Xinjiang

In fact, the whole trip to southern Xinjiang,

After leaving Kashgar, good scenery followed.

The beautiful scenery along the way made me believe that,

It should be one of the most beautiful self-driving highways in the world!

Look at the final strategy. Click here in Kashgar for 24 hours.

From Kashi Road at an altitude of 1.298 meters, it goes south, passes through mountains, rivers, forests, grasslands, lakes and snow-capped mountains, and finally reaches Tashkurgan County at an altitude of about 3,200 meters. The scenery along the way is quite shocking. It can be said that this is definitely one of the most beautiful self-driving routes in the world. (Practical travel tips are attached at the end of the article)

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Kashi-Tashkurgan county

Lao Zhang, who has been to Pamirs for eight times, urged us to get on the road as soon as possible. It takes about six hours to drive from Kashgar to Ta County, and we have to eat an old-fashioned hand-grabbed rice shop on the way. In addition, there will be many beautiful scenery on the way, and we have to reserve two or three hours to play.

After dawn in Xinjiang, 10, we set off in the morning glow.

An hour and a half later, we had lunch at the new Eirgil gourmet restaurant next to the 3 14 National Road in Shufu County. This restaurant is not famous, but it has the feelings of Lao Zhang. He said that every time he came to southern Xinjiang, he would eat a hand-grabbed meal here and then hit the road. He can still recall the joy of eating the food he personally selected for the first time.

The restaurant is full of locals. Two barbecues, a bowl of broth, a hand-grabbed rice and mint tea are enough. It is worth boasting that the hand-grabbed rice here is really delicious.

Xinjier gourmet

Address: Beside the 3 14 National Road in Shufu County Tel: 13999083848

When we get on the bus again, we start to climb all the way, and the mountains and rivers will appear in front of us. At first, we will meet Hongshan at the entrance of Oitag Glacier, because we can see Muztag Ata if we drive further, so we gave up Oitag Glacier with our friends and took some photos to continue our journey.

When breathing began to be a little short, a huge blue lake appeared in front of us White sand dunes and distant lakes form a very special landscape, which is the most iconic landscape of this trip, Baisha Lake.

The white sand dunes and the blue lake naturally blend together, making people want to take pictures here, but the cold wind on the lake quickly took away the heat of the body, and soon the various States of altitude sickness got on the upper body and soon returned to the car.

After the trip, I watched TV at home one day and found that a car brand advertisement actually used this place as a location.

When we arrived at Lake Karakuli, the sky cleared up, and the Mustagaatta in the distance gradually revealed its true colors, blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains and lakes. This configuration is the easiest for people, and the excitement of the journey comes directly.

Looking at Mustagaatta in front of me, I remembered that many years ago, when I first started playing outdoors, my friends said they would climb it. They talked repeatedly about the name of the mountain. At that time, it planted seeds in my heart and finally met after many years.

After leaving Lake Karakuli, I went straight to Tashkurgan County. After 9 hours, I finally arrived at the hotel in Tashi County before dark. But this hotel called "Hot Springs" has no hot springs, so I made a video for you as a reference for accommodation.

After settling down, I went to have dinner. During the eleventh period, the restaurant obviously did not have such a strong reception capacity. I had a beef hot pot with my friends, but few people ate beef, because the water in the plateau couldn't boil, and even my friends who hadn't stuffed their teeth were stuck with shredded pork.

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Visit Guli's house.

When he arrived in Ta County, Lao Zhang said that he would visit a local family, because only by integrating into the local life can he better experience the local customs.

Before being a guest, my friend repeatedly reminded me that Tajiks mainly live in Ta county, not Uighurs. I hope there's no confusion. Tashkurgan is the only birthplace of Tajik culture in China. It has been the most important gathering place for Tajiks since ancient times and is known as Tajiks living on the roof of the world.

When it comes to Tajik culture, many people will be at a loss. If I told you that the story of the movie "The Visitor on the Iceberg" happened here, and the theme song "Why are flowers so red" originated from the Tajik folk song "Gulibita", would you suddenly realize that it was here? The following is a comparison of two songs, for you to listen to.

Guli and Lao Zhang have been friends for many years. In the years after they met, Lao Zhang has been secretly subsidizing the studies of Guli's sister and brother. He said to visit Guli's house, and we readily agreed. Guli's mother learned of our arrival and prepared stewed mutton, cheese rolls and fruit. After obtaining our consent, Lao Zhang took out some public funds and gave them to Guli's mother after dinner, while Guli's mother secretly gave them to Guli, because Guli will set foot on the road to study in the mainland in a week.

A few days later, we left Ta County and returned to Kashgar, where Guli's younger brother and sister went to school. Lao Zhang bought two bags of vegetables and sent them to the school gate. Although he didn't see the children because of the epidemic, his heart has arrived.

I won't repeat it if I'm a guest at Guli's house. In short, we played here all day from morning till night and attended the wedding of the local people in the evening. See the short video below for details.

Do you have the same question as me: Why are girls in Xinjiang called Guli? Because Guli refers to the meaning of flowers and represents a kind of beauty, in fact, there are many suffixes in their names, such as Lena Guzha, Guli Hani, Guli Baha and so on. , each has a different meaning of beauty.

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Tahman Wetland-Mustag-Shudong

Most tourists only stay in Ta county for two days, which belongs to the type of getting on the bus to sleep and getting off the bus to take pictures. My friends and I arranged the itinerary loosely, because we slept until 10, 1 1 every day. After all, the sunset here didn't start until 8 pm.

Taheman Wetland is 30 kilometers away from Taxian County, and the driving distance is about 1 hour. Surrounded by mountains, it is the largest grassland base in Tashan County and one of the best places to enjoy Muztag Ata.

Tourists often take a photo on the observation deck and then leave. For us who have plenty of time, Sahuan is driving on the grassland, with Mustag as the background, and taking pictures from one angle is the most enjoyable. The rising friends even came to a plateau training to experience the feeling of running on the plateau.

I was tired of running, so I went to the tree hole to have afternoon tea while the sun was shining.

Tree cave landscape is a must-see for tourism in Ta County. In fact, there are many tree holes in Ta county, which are easy to find in the village and on the roadside.

Don't think about having afternoon tea in Ta County. These equipment (compulsory equipment) are all self-provided. Anyway, it's all self-driving Just arrange for your friends to get ready before you leave. After renting a good car in Kashgar, throw it in the trunk and take it away. Slow time in the sun is for those who are prepared.

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Panlong Ancient Road-Shuiku Afternoon Tea

There are many self-driving tourists taking photos on the Panlong Ancient Road, which I encountered the most during my tour in Taxian County, indicating that this place with hundreds of bends and just 30 kilometers suddenly rose from 3000 meters above sea level to 4200 meters, becoming a punching place for online celebrities.

This is not a tourist attraction, but it has become a tourist attraction.

On the way to Panlong Ancient Road, you will meet beautiful rivers, reservoirs, valleys and even Zoroastrianism sites. If you are not in a hurry, I think those places are worth exploring and you can stop and drive at any time. I especially recommend an unknown mountain depression, where the karst landform is very spectacular.

Today's afternoon tea, I chose to set up a tent next to the reservoir on my way home, and put on food, wine and fruit, which was another pleasant afternoon slow time.

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Hongqi lapu frontier defence station

This is an adventurous day. At present, tourists can't reach the Red Flag Lapp Border Guard Station. Because of the big environmental problems, there will be checkpoints for vehicles to turn back, and the road conditions are not good. It is especially not recommended to go.

On the way, our car had a flat tire, and it took a lot of time just to change the tire. Fortunately, with the enthusiastic help of local Tajik brothers, the tire was changed smoothly. Lao Zhang took out 50 yuan from his pocket as a thank you. This little brother refused to accept money anyway, and that kind of texture conquered us again.

Because of the time delay, I missed enjoying the Stone Town and Jincaotan.

Tashkurgan is one of the important locations for the film The Kite Runner. Let's share some screenshots of our travel photos.

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Tashkurgan-Kashi

End the journey and return to Kashgar.

Attention! Travel guide! ! !

1 Kashgar has a high tourist safety factor, so don't worry.

It is recommended to go to your local police station to apply for a border defense certificate in advance, and the name of the region, county and township you want to go to should be clearly marked on the certificate, otherwise you will not be able to pass the checkpoint. If you find that you have not applied for a border defense card when you arrive in Kashgar, you need to go to the Kashgar administrative service center and rest on weekends.

Tashkurgan belongs to the plateau, and there will be obvious altitude sickness. Winter clothes need to be prepared during the eleventh period. It's windy and cold in some places, so it's comfortable to bask in the sun.

There are no shopping places in Ta County. If you want to have a picnic, you need to shop in Kashgar in advance, and remember not to litter in the wild.

It's convenient to rent a car in Kashgar, but it's not easy to find a place to repair it in Taxian.

6 Try to choose stir-fry when dining in Ta County. Suggest finding a Sichuan restaurant.

How to visit local people? You can ask at the front desk of the hotel, and they will share with you who got married recently and how to attend the wedding. In short, Tajiks are very enthusiastic, so you can dance with them.

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