Meet the best you in Populus euphratica forest

For me, Populus euphratica only exists in the geography textbooks I read in senior high schools, hidden in the ancient poems recited when I was a child, and the beautiful pictures in the films directed by Zhang Yimou.

I was lucky to see it in early November.

Some people say that you can't live up to autumn until you have seen Populus euphratica. Only by stepping through the vast desert can we understand the smallness of human beings.

Now I'm sitting at my desk typing, searching for the Taklimakan desert in my mind, and I automatically pop up beautiful scenes: pure blue, dazzling yellow, green lake water, and geese flying to the south for the winter.

My brother and sister I met by chance on foot last week stayed with me this week to feel the beauty presented by late autumn. Get along with people who get along well, and think about it and you will be very happy. These two days and one night, the body and mind are finally on the road this time.

I'm not sure about the difference between raiders and travel notes, so I just want to write what I think, and I wish I could provide you with something valuable to play!

trip overview:

Day 1: Huludao (32nd regiment, Yuli County, Bazhou, Xinjiang)

Day 2: Swan River scenic spot in Korla+Bosten Lake

Mode of transportation:

go on road trip

Expense (per capita):

5RMB (toll 155+ tickets 2+ meals 45 Last week, at dinner, I heard Mei Jie talk about the beautiful scenery of Huludao, which is relatively small. It's just that it suddenly became popular in Tik Tok this year. From next year, relevant departments should take measures to control it, and there may be no chance to go there in the future. Thinking of the Populus euphratica forest and the spectacular desert, I can't wait to go to this place. So I made an appointment with my brothers and sisters to go to see Populus euphratica as long as I have nothing to do on weekends.

hee hee.

it takes about 1 hours to drive from Urumqi to southern Xinjiang, and the time will not be urgent unless it is arranged properly. Set out on Friday night and embark on a journey.

Sitting in the co-pilot, chatting with Brother Haifeng to pass the drowsiness of traveling at night, I turned to see Nana and Shimin in the back seat of the car gradually sleeping, and now I was looking out the window, and we were already wrapped in the thick night. We talked about the guide to life in Xinjiang and the mountains we will enter immediately. The mountain in front of me is only the part illuminated by the high beam. Until the signal of the mobile phone disappears completely, the fear of staying away from people slowly enveloped me.

"Come on, let's get off and look at the stars."

only a few big trucks passing by occasionally on the road, and there was silence around. But looking up, it is another story.

sky full of stars.

The beautiful starry sky only exists in the memory of sleeping on my father's shoulder when I was a child. I didn't expect that after nearly 2 years, it can reproduce the amazing things of that year. The shining Milky Way is really as bright as the silver hairpin of the Queen Mother. Orion is quietly beside me, and occasionally a few meteors cross the splendid Milky Way. Naive, I quickly bowed my head and clenched my hands to make a wish. In the early morning, the Big Dipper turned out to be in the shape of a spoon's tail. I couldn't help but go back to the car and take a photo with my mobile phone, but I couldn't take a picture of one hundred thousandth of the beauty of this starry sky. Self-consolation "I can't forget what I saw with my eyes in my life", and I can't wait to share my joy with my friends while there is a signal.

the stars are really beautiful! (If there are no photos, let's rely on imagination.)

I got off the bus twice to look at the starry sky, and when I got back on the bus again, there was no sense of drowsiness. I didn't go to sleep until 4: 3 in the morning. At 8: 3, I vaguely heard Brother Haifeng talking about the morning fog. I struggled to open my eyes and saw a layer of mist hanging low on the road in front of my car, as light and elegant as a fairy's veil. I thought I was still in a dream and saw a fairyland in my dream. Rub your eyes and sit up and find that this actually exists.

most of the trips I have experienced before have impressed me, but this one is really full of energy.

The reeds on the roadside are good enough.

The road to Huludao is not easy, but the scenery outside the window is beautiful enough. Along the way, I was deeply suspicious of my original intention to come here. After getting off the bus, I saw the reeds and the Populus euphratica forest in the distance, which made me feel that I should fully trust the beautiful scenery here.

There are no tickets in Huludao, but you need to take a car ferry and a boat to go to the island, so the cost here is 2 yuan (I wrote tickets at the beginning, but it's almost the same), and there is a discount for group newspapers with more than 1 people.

On the boat bound for the island, everyone took out their mobile phones to take pictures to record the beauty of the lake. The creamy desert, the reflection of Populus euphratica forest in the lake, the original picture in the movie now reappears in front of my eyes.

After landing, you can climb the sand dunes and see Populus euphratica.

Pure yellow, delicate blue, simple but full of tension colors spread out a beautiful picture in front of us. Just walking around and smiling in it is enough to look good on camera.

The sand under your feet is very soft and delicate, like loose powder for girls' makeup. As soon as I step into the desert, the sand will flow everywhere under the action of force, and I will grab it with my hand. When the wind comes, it will drift away quietly from my fingers.

Sitting on the blade of a sand dune and looking into the distance, Brother Haifeng was flying his drone. Nana and Sister Mei sat beside me and talked about the mountains, watching Shimin sleeping at the foot of the mountain. Sister Mei and I made up a lot of plays, and we laughed. I really like Mei Jie's company.

I didn't get enough sleep because I was in a hurry last night, and I didn't eat much breakfast and lunch. I was very tired at one or two o'clock. In the afternoon, the surface of the desert is hot, but when you take off your socks and bury your feet in the sand, you will feel comfortable from the desert.

At about three o'clock, everyone returned by boat. Everyone who had been driving all day was exhausted and wanted to go back to the car to have a rest. Brother Haifeng said that he wanted to take a look at the desert on the other side of the lake. When he refused, I followed him with my eyes open, so I picked up a dead branch of Populus euphratica on the side of the road and walked hard behind. I didn't expect this cane to become an artifact of the film.

when I got back to the bus, I was hungry and sleepy. I ate something casually and fell asleep. On the way, I vaguely felt that Sister Mei gently took my glasses down to prevent them from crushing. When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark. At this time, Brother David and his family had already booked restaurants and hotels in the county, so we drove there.

The old radish fish soup in this restaurant "My Family Banquet Guest House" is simply delicious!

In the evening, I stayed in a room with Shimin and Nana, cleaned up after taking a shower, chatted with my friends for a while, and then fell asleep until dawn.

The next day's itinerary was changed again and again, so I decided to take a look at the scenery along the way in order to return to Urumqi early. Because of me, Sister Mei and Brother Haifeng are going to take me to Korla for a look. To tell the truth, I simply don't want to be too happy with them all the way.

this oil city in southern Xinjiang has the atmosphere of a second-tier city in the mainland and a sense of well-being that Urumqi can't match.

Populus euphratica is all along the way to Korla, and the wild scenery is good enough. We stopped for a long time on the way, and the scenery here is worth stopping the people who pass by, which makes people feel merciful.

after enough filming, get on the bus and hurry.

When we arrived in Korla, our car shuttled among the high-rise buildings in the city. The chrysanthemums beside the road were in full bloom, and the street trees were still green, unlike the signs of early winter in Urumqi, where it was still lovely autumn.

Swan River, our destination this time.

Some pedestrians stopped by the river to take pictures, while others fed the swans. I tried to capture their beauty by pressing the shutter, and I was moved by the happiness that this city gave me.

Sister Mei has been thinking about a steamed stuffed bun shop in Korla, and she also wants to find the taste of that year when she revisits the old place. After seeing the swan, we went to look for it. Because the name was wrong, we turned for a long time. When we found this steamed stuffed bun shop, the store didn't even have flour and vegetables.

ok, I will come again later! The store manager should remember several of us. After all, the image that we all want to buy flour for a bite of steamed stuffed bun and don't even mind eating steamed stuffed bun with dead noodles is so impressive.

this two-day and one-night trip to southern Xinjiang has come to an end. Laughing all the way back to Urumqi, everyone was not tired of traveling at night, full of contentment and gratitude, and I gradually let go of myself and talked and laughed happily with you, which accidentally exposed the essence of sand sculpture.

Even though there are some regrets in this trip, it is enough happiness to be with you.