearly understood the importance of Karez to the people of Turpan, and how Karez integrated Turpan history, culture, habits, customs and other aspects.
——Water outlet of Karez well
As soon as you enter the Karez Paradise Scenic Area, the water outlet of Karez is on the right hand side. This Karez is called Ying Karez, and it is one of the three flowing Karez in Karez Paradise. It was excavated in 1700.
In Karez Paradise, the design of the water outlet of this Karez is very interesting and meaningful. On the left side stands a big ram who has just finished drinking Karez water, looking up at the eagle soaring above the rainbow. , as if to say, no matter how high you fly, don’t you have to quote the well water from Karez like me?
In this way, Karez is an indispensable and vital existence for the Turpan people and even other animals and plants. Look at the Uighur girls taking water on both sides of the water outlet. This scene is a true portrayal of the ancient Turpan people.
——Kanat Paradise Open Channel Big Bed
Opposite to the water outlet of Yingkaner Well, it is another feature in the park. It is said that there is a strange thing in Xinjiang, the big bed is laid outside the house, yes, it is the phenomenon in front of you.
Opposite to the water outlet of Yingkaner Well, it is another feature in the park. It is said that there is a strange thing in Xinjiang, the big bed is laid outside the house, yes, it is the phenomenon in front of you.
Presumably speaking of this, everyone should have already guessed why Xinjiang has a big bed outside the gate, because most of the Karez wells flow past the gates of local residents. And laying the big bed on the Karez open channel can effectively pass through the meltwater of the Tianshan Mountains, and achieve the effect of cooling when flowing through the Karez.
When I saw this place, I had to say that I admired it from the bottom of my heart. The wise people of Turpan, Xinjiang not only invented and built Karez, but also used Karez to the extreme in an era when technology was not developed.
——Kanat Paradise Wash Pot
And just opposite to the entrance of Karez Paradise Scenic Spot, there is an oversized, kettle-shaped sculpture. Its height is as high as 4 meters and it is made of 100 kilograms of brass.
People in Xinjiang call it "Aputuwa", which translates into Chinese to mean washing pot, and the one standing in front of us is an enlarged version of "Aputuwa", and its meaning also represents Karez Paradise. Visitors are welcome.
——Kanat miniature landscape
On the way to Turpan, I also deliberately searched the Internet about the structure and principle of Karez, but it always seemed a little foggy to me. If you don’t understand it, you can understand it, and if you explain it clearly, you can’t understand it, because most of the information on the Internet separates several parts of Karez, and there is no complete document that can be understood at a glance.
All the components of the entire Karez are miniaturized. In an area of tens of meters long and two to three meters wide, all the organizational structures of the entire Karez well are displayed from the shaft mouth, culverts, open channels, waterlogging dams, oases and vineyards, so that people can see at a glance, very intuitive and specific , Record the entire Karez in my mind.
——Ground work display area of Karez Paradise
Continue along the route planned by the scenic spot. Along the way, there will be Karez-related knowledge cards recorded and displayed in Uyghur, Chinese and English, so that we can quickly and clearly learn about Karez through a small encyclopedia. Remember the information so that we can understand Karez more thoroughly.
Inside the fence, Karez Paradise creates a 3D scene that reproduces the scene of Turpan people digging Karez, and also exhibits some ingenious and intelligent ways and methods of saving labor in digging Karez.
In the age supported by that kind of technological foundation, when dealing with different shaft depths, the wise Turpan people have already begun to try lifting tools with different principles such as power pulleys, hand pulleys, and winch pulleys.
The lifelike and lifelike 3D real scene statues are very intuitive and three-dimensional, showing the excavation pictures of Karez in that era in detail.
And if you look carefully, it is behind the 3D statue. The 40-meter-long sandstone relief painting records the evolution process of the ancient Turpan people from nomadic life in primitive society to farming and settled life, as well as the invention of excavation and use of Karez wells.
——Kanat Paradise Grape Tower
Opposite the ground work display area is the dream corridor. There are two corridors composed of love arches, and the grape tower is next to it. It is very suitable for taking pictures and punching cards here.
——Kanat Paradise Karez Museum
Walking into the Karez Museum in Karez Paradise is the second stage of the Karez study tour. The Karez Museum in Karez Paradise is the first Karez Museum in Turpan and even the country.
Walking into the wall of the museum, the first thing that catches the eye is the preface to Karez, which is introduced in four languages: Uyghur, Chinese, English, and Japanese.
The second area is mainly based on 3D models, and uses the most direct way of real scene display to intuitively tell you what is the process and situation of the underground excavation of Karez Well.
And it is very vividly explained clearly, the stick positioning method, the oil lamp positioning method, and two underground positioning methods. Among them, the oil lamp positioning method can not only be used by diggers to locate underground, but also provide early warning of collapse or hypoxia for diggers, which greatly improves the safety of underground excavation.
The dynamic model of the longitudinal section of the Karez shows the geographical conditions of the Karez, the internal structure composition and the entire excavation and maintenance process very intuitively.
Moreover, from the dynamic model of the longitudinal section, you can see the longitudinal section of all the components of the Karez. The original three-dimensional abstract space has been flattened so that people can understand it. Even if you don’t know anything about Karez before. After seeing this model, you will also become half a karez expert.
From the graph of the longitudinal section, it is not difficult to see that the shaft part of Karez well is long and short, and the part of the culvert is wide and narrow. What shocked me the most is that the part of the data is the deepest. Since it can be dug down to 100 meters, it is really It is hard to imagine, under the technological environment at that time, what kind of difficulties would be faced with such a mining method, and how to achieve this incredible mining.
The third part is the exhibition area of the underground culvert of Miyim Baikaner Well. At the entrance is a spiral-type rotating descending channel with a depth of 10 meters. Part of the exhibition area of Bayi Karez Underwater Canal.
——The underground culvert of Karez
Walk along the spiral spiral descending channel and walk into the underground culvert. As soon as you walk into the culvert, you will feel the coolness coming from your face. Compared with the dry heat on the ground, the temperature here is simply heaven
The reason why this Karez well is named after Miimu Bayi is because this Karez well was passed down to him by his father, so it is named after him.
In fact, the actual Karez culvert is only about 1.5 meters high, which can only accommodate one person squatting to dig, and the passage we visited can make us better visit and increase the height, while retaining the original ecological Karez culvert for us. .
It can be seen that in the environment at that time, it was really difficult for the well diggers to work in such a small space.
——Section of the Karez Underdrain
When you go down to Karez and turn right, you can walk into a hall, where you can touch the section of the Karez culvert at zero distance. From here, you can intuitively see that the height of the previous Karez and the height we have visited now gap between.
Touching the section of the Karez culvert with my own hands, my first impression is that the wall, which looks like soil, is extremely hard to the touch. This effect is due to the excavation period of Karez. clay.
And this is also one of the must-visit spots in Karez Paradise!
Continue to go deep along the underground culvert, and you can experience the situation when the ancient Turpan people dug Karez.
Through the lecturer's explanation, I really feel that the working people in Turpan are really too smart. It turns out that in addition to the two positioning methods, there are many details. Although it seems ordinary, it is really full of details.
For example, the wellhead of the shaft is square in the well, because the circle may make the people in the well lose their way, while the square can guide people in the direction. Such a design, if it is not explained by the instructor, then I may really ignore it. But after hearing the explanation, it suddenly dawned on me, and I called it too wise!
——Water outlet of Karez culvert
After walking out of the Karez culvert, on the left hand side of the shopping area under the big dome is the outlet of the Karez well. Here is a landmark --- the outlet of the Miyim Bay Karez well. The water flowing out from here can be drunk directly, because the water quality here has been tested and meets the national first-class drinking water standard, and it has the taste of natural mineral water. I even saw a lot of people bring containers here, fill a large bucket of water here, and take them away.
——Kanat Paradise Dome Shopping Area
Before walking back to the ground, the exit of the underground culvert of Karez is the shopping area on the top of the big dome. Friends who like to collect souvenirs and buy special products can take a look here.
——Kanat Paradise Grape Corridor
After completely walking out of the Karez culvert landscape, you will come to the last unit of the entire Karez Paradise. The first thing that greeted me was the super-large grape corridor in Karez.
Since the time I arrived was about half a month before the grapes were fully ripe, the grapes at this moment were not so ripe and plump, but this is definitely a good place to enjoy the cool in the hot summer.
Friends who are interested in grapes or plants can also walk and watch to see which varieties of grapes you can recognize.
——Interaction point of the bronze statue of Karez Paradise
Just inside the Grape Corridor, there are many Karezi artisan copper sculpture interaction points. Although the bronze sculptures cannot move, it does not affect the enthusiasm of tourists to interact with them.
You can wrestle your wrists with your colleagues, listen to "people" playing a little song, hang shoulders with them, interact and take pictures, and have fun.
——Kanat Paradise Leisure Area
Walking in here means that we have visited the entire Karez Paradise. In the store opposite the rockery in the leisure area, his ice cream is really delicious. So much so that I ate three sticks in a row in a day, believe me it is really delicious ~ must remember, don't miss it!
——Howl's Castle in Turpan in Reality
This trip to Turpan was on the morning of the return trip, and I also deliberately went to the hotel where I stayed at the hotel, the straight-line distance is only 600 meters, the antique shop of the Internet celebrity grandpa. Grandpa's antique shop has no name, but it is hailed by netizens as the real Howl's Castle, and it is very interesting that you can find it directly by searching the Internet celebrity antique shop on the map.
I was also shocked when I first saw it. It turns out that there is such a house in real life. This is really impressive. Moreover, the old man is very enthusiastic and likes our visit to his antique shop very much. , this battle can also be said to be a check-in point not to be missed during the trip to Turpan.
Accommodation in Turpan Tour:
—— Mercure Turpan Huozhou Hotel
The hotel is in a nice hotel owned by Accor in the urban area of Turpan. The facilities in the hotel are quite remarkable. The most important thing I have to mention is that the supporting facilities in the hotel are very good. There is a gym behind the gym The washing machine and dryer are also very considerately equipped with small bottles of laundry detergent, fabric softener and laundry disinfectant. This is simply too convenient for long-distance transfers.
The hotel room is also very good, with modern facilities, electric curtains and other supporting facilities, everything is available. The transportation is also very convenient. It is in the middle of the urban area of Turpan. Another very important point is that it is only 600 meters away from the antique shop of the Internet celebrity grandfather. It takes about 10 minutes to walk, and it takes only a minute or two to take a taxi.
Food in Turpan Tour:
——Night Bazaar Grape Paradise
Night Bazaar Grape Paradise is also in the urban area of Turpan, because the sunset time in Xinjiang is about two hours behind our Central Plains area, so come here at 10 o'clock in the evening, the sun has just set, and this time is definitely the nightlife in Turpan best moment.
Although this is a food article, it does not affect the subversive cognition brought to me here. It turns out that the nightlife of the people of Turpan can be so rich.
In the Night Bazaar Grape Paradise, the overall design style is very up-to-date and perfectly integrated into the local characteristic culture of Xinjiang
The center is the gourmet area, where you can choose the delicacies you want to eat. Among them, the red willow meat skewers are a delicacy that must not be missed.
In the process of enjoying the food, there will be wonderful performances on the center stage, eat meat and drinks, and then follow the performance to high! Absolutely bring you a completely subversive cognition, Turpan food and nightlife tour!
Turpan tour price reference:
Tickets for Karez Paradise:
1. Adult ticket 40 yuan
2. Children with a height of 1.2-1.4 meters, seniors aged 60-69 with their ID card or senior ID card, and students with a student ID card are half-price. Children under 1.2 meters and seniors aged 70 and over are free with ID card or senior ID card.
08:00-20:00 (Peak season) (April 21-October 20, Monday and Sunday)
10:00-18:30 (low season) (October 21-April 20 of the following year, Monday and Sunday)
Special important reminders for Turpan trip:
The reason why I added a special important reminder for the first time in this Turpan travel note is because the epidemic prevention and control policy in Xinjiang is quite strict. Of course, strictness is also a good thing. Strict prevention and control will ensure everyone is safe. But before you arrive in Xinjiang, you must consult and search the epidemic prevention and control policies of destinations in Xinjiang in advance. This is really important!
When I went to Turpan, because I arrived in Urumqi one day earlier, I reserved a rest time for myself, and it happened that this reserved time saved the trip. I got the news before boarding the plane that Urumqi may require a nucleic acid certificate to get off the plane. After the actual arrival, I learned that no nucleic acid certificate is required to enter Urumqi. check in
The epidemic prevention and control policy in Turpan is even stricter. You must have the nucleic acid within three days before you can go to Turpan. Otherwise, you will not be able to leave the station. You need to return to the original route or return to Urumqi. After the nucleic acid test and a negative certificate, you can arrive in Turpan again. The city can leave the station.
So friends who went to Xinjiang, after reading this travel note, they also thought of going to study in Karez Paradise in Turpan. Remember to do nucleic acid testing in advance before going to Xinjiang, and it is everyone’s responsibility to cooperate with epidemic prevention.
Traffic in Turpan Tour:
Since my previous trip before going to Xinjiang was in Zhengzhou, Henan, the starting point of this trip to Xinjiang was Zhengzhou City. From Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport to Urumqi, the whole journey took about 4 hours. It can be said that I was basically chasing Flying along the line of dawn and dusk, you will not be sleepy when you get on the plane. If you are energetic, you can look out the window.
From Urumqi Diwopu Airport to Urumqi Station, it costs about 20 yuan to take a taxi. The distance between the two transportation hubs is relatively close. There is an intercity train from Urumqi Station to Turpan North Station.
Turpan Karez Paradise is just next to the urban area of Turpan. Because the whole city of Turpan is not big, and the starting price of taking a taxi is really super low, so public transportation basically depends on taking a taxi, which is still very convenient.
On the return journey, if the destination of the return journey is outside Xinjiang, the train station is recommended to be more than two hours in advance, and the airport is recommended to be more than three hours. If it is a train in the direction of Beijing, and the return destination is Beijing, you must reserve a period of time before July 15, because the security check in the Xinjiang area is relatively strict, so as not to delay boarding due to security checks, resulting in delays journey.
