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Here, it is the "little Xinjiang" that is ignored by the world.
It is a private vacation treasure place for local players,
The Tianshan Mountains traverse the east and west of Xinjiang,
People are Xi to roughly divide Xinjiang into the Tianshan Mountains:
"Southern Xinjiang" and "Northern Xinjiang",
But I forgot the big Gobi in "Eastern Xinjiang"!
Dongjiang,
It covers less area than that of northern and southern Xinjiang,
Mainly in Turpan and Hami,
It is an important gateway from Xinjiang to the hinterland.
It is the throat of the Silk Road,
To the west is the mysterious and tempting Western Regions,
To the east is the Central Plains.
When Zhang Qian, who shoulders the mission of hollowing out the Western Regions,
Led the envoy west through the Star Gorge,
This beautiful land in the east of Xinjiang,
The mystery was unveiled~
Jiaohe and the ancient city of Gaochang carry the changes of the land of the Western Regions.
The Tuyu ditch of the Flaming Mountain,
It has become the meeting point of Eastern and Western religious civilizations,
From Shanshan to the south, there is an ancient road through the desert,
Head to the mysterious Lop Nur and the ancient country of Loulan.
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Hui,
36 ethnic groups including Xibe and Russian;
There are wheat fields in the middle of the mountains, forests and grasslands in the middle of the mountains,
It is not inferior to the beautiful and tranquil Jiangbulak in the Ili River Valley;
There is a vast purity here,
comparable to the Balikun grassland of Hulunbuir;
Here is the closest scenery to Mars on the surface,
the mysterious world-class Yadan landform and sea road;
Here is as desolate and magnificent as the Taklamakan
the Kumtag Desert, the closest to the city;
There are also ancient Uyghur villages that have survived for thousands of years.
Tuyugou Mazha Village;
There are also the world's largest and oldest indigenous city ruins,
The former ancient country of the car master Jiaohe Ancient City...
Alpine pine forests, river valley grasslands in northern Xinjiang,
The desert, Yadan, and ancient cities of southern Xinjiang,
Here you can meet all.
You must know, you must pass by,
But Xinjiang that you don't necessarily pay attention to,
All this will not disappoint your yearning for Dongjiang.
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Eastern Xinjiang
It does not lose the beautiful scenery and wonders of northern and southern Xinjiang
Bogda Peak
Bogda Peak, a landmark that is recognizable thousands of miles away.
Bogdamon is the highest peak in the eastern section of the Tien Shan Mountains, with an altitude of 5,445 meters, and Bogdamon means "god of the mountains" in the language and is a deity in people's hearts.
It is formed by three peaks standing side by side, and is covered with ice and snow all year round, and is known as the "Snow Sea".
No matter where you are in Urumqi, as long as you look to the south, as soon as you look up, you can see the majestic mountains that stretch from east to west, and the majestic and lofty snow peaks that do not melt all year round.
Balikun Lake
Balikun Lake is a vast saltwater lake, like a mirror lying quietly in the Balikun grassland, and it is also the most beautiful lake in eastern Xinjiang.
Summer is the best season to go to Balikun Lake, and on the way to it, you can see the Balikun Prairie, which is like a "green ocean".
Surrounded by rolling mountains and snow-capped mountains, waterfowl dance happily through the smoke and blue waves.
It is surrounded by more than 10 ethnic groups such as Kazakh, Han, Uygur, and Mongolian, and still retains the civilization characteristics of ancient nomads.
Ōkaido
Hami's sea road can be said to be a perfect combination of stars and sand sea scenery, is a no-man's land that countless people yearn for, and it is also full of legends Loulan Ancient Road, an unsolved mystery that has disappeared for thousands of years.
After entering the sea road, the strongest feeling is the desert and emptiness.
Along the way, you can enjoy the devil's town towering in the Gobi, the ghostly Yadan wonder, the psychedelic mirage, the herds of wild camels, and so on.
All the scenery in front of me is both real and illusory, perhaps because I have never seen it in the past years, so I once felt that this is not the real scenery of the world.
Jambulak
Each season of the jambulak offers a different surprise, where grasslands and wheat fields are intertwined with the mountains.
There is no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, every grass and tree, every mountain and water is full of green and beauty, full of magic and temptation.
At an altitude of 1,700 meters, the wheat waves stretching for 200,000 acres are like boundless green carpets, hanging at the foot of the magnificent Tianshan Mountains, the wind blows the wheat waves, the blue waves are vast, like a paradise on earth!
Kumtag Desert
Kumtag, which means "sand mountain" in Uyghur language, is the closest desert to the city, separated by a line between the city and the desert.
Standing in the old city of Shanshan in Xinjiang and looking south, the golden desert is majestic and magnificent, and the scenery is infinite.
Standing on the top of the sand mountain in the depths of the desert, you can quietly watch the gorgeous sunrise of the desert, witness the colorful sunset dyed sand, and admire the magnificent scenery of "the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river".
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Eastern Xinjiang
History and humanity raging with wind and fire
Flaming Mountain
Flaming Mountain, the most famous attraction in Turpan, is like a fire dragon lying on the ground.
It is located on the northern edge of the Turpan Basin, the flame mountain is not a single grass, birds are hidden, the highest temperature in summer is as high as 47.8 °C, and the highest surface temperature is as high as 89 °C, which is worthy of the name "China's extreme heat".
Grape ditch
The melons and fruits in Dongjiang can be said to be the most in Xinjiang, and the sweet smell of melons and fruits comes to the face when you walk into the grape ditch.
The Grape Gully is the largest of the Valley of the Flaming Mountains, and she floats like a green ribbon in the middle of the basin.
In Grape Valley, you can taste the sweetest grapes in the world, as well as the enthusiastic dance of Uyghur boys, the thrilling Dawaz performance and so on.
Jiaohe Ancient City
Jiaohe Ancient City, in the Turpan Basin, at the foot of the Flame Mountain.
If you've seen aerial photographs of it, you'll see that it's like a giant aircraft carrier, cruising in the vast Turpan Basin, where the river has been washed over thousands of years to make it unique.
Two thousand years have passed, and it has witnessed the thousands of years of eventful years on the Silk Road, drunk the humiliation of the Mongols slaughtering the city, withstood the tempering of the desert wind and sand, and is still extremely tenacious and tenacious.
It can be said that it is "the most perfect ruin in the world".
Tuyugou Mazha Village
With a history of more than 2,600 years, it is the oldest surviving Uyghur village in Xinjiang.
Experiencing the development and prosperity of the Turpan civilization and the smoke and flames of war in the past dynasties, the ancient Uygur traditions and customs are still preserved.
For more than 1,000 years, everyone in Mazha Village has been a grave keeper, and Mazha Village is like traveling through a time tunnel.
Ancient villages, ancient tombs, ancient alleys, ancient styles and the oldest vineyards have the illusion of frozen time, as if time is imprinted on its ancient yellow walls and tree crevices.
Xinjiang Museum, Urumqi
If you want to learn about the historical changes and civilization development of the Western Regions over thousands of years, there is no better place than a museum.
The most special thing is the dried corpse exhibition hall on the second floor, where the famous "Loulan Beauty" is exhibited, to see the people of the Western Regions thousands of years ago up close, and marvel at the wisdom of the ancients in making dried corpses.
Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar is the world's largest Grand Bazaar, which integrates Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, entertainment, and catering.
It is the gathering place and exhibition center of Xinjiang's tourism products, and is the "window of Xinjiang", "window of Central Asia" and "window of the world".
The huge market is very lively, but there are also many foreign tourists, the goods sold here are varied, there are various styles of Xinjiang characteristic musical instruments, but only see its shape, can not be called, and do not hear its sound.
There are also a variety of special small gifts, there are no customers and it doesn't matter, the owner is not idle, holding the guitar to entertain himself, and it is really a versatile nation.
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Eastern Xinjiang
Food and beauty coexist
As a multi-ethnic area, coupled with the unique climate and natural environment, Xinjiang's diet is mainly beef and mutton, and the food culture is rich and distinctive.
The mutton is cut into pieces, the red willow wood is worn into skewers, the charcoal fire is sizzling, sprinkled with chili noodles and cumin noodles, life is the delicious taste of mutton skewers~
"The grapes of Turpan, the melons of Hami, the fragrant pears of Korla are praised by everyone, and the pomegranates of Yecheng are croaking" ~ There are also watermelons, jujubes, walnuts, and dried fruits...... Xinjiang's specialties have attracted countless tourists.
Of course, there are many more in addition to these:
Grilled naan
Large plate of chicken
Smoked horse meat
Naan wrapped meat
Pilaf
Oil towers
Milk bumps
Dongjiang,
It's so unique~
Unique scenery, diversified ethnic customs,
Authentic food and sweet melons and fruits,
All this will not disappoint your yearning for Dongjiang,
Next time I go to Xinjiang, let's go and see it too~