A summary of the route of Xiate ancient road

Saudi Arabia, called Sandy Land Amantai in Qing Dynasty, is located at the foot of Hantengli Mountain in the southwest of Zhaosu, which is the traffic hub from Yili to Aksu.

The Xiate Ancient Road starts from Xiate Ranch in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in the north and ends in Shuchengzi, Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture in the south. Connecting the north and south of Tianshan Mountain, with a total length of120km. It is a shortcut from northern Xinjiang to southern Xinjiang and the most steep and famous ancient pass on the Silk Road. The Chater Road carries too much history and too much dazzling glory. 2,000 years ago, the pro-princesses in Qin and Han Dynasties migrated from here to other countries. 1300 years ago, Tang Xuanzang crossed Hadamuzi Daban, 3500 meters away, and arrived at Kucha, a Buddhist country at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain ... At the beginning of last century, Finnish explorer Ma Dahan set out from Aksu, Xinjiang, and returned to China via the Saudi ancient road. He served in Finland * from 1944 to 1946. I don't know if Madahan returned to Xiate in his dream after he became president ... In the middle of last century, the heroic road builders of the China People's Liberation Army successively opened two passages in the north and south of Tianshan Mountain, and the steep Xiate ancient road was gradually forgotten ... desolate and sometimes beautiful; Silence may be another dialogue of life. ...

With the completion of the highway between northern and southern Xinjiang, this ancient road has long been neglected, and people have to approach the 2000-kilometer traffic line from Wensu County in southern Xinjiang to Zhaosu County in northern Xinjiang. Due to the complicated geological conditions of the ancient road and numerous mountain passes, rapids and glaciers, building a road running through the ancient road has become a dream of a generation.