Many people say that the most beautiful scenery is on the road,
yes, the beauty of Xinjiang is reflected in this sentence.
is beautiful all the way,
and the topography is different.
Xinjiang covers almost all terrains:
snow mountains, grasslands, plateaus, lakes,
mountains, rivers, deserts, Gobi, etc.,
all natural beauty you can think of can be seen in Xinjiang.
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Xinjiang self-driving travel golden route
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Here is a brief introduction to Xinjiang's highways (national highways and some provincial highways):
3zXinjiang 5 national highways, 3 national highways, 3 national highways,
Xingxingxia Town-Hami City-Shan County-Turpan City-Urumqi City-Shihezi City-Kuitun City-Bole City Santai Haizi (Salimu Lake)-Huocheng County Qingshuihe Town- -Huocheng County Horgos Port (town), a total length of 1431 kilometers
2, National Highway 314: Urumqi City-Toksun County-Korla City-Kuqa County-Aksu City-Kashgar City- Hongqilav port in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, with a total length of 1879 kilometers
3, National Highway 315: Itunbulak Town, Ruoqiang County-Ruoqiang County-Washixia Township, Ruoqiang County-Qiemo County-Minfeng County - Hotan City - Yecheng County - Kashgar City, a total length of 1735 kilometers
4, National Road 216: Altay City-Beitun City-Fukang City Xingfu Intersection (Dahuangshan Intersection)-Urumqi City-Urumqi County Tianshan No. 1 Glacier--Baluntai Town, Hejing County, with a total length of 865 kilometers:
5, National Highway 217: Altay City-Burqin County-Hebuksail Mongolian Autonomous County and Shitoluogai Town-Karamay Wuerhe Town-Karamay City-Kuitun City-Nileke County Qiaoerma (grassland)-Hejing County Bayinbuluke Town-Kuqa County, a total length of 1090 kilometers
6, National Highway 218: Qingshuihe Town, Huocheng County - Yining City - Nalati (town, grassland) of Xinyuan County - Gong Naisi (forest farm) of Hejing County - Baluntai Town of Hejing County - Korla City - Yuli County - Tieganlik Town, Yuli County (34 regiment) - Ruoqiang County, with a total length of 1125 kilometers
7, Old National Road 219: 0 kilometers of Xinzang Highway in Yecheng County - Kangxiwa, Pishan County (place name) --Jieshan Daban, a total length of 755 kilometers
New National Road 219: Kanas-Yecheng County Xinzang Highway-Pishan County Kangxiwa (place name)-Jieshan Daban, a total length of 3116 kilometers
Part of the provincial highway
1, provincial highway 101: Xishan Farm and Pasture in Urumqi City-Changji City Lihuangou-Hutubi County Shilizi-Shihezi City 150 Regiment (Ziniquan)-Wusu City Bayingou (311 kilometers)
2, Provincial Highway 110: Yongfeng Township, Urumqi County-Gangou Township, Urumqi County (22 kilometers)
3, Provincial Highway 111: Urumqi City-Miquan City-Fukang City-Fukang City Tianshan Tianchi (101 kilometers)
4, Provincial Highway 201: Yushugou, Changji City- -Hutubi County-Karamay City (260 kilometers)
5, Provincial Highway 203: Hami City-Hami City Menkouzi-Barkol County (133 kilometers)
6, Provincial Highway 205: Wutai, Bole City ( Daoban)-Bole City-Alashankou Port (town) of Bole City (109 kilometers)
7, Provincial Highway 210: Kuche County-Kuche County Qiman Township-Shaya County (60 kilometers)
8 , Provincial Highway 212: Atushi City-Wuqia County Tuoyun-Wuqia County Tuergate Port (149 kilometers)
9, Provincial Highway 215: Sanchakou Town, Bachu County-Bachu County- -Awati Town, Bachu County-Wasteland Town of Megaiti County-Shache County (228 kilometers)
10, Provincial Highway 220; Yining City-Tekes County-Zhaosu County (180 kilometers)
11, Provincial Highway 221: Tachakou of Karamay City (National Highway 217)--TuoLi County-Emin County-Tacheng City-Tacheng Baketu Port (296 kilometers)
12, Provincial Highway 227: Burqin County-Habahe County (58 kilometers)
13, Provincial Highway 228: Mu Lei County Tuyuan Warehouse-Qitai County General Gobi-Qinghe County Salto Sea Ranch-Qinghe County (356 kilometers)
14, Provincial Highway 301: Daheyan Town, Turpan City-Tuokexun County-Tuoke Yilahu Township in Xun County--Aragou Mining Area in Toksun County--Wulastai Ranch in Hejing County (235 kilometers)
15, Provincial Highway 302: Menkouzi of Hami City-Yiwu County (97 kilometers)
16, Provincial Highway 303: Dahuang Mountain in Fukang City-Jimusaer County-Qitai County-Mulei Kazak Autonomous County-Dashitou Township, Mulei County (228 kilometers)
17, Provincial Highway 304: Bole City- -Wenquan County (87 kilometers)
18, Provincial Highway 307: Yuergun, Wensu County-Daqiao Town, Baicheng County-Baicheng County (178 kilometers)
19, Provincial Highway 309: Atushi City-Wu Shi County-Yierkeshitan Port (221 kilometers)
20, Provincial Highway 310: Maigaiti County-Yuepuhu County-Shule County Tazihong Township (150 kilometers)
21, Provincial Highway 315 : Qiaoerma of Nilek County-Nilek County-Dunmaza Town of Yining County-Bayituohai Township of Yining County (245 kilometers)
22, Provincial Highway 316: Nileke County Bee Farm- Xinyuan County-Aktobek Town, Gongliu County (163 kilometers)
23, Provincial Highway 318: Beitun City-Fuhai County-Hebuksail County-Emin County (410 kilometers)
24, Provincial Highway 319: Beitun City-Burqin County-Jimunai County (196 kilometers)
25, Provincial Highway 320: Qinghe County Takshiken Port-Qinghe County Areletuobie Township-Fuyun County Kalatongke Mine (139 kilometers)
2 National Road Details
(1) National Road 312, passing through Hami, Shanshan, Turpan, Urumqi, Changji, Hutubi, Manas, Shihezi, Shawan, Kuitun, Urumqi The 13 cities and counties of Su, Jinghe, Sailimu Lake, and Huocheng are 1,357 kilometers in length. The conditions of the whole line are:
1, Xingxingxia-Hami-Shanshan-Huoyan Mountain-Turpan Putaogoukou, two-way two-lane, very good road conditions, many provinces and cities enter Xinjiang, overtaking horns. Inadvertently, the speed will reach 160-180KM.
Xingxing Gorge Town--(197KM) Hami City, the road conditions are very good. After exiting Xingxing Gorge, there are many bends and there are many bends. After that, the road is flat and straight. Driving in the sun during the day is very easy to fatigue, especially when there is no cover at sunset. Block, it is easy to be paralyzed, easy to cause a car accident, the control speed is better within 120KM to prevent tire blowout.
During your stay in Hami city, you can visit the Hami King’s Tomb and Ghaith’s Tomb, and you can go to the Balikun Grassland more than 100 km away when you have time. You can also travel to Urumqi from Balikun via Mulei. In "Mountain Pass" (place name), you can drive through the Lop Desert to Lop Nur, but you need supplies and guides. Nearly 400KM. There are toll stations (the charging standard is based on cars with less than 5 seats): Xingxingxia (10 yuan), Camel Circle (6 yuan).
Hami City--(316KM) Shanshan County. There are many bends in the section from Hami to Qijiaojing. Both sides of the road are low barren mountains and Gobi. There are several large downhills. The speed of the downhill section must be controlled within 100KM; in Qijiaojing, You can go to the abandoned Qijiaojing Town from here to Mulei County.
The sections from Hongshankou to Qiketai Town and Lianmuqin Town are mostly Gobi and rural roads. The road conditions in the front section are excellent and easy to be paralyzed. The roads in the back section are mostly Uighur villages and towns along the road, and there are many bazaars along the road. , Pay special attention to controlling the speed at 60-80KM, to prevent village children and elders staggering out from time to time.
In Lianmuqin Town, you can cross the Tuyugou Grand Canyon to Lukeqin Town and the last village-Dikaner, from which you can take the "Great Sea Road" and cross the Kumtag Desert to Yumen Pass in Gansu. You can also go north to the Tuha Oilfield production base in Qiketai Town, and then connect to National Highway 312. This section is the famous Baili wind area in Xinjiang. In spring and autumn, there are often strong winds above level 10, flying sand and rocks, it is easy to smash car glass and paint, and even overturn cars and trains. When encountering heavy sandstorms, vehicles must be stopped downwind to avoid the sandstorms.wind. When the sandstorm is over, drive carefully. The toll stations are: Liushuquan (3 yuan), Yiwanquan (3 yuan), and Shanshandong (5 yuan).
Shanshan--Lianmuqin--Flaming Mountain--(50KM) Putaogoukou, Turpan, this section of the road passes through the Flame Mountain. Although there are bends, the speed is not fast. From Huoyanshan Pass, you can go to Bezeklik Thousand-Buddha Caves, Gaochang Ancient City, Astana Ancient Tomb and other scenic spots. You can also go to Tuyugou, Lukeqin and other towns from here. The toll stations are: Putaogou (5 yuan)
2, Putaogoukou--(5KM) Turpan--(56KM) Xiaocaohu:
吐(Lufan) U (Rumqi) Da (Huangshan) high-grade highway The car-only highway is two-way four-lane, and the speed limit is 120KM. After passing the Putaogou toll station, you can enter the Putaogou Scenic Area northward, about 6KM driving. Summer and autumn are suitable. Tasting the famous Turpan seedless white grapes is very artistic. At the intersection of Turpan, you can enter Turpan City to visit.
Turpan is China’s "Grape City". There are two streets in the urban area that are Grape Street, and cars are prohibited; you can visit Jiaohe Ancient City, Sugong Tower, Turpan Museum, etc.; you can also take the county road through the edge of Aiding Lake Go to Toksun, and then to Southern Xinjiang. Continuing from Turpan, it is the 30-mile wind area, which is the same as the Baili wind area, so be careful of strong winds. In case of strong winds, highway police will patrol to inform when they can drive or even close the highway.
The temperature on this section of the road in normal summer weather is extremely high, sometimes up to 40 degrees, and the car body temperature can reach 50-70 degrees. Pay attention to the temperature of the car itself. Because the road is straight, it is best to loosen the throttle when you step on the accelerator, otherwise, it is likely to start. When you are about to reach Xiaocao Lake, you can take the 314 National Highway to southern Xinjiang.
toll stations are: Turpan (5 yuan), Xiaocaohu (20 yuan).
3. Xiaocaohu--(5KM) Tianshan Hougou--(35KM) Dabancheng--(21KM) Salt Lake--(70KM) Urumqi
This section is an expressway, so pay attention to speed control. Exit the Xiaocaohu toll station and enter the Tianshan Hougou. As it is an expressway and there are many bends, pay attention to the traffic signs on the road. In particular, you must be careful not to speed. Radar speed measurement is easy to be fined. The speed of Hougou, the driving section is 80KM, and the curve is 60KM. If there is a problem with the vehicle, you must pay attention to setting up warning signs to remind later vehicles, and you can avoid fines, which is beneficial to everyone and yourself. After exiting Hougou, it is the Dabancheng District (town) of Urumqi, where the road conditions are good, and the speed is controlled within 120KM.
Along the way, there is Daban City in Wang Luobin's song, China's "Dead Sea" salt lake, and Asia's largest wind power plant with at least 400 units. After passing the Wulabo toll station, there is a road to the Urumqi Kui (Tun) Expressway. If you do not plan to stop in Urumqi, you can go directly to various parts of northern Xinjiang. After entering Urumqi, there is a section of the urban "river beach expressway" with a total length of 22KM, crossing from south to north. There are Yannan Overpass, Yanbei Crossing, Qiantangjiang Road Overpass, Qitai Road Overpass (fork), and Renmin Road across the line. There are 12 forks in the city, including interchange, West Bridge fork, Xihong Road Interchange, Karamay East Road Interchange, Xinyi Road Interchange, Suzhou Road Interchange, Henan East Road Intersection, Kashi East Road Interchange, etc. National Highway 312 walks along the western city in the urban area of Urumqi. If you want to continue along National Highway 312, you can go to the Yanbei Overpass and go left. Toll stations are: Salt Lake (10 yuan), Wulabo (5 yuan)
4, Urumqi-(256KM) Kuitun.
From Urumqi, continue on National Highway 312, and you can take the Urumqi Kui (Tun) Expressway. The speed of this road is 120KM during the day, 90KM at night, 256KM for the whole distance, four lanes in both directions, and driving as required by the expressway. Changji, Hutubi, Manas, Shihezi, Shawan and Kuitun are located along the Wukui Expressway, all of which have exits. Since
is a highway built along the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in addition to the oasis scenery, it is the Tianshan Mountains on the left side of the road. Toll stations are: Toutun River (20 yuan), Manasi (15 yuan), Kuitun (25 yuan). If you don't want to take the Ukui Expressway, you can choose to continue to take the 312 National Highway.
From the urban area of Urumqi, you can take the Airport Expressway first, and then pass through Changji City, Hutubi County, Manas County, Shihezi City, Shawan County and Kuitun City via Wuchang Class I Highway. But this way, we have to pass through several important oasis counties in northern XinjiangIn the city, there are too many people and cars, pay attention to control the speed. When passing through the urban areas of cities and counties, the traffic rules of the urban areas should be followed. There are not many tourist attractions along the way, mainly for viewing the oasis scenery in Xinjiang. If you have time, you can stay in Shihezi. This is a city awarded by the United Nations for the Global Habitat Award, with a greening rate of more than 50%. The toll stations are: Chaiwopu (10 yuan) on the Urumqi Airport Expressway.
5, Kuitun City-(15KM) Wusu City
section of the road is not long, only 15KM, there are many gas stations on the roadside, there are nearly 30 gas stations on the road of 2, 3KM.
Kuitun is an important town in northern Xinjiang, west to Yining, north to Karamay and Altay, south to Tianshan Qiaoerma grassland and Kuqa, where National Highway 312 and National Highway 217 meet. After
Ukui Expressway is finished, you must continue to take National Highway 312 from Kuitun urban area. Therefore, in the urban area, be careful not to get lost. Fortunately, the roads in Kuitun City are due to the north and the south, so you will generally not get lost.
6. Wusu City--(181KM) Wutai (Road Class)
Currently, this section of National Highway 312 is being built into a first-class highway. Therefore, many sections need to be under the roadbed and drive in the desert or Gobi. After driving off the original road, go back to the original road.
When crossing county towns and towns, beware of passers-by crossing the road. In summer, there are many sellers of fruits and vegetables along this route. There are a lot of vehicles, so you must not be careless about the big cars that come from the opposite side. Those drivers generally have less professional ethics and tend to bully the car and give way to it early to avoid unnecessary grudges. The section from Guertu to Jinghe and Wutai is the section of the Gobi Desert. Pay attention to protecting the desert vegetation.
From Wutai (Taoban), go right (north) for more than 30KM to reach Bole City, the capital of Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture.
The above road section, the speed is generally 60-80KM. You can’t drive fast. Even if you don’t repair the road, there will be potholes. Your car’s brakes must be good.
7. Wutai-(60KM) Sailimu Lake-Guozigou-(67KM) Lucaogou Town
This section is a mountain road that crosses the Tianshan Mountains. The road conditions are good, but it is also a mountain climbing section. The speed of the climbing vehicle is controlled at 60 - Within 80KM. The Pingshan section along the side of Sailimu Lake, the road conditions are good, the speed must be controlled within 80KM, because the blue Sailimu Lake is right in front of the eye, it is easy to run away to see the scenery. Moreover, you should be courteous to descending trucks on the hill climbing section, because their brake control is not as advanced as your car to avoid fighting with each other.
There is a two-way lane along Sailimu Lake, straight and flat, with cool summer temperatures and pleasant breeze. You can park at Pine Tree Head (the western end of the lake, also called Chagan Sumu) to visit this high mountain green lake.
The pine tree head of Sailimu Lake is the highest peak of the western section of National Highway 312. From this point on, it is about to descend into the famous Guozigou. The Guozigou section is very dangerous, with many roundabouts and lots of traffic, so check the brakes of the car. In driving, the speed should not be too fast, control between 30-50KM, courteous three first. Control the desire to overtake, because in Guozigou, many cars want to overtake, which is prone to problems.
In the Guozigou, you can park to enjoy the Guozigou recorded in Bi Ye's "Tianshan Scenic Spots".
8. Lucaogou Town--Qingshuihe Town--(60KM) Horgos Port (town)
This section is the last section of National Highway 312. The route is not long, dozens of kilometers, and a border pass is required to enter the port. . It can also be handled at the border checkpoint on the 312 National Highway near the 65th Regiment of the Corps.
Horgos Port is China’s port to Kazakhstan. It is not as lively as Kazakhstan when the Soviet Union was just disintegrated, but there are a few scenic spots near the port that are necessary for fun, such as Port Street, Watchtower, and China. Hajie River-Horgos River, the 64th Regiment Headquarters of the Corps, Kekedala Town, is the original site of the song "Night on the Grassland". It is a very beautiful small town with many poplars, vast fields and green waves; There is "Turuheke-Temurhan Mazha" with the fifth son of Genghis Khan.
Fruit season, flat peaches, apples, watermelons, etc. are very enjoyable.
At Khorgos Port, the last road sign of National Highway 312 is 4825KM. It is necessary to take a picture here.
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