When is Eid al-Adha? Recommended tourist attractions for Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha is coming. Maybe you are not familiar with this festival, but for Xinjiang, this is an important festival and there are festivals! Today we will learn about this holiday and where you can travel!

: Sunday, August 11, 2010 - Eid al-Adha in 2010, with a three-day holiday starting from Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th. The market will be closed as normal on August 10 (Saturday).

When is the Eid al-Adha festival + how many days will it be celebrated?

Recommended tourist attractions for the Eid al-Adha festival

Recently, the Douku Highway has become one of the roads of "online celebrities". It is open to traffic only five months a year, and is closed the rest of the time, usually from June to October. Once it is opened to traffic, it will become a paradise along the way, and countless experienced drivers regard it as a holy land for self-driving.

A winding mountain road with nine twists and turns runs through the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, crossing the iceberg to reach Sakamoto; it has both the tough and majestic side, and the gentle side of the green mountains and clear waters. You can see all seasons in one day. The entire road connects the essence of the beautiful scenery of northern and southern Xinjiang!

This road is a dangerous road over mountains and ridges. Climb over four Daban Mountains that are covered with snow all year round, and cross nearly 10 major rivers in the Tianshan Mountains. One-third of the road along the way is covered by cliffs, and one-fifth of the road is covered by alpine frozen soil.

The beauty of Duku Highway lies not only in its road, but also in its different scenery for five miles and different weather for ten miles. The mountains on the way have one-third cliffs and one-fifth frozen soil. After climbing over a mountain, you can go from glacier to sea of ??fire. It is called the most beautiful and dangerous road in China.

July and August every year are a good time to drive on the Duku Highway, with less snow and beautiful scenery along the way. Only those who actually pass by can feel the abuse of Duku Highway! Why is this road so beautiful?

Duku Highway: refers to the section of National Highway 217 from Dushanzi in North Xinjiang to Kuqa in South Xinjiang, with a total length of 562.25 kilometers.

Routes: Kuqa, Hejing, Xinyuan, Nilek, Wusu, etc.

Peak traffic season: Road closures from mid-June to October every year. The specific opening hours depend on the weather conditions of the year.

Duku Highway

Zhaoyi Highway is a seasonal highway. It is a shortcut from Yining to Zhaosu and is also a section of the "Gong Road" of the ancient Silk Road. It is known as one of the steepest and most scenic roads in Xinjiang.

The Yizhao Highway passes through the Tianshan Mountains, with steep curves and astonishing mileage. It's like walking on thin ice, but there's stunning beauty hidden along the way.

Here is the beautiful Tuohulasu Prairie, with the white peaks of Wusun Mountain on the left and the Zhaosu Racecourse, the hometown of the last Pegasus in China. On the left are rapeseed flowers and on the right are the purple flowers of the Zhaosu Flower Sea. Suhua, and the Saudi Trail, a paradise for hikers.

The scenery along the way is varied and diverse, and it can always give you different surprises inadvertently.

Zhaoyi Highway: This is a section of the "Gong Road" of the ancient Silk Road, with a total length of more than 100 kilometers, starting from Yining and ending at Zhaosu.

Counties and cities: Yining, Qapqal, Zhaosu.

Peak traffic season: Zhaoyi Highway is open to traffic only three months a year and was opened to traffic on May 20, 2016.

Yizhao Highway

The Tarim Desert Highway is the Taklimakan Desert Highway. The Taklimakan Desert is the second largest mobile desert in the world after sub-Saharan Africa and is known as the terrifying "Sea of ??Death."

This is the longest road in the world built in a moving desert. The total length is 522 kilometers, of which 446 kilometers pass through the flowing desert.

Cross the "Dead Sea" Taklimakan Desert and make the Dead Sea a thoroughfare. It turns the desert into an oasis. This is a path of hope.

The desert does not stretch straight into the distance as I imagined, but like a long black dragon swimming in the vast sea of ??sand, winding along the lowlands between the dunes.

Driving in the vast desert, the sand dunes and sea outside the window flew back like lightning. Driving in the desert, there are no cities or other people, and I like to blend in with nature. At this moment, my thoughts are empty, my mood is comfortable, and my soul is flying to the sky~

The thousand-year-old Populus euphratica forest in the Luyu desert is in awe of life at this moment. Travel through the vast desert and feel the harshness of the desert and the wonder of the unique scenery.

The Taklimakan Desert Highway includes:

1. Luntai Minfeng Desert Highway (completed in 1995)

2. Alar Hotan Desert Highway (completed

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Attractions: Taklimakan Desert, Tarim River Basin, Tarim River Bridge, Populus euphratica forest, tamarisk

Tarimu Desert Highway

Hehu Highway has always been called “God’s Back Garden. ". Although it is only 49 kilometers, it tempts everyone!

The Harmony Highway blends into the surrounding forest scenery, just like nature gave us this road, the winding mountain road winds up .

There is a road in the middle of the scenery, and there is scenery on the roadside. The road is like a black river flowing in the mountains, and the cars are like floating cruise ships carrying people in the scenery.

There are people along the road. The landscape naturally forms four types of landscapes: wooden villages, grassland pastures, riverside canyons, and primeval forests. The beautiful scenery of the highway is integrated. You can also pass by the most beautiful scenery on the way to Hehe.

Specific route: The Hemu Scenic Area Highway starts from Tirshahan in Kanas Scenic Area, connects to S232 (Kanas-Burqin Tourist Highway), and ends in the center of Hemu Village, with a total length of about 49 kilometers.

Attractions: Hemu Village, Kanas Lake, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, Shenxian Bay.

Hemu Highway

This road, said to be paved with life, is located between the Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains and has been frozen for thousands of years.

The Pamir Plateau, the "roof of the world" with thousands of miles of frozen soil, spans this thousands of miles of road. It is the highest road in the world, the most beautiful road in the world, and one of the ten steepest roads in the world.

Along the way, there are either thousands of icy peaks and snowy ridges, or mountain canyons with sheer cliffs. During this time, you can enjoy the stunning views of the snowy plateau.

It is also a beautiful cross-border highway, 1/3 in China and 2/3 in Pakistan. Half desolate and half vibrant, this road runs through three world-class mountains: the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and the Himalayas.

Along the way, there are barren lands with no grass growing, as well as lush grasslands. There are both barren deserts and small villages surrounded by flowers; there are plateau peaks soaring into the sky, as well as deep valleys with rippling blue waves.

On the road through the Karakoram Mountains, the magnificent scenery stretches as far as the eye can see. It’s overwhelming, and countless in-depth travelers are addicted to it!

Dense green vegetation forms a "seamless connection" with the roadside of the highway. The road is in it, perfectly integrated. "No makeup is natural; when you sit in a car, the car is in the middle of the scenery." This is the sentiment of almost every friend who has walked this self-driving route!

Specific route: The Karakoram Highway starts from Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, in the north, and ends at Thakot, a city in northern Pakistan, in the south. The total length of highways is 1,032 kilometers, of which 416 kilometers are within China.

China: Kashgar - Oytak Red Mountain Gezi Checkpoint, Baisha Lake, Karakul Lake, Subash Dashakou Tahe Gate, Tashkorgan Dabdar, Kungjerab Guo Gate.

Opening hours: It can only be open from May to the end of November every year, and is basically closed at other times.

Attractions: Kashgar Grand Bazaar, Muztagh Atta, White Sand Lake, Mingsha Mountain, Shicheng, Alar Golden Grass Beach

Karakoram Highway

Saiguo Expressway, national highway G30 Sailimu Lake-Guozigou section. Guozigou is known as "the first scenic spot in Ili". The north entrance is the famous Sailimu Lake, so this highway is also called the "Landscape Avenue" ".

The Guozigou Bridge is 200 meters away from the valley bottom, equivalent to a 60-story skyscraper. It is the "No. 1 High Bridge" in Xinjiang and can be said to be very thrilling. Driving on the Guozigou Bridge is like crossing the beautiful meadow mountains in the air, and you can see the beautiful scenery of Guozigou.

Guosai Expressway is the most colorful expressway in Xinjiang! All the way to the ancient painting grassland near the sea. Xinjiang has the most colorful highway in China. It is not only a highway, but also a scenic corridor.

Under the majestic Tianshan Mountains, deep in Guozigou, Saiguo Expressway lies like a giant steel dragon. Seen from a distance, among the mountains, reinforced concrete pillars rise from the ground like bamboo after rain, as majestic as the pillars of the Athens Temple.

Specific route: Saiguo Expressway from Sailimu Lake to Guozigou exit section, with a total length of 56.2 kilometers.

Attractions: Guozigou Bridge, Sailimu Lake, Songtou, Guozigou

Saiguo Expressway

Provincial Highway 101 starts in Urumqi and ends in Ku Ersal, although it is more than an hour's drive from Urumqi. Very deserted, but very colorful and unforgettable! It was a national defense road that had been abandoned for more than half a century. It is also a geographical corridor with wonderful scenery and a colorful photography road.

It is both fascinating and intimidating. The scenery here is breathtaking, with colorful Yadan, boundless desert, steep Gobi, mysterious rock paintings, snow-capped mountains, and verdant slopes

The scenery step by step is called the "Tianshan Geographic Corridor" , but anyone who has walked this road will never forget it.

But at the same time, the steep terrain of the mountains and canyons and the bumpy roads in disrepair force experienced drivers to hesitate before starting. If you love adventure and challenge, take a trip before this road was built as a tourist road.

Specific route: Xinjiang Provincial Highway 101 starts from the Urumqi Xishan Farm intersection in the east and ends at Kulsal on the Duku Highway in the west, with a total length of 309 kilometers.

The best photography season: from the end of May to June, it is best to arrange a three-day trip.

Attractions: Xishan Farm, Colorful Mountain Canyon, Konjia Shimenzi Rock Paintings, Kazakh Grassland, Ziniquan Town, Lujiao Bay Summer Resort, Anjihai Valley.

If everyone can To enjoy this holiday, go to these places to see the scenery and enjoy your holiday!