Impression of Sailimu Lake and Horgos Port

Sailimu Lake is located in the west of Yining City in the west of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Its lake is 2073 meters above sea level, about 30 kilometers long from east to west and 25 kilometers wide from north to south. It is the highest altitude and the largest oval alpine cold water lake in Xinjiang. It has always been famous for its magical and beautiful natural scenery.

After breakfast, take a bus along Kuisai Expressway to Yining City, and just visit Sailimu Lake on the way. The tour guide on the bus didn't introduce Sailimu Lake too much, and always said that it would be introduced in detail when it was around the lake. Unfortunately, the plan of traveling around the lake fell through, because the teachers and tour guides of Dalian No.20 Middle School who participated in our group held their own opinions on traveling around the lake. Although we lost the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic view of the car, we had two hours to enjoy its charm from a distance, which is what we call a blessing in disguise.

The car stopped at the south gate of Sailimu Lake, and my eyes crossed the grass and stayed on that piece of blue, which was so pure and clear, like a bright sapphire embedded between green grass and blue sky. Walking into the vast grassland by the lake, the grass is lush, the cattle and sheep are like clouds, the pastoral songs are melodious and the yurts are picturesque. Looking around, I saw towering mountains, lush grass, open lake, green and clear, and broad vision. You will be suddenly enlightened, and you will suddenly want to sing and fly. This sudden freedom comes so thoroughly that it seems beyond your capacity.

Strolling on the small embankment made of pebbles between lakes, one side is rough as the vast sea, and the other side is green and elegant as a mirror, facing the "sea". From near to far, the water color gradually blooms from milky white, beige, light green, blue and ultramarine, and the rich colors cast a mysterious veil on the beautiful Husai Lake. It seems that nothing is impossible here! In this way, quietly let the plateau wind blow, with the chill of the snow-capped mountains, the warmth of the sea and the wanton expanse of the blue sky, you suddenly stand as a part of it, and the earth is completely dissolved here. The world doesn't need words or even thinking. You are the happiest person in fairy tales.

Of course, the real joy still belongs to the herdsmen by the lake. Every July, Mazhuang, Yang Fei, the annual Nadam Convention, will focus the joy of Bortala grassland on this lake. At that time, vehicles carried a bumper harvest, horses carried strength, eagles carried courage, and pastoral songs carried love to the lake. "Children can ride horses and walk, and women can draw bows." When the famous horse racing, wrestling and archery competitions started, the grasslands tilted, the mountains shook and the lake boiled. Singing and Ma Si mixed together, smiling faces and Xia Hong reflected together, waves and flowers bloomed together, and the whole grassland was intoxicated with joy. (When the tour guide was talking about the "Pursuit of Love" Nadam Conference, a weak young man with a good voice was teased in good faith: You just wrestled on horseback! )

Two hours later, we reluctantly left this beautiful and magical place and went to Horgos Port, the Sino-Kazakhstan trade border port. On the 9 km border, there are 9 boundary pillars in China, of which "No.324" is a river boundary pillar with two columns, 1 is in China, No.2 is in Kazakhstan, and the two boundary pillars are opposite. It is also the end of the national highway "3 12" and the starting point of the Eurasian continental bridge, with Lianyungang to Amsterdam 10800 km. After all, it is the border of the motherland, and the inspection is very strict all the way. The ID cards are all drilled out of the pockets. When we came to the Sino-Kazakhstan border, everyone grabbed the favorable position of the landmark building to take photos to commemorate it, and then returned.

Arrived in Yining City, the capital of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in the dark. Before getting off the bus, the tour guide talked vaguely about the bad security here. I dare not expect anything. I just indulged in mutton in the night market in front of the hotel, and my stomach was greatly tested. I stayed in the room of Harmony Hotel 1 108. I was crawling with pests and couldn't sleep. (20 1 1-8-2 1 day trip)

Attachment: [Sailimu Lake, which has many names: it is called the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean, because it is the last place where the warm and humid air of the Atlantic Ocean cares; The ancient book of Sailimu Lake is also called Tianchi Lake. The locals call Sailimu Lake Santai Haizi, which was named after the establishment of Etubo Mujun Terrace (i.e. Santai) on the east bank of the lake in Qing Dynasty. Sailimu Lake was called "the clean sea of the west" in ancient times, and it was called "Sailimu Nur" in Mongolian, which means "Lake on the Ridge", and "Sailimu" in Turkish means "peace". Sailimu Lake is Kazakh, which means wish. Because it is said that Sailimu Lake is composed of the tears of a pair of young lovers who died for love, it is also called Tianchi, such as the sea. ]