Where is the best apricot blossom in Xinjiang+flowering period+transportation?

Xinjiang is more beautiful in March. Spring brings different colors and rich beauty here. When all kinds of flowers bloom here in turn, we know that it must be beautiful here. So, today, let's learn about the apricot blossom viewing strategy in Xinjiang!

The figure of the poet Pamir's apricot blossom "Ask where the restaurant is, and the shepherd boy refers to the apricot blossom village" has actually caused a dispute over the ownership of the apricot blossom village in many places today. But the most deserving is the apricot blossom in Pamirs. Pamirs is famous for its cold, bleak and desolate scenery. However, spring in Xinjiang begins here.

At the end of March every year, those long-lost century-old apricot trees are full of pink apricot flowers, and the nearly 300-kilometer-long Tashkurgan Valley has become a spectacular apricot corridor.

You have to take an off-road vehicle to go to Xinghuagou, because the road conditions here are very poor, which is even more difficult than the washboard road on Mount Everest.

From Kashgar all the way south, the first stop on the plateau is Baisha Lake in Bulunkou, where you can witness the coexistence of desert and blue lagoon. Moving on, we arrived at the sacred lake on the plateau-Lake Karakuli. The ice on the shore of the lake is crystal clear in the sun, and the lake reflects the famous "father of icebergs" Mustag Atta in the distance.

In the evening, enjoy the sunset in Mustagaatta on the observation deck of Tahman Wetland. If you go to Xinghua Village, you must stay in Ta County for one night and have a yak hot pot. When you enter Xinghua Village, you will never eat big fish and meat again.

Optimum flowering period

The flowering period of apricot flowers in Pamirs is generally from late March to early April. There will be some differences in flowering time in different villages at different altitudes. It is suggested to adjust the itinerary flexibly according to the flowering situation. The flowering period of apricot flowers is short, usually lasting about a week, but the climate in Pamirs is relatively stable, and there are few big temperature changes! If time permits, it is suggested to go to Kashgar from the end of March and enter the Pamirs according to the situation of flowers.

Traffic guide

At present, I can only fly to Kashgar and package off-road vehicles in Kashgar. Attention, it must be an SUV! Because the road conditions in Xinghua Village are very poor, even worse than washboard road, after going to Ta County, we went deep into Xinghua Village. It is not recommended to take a local pickup truck. Sitting is uncomfortable and you can't move freely.

There are many kinds of wild fruit tree varieties with ancient origins on the Tianshan Mountains on both sides of the Ili Valley with Tulgen apricot flowers. In April, when the weather gets warmer, wild apricot flowers are the first to perceive the change of temperature, and can't wait to bloom branches, which opens the prelude to apricot flower appreciation. new

Xinghuagou in Turgen Township, Yuan Xian County is the most shocking in Ili Valley. Apricot blossoms, like a raging tide, climb the hillside and go deep into the valley. The new green of grassland is matched with the pink of apricot blossom, and then adorned with herdsmen's yurts and leisurely cattle and sheep, which perfectly presents the charm of spring.

Turgen apricot is the original wild apricot forest left over from the Middle Ages, covering an area of more than 30,000 mu, and it is the largest and most concentrated distribution area of wild apricot forest in Xinjiang. So every April, beautiful flowers are everywhere, attracting a large number of photographers as scheduled.

Optimum flowering period

Every apricot blossom season, the local tourism bureau will hold an apricot blossom festival. Judging from previous years, the peak of apricot blossom is around April 10. However, due to the different temperatures every year, the flowering period will also move slightly, which can be advanced to the end of March and the beginning of April at the earliest.

But the flowering period of apricot flowers is very short, only seven days from opening to withering, so it takes some luck to enjoy the most beautiful flowering period. Of course, there are also many photographers who go to Xinjiang from the beginning of April every year and wait until the flowering period comes.

Traffic guide

Tulgen apricot flower is located in Tulgen Township, xinyuan county, Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, 2 kilometers north of National Highway 2 18, 205 kilometers away from Yining City, 32 kilometers away from Xinyuan County and 2 kilometers away from Tulgen Township.

There are generally three roads to Xinghuagou.

1. Report to the local tour groups gathered in Urumqi or Yining and take the long-distance bus;

If you want to be more flexible, you can hire a car or drive by yourself.

3. If you want to eat and live well and go to the most essential scenic spots, it is recommended to report to the local tour group.

If you want to see apricot flowers here in Xinjiang, please keep this information! I wish you all a pleasant journey!