What about Hami, a city known as the hometown of songs and dances, the hometown of melons and fruits, the throat of the western regions and the gateway to Xinjiang?

Living in the city, we seem to be locked in a box with complete functions but no view. After a long time, I am also tired. I want to find a vast grassland and look up at the sky. Xinjiang is our destination this time, where there are vast grasslands, continuous mountains and rivers, fragrant melons and fruits, and hospitable people.

In this trip to Xinjiang, where did my wife and I choose the first stop? Hami. Historians have speculated that Xuanzang's first stop to the Western Regions was Hami City, and Fan Lihua's expedition to the Western Regions was also here. Under the rotation of the wheel of history, what is the scene of this small border town now? Please join us in starting this self-driving tour in the western regions.

DAY1: Chengdu? Hami

It took about two and a half hours to fly from Chengdu. When I went there, it was June, and it was already past eight o'clock in the evening when I got off the plane. However, the big sun in Xinjiang still hung brightly in the sky, with no intention of setting.

the restaurant recommends

the first stop is the restaurant that punches in Hami TOP1? Chalbagh gourmet restaurant?

Per capita: 74 yuan

Recommended dishes: mutton kebabs, saute spicy chicken, pilaf, noodles, shelf meat, yogurt and milk tea

There is a joke on the Internet that how to tell who is a local and who is a foreigner in a restaurant in Xinjiang depends on how many vegetarian dishes are on the table. People in Xinjiang eat sheep by the head, and buy sheep by the head.

Accommodation: There are dozens to hundreds of hotels in Hami. Generally speaking, hotels around 3-6 are Samsung standard.

Accommodation recommendation

1. Hami Sunshine International Hotel

Price: 3-7 yuan, rich breakfast

2. Hami Rubik's Cube Hotel

Price: 3-15, clean room

3. Hami Jiageda Hotel

Price: 3-17.

2. During the epidemic, please call the travel agency or relevant local departments to find out the relevant policies before traveling, so as not to delay the trip.

3. The speed limit is everywhere in Xinjiang, and the speed limit in downtown Hami is mostly 4. Friends who drive by car should drive carefully.