I've found the real-life version of the Emerald City in Xinjiang
Those who have been to Xinjiang in the summer know that
"Xinjiang's summer is just like the real-life Emerald City" is no exaggeration at all.
Especially from May to August, it's the most beautiful season in Yili.
If you want to go to Xinjiang, come and listen to some of my candid truths.
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🔥Highlights of Xinjiang:
✔Take a week-long tour around Sayram Lake and encounter swans playing in the water
✔Light trekking in Nalati with your besties, wearing dresses and taking beautiful photos
✔Enter the forests of Xata and experience the real-life "Emerald City"
✔Roam on horseback on the ancient road of Wusun, enjoying the leisure and comfort of the moment
✔Visit Kazakh herders to experience the original ecological life and customs
✔The bonfire party in Qiongkushitai, a different experience
✔Immersively experience the Uyghur exotic customs in Kanas
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📝Here is my itinerary to share with you
D1 Departure place→Yining
D2 Yining→Sayram Lake→Kuitun
D3 Kuitun→Dushanzi Canyon→Duku Highway→Bayinbuluke
D4 Bayinbuluke→Nalati Sky Prairie→Xinyuan
D5 Xinyuan→Qiaxi→Tekes
D6 Tekes→Kalajun→Kuokesu→Zhaosu
D7 Zhaosu→Xata→Yining
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🛍Weather and attire from April to June:
▪Average temperature from April to June: 13°C-24°C
▪Attire: short sleeves, long-sleeve T-shirts, long skirts and pants, sweatshirts, sports shoes, and remember to bring a thick coat, as the temperature difference is significant here in the morning and evening
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Xinjiang Cuisine:
💯Meat: Nang pit meat, red willow lamb skewers, spicy lamb trotters, roasted lamb ribs, roasted beef, Altai cold water fish, smoked horse meat, horse intestines, jar meat, big plate🐔, roasted whole lamb, hand-grabbed meat..
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💯Flour-based food: Nang, pulled noodles, rice intestines, noodle lungs, noodle flags, flour soup, pulled pieces, bean noodles, diced fried noodles, dry stir-fried noodles, oil tower...
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💯Yili Cuisine: Smoked horse intestines, Kazakh Naren, air-dried beef, milk curds
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✔Precautions:
🔸The temperature difference between day and night in Xinjiang is significant, so bring a thick coat just in case
🔸Xinjiang is vast, and some places require walking, so wear comfortable sports shoes
🔸The ultraviolet radiation in Xinjiang is intense, so be sure to protect against sunburn
Duku Highway, the landscape avenue that runs through the ridges of the Tianshan Mountains, is known as the domestic self-driving ceiling, which almost concentrates all the beauty of Xinjiang. On this road, you can see rich natural landscapes such as Gobi, desert, canyons, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, lakes, etc., and different scenery is ten miles a day through four seasons. More than 560 kilometers away, experience different driving fun, feel an unforgettable journey.
Duku Highway, a skyline through the Tianshan Mountains, from Dushanzi in northern Xinjiang to Kuqa in southern Xinjiang. This national road is open for 4 months a year, and the whole journey can experience four seasons. It will be opened all the way through the mountains and mountains. It will be awestruck by the engineers who opened it. The more precipitous is the tiger mouth section located about 70 kilometers away from Dushanzi. It is pasted with the mountain and is surrounded by strong barbed wire. But the scenery along the way is also very beautiful, and it feels worth a walk in the rolling halfway up the mountain.
Duku Highway is a veritable landscape avenue, from the starting point of Dushanzi Grand Canyon, to the Nalati, Bayinbrook grassland along the way, and then to the end of the Kuqa Tianshan mysterious Grand Canyon. The most beautiful personal feeling is Baili Gallery to Bayin Grassland
20230720-0722 All day: 1. The "Duku Highway" is the "Kuqa-Dushanzi" section of 217 National Road, with a total length of 561 kilometers. It is the main traffic road of the north and south Xinjiang. The scenery along the way is beautiful, spanning a variety of landforms such as Gobi, hills, streams, wetlands, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, canyons and other landforms. It is known as the "most beautiful highway". It is a paradise for self-driving parties, the south is the desolate and rough Gobi mountain, and the north is the vibrant grassland valley. At least half of the highway is above 2,000 meters above sea level, and the highest altitude is more than 3,400 meters. It is generally closed from early November to May and June of the next year due to weather. ① Address: Kuche City, Aksu District, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Dushanzi District, Karamay City. ② Transportation: No bus access. ③ peak season: no. ④ Time: 2-4 Days. 2. Duku Highway began in 1964 with the approval of the central project 07042 and 0603, in 1969 officially construction, to 1979 the whole line opened to traffic, due to the difficult project, natural conditions, the construction process of 168 PLA soldiers gave their lives. Duku Highway is a monument in the history of China's highway construction, and its significance is that: ① greatly improve transportation efficiency: shorten the original journey of more than 1,000 kilometers from the north and south Xinjiang by half, saving time, effort and money. ② Promote Xinjiang's economic development: If you want to build roads first, it is convenient for Xinjiang's cattle, sheep, fruits, resources and energy to integrate advantageous resources. ③ Strengthen territorial defense capabilities: Xinjiang is bordered by 8 countries, and its geographical location is important and its national defense is of great significance. ④ Promote north-south exchanges in Xinjiang: Xinjiang accounts for 1/6 of the country's territory, and the north and south Xinjiang are blocked by Tianshan, and most residents of the two Xinjiangs have never visited another area in their lifetime. ⑤ Accumulation of construction experience: 1950s coincided with the deterioration of China-Soviet relations. After losing assistance, China's infrastructure construction began from scratch. Overcoming various difficulties in construction, accumulated experience and became today's "Infrastructure Crazy" step by step. ⑥ makes self-driving tour possible. 3. There are 2 5A scenic spots, 1 4A scenic spots and some small scenic spots along the Duku Highway. The undeveloped mountains and rivers, forest Gobi and other beautiful scenery, if there is a pair of eyes that will compose the composition, the beautiful film is more everywhere. The main attractions from south to north are: ① Kuqa End Stone Tablet: The stone tablet is engraved with the "Duku Highway End", behind which is a desolate mound. There is also a stone monument of "Kuche Grand Canyon" nearby. Kuche Grand Canyon is a nickname for the scenic spot "Tianshan Mystery Grand Canyon" that passes by for a while, and is its undeveloped area. ② Keqier Haqi: The bonfire platform was built in the Han Dynasty, with a residual height of 16 meters. Here is the only way to go through the "Northern Road" of the 3 lanes of the Han Silk Road. The fire is called "" at night and the smoke is called "" during the day. Kejer-eha means "red whistle" in ancient Turkic language. The local legend in Kuqa predicts that the princess will die from the drug lord. The king built this tower and let the princess move into the tower to protect it. Later, the drug lord drilled into the red apple that the king gave to the princess. The princess was poisoned. This campfire table is therefore named. Ticket 14 yuan... The number of words is over, continue in the last picture
Duku Highway north from Karamay City Dushanzi District, south to Aksu District Kuqa City Duku Highway, known as the landscape avenue through the ridge of the sky. Duku Highway is also known as one of the most beautiful roads in China, the best route for tourism from northern Xinjiang to the south, and you can enjoy the spectacular scenery of "four seasons a day, ten miles different days" along the way.
Known as "China's most beautiful road", the Duku Highway's G217 line is from Dushanzi to Kuqa, which runs through Tianshan Mountain to the north and south, connecting the north and south Xinjiang. It is a road built by countless heroes with life, with a total length of 561 kilometers. "There are four seasons all the way, ten miles different days" is the best description of the road along the road. Duku Highway is open for 4 months a year, and now it has become a self-driving Internet celebrity road.