If you can only go to Xinjiang once in your life, you must not miss these three places.

For many people, Xinjiang is a place that must be visited once in a lifetime. There are snow-capped mountains, deserts and various forests and lakes here ... If you want to see all these scenery at once in a few days in Xinjiang, you must not miss Turpan City, Tianshan Mountain in fukang city and Kanas Scenic Area in Altay.

1. Tianshan Tianchi-What is the Queen Mother's Yaochi?

Tianshan Tianchi is actually a big scenic spot, and Tianchi is only the biggest highlight of the scenic spot. According to the distribution of scenery, the whole scenic spot is divided into five areas: Tianchi Scenic Spot, Denggan Mountain Scenic Spot, Maya Mountain Scenic Spot, Niangniang Temple Scenic Spot, Bogda Peak Scenic Spot, Huaergou Scenic Spot, Baiyanggou Scenic Spot, Shuimogou Scenic Spot and Northern Desert Scenic Spot. In addition to Tianchi, you can also see two small Tianchi and two small Tianchi waterfalls, two ancient ice houses, Dongyue Temple ruins, Niangniang Temple, Dharma Zen Cave, Bogda Peak and other natural and cultural landscapes.

2. What are the highlights of Tianshan Tianchi?

There are eight scenic spots in Tianchi Scenic Area of Tianshan Mountain: Shimen Line, Longtan Biyue, Dingtian Stone III, Dinghai Shenzhen, Nanshan Wangxue, Xishan Guansong, sea breeze dawn and hanging spring waterfall. These eight landscapes are all based on various scenic spots in the scenic spot, some are beautiful, some are magnificent, and let us see the beauty of various styles in one scenic spot.

Shimen line 1

Shimen line is actually a canyon washed out by ancient rivers. However, this canyon is located at the gate of Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain. The stone walls on both sides are shaped like two stone gates, with only one line in the middle, hence the name Shimen Line. The biggest attraction of Shimen Line is that Sangong River runs down from the side of the "gate", which is very spectacular. After walking out of the narrow canyon, you can overlook the Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain and feel "suddenly enlightened".

Longtan biyue

The blue moon in Longtan refers to the scene that the shadow of the moon is reflected in the clear and deep water of Tianchi Lake in Xiao Xi on a clear night. However, due to the limited opening hours of the scenic spot, it is likely that this kind of landscape will not be seen. But there is a large tower pine around the quiet West Little Tianchi Lake, and there is a waterfall beside the pool, which flows down like a jade covered with a silver curtain. It is not a pity to see such a combination of motion and static.

Xiao Xi Tianchi

Three stones in the sky

The three stones in the sky are three huge stones with three halberds on the lamp pole mountain. From the word "heaven", we can see the huge volume of these three huge stones at the top of the mountain. At the top of the lamppost, you can not only see three huge stones reaching the sky, but also see the sunset and ancient glacier landforms in Tianshan Mountain from the best angle.

Key holder

Dinghai Shenzhen is an ancient elm tree growing near Tianchi. Although there is nothing special about this elm tree, it is the only elm tree within a few kilometers of Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang, and it is also the tallest one. Stranger still, no matter how the water level in Tianchi rises, the roots of this elm tree will not be flooded.

Looking at the snow in Nanshan

Looking at the snow in Nanshan is not standing on the mountain in the south, but standing on the edge of Tianchi to look south. You can see the beautiful scenery of snow-capped Bogda Peak shining silver in the sun. If it happens to be cloudy that day, you will see Bogda looming in the misty clouds, just like the fairy mountain.

Xishan guansong

Western Mountain View Pine refers to the best place for forest tourism-the hillside southwest of Tianchi. Although we are talking about pine viewing, spruce is all over the hillside, so dense that it is almost dark when walking in the forest. In addition, the hillside is formed by ancient moraine, so the forest is chilly.

Bogda mt

Haifeng Chenxi

In fact, the morning light of Haifeng has nothing to do with the sea in the traditional sense. The sea here refers to the sea of Tianchi. The main attraction of this landscape is that the colors of lakes, mountains and pine forests in Tianshan Mountain are unpredictable and colorful with the change of sunshine at sunrise.

Hanging spring and waterfall

The other seven of the eight scenic spots have been dominated by scenery. The hanging spring waterfall not only sees the magnificence of Bailongxia Waterfall between Tianchi and Tianchi in the East School, but also listens to the earth-shattering roar when Bailongxia Waterfall falls.

Is there a difference between Tianshan Tianchi and Changbai Mountain Tianchi?

As we all know, there are two major Tianchi lakes in China-Tianshan Tianchi Lake and Changbai Mountain Tianchi Lake. And in legend, there are monsters in Tianchi, so what's the difference between these two places?

In fact, there are many other differences between the two except the differences in causes and regions. First of all, Tianshan Tianchi will be smaller and shallower than Changbai Mountain Tianchi in terms of area and lake depth. In terms of scenery, Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is a typical volcanic landform, and Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain is an irregular lake. Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is dominated by volcanic rocks with little vegetation, while Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain overlooks Bogda Peak, and there are spruce forests, green grass and wild flowers everywhere. Although the lake area of Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is larger, there will be more scenic spots around Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain.

Generally speaking, Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain and Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain have their own beauty, and each has its own point of view. There is no question of who to give up. If you have time, you'd better go and see and experience the magic of nature.

What else can I do in Tianshan Tianchi besides seeing the scenery?

The most important thing in traveling is what you can do besides seeing the scenery when you arrive at your destination. Then let's talk about what we can do in Tianshan Tianchi besides seeing the beautiful scenery.

First of all, the most important thing everyone will do is to take pictures. Tianchi Scenic Area in Tianshan Mountain has diverse landforms and rich vegetation, and only in this scenic area can many different scenery be photographed.

Another thing you have to do in Tianchi is to buy a boat ticket, travel around Tianchi by boat, get in close contact with Tianchi and blow the wind of the distant snow-capped mountains.

If you want to overlook the scenery of Tianchi, you can also take the Tianchi cableway and experience what kind of perspective the fairy looks at Tianchi in the sky.

If you are a winter ice and snow lover, there is a ski resort at the foot of Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area, which can satisfy your love for ice and snow.

Is it really enough to play in Tianshan Tianchi for one day?

If the schedule is very tight, you can actually take a walk around Tianchi Scenic Area in Tianshan Mountain in just one day. There are mountains and waters in the scenic area, and there are large areas of forests and grasslands. The scenery is very good. If you only visit this scenic spot for one day, the trip will not be too tight.

Go to Tianshan Tianchi, where will you stay? Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area is located in fukang city, only about an hour's drive from Urumqi. You can choose to stay in Urumqi. If you don't want to go back to Urumqi after your trip, there are hotels in fukang city.

Tickets for Tianshan Tianchi Lake &; Data flow information

Admission: peak season (April1-65438+1October 31)/25 yuan/person, low season (April165438+1October/kloc- Shuttle (round trip) to 90 yuan/person; Tianchi cruise 80 yuan/person, about 40 minutes.

Opening hours: 8: 30-20: 00 in peak season (April1-June 65438+1October 31); Off-season (165438+ 10/-March 31)10: 00-18: 00.

Transportation: You can take a through train from the west gate of Urumqi Ergong Gymnasium to Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area, and the round-trip fare is 60 yuan. From Changji City, you can take the scenic spot through train at changji city Tourism Distribution Center next to Huimin Snack Street in Jianshe Road North Park, and the round-trip fare is also 60 yuan.

Tips:

1. There is still a distance from the gate of Tianshan Tianchi to the internal scenic spots. If you are in poor health, it is recommended to spend money on the shuttle bus.

2. The temperature in Tianchi area of Tianshan Mountain is relatively low all the year round, so it is recommended to bring cold-proof and warm clothes.

3. The meals in the scenic spot are mainly mixed noodles, so it is recommended to bring some dry food with you.

3. How rich are Turpan's tourism resources?

Turpan was rated as "the richest open-air museum in the world" by Swedish orientalist gunnar Yalin. Here are some places worth visiting in Turpan.

Huoyanshan Grand Canyon

First of all, in terms of natural scenery, although Turpan is an oasis, we can also know from the name "Huoshao Island" that the biggest highlight here is heat. Speaking of heat, we have to mention the Flame Mountain Grand Canyon in Turpan. In the Grand Canyon of Flame Mountain, you can deeply appreciate how hot it is in the driest place in China. Of course, going to Flame Mountain is not only to experience how hot it is there, but also to see the ravines, rugged canyon scenery, Tuyugou Thousand Buddha Cave, Islamic Muslim temples and Tibetan Buddhist temples in the Grand Canyon and so on. It is a good place to integrate natural scenery and human landscape.

kumtag desert

Kumutage Desert on the eastern edge of Turpan Basin is the closest desert to the city. In Kumutag desert park, you can take photos, experience sand skiing and desert off-road vehicles, and if you are an adventurous hiker, you can also hike in the desert.

kumtag desert

90 kilometers away from Turpan, it is the desert closest to the city in the world. For thousands of years, it is very rare for sand not to enter or retreat. This is a flowing desert, with shawo, sand mountain and so on. Its scenery is diverse and spectacular. The Uighur word "Kumutage" also means "sand mountain". Formed in the Han Dynasty, it is a museum that condenses the typical landscapes of the world's major deserts, and it is also the last holy place to explain the disappearance of the ancient Loulan Kingdom.

karez

Since Turpan is called the "Open-air Archaeological Museum", you can certainly see many historical and cultural landscapes here. Speaking of Turpan's most famous cultural landscape, we have to mention Karez, one of the three major projects in ancient China. The distribution, principle, function and internal structure of Karez can be seen intuitively in Karez Museum, which makes people feel that the great wisdom of the ancients is no less than that of us today.

Jiaohe Ancient City &; Ancient City of Gaochang

History fans and people who like to take photos of historical vicissitudes must not miss Jiaohe Old Town and Gaochang Old Town in Turpan. These two places may be a little boring for ordinary tourists, but here we can see that the ancient cities that once occupied their respective places in history were submerged in history after being eroded by wars and sandstorms. Only here can we truly understand how the wheel of history rolls forward.

Eat in Turpan

When you arrive in Turpan, besides seeing the scenery, there is another thing you must do, that is, eat famous Turpan fruits and local specialties.

During May-September, all kinds of fresh fruits are on the market in Turpan almost every day. There are not only hundreds of grapes with different tastes, but also watermelons, cantaloupes, cantaloupes, Xinger and so on. You don't have to go to the Grape Valley. The fruits bought at street stalls or local yards are extremely sweet. If you like fruit very much, you can buy some fruit for dinner.

If you haven't eaten enough fruit, you must try the real Xinjiang kebabs, naan and pilaf, all of which are Xinjiang specialties. Don't worry about eating fake mutton with unknown raw materials.

Tips:

1. The Flame Mountain is really hot, so measures should be taken to prevent heatstroke and cool down. If you go by yourself, don't go deep into the flaming mountain to avoid heatstroke or physical exhaustion.

The Thousand Buddha Cave is built on a cliff, so you should pay attention to safety when visiting.

In order to protect cultural relics, it is not allowed to take photos in the caves of the Thousand Buddha Cave.

How to visit Turpan in one day?

Route: Karez+Baizi Kerry Thousand Buddha Cave+Grape Valley+Flame Mountain Grand Canyon.

From the map, we can see that these four scenic spots are not far apart, among which the Baizi Kerry Thousand Buddha Cave is located in the Flame Mountain Grand Canyon. Choose this route, you can visit the four most famous and distinctive scenic spots in Turpan in one day, and you can also eat the most authentic and sweet Xinjiang fruits in the grape valley. After visiting these scenic spots, you can find a local restaurant in the city and taste the most authentic Xinjiang cuisine.

Where do you live in Turpan? Turpan is a small city, and the accommodation places are basically concentrated on several main roads, such as Qingnian Road, Gaochang Road, Oasis Road, Wenhua Road or near Shanshan County Railway Station.

How to get to the scenic spots? Karejing is located in Yaer Township, Turpan City, about 6 kilometers away from the urban area. You can get there by bus 1, 10 1, 102. Drive in the direction of Xincheng Road, and drive north along Xincheng Road for about 1.6 km.

There is no bus stop near the Thousand Buddha Cave in Baizi Kerry. In addition to chartered buses, you can also take the shuttle bus from Turpan to Shanshan or Sanbao Township at Turpan Bus Terminal, get off at Shengjinkou, hitchhike or take a local three-wheeled motorcycle to the Baizi Kerry Thousand Buddha Cave.

Grape Valley is located in the Flame Mountain Grand Canyon at the northeast of Turpan 10km. If you take a bus from downtown, you can take bus No.4 and get off at the Grape Valley Reception Station. If you want to start from the Thousand Buddha Cave in Baizi Keli, you need to charter a car, drive by car or take a shuttle bus back to Turpan from Shengjinkou, and then transfer to the grape valley by bus.

The Flame Mountain Grand Canyon is located behind the Flame Mountain in the Flame Mountain Scenic Area. You can take the shuttle bus from the city to the Flame Mountain Scenic Area. From Grape Valley to Flame Mountain Grand Canyon, public transportation is not very convenient. It is recommended to charter a car or drive.

Why is Kanas so mysterious?

Kanas means "beautiful, rich and mysterious" in Mongolian, but why Kanas is mysterious and why it is called "the back garden of God" depends on Kanas' four wonders: the color-changing lake, the Buddha's light in the sea of clouds, the lake monster and the kilometer-long dead-wood levee.

Blue Lake

Kanas's most famous wonder is the Discolored Lake. This color-changing lake is Kanas Lake. With the change of surrounding environment and temperature, the water in Kanas Lake will show different colors. In April and May, when the snow and ice melt, the lake will turn blue-gray. In June, when the surrounding green plants flourish, the lake will turn pale green or blue-green. In July, the supply of White Lake to Kanas Lake in the upper reaches will increase, and the color of the lake will turn milky white mixed with blue-green. In August, it will turn dark green with the rain. In September, when the rainfall decreases, the color of the lake will change back to emerald green. Sometimes, due to the temperature changes at sunrise and sunset, the lake even changes color in a day.

Hai yun fo guang

Watching the Buddha's light in the sea of clouds is a real spectacle that can only be seen under the conditions of good weather, geographical location and human harmony. If you want to see the Buddha's light in the sea of clouds, you must board the fish observation platform before sunrise, then wait for the sea of clouds to slowly roll and condense, and then the sun will slowly pass through the sea of clouds with the rising of the sun, forming a spectacle of Buddha's light in the sea of clouds. Anyone who gets up late, is weak or the weather is bad that day may not see this spectacle.

But don't be too sorry if you don't see it, because the fish-watching platform is at the highest point in Kanas, which was originally built to see the monsters in Kanas Lake. It is also the best place to overlook the whole Kanas scenery and take pictures. I didn't see the Buddha's light in the sea of clouds or the monsters, so I took a look at the scenery here and took a few more beautiful photos. I'm glad you came.

X file 3-22 quagmire

A levee with thousands of miles of dead trees

The long dike with thousands of miles of dead trees is the only one of the four wonders that you can see if you want to see it. The most peculiar part of the landscape is not that the so-called long dike is made of dead wood, but that everything falls downstream after falling into the water. However, these dead trees just went upstream under the strong thrust of the valley wind, floating and accumulating at the entrance of Kanas Lake in the northernmost part, forming a two-kilometer dead tree dam.

Where can I shoot the most beautiful Kanas?

Having said so much about the scenery of Kanas, of course, we can't just watch it after we get to Kanas. Of course, we still need to take more photos to keep the scenery. And Kanas is full of beautiful scenery, so you don't have to worry about your poor photography skills or not being able to take good photos without master equipment. Just find the best shooting position.

The best place to take pictures in Kanas is not only the fish-watching platform mentioned above, but also the scenery of Shenxian Bay, Moon Bay, Wolong Bay, Harmony and Baihaba, which is enough for us to easily shoot exquisite works.

Among them, Shenxian Bay, Moon Bay and Wolong Bay are three of the nine roads for Kanas Lake to open to the outside world. Although they belong to the same lake, each bay has its own characteristics. Fairy Bay, for example, is full of fog all the year round, with a wide water area, and mountains, rivers and trees set each other off like a fairyland. Here, it is a feeling of immortality.

Moon Bay captures the magnificent colors and twists and turns of the bay like a crescent moon. If you shoot from the side of the wooden plank road, you can get the whole picture and the dense vegetation on both sides.

Wolong Bay is more like a lake in a lake than the two mentioned above. There is even an island that looks like a pterodactyl in the middle of Wolong Bay. The photos taken in Wolong Bay are the dense forests around the lake and the beautiful scenery of the small islands in the lake.

Harmony village is one of the three existing Tuwa villages. The houses here are all made of logs, which are very primitive. Climb the mountain around Harmony Village in the morning and photograph Harmony Village and Harmony River in the morning fog.

Baihaba village is known as the first village in the northwest, where there are patches of virgin forests, quiet and leisurely villages and misty morning fog. People in it are like a fairy tale world, and any photo taken casually is as beautiful as the oil painting on the painter's canvas.

Kanas hiking route recommendation

If you think it's not enough to just take pictures of Kanas, you can also consider hiking in Kanas. After all, walking in Kanas will be another feeling.

It is suggested to refer to the four-day hiking route: Gardenyu-Harmony-Xiaohei Lake-Kanas.

Among them, Gadengyu is the gateway to the whole Kanas scenic spot, with deep forests, deep valleys, vertical and horizontal rivers and trees. Not only is the terrain suitable for hiking, but the surrounding scenery is also beautiful.

Xiaohei Lake is inconspicuous in many famous scenic spots in Kanas, and even locals who are not familiar with Kanas don't know Xiaohei Lake, but Xiaohei Lake is one of the important transit points in Kanas hiking route, and many travelers will choose to rest here. Although Xiaohei Lake is not so famous, the scenery is beautiful enough for people to stop and stay.

Tips:

1. Kanas Scenic Area is a large-scale scenic spot including Kanas National Geopark, Harmony and Baihaba. You have to buy tickets to enter the gate of the scenic spot, and all the scenic spots in it have to buy tickets.

2. Kanas Scenic Area is not allowed to drive by car. In addition to walking and chartered cars, you can also spend money riding horses or taking toll buses.

It is inconvenient to swipe your card in the whole scenic spot, so you need to bring more cash and pay attention to protecting your money.

It is suggested to prepare more food, especially fruit, before entering the scenic spot, because the food charge in the scenic spot is more expensive.

You can stay in the scenic spot for a few more days.

What are the precautions in Xinjiang?

1. In Xinjiang, please respect the beliefs and living habits of local ethnic compatriots and try to avoid talking about pigs, pork and pigs. If it can't be avoided, use big meat instead of pork.

Don't shake hands after washing hands. Don't point fingers at people under any circumstances.

3. Don't photograph local monks or women.

4. Mosques and temples are generally forbidden to take photos and sneak shots.

When you buy food in Xinjiang, remember that it is calculated by kilograms here.

6. Don't spit and urinate everywhere, and don't bring dirty things into Mazha, mosque, kitchen and water source.