Every time I do a line, I always feel that Hami is a missing place.
Because it is near Urumqi, every time I set out from Urumqi, whether to go north or west, I feel like I go south, but Hami always feels turning a little, especially the ring line that does not go back.
Although I yearn for Hami and Barikun countless times, I have never been involved until now.
The most common ring routes in Xinjiang are that there are more north and south routes, while there are relatively few east and west routes. The route below
is a bit unusual. Don’t criticize anyone who doesn’t like it, because this is the route I have always wanted to take. The main thing is that this route includes all three devil cities in Xinjiang. I still divide the line into four parts. The starting point of the
line can be Urumqi or Hami. In order to facilitate self-driving tourists in the mainland, I will start with Hami.
The terrain of Xinjiang is divided into three mountains and two basins. The most important mountain range is the Tianshan Mountains. Three-quarters of the Tianshan Mountains are Xinjiang, and its starting point is in Hami. Hami is an important gateway to the mainland and the gateway to Xinjiang. It has been the throat of the Silk Road since ancient times.
does not include all the attractions listed in this itinerary, but only the main attractions are listed. Other attractions can be arranged according to their actual situation.
- Part 1, from Hami to Urumqi. Itinerary: Hami-Balikun- Jimusar - Qitai - Fukang -Urumqi, the whole journey is 652 kilometers.
Areas and attractions passed along the way:
1. Hami Tianshan Scenic Area. This is a large scenic spot, from the cold ditch in the east, to the pine trees pond in the west, to the Tianshan Temple in the south, and to the Mingsha Mountain in the north, there are provincial roads connected to four directions. In this scenic area, you can see snow-capped mountains, glaciers, vast forests, and you can also sprout on the vast grassland. When you arrive at Mingsha Mountain, you will feel the desolation of the desert.
Hami Tianshan Scenic Area
2.Hami Five Fort Devil City. Five Fort Devil City is south of Hami, about 100 kilometers away from Hami. This attraction can also be visited when returning to Hami, so that it can save the round trip.
Wubao Devil City is a foreign landform in Xinjiang Yadan, and is known as the last pure land in the desert. From Camel Peak to the Thirteen Rooms in Shaer Lake, it is about 400 kilometers long and about 5-10 kilometers wide. The Yadan landform in Xinjiang is mostly like castles, halls, animals, people, etc. If you are lucky here, you will see rare stones such as agate and silicified wood scattered on the ground, but try not to take them away in order to protect the environment.
5Battle Devil City
3. Mingsha Mountain. The appearance of this Mingsha Mountain is abrupt here because it suddenly appeared on a grassland. Moreover, the magic of this place lies in the fact that the sand mountains have not expanded for so many years and have not been greened by the grassland. Even if someone walks by and steps on the sand, the slippery sand can be automatically restored.
mingshashan
Therefore, there is a legend that the female general of the Tang Dynasty Fan Lihua When he led his troops to the west, he suddenly encountered a strong wind when he walked here. After the wind passed, they were buried here. So at night, the whimpering sound of female soldiers missing their families. Some people said that they were wiped out after fighting with the enemy here. In order not to let the female soldiers be gnawed by wild animals after their death, the strong wind blew a sand mountain. Every night, the sound of female soldiers fighting with the enemy can still be heard. Such a magical place as
is really worth visiting.
4. Balikun grassland, Balikun Lake. Balikun was called Pulei in High thirty-six Kingdoms in . It was once a nomadic land of the Huns. It was called Barkul during the Yuan Dynasty and Balikun during the Qing Dynasty. Since it was once a nomadic land, there were grasslands and lakes here, namely Balikun Grassland and Balikun Lake. The Balikun Grassland is one of the three major grasslands in Xinjiang. The lake in the grassland is the Balikun Lake, which was called Pulehai in ancient times. In addition, there are Xiheigou and Weishi.
Balikun Grassland
5. Beiting Ancient City. Beiting Ancient City has a long history. During the Western Han Dynasty, it was Jinman City, the seat of the royal court in the rear of Cheshi . Later, it became the seat of the Cheshi dynasty of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. By the Tang Dynasty, the Beiting Protectorate was established here, and since then it has become the center of the Central Plains dynasty's control and management of the Western Regions. What is left here now is just some ruins. Only here can we sigh at the passing of time. The so-called thousand years are just a blink of an eye. Visitors who like history may find something they are interested in here.
6. Qitai Devil City. There is a mysterious castle deep in the General Gobi Desert. It is another Yadan landform in Xinjiang - Qitai Devil City. This castle is about 80 square kilometers. Every night when there is wind, there will always be fearsome and terrifying sounds here. This devil city located deep in the General's Gobi Desert is an undeveloped scenic spot. Although there are roads to walk, they are all driving on the Gobi Desert. Therefore, it is best to get here as an off-road vehicle, and the journey back and forth is long. Please prepare in advance.
Qitai Devil City
There is also a Qitai Silicated Wood Dinosaur National Park in the General Gobi Desert. The scenic spot here is introduced in the previous article "Don't want to miss every area in Xinjiang, self-driving tour Northern Xinjiang , why don't you try to walk like this". In addition, attractions such as Jiangbulak, Cheshi Ancient Road, Tianshan Tianchi are introduced in this article and will not be discussed here.
- Part 2: From Urumqi to Sailimuhu . Itinerary: Urumqi - Hutubi - Karamay - Tori - Alashankou - Bole - Sailimu Lake, the whole journey is 808 kilometers. This is an infrequent route. Most people choose to go from Wukui Expressway to Sailimu Lake, but the scenery along the way is not as good as this route. It was the S201 Huk Highway, but it has been converted into the Wuke Expressway. Along the way, there are desert oasis and pastoral village scenery.
Regional attractions along the way:
1. World Devil City. Urho World Devil City is still 105 kilometers away from Karamay. For those who have been there, it can be ignored here. Just in December 2020, World Devil City has been mentioned in the 5A scenic spot. Before this, I always thought that Devil City was a 5A scenic spot, after all, it had the title of "world". The Devil City is the earliest Yadan landform scenic spot in Xinjiang. Billions of years ago, the Gobi Desert here and the General of Qitai were once a vast ocean and oasis. At that time, dinosaurs dominated this land. Later, the crust movement turned this place into a desert and made dinosaurs die overnight. Urhe, at the vent of the wind, was carved into various shapes by the strong wind day after day. Later, it became a wind amusement park. They shuttled around here at will and made various strange noises, and this sound also made people call this place the Devil City.
World Devil City
Walking here, the three devil cities in Xinjiang have been completed. Although these three places are all Yadan landforms, they should still have their own characteristics. And the difference can only be known after passing through it.
2.Barluk Mountain. Walking from Karamay to Tori, you will pass through the famous old wind vent in Xinjiang, Mayitas. In winter, the wind blows and snow here is very severe. Even in the other three seasons, it is flying sand and stones, and the wind blows the car.
Barruk Little Poplar Outpost
Barruk Mountain is on the Sino-Kazakh border line. Standing on Mount Barruk Mountain, you can see Lake Alah opposite, which was once a place for recuperation for the former Soviet Union. In addition to the mountain flowers all over the mountains, there is also a small poplar outpost and the Sun Longzhen Martyrs Cemetery.
3. Bole Strange Shiyu. This is a granite rock group. The huge rock mountain that suddenly appeared on the flat mountain seemed like a flying stone from the sky. The strong wind and rain and snow carved them into various shapes.It is said that this place was an ocean billions of years ago. Perhaps there were too many seas in Xinjiang at that time, and now it has become the farthest place from the ocean. As people often say: Everything will be returned. Being here really makes you feel the greatness of nature.
Borge Shiyu
4.Wenquan County . Wenquan County is named after many hot springs. There is also a hot spring Xinjiang Beishiyu Nature Reserve not far from Wenquan County, where you can also see giant salamander. In addition, Wenquan County has other scenic spots. There is a "mother stone" in the hot spring. It is said that by walking under the mother stone, you can know your past life and future. As early as the Song Dynasty, shepherds used to pray for children and pray for blessings, so there is a saying that the door of life is.
5.Sailimu Lake. is already a very famous attraction, so I won’t write more about it here.
- Part 3: Sailimu Lake—Yining —Zhaosu —Tex —Gongliu—Xinyuan—Tokson , the whole journey is 1186 kilometers. The section is the most core part of the entire itinerary. It is also the place with the most concentrated scenic spots in Xinjiang in .
Areas and attractions passed along the way:
1.Huocheng Lavender Base. Huocheng in Yili is a place where lavender is planted. Most of the lavender here is named after Princess Jieyou to commemorate the princess of the Central Plains who devoted her life to the peace of the Han Dynasty and Wusun countries more than two thousand years ago. Every June, this is the purple world of lavender. Now, in order to let more tourists see this dreamy scene, the scenic spot also planted lavender in batches.
2. Zhaosu. Zhaosu is really a beautiful place. At first, rapeseed flowers attracted tourists from all over the country every year. Now, many artificial flower bases have been developed in Zhaosu. Every summer, various flowers bloom in sequence, and mountain flowers have also joined the ranks of competition for beauty. As for the famous Zhaosu Prairie, Xiate Ancient Road, and Yizhao Highway, when you walk here, you will feel like you have entered the painting, making you reluctant to leave.
Zhaosu rape flowers
3.Tex. In addition to being a famous historical and cultural city, the Kalajun, Kurdining, Aktas, Kosan Caves, etc. can be said to be an exaggeration to see every step and every scene here.
In this section of Yili, it is really unlikely to write down all the attractions. You should know that Yili is a representative area of Xinjiang scenery. If you want to see the attractions here, it is impossible to complete them without a month. So I replaced the attractions in this section with place names. Everyone can choose their favorite attractions according to their actual situation when they walk here.
In this section, in addition to the attractions in the above areas, also has , including Nalati, Tangbula , Chorma , Duku Highway (one of which) and so on.
4. Gongnaislin Farm. After going to National Highway G218 from Xinyuan County, you will walk east along the national highway and pass through the famous Gongnais Forest Farm. There are dense forests and beautiful scenery. You will circulate all the way from the forest farm. The hillsides on both sides of the road are full of flowers. When you encounter rainy weather, look down from the top of the mountain. The entire valley is shrouded in clouds, as if it is a fairyland in the sky.
Gongnaislin Farm
After coming from Gongnaislin Farm, if you want to go to Bayinbrook, you can turn to the G217 line to see Swan Lake and then come back.
After walking east from Gongnaisdaban, he entered Provincial Highway S301, which was also the road to Toksun that was built a few years ago, and the road conditions were relatively good.
- Part 4: Toksun— Turpan — Shanshan —Hami, the whole journey is: 496 kilometers.
Attractions and areas passed along the way:
1. Turpan. Turpan is known as the Gushi (Cheshi) Kingdom, Huhushi, Xiaojinfuguo, Cheshihoucheng Changguo, and Cheshi Duweiguo. It is an important town on the ancient Silk Road, and the people living here are also Gu Shi, a native of the local indigenous people.
Turpan is located in the basin and it is extremely hot in summer.In order to cool off, every family living here grows grapes, and because the climate is hot, the grapes here are also very sweet. In order to prevent the evaporation of surface water, people living here invented the three major projects of ancient China, namely the Great Wall of China and the ancient canal. This is also made up of the experience summarized and accumulated by the working people in the long-term production and life process. When you arrive in Turpan, you cannot miss , Gaochang Ancient City and Jiaohe Ancient City, although these two are broken walls. There are also places such as Grape Valley, Flame Mountain, , Tuyu Valley, , etc.
kanerjing
2.kumutag Desert . has a desert at the southern end of Shanshan Old Town, which is one of the rare deserts in the world that are in close contact with the city. It is known as the three national key scenic spots in Xinjiang together with Tianchi and Bohu.
In Uyghur, Kumutag means there are sandy mountains. The Kumutag Desert means a desert with sandy mountains. In addition to , Kumutag Desert Park , it is also a gathering place for folk off-roaders. Every year, people will walk here in the hero pot or hero pot. In addition to comparing cars, they also compare driving skills.
3. Cross the sea channel. The Grand Seaway was once a section of the ancient Silk Road, but later disappeared into the vast Gobi Desert with the years. However, explorers continued to search for it, and finally found its traces. This ancient road from Dikaner Village to Dunhuang is nearly 500 kilometers closer to the map than a detour from Hami. Dikaner Village is also the last oasis of the "Dahai Road" in ancient Turpan, and it is also the first major stop to Dunhuang. The reason why Dahaidao is called Dahaidao is because the Gashun Gobi is boundless, as if it is a dry sea. The Gashun Gobi was once called the 800-mile sea in ancient times. It is said that this was once the place where Sha Monk was waiting for Tang Monk.
The scenery of the sea channel
Although a Mars base is established in the sea channel, it is an unmanned land after all. If you travel through it, you must travel with multiple cars in case of accidents. Of course, if you are not interested in this terrain, you can follow the S328 line to Wubao Devil City and then return to Hami.
starts in Hami and finally arrives in Hami perfectly. Along the way, you will see snow-capped mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, rivers, glaciers, canyons, Yadan, and deserts. Basically all the landscapes in Xinjiang are included. The total journey is 3142 kilometers, and the specific number of days itinerary is determined based on the attractions you visit.
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