Self-reference in Xinjiang Tour
In late 2003, in September, we come from, Shenzhen, Xiamen, line 8, in Xinjiang, a collection of rented two jeeps and started the 16-day trip to northern Xinjiang. The presentation and tour on the scenic trip Raiders, has been a lot of description is no longer 11 repeat Here are some of our experiences of this self-service trip for later reference Mix ready to Xinjiang.
1, traffic to Xinjiang by air, rail, highway, etc., the railway crossing in northwest China, in the endless expanses of the Gobi desert on the trip, exclusive of a desolate beauty, but also you can see the ancient Great Wall stretches thousands of miles and enjoy the unique Northwest the Loess Plateau scenery, but it takes too long, lonely road boredom.
Civil aircraft is worth taking the recommended way, but now the non-season ticket discounts when large, and the railway sleeper ticket is almost the same, save a lot of time and energy traveling to scenic spots in Xinjiang.
Self-driving to Xinjiang is a very, very attractive option, but could, after all, from the date of consumption is limited (time is too long), from eastern coastal areas, from driving to the southern and northern parts of Xinjiang, coupled with the scenic spots along the way, it normally takes 50 -60 days or so.
Poor traffic conditions in Xinjiang, in addition to parts of the expressway and high-grade highways are connected to almost all of the remaining lines in the road, but road construction in Xinjiang's largest and most puzzling feature is that some hundreds of kilometers of roads, across the board at the same time start build, but the true construction of sections of less than 10% of all vehicles on the access from the street sidewalk. Sidewalk on the speed of vehicles generally only reach 40-50 km.
Good condition of roads: 216 State Road, Urumqi - Burqin, about 10 hours (the middle part of the road, will soon need to pass over Beitun X400, and then to 217 national highway to Burqin); Burqin - Kanas 2.5 hours ( about 2 km mountain in the middle of roads, the rest of the traffic fine); 217 State Road, Burqin - Karamay 4 hours; Turpan - Urumqi, highways.
In the build roads: 217 State Road, Karamay - Kuitun; 312 State Road, Kuitun - Sailimu Lake (the majority); 218 State Road, Yining - narat grassland (part); narat to the need to climb over Bayinbuluke part of the Tianshan Mountains, mountain road is better, but the average speed of not more than 60-70 km. Bayinbuluke - and static, -321 provincial -218 State Road 217 State Road, about 5 hours; and static - Korla, 90 km walk 2 hours; Korla - Turpan, almost across the board road.
In Xinjiang, travel, car it must be patient, take a good trip with inflatable headrest to protect cervical spine, slowly bumps. Xinjiang road season from April to May each year starting in November to the winter break, the second half of 2004 is expected to improve the road, in 2005 the main national highway construction be completed.
Second, the natural scenery of northern Xinjiang spots are mostly in southern Xinjiang in the desert, mountains, cultural landscape dominated. We traveled this trip the most northern part of Xinjiang Kanas scenic spot, Mo Guicheng, Sailimu Lake, Ili region, narat grasslands, Gong is Sri Lanka ditch Bayanbulak grasslands, Wei pear Tarim River and the desert (Rob human village ), Bosten Lake, Turpan scenic spots.
Features on the landscape, the Kanas scenic spot, Bayanbulak grasslands, Rob were the most unique village, it is worth once more and can live for several days. The remaining spots more the feeling that this one visit and not worth mentioning.
Try not to arrange Sailimu Lake Side (312 State Road side of the reception area) accommodation, but also expensive and dirty, but there is no feature Sailimu Lake view. Sailimu Lake to the north-west need to go around to appreciate her beauty, no roads, only on foot, horseback, riding a bicycle to get to, is now building roads. Mo Guicheng, fire mountain spots do not matter whether, if you plan Bayanbulak grasslands, then narat can not go.
Bayinbuluke Prairie is China's second prairie, you can see the wild white swan, crane and other birds, you can enjoy all the river nine open switch 18 Bay, can be thousands of miles of the Tianshan Mountains overlooking the rolling, you can see the endless expanses of grassland , immense flocks of sheep and cattle. Usually stay at the Bayan gol town, car rental early morning into the prairie, a half-day round-trip can be. However, I suggest that self-tour of the Mix, with a good tent, camping in the grasslands within the Swan Lake. Go to Bayan grasslands, we must go in the summer 7-August the best.
Rob human village in the south of Wei Korla Pear County, Tarim Township, where the most famous Kaoquan Yang Xinjiang. Rob human side of the village is located in the Tarim River, the most eastern end of the Taklimakan Desert. Can be rushed to the scenic area in the evening and enjoy the Populus euphratica, and "river down the yen, straight Smoke in the desert," the scenery, or to live in the scenic riverside camping yurts. The next morning, camels into the desert and look for the remains of the ancient Silk Road, you can also go farther, to the desert adventure.
Third, on the Internet has introduced Kanas trip organized by Zhong-Lin 6 Kanas romantic tour program, we succumbed to temptation, and was finally joined the tour process. First, the need to affirm that the Zhonglin tour on the 6th of Kanas by no means a romantic tourism project, should belong to the adventure category of projects of great danger, and a very tough draw ready to participate in the Mix carefully considered.
Zhonglin travel arrangements are not professional, of course, require a professional word Zhonglin also a bit harsh. Lack of maintenance of their vehicles, often broke down halfway, and some vehicle and driver together is anchored Zhonglin travel below is in fact a self-employed persons; their tour guide is actually the driver, the driver is also a mountain guide, without any professional training; they provided by the thin, weak horse dirty lazy and never clean, in fact, be leased to local Kazakhs who Liema; provide them with tents sleeping bags wet and stinking dirty, never cleaned; they lack the time to arrange reasonable, Sometimes going to reach the camp until 10:30 at night and started making tie-off rice; they do not carry out training for visitors to catch up with horses left, the road was often fall from a horse ... ...
Of course, aside from these external factors, rushed to the Kanas Lake is indeed a very nice scenery along the way, we are starting from the Jarden valley, approaches Kamoku, after about 51 hours of horseback travel, after wind and rain, turn the mountain marsh through the forest streams, in the wild, stay two nights, the last day from 10 am start to 17:00, drip is not forward, in a blizzard Benhang hurry, and finally reach their destination - Kanas Lake. At this point the result is no longer important, the process is worthwhile to remember forever.
Recommended to go this route after the Mix, you can car to Kamoku (only car rental, there is no public transport), and then rent horses start (about 35 kilometers on foot can also be, but physically demanding), turn the Peak , there will be rain (summer) or snow (late autumn), but nowadays, when the rain stopped, we must make preparations for rain. The way in a dark lake on the camp, will be able to arrive the next afternoon Kanas 2,3 points. This relatively calm on the road, but also enjoy the scenery of the essence. 2-4 person self-tour, each horse, please guide and a groom, a special camel luggage horse on the list. Attention to the need Burqin procurement of food supplies and other items, while the best buy the pockets of a few large and strong, loading luggage backpack, and prepare plenty of plastic sheeting covered the baggage.
Fourth, there are two more food night market in Urumqi, 51 night market night market and friendly, the main food is barbecue (lamb string), grilled fish, Kaoquan Yang, hand pilaf, baked buns and so on, there are some snacks pasta making . Xinjiang, the most widely sold beer is Wusu beer, followed by Xinjiang beer, these two kinds of beer, stout taste very good, but exhausted various parts of Xinjiang, is almost impossible to find a stout. Urumqi variety of fruits a lot, but prices are also far more expensive in southern Xinjiang, at the time of purchase be careful not to eat too much heat as a fruit, easy to get angry. Korla fragrant pear taste of the best, fresh and delicious; Ili apple crispy and fragrant, sweet and sour moderate, the rest are pomegranate, melon, watermelon and many other even more delicious than the mainland fresh. In Urumqi erdaoqiao can buy a wide variety of dried fruit honey money.
In Xinjiang, the largest food is to eat a variety of pasta, noodles are all hand-rolling system, does not contain baking powder and alkali, smooth somersault, a long time to eat tire. Surface directly from the pot and tease out what had cold water, the need to explain in advance with the owner. Ingredients are mainly tomatoes, green peppers, onions, cattle (sheep) meat, sour taste sweet, very tasty, and the large hotels, small roadside stalls, and make nearly the same taste. Xinjiang also has a very well-known dish is the Taipan Ji, but also with tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes, onions, whole chicken made, and we often eat four or five persons each to a face, then a Taipan Ji ( washbasin, like freshman disc) is sufficient.
In Burqin, you can eat very well-known "five black" baked fish, the best to eat at the night market is this should be baked in. "Five black" produced in the Kanas Lake, and back because there are five black stripes on their name, the fish shape is not, to 12-15 cm in size of the best, extremely delicious, Xiangnen incomparably delicious. In addition, you can taste authentic Russian Aunt Burqin produced fresh yogurt.
Sailimuhu grow up to 1 kg of cold-water fish need more than two decades, so the texture of fish is very fresh to taste authentic also praiseworthy. We are the hands of the fishermen at the roadside to buy a 1 kg more than the cold-water fish, and then to use the hotel kitchen to burn yourself really taste good.
Known throughout the township Kaoquan Yang Tarim, Xinjiang, it is often Urumqi, Korla and other big cities were the globe. Kaoquan Yang is very particular about the whole sheep after slaughter, to internal organs and skin (keep the sheep heart and Yang Shen), and then rubbed with the spice seasoning throughout the sheep body, placed in special puzzle system, oven, and then use poplar trees roots light a fire, roast simmered in stuffy made.
5, shopping, major shopping areas in Urumqi only erdaoqiao, handicrafts, scarves, caps, nuts almonds honey money, and so on, is the largest variety of knives, there are Yingjisha knife, the Arab machetes, knives, and many can be used as weapons, props. Tools must be used to buy the postal counter market by mail because, according to the provisions of the blade is larger than 6 centimeters on the part of the control tool, do not allow minorities to use to carry outside the autonomous region. Airport screening is very strict on the luggage checked will also be identified, unless you special good luck, the machine does not scan and let you get away.
Horgos Port is the terminus of State Road 312, you can buy the former Soviet Union and Russia, some commodities, such as binoculars, watches and so on. But recommends not to buy, because not only of poor quality, but bulky and not carry many of the markets in the Mainland also can be purchased. Only Russia's scarves have more features, you can use in Xinjiang, but also back to give as gifts, but also carry light.
Temporarily think about these, as well as the rest of the future think of to write.
Author: coolly
