Aftertaste ~ swim to Ejina banner

It was Populus euphratica Festival again, and I remembered this day of a certain year. I bit my teeth and stamped my foot and swam to Ejina Banner. The cause of the epidemic, I haven't been out for more than two years, so I can only look at my previous travel notes to satisfy my hunger.

In fact, the main purpose of going to Xinjiang before was to see Populus euphratica. As a result, first, I didn't see a large area of Populus euphratica, and second, Populus euphratica hasn't changed color yet. Although I saw a beautiful birch forest and felt the beautiful scenery that Kanas made me scream, it was a pity to go to Xinjiang to see Populus euphratica. I always wonder when I must go to see the most beautiful discolored Populus euphratica forest. ...

It was the last two or three days of the National Day holiday, but I didn't set my itinerary until the end of the holiday. The biggest reason is traffic. I don't know how to get there. Even on Baidu, no useful traffic route was found. But found out the contact information of many family hotels in Ejina Banner. Through various channels of consultation, map consultation and enthusiastic netizens' replies, I finally figured out how to get from Chengdu to Ejina.

I have three choices. First, fly from Chengdu to Hohhot, and then take the train to Ejina, which is the farthest route. The second way is to fly to Yinchuan and then take a bus to Ejina. This route is also very annoying, because there are 70 or 60 kilometers of cars from Yinchuan to Ejina, and it makes me dizzy to think about it. Third, take a train from Chengdu to Jiuquan, and then take a bus to Ejina. The bus from Jiuquan to Ejina is more than 400 kilometers, but there is basically no detour. This is the shortest route, but the train didn't arrive at Jiuquan station until after 3 o'clock in the middle of the night. This arrival time is too challenging.

I feel that all the routes are not easy. In the analysis and entanglement of all the routes, the time soon came to 10. If we don't decide, we may not see them, because watching Populus euphratica is the same as watching red leaves. When the color has not changed, we can only maintain it for a short time. A strong wind can make the leaves fall off. Imagine Ejina Banner intoxicating. In fact, as long as I decide, these hours are not a challenge for me. It is a big deal to stay at the station until dawn. ...

This trip is very interesting. Only a few people got off at Jiuquan station. Except me, the other two decided to stay at the station until dawn. One of the rooms is fully equipped with luggage, tents, damp-proof mats and tripods. It can be said that he is armed to the teeth. I went to Ejina Banner as soon as I saw it. hahaha. In a few words, it was a professional photography teacher who made a special trip to Ejina Banner to shoot Populus euphratica, which was different from me. Because the destination is the same, we decided to go to Ejina together, so I helped the photography teacher look after the luggage and he went to find out about the bus. ...

There are two buses from Jiuquan to Ejina Banner every day, which is Populus euphratica Festival. The station will add buses according to the situation. Actually, we are in the front row, but we can only buy extra buses. ...

The geographical location of Jiuquan is very important, so is our trip. Whether from Chengdu to Ejina or from Ejina back to Chengdu, it is a stopover. There are many legends in Jiuquan. The most famous one is that Huo Qubing threw wine into the lake. However, this Jiuquan Drum Tower, which is more than 1,630 years ago, is also famous. On the east and west sides of the Drum Tower, there are plaques of "Sound Shock and Hua Yi" and "Powerful and Powerful" respectively. There are four doorways in the southeast and northwest, with Hua Yue in the east, Yiwu in the west, Qilian in the south and Tongbei Desert in the north, which shows the important geographical position of Jiuquan. According to textual research, Yiwu refers to today's Hami, and the northern desert refers to Badain Jaran Desert. Hehe, it is said that these sixteen words were written by Xuanzang when he went to Jiuquan to learn from the scriptures.

Jiuquan is still more than 400 kilometers away from Ejina, with a speed limit of 70 kilometers. We will pass the satellite launch center on the way. The road section is marked with a military administrative zone, and photography is prohibited. The scenery along the way is basically Gobi. Of course, the launch tower is also clearly visible. On better roads, the driver's master will stop and let tourists overlook our launch tower on the roadside ... It is said that foreigners can only leave Yinchuan if they want to go to Ejina Banner. You can't enter here ... on the way through the military administrative zone, I also encountered a sandstorm that I have never seen before. At the worst time, the visibility was almost zero through the windshield, and many passengers in the car made worried voices, but the driver was very calm. ...

Ejina Banner has a population of about 6.5438+0.6 million, which is a relatively closed place. Except for the annual Populus euphratica Festival, there are few tourists at other times of the year. According to statistics, the total number of beds in hotels and restaurants in Ejina Banner does not exceed 4,000 (it is unclear now), but the number of tourists received during the Populus euphratica Festival basically exceeds 6,543.8+0.8 million, which shows that staying in Ejina Banner is a very troublesome problem.

During the Populus euphratica Festival, some local people vacate their spare rooms. A bed in 200 yuan costs 65,438 yuan+0,000 yuan. During the National Day, some family hotels have to pay 3 yuan or 400 yuan to book beds. Of course, after the National Day holiday, the price will drop like a slide.

Before going out, I booked a family hotel through qq. The landlord's family is excellent, and a three-bedroom apartment is all inclusive. It's really a good deal (the spring bed in menstruation's living room is also 200 yuan a day during the National Day). The landlord aunt said that this was their newly renovated house, and showed me all the rooms one by one, saying that I could live in any room I wanted, or change to three rooms. They live in an old house somewhere else anyway. This is the living room of the landlord's aunt's house. Sofa, TV and water dispenser are all newly bought. It feels very good. It's totally different from staying in a hotel. The smell of home is very strong. I like it very much. ...

Because I get along well with my landlord and aunt, my aunt will ride a tricycle every day to take me around and take pictures of me everywhere. Finally, the house price was set at 100 a day, and the extra money was returned to me anyway, which made me feel at a loss. On the day I left, menstruation made a special trip to the station, got on the long-distance bus, found me, and forced me to eat a cantaloupe on the way (a little tearful, a little missing menstruation, I can only wish menstruation good health and happiness). ...

Ejina Banner is surrounded by a large area of Populus euphratica forest. The best place to watch Populus euphratica is between Bridge 1 and Bridge 8. Every bridge is surrounded by Populus euphratica, but the fifth, sixth and seventh bridges are not open to tourists at present. The room booked by the photography teacher is three minutes away from me at most, and our family hotel is only 20 minutes away from a bridge, which is very convenient.

Because the day we arrived at Ejina Banner, the wind was very strong and it blew all day. On the way, we are always worried that such a wind will blow off all the leaves of Populus euphratica. So when the accommodation was settled, although it was already 5 o'clock, we couldn't wait to walk towards a bridge and decided to explore the road first and see the situation before arranging the route. ...

Sure enough, this wind turned many golden poplars into such dead branches. The photographer was filled with regret that the camera was not taken out of his bag. But I still took a lot of photos with great interest. I've been saying: beautiful, beautiful, at least take a few pictures first, and then settle down ... hahaha, in fact, I'm worried that if the wind blows all night, it will be a waste of effort to get up tomorrow morning. Fortunately, the next day, the wind stopped …

The Populus euphratica forest in Ejina Banner is famous because it is the only original Populus euphratica forest reserve in the world and the largest Populus euphratica forest reserve in the world. The forest area is 380,000 mu, and the whole forest area is desolate and spectacular. According to the local people, destroying even a small Populus euphratica will be sentenced to five years in prison. Populus euphratica on a bridge is not completely blown off by the wind, but the leaves of Populus euphratica blown off the ground add more romance to this picture.

After crossing a bridge, even if you don't enter the scenic spot, it will be full of Populus euphratica. The farther you go, the more beautiful Populus euphratica is ... This is just Populus euphratica on the roadside of Erdaoqiao. ...

I didn't do enough homework because I hastily decided to watch Populus euphratica's itinerary, so that when I arrived in Ejina Banner, I kept asking others about the scenic spots, including the owner of Lamian Noodles store, the landlord of family hotel, taxi driver and other tourists, and the answers were basically the same. Erdaoqiao has the most beautiful scenery, because there is a water town there.

Because of the unique beauty of Erdaoqiao, many photographers have a special liking for it. Well-equipped enthusiasts will not miss the sunrise and sunset. This picture is just a very small miniature. In fact, before sunrise, all kinds of long guns and short guns have been set up in various favorable positions of Erdaoqiao. Everyone plays SLR, I am a fool, hahaha, but it doesn't affect my interest in shooting at all.

Erdaoqiao scenic spot is actually not big, and there are some boards along the way. You will find good Populus euphratica along the way.

Of course, if it weren't for the previous wind, I believe this picture is not so desolate. Fortunately, for those who love nature, desolation is also a kind of beauty. ...

In the past, after arriving at the scenic spot, I usually got up at seven or eight in the morning, freshened up, had breakfast, set off at half past eight or nine in the morning, then played in the scenic spot, took photos, finished my one-day trip at about four or five, and went back to the hotel to rest, and then set off at nine the next morning, and kept playing like this. This time, I met a professional photography teacher and arrived at the place where you want to shoot the sunrise. When the sun rises, I took some photos, about 10, 1 1 and went back to rest. Then I went out at 5 pm, arrived at the place where you want to shoot the sunset and watched the sunset.

This kind of play is very new to me, and it also allows me to enjoy many beautiful scenery that ordinary tourists can't enjoy. For example, the color of Populus euphratica before sunset is really much better than usual.

After crossing the 567 bridge, it is the desert of Badao Bridge. According to local people, many locations of Zhang Yimou's Hero were shot here, and the floating leaves of Populus euphratica were brought by the crew, which is a typical fraud. hahaha ...

However, the sunrise here is also favored by photographers. Everyone occupied all the highlands in the desert for a long time, prepared their equipment and waited for the sun in the cold wind of the desert. This color in the photo was taken when the sun came out, but the sun hasn't come out yet. ...

When the sun came out, most people were dissatisfied with the sun, saying that it was too bright and there was no cloud, but the desert was illuminated by the sun and the color was very good.

The main scenic spots in the north are Juyanhai and Shendashu. On the way, the better Populus euphratica forest is in Hongqi Brigade. Of course, this line is also determined according to the time of shooting the sunrise. Some tourists left at half past six and missed it, which made us very nervous. We set the departure time at 5: 20, so it's hard enough to get up after 4: 00 in the morning.

Because Juyanhai has water and reeds, compared with Erdaoqiao, it is the photographer's favorite, so there are many people waiting for the sunrise here.

Juyanhai is an important passage through Badain Jaran Desert and Great Gobi to Mobei. It is said to be a must-see for military strategists. Military strategists are too complicated, but it is indeed a must-see place for photographers now.

When the sun shines, the color is so gorgeous that even if the photos taken by my camera are random, I feel extremely beautiful ... The sun continues to rise and all kinds of waterfowl fly back and forth among the reeds. At this time, you will feel the silence around you, only the rosy clouds in your eyes, only the clicks of photographers one after another in your ears, and there is no other noise. This scene made me respect professional photographers for the first time.

By the time the sun rose completely, most photographers had already retreated, and I was still filming. I don't have professional photography knowledge, but I have professional photography spirit, hahaha, especially when I meet my favorite reed. ...

According to the boss who contracted Juyanhai, it costs 400 million yuan to buy water from neighboring provinces every year, so that Juyanhai has enough water. Where there is water, there is life; where there is water, there is spirituality. The reeds in the water killed many memories in my camera card.

On the way to Juyanhai, there are two very important scenic spots, one is the Great God Tree, and the other is Populus euphratica of the Red Flag Brigade. On the roadside, there is no charge, hahaha, but I doubt it. In the future, the local government will strive to build a fence to increase economic income. ...

This is a branch of a sacred tree, and you can only visit it for a fee. It is said that this tree is the largest, thickest and oldest tree in Hu Yangshu, China. According to legend, it is the only one left after the earthen house set fire to the forest more than 300 years ago. This Hu Yangshu is really big, just a twig, almost as big as ordinary Populus euphratica. The strangest thing is that this Populus euphratica, like the big banyan tree I saw in Guilin, has many trunks to support itself. Of course, in contrast, the big banyan trees in Guilin are better protected, flourishing and beautiful.

Before taking the northern route, some tourists said that there was a piece of Populus euphratica here, which was beautiful, even better than the Populus euphratica in Erdaoqiao. They are right. This is Populus euphratica from Red Flag Brigade.

Like Erdaoqiao, Populus euphratica here is also set off by water. This Populus euphratica not only has the style of two bridges, but also combines the characteristics of a bridge.

So many tourists who go to Juyanhai have to park their cars on the side of the road and find some good shots to shoot here.

We didn't find this local old man by accident ... maybe the firewood on his back was too heavy. Let's rest here.

I feel that Populus euphratica of Red Flag Brigade is just a beautiful scenery, and suddenly I feel that the master is not so powerful, hahaha. ...

The main scenic spots in the south are strange forest, black city and red city. Black City is the most complete and largest existing ancient city site on the ancient Silk Road, which was built during the Xixia regime in the 9th century.

From a distance, you can see the Islamic tower top of this ancient city site ... It is said that there are still a lot of precious documents of Xixia and Yuan Dynasty buried here. ……

Unfortunately, no matter how brilliant the city used to be, now it is almost swallowed up by the desert ... this is the outer wall of Black City. ...

Red City is not far from Black City. I don't know why it's called this name. The strangest thing is that it's only this big. The driver said that many archaeologists are very interested in this site, mainly because the earth and bricks used for building are exquisite. Although I am from the construction industry, I don't know anything about archaeology, so I can only watch it by myself.

The strange forest is another attraction that can't be missed. It is located in a vast area, full of dead Populus euphratica bodies, showing an ancient primitive style. Due to the unique anti-corrosion characteristics of Populus euphratica and the lack of water in the desert, a large number of dead Populus euphratica trunks are still upright or lying on the Gobi Desert, forming a strange and sad landscape.

Sunset in strange forests will also attract many people. Everyone stopped to watch the gorgeous sunset glow, marveling at the beauty in their mouths, constantly changing the posture of taking pictures, hoping to record the bright dead branches and rosy clouds of Populus euphratica in their own way.

I am no exception. There are many kinds of dead branches in the strange forest. If you find a good shape and add some creativity, the photos you take will have a professional feeling. Of course, it would be more interesting to add a meaningful name to such a photo.

After watching Populus euphratica return to Chengdu, we have to go through Jiuquan, but at this time, the cotton harvest in Xinjiang is almost the same, and many migrant workers will return to the mainland, so I dare not plan to return to Chengdu directly from Jiuquan, for fear that I can't even buy a station ticket. The return route is from Ejina Banner to Jiuquan, Jiuquan to Jiayuguan, Jiayuguan to Lanzhou, and finally Lanzhou to Chengdu. Ha ha ha, a circle is enough, but returning to Chengdu from Lanzhou should be the safest route.

Jiayuguan, as a cultural landscape, has stories everywhere. Last time we went to Jiayuguan, we were a small group. Besides me, there are two Chinese Americans. I feel that the tour guide's story is still very detailed. I didn't ask for a tour guide this time, because for me, the story of Jiayuguan is still those stories, and it won't change, for the photography teacher. His interest is the sunset in Jiayuguan.

This photo of the sunset makes me feel that it is worthwhile to revisit Jiayuguan.

I didn't stay in Lanzhou for long on the return trip. I don't know much about Lanzhou I want to see the sculpture of the Yellow River mother and the Islamic mosque. As a result, the mosque was full of twists and turns, and it was not smooth. The biggest trouble is that we can't get a taxi.

The female sculpture is very convenient, but for me, I am more interested in this leisurely Yellow River water duck than the first bridge of the Yellow River and the female sculpture. ...

Starting from 10 and returning home from 18, I spent a lot of time on the road. Because there is no airport in Ejina, it is very inconvenient to take the train and it is bumpy all the way. Fortunately, I feel unusual beauty, so it is worthwhile to feel tired.

The local residents in Ejina don't understand why people are interested in this Populus euphratica tree. They said they read it every day, but they didn't think it was good. Ha ha ha, this is a typical aesthetic fatigue. During those days in Ejina, I will also say things like "this Populus euphratica is not so good", "this Populus euphratica is not so good" and "this water is not good", so I can't go too far. ...

I was a little tired when I was in Ejina, but when I got home, I compared the photos taken by other photographers at the best time of Populus euphratica on National Day, which made me full of new expectations for Ejina. ...