Please provide relevant information about Populus euphratica highway in Luntai County, Korla, Xinjiang. Thank you.

1. Viewing time: The best viewing time is from mid-October to the end of October every year. Moreover, the Populus euphratica Forest Festival is held when the leaves of Populus euphratica are at their yellowest. For example, this year it will be held on October 24th

2. Transportation: Korla-Luntai County-Tahe Bridge (shuttle bus), Populus euphratica Park is on the way from Luntai County to Tahe Bridge, and away from Tahe Bridge is 7 kilometers away. The shuttle bus from Luntai County to Taheqiao runs every 2 hours, and the latest is usually 19:00 Beijing time.

Take the shuttle bus route just like self-driving tours.

3. Accommodation: You can stay in Luntai County on the first day. There are many hotels, and then take the shuttle bus there early the next morning.

Alternatively, you can take the shuttle bus to Taheqiao and stay in a hotel in the afternoon the day before. It is best to book in advance. (Personally recommend Huaxin Hotel, tel: 0996_4955125. The boss is from Sichuan and is a nice person. The standard room is 120 yuan/night, and the room feels like a first-class one. If the request is too high, you can ignore it. The boss has a private car at home, and he can let him go the next day. The boss will deliver it to the entrance of the park, 30 yuan/car)

ps: If you drive by yourself, you can ignore the third item.

4. Tickets: 50 yuan/person. Shuttle bus is 30 yuan/person. The shuttle bus runs from the entrance to the park to where the train rides. It does not stop along the way, and of course you will miss a lot of beautiful scenery. The first picture posted by the poster is something you can’t see from the shuttle bus, haha. . . The small train inside costs 100 yuan per person, and the total distance is 13.7 kilometers. It runs in about an hour and a half. It stops at four scenic spots with lakes on the way for 5 minutes each time.

PS: Personally, I suggest that you don’t need to buy a zone ticket. You can escape. The first method is: but you have to wait until a tour group comes later to take the bus and muddle through.

The second method: go on foot after entering, and walk deeper for more beautiful scenery. After that, return to the main road and intercept the private car. Sometimes a kind driver will stop and let you get in the car and walk together. When they stop to enjoy the scenery along the way, you can also come down and watch. (This is how the author got in, and the local bus ticket he bought was in vain, and he didn’t check the ticket when he got on the local bus when he came back.)

5. After visiting the park, you can wait at the roadside when you leave. You can also take the shuttle bus or a passing taxi. Passing taxis cost 20 yuan per person. (Ignore this article if you are driving)

Chanpter 2 is purely a personal suggestion - specifically for self-driving

On the road from Korla to Luntai County, there is a road after getting off the highway (should Yes) Provincial Road, the specific poster is not very clear and has not studied it in detail. Not long after you get off the highway and walk for a while, you will see a large poplar forest. It is smaller and the leaves turn yellow later than those in the park. Try to go at the end of October. There are cotton fields on the roadside. You can ask the uncles and sisters who grow cotton. Can I go in? (The original poster actually saw that there is a path leading inside.) You can watch it as much as you want for free, for free. It's just not as big as Populus euphratica Park. You should find it if you go deeper.

chapter3 About the little train

Personally, I think the little train is not worth it. After you enter the small train station (you can come and go as you please without asking for money), walk in the opposite direction from where the small train departs. It takes about an hour and you will arrive at a large lake. You can sit by the lake, enjoy the wind, take photos and rest. Return the way you came. Several other lakes are similar.

Or if you feel like you don’t have enough energy, you can also follow others on foot along the train track.