Populus euphratica trip

Brother Yang came home from work at 9: 00 pm on September 30th and asked us where to go on National Day.

Hehe, I didn't have much hope for a holiday trip. The uncertainty of his work task made our travel plans hesitant.

I said go anywhere, as long as you have time.

Of course, the answer is yes.

Finally, I couldn't stand the temptation of poetry and distance, and left again and again.

He contacted the self-driving tour group and I packed my things. I want to go to Aden Daocheng, but the group said that the contact was too late and the hotel was nervous, so I couldn't add it.

So in this gorgeous season, it is not bad to take a trip to Ejina Banner and have a look at the most beautiful Populus euphratica forest that I have been longing for for for a long time.

As an old customer of the "Zero Kilometer" go on road trip delegation, the staff readily agreed to our request and promised to arrange accommodation anyway.

Day 1: Xi 'an-Lanzhou, 646 kilometers, estimated driving time is 8 hours 15 minutes.

In October, autumn has arrived. Get up at 5: 30 in the morning, repack your luggage, have breakfast, and start at 7: 00 with a little coolness.

It began to rain in Mao Mao after a while, and the expected traffic jam arrived as scheduled. The Yongshou section of expressway, Yin Fu was congested for an hour and a half before moving slowly.

When there was a traffic jam, the three of them opened the bill and watched the military parade together. At the moment when the five-star red flag slowly rose, their eyes were still full of tears. I love my motherland.

The meeting place is Ganxian Service Area, expressway City, Yin Fu. 20 people, 8 cars arrived one after another, posted car logos, sent walkie-talkies, and set off without knowing their fellow riders.

While driving, Tonglian realized that three of the riders were over 65 years old, and the oldest was 70 years old. They drove all the way by themselves. All three cars are middle-aged people around 50 years old, and the team leader is four teenagers in 90 years, plus our family of three, and the youngest is four years old.

From this group of people, although each age group has its own mission, each stage should have a heart that loves life.

Arrive at Lanzhou Rambo Liangshan Hotel at seven o'clock in the evening.

On the recommendation of the guide, I went to Zhengning Street. People who have never been to this city must first try the local food: beef noodles, which is very interesting. People in Lanzhou eat beef noodles for breakfast, just as people in Wuhan eat Regan Noodles and Chongqing for breakfast.

It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Zhengning Street to Zhongshan Bridge. The night view of the Yellow River amorous feelings line is very beautiful. Walking in the riverside scenic spot known as the "Lanzhou Bund", feeling the cool breeze is very graceful.

The next day, it took about 6 hours to drive from Lanzhou to Zhangye for 508 kilometers.

I joined the go on road trip League because one is not as happy as the other.

Although it's a long way, I laughed all the way. Everyone takes turns to perform programs through the hand platform, which also reduces the fatigue of the boat.

Arrived in Wuwei at noon, located at the eastern end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, which was once the crossroads of the Silk Road.

The tourist signs of China-galloping horses and flying swallows-come from this.

After the tour, continue on your way. Long-distance travel is like this. The scenery is on the road.

Drive to Zhangye Hotel at five o'clock in the afternoon.

In the evening, I went to Ganzhou Lane, a famous tourist punching place in Zhangye. Milk, eggs, mashed potatoes and soup are all delicious, but the mutton there is not as delicious as that in Lanzhou.

On the third day, the journey from Zhangye to Jiuquan was about 5 hours.

The more you drive to the northwest, the less greenery there is outside the window. At first glance, large tracts of barren land are exposed in your field of vision, and occasionally a little cornfield comes into view.

On a cloudy day, Zhangye Danxia landform, which was rated as one of the seven most beautiful Danxia landforms in China by chinese national geography magazine, was not presented in its most gorgeous colors, but it still gave me a shocking visual experience.

There are two people sitting on camels walking in the canyon, hot air balloons and helicopters hovering in the air, gliders roaring and gliding overhead, and the combination of dynamic and static enriches the wonders of Danxia landform.

Eat at the gate of the scenic spot at noon and continue to Jiuquan. Passing through the vast Gobi Desert along the way, as a tail car, watching the motorcade pass through expressway under a gray sky is quite vicissitudes.

By Jiayuguan, it had completely cleared up.

The newly-built gatehouses and city walls have lost their sense of time. Standing on the wall, looking at the Commissioner, I was filled with emotion. I don't know how many ancient people stepped into the long yellow sand land from here and never came back.

The only happiness here is that there are many beautiful stones to pick up.

The fourth day? Jiuquan-Ejina Banner takes 392 hours and 30 minutes by car.

The vast Gobi Desert stretches infinitely.

It is said that many people join in the fun when going out on the 11th, but when you get to this place, you will find that you are just a grain of sand in the desert and a tear in the sea.

With a vast territory, he will not create art on the desolate Gobi desert like an artist. In addition to feeling the magic of nature, Brother Yang hopes to experience the excitement of a Mercedes-Benz on the Gobi Desert.

So he and another cyclist, Brother Jiang, left the team, left the road and drove into the vast Gobi Desert.

If you want to take pictures outside, you must prepare sunglasses, hats and dust masks, unless you like the smell of sand.

Passing through Jiuquan satellite launch base, it's the first time I'm so close, and I'm still a little excited.

At this time, the sky has cleared up, and the yellow sand raised by the wheels is lining the blue sky, which is a proud beauty.

After walking for several hours, I arrived at Black City, but I happened to meet a strong wind of six levels to cool down.

The changeable weather along the way.

The wind is blowing, the yellow sand is flying all over the sky, and the bad weather has not weakened the enthusiasm of this group of people. With the blowing wind and sand, we entered a strange forest, where there are dead Populus euphratica "dead bodies" everywhere. The withered Populus euphratica is telling the vicissitudes of history, which makes people feel the swan song of life.

At this time, you can't tell who is who when you take pictures. You can only identify each other by clothes and body shape.

It takes less than an hour from the scenic spot to Ejina Banner.

Day 5 Ejina Banner

This is the final destination of this trip.

Getting up early and gloomy weather make people unable to see the sunrise in Juyanhai. At about eight o'clock, the dark clouds receded, the sky gradually brightened, shivering with cold, and I wore all my thick clothes.

In the distance, the sea meets the blue sky and white clouds, and flocks of seagulls hover overhead waiting for tourists to feed. The son cried excitedly when he saw that a bird food he had thrown was held in his mouth by a seagull.

The reeds on both sides of the plank road are turning yellow and swaying in the wind. This scene is simply beautiful.

Listen to the wind caressing the reeds.

Come out from Juyanhai to visit the Ceke Port on the border with Mongolia. Foreign vehicles and people can be seen everywhere. It is said that they take goods to the trading town every day to sell, which is different from the imagined border town.

Then Populus euphratica is the ultimate goal of this trip. Earlier, most of Populus euphratica was still between green and yellow, which was somewhat regrettable.

But I don't want to miss this season, so I have to wait another year.

However, a large area of yellow and green is also beautiful, and it has been respected for thousands of years.

The biggest feeling of visiting Populus euphratica forest is that it is tired and has a large area. We need to go from bridge one to bridge four, bridge seven and bridge eight. I wanted to go directly from the Fourth Bridge to the Badaoqiao Desert, but the bus ferry in the scenic spot didn't go directly, so I had to cross 1.2km to reach the Badaoqiao ferry.

At this time, the journey is too far. Brother Yang should pay attention to copying the path again. The family of three did not walk along the main road of the fence, but along the Woods on the side of the road. When the music on the speakers in the distance was getting smaller and smaller until the sound could not be heard, they suddenly became afraid.

Weeds and Hu Yangshu are all around, and there are no footprints of people and cars, only birds chirping in the trees. Countless terrible thoughts came to my mind, and I was too scared to speak. My son also squeezed my hand in fear.

Almost shouted at brother yang: find my way back quickly!

Further on, there is a swamp. Maybe brother Yang was a little scared, but he pretended to be casual and joked, and then turned around. He couldn't find the way when he came, but he knew the general direction. When he met the wetland, he tried to step on it to test the depth, and then asked me and Wa to inspect his footprints. Only when there is a faint horn in my ear do I dare to gasp. Going forward again, I saw the figure in the distance, and the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

Walking on the gate road and looking at the wet swamp around me, fear made me sweat all over.

This is the most terrible situation since my trip.

Interpersonal adventure is the spark in everyone's heart in a foreign land. Whenever I think about it, I can feel the mood at that time.

The seven bridges are flooded, and mosquitoes will surround you when you walk on the road. I don't understand how women who wear suspenders to take pictures stand it.

We walked 1.2 km, maybe we walked 2.5km..

Finally, I got on the bus ferry and went to Badao Bridge, a desert land.

This is a paradise for children.

He has long forgotten the thrilling moment that just passed.

On the way back from Badao Bridge by car, I saw a beautiful sunset.

The most expensive thing about this trip to Ejina Banner is accommodation. The local resident population is 30,000, but there are 300,000 foreign tourists every day, so the service, catering and accommodation here are slightly unsatisfactory. It is said that local people will earn money by this season, and then they can stop work for a year.

The sixth day? Ejina Banner-Yinchuan 730 km by car 9 hours.

Another test of physical strength.

Chasing the sunrise and sunset all the way, I haven't entered the city yet after dark.

The scenery on the road is naturally beautiful.

The continuous desert is smooth, soft and smooth under the touch of the wind.

Lonely wild camels in the Gobi are foraging in the dotted green bushes.

Horses and sheep occasionally pass by the window.

A rotating wind turbine.

In the distance, a flock of geese slowly changed from herringbone to word, and the team struggled to fly south.

These scenes that can only be described in textbooks before, enjoy all the way.

At that time, it seemed that I was walking through a painting, and my mind suddenly became clear.

The environment makes life different, but the vitality is equally tenacious.

On the seventh day, it takes about 7 hours to drive 650 kilometers from Yinchuan to Xi 'an.

More than 3000 kilometers, a long journey, four wheels flying around, all kinds of physical discomfort, no mood to take pictures, just use your eyes to record the beautiful scenery along the way, and then look forward to the next trip.

? When the morning comes, life goes on.

? Far away, not too far!