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Some people say that they are not beautiful enough because they are not close enough.

Because of the Kalajun grassland, I once again entered Yili, Xinjiang within half a month.

Because I spent the night in Karajun grassland, I met the most beautiful Karajun.

I stumbled upon a secret of hiking, because I crossed the Karajun grassland and came to Qiongkushitai.

Travel is a free journey of the soul.

The best travel is to walk alone; The best tour is the carnival of a group of people.

When I first entered Tex, I saw a big photo of Karajun with nine twists and eighteen bends on the road and kept thinking about it.

Next to it is a map of a historic village in Kushitai, Zhang Qiong, which makes people feel the urge to step into Ili again.

Facts have proved that listening to your inner voice is the right choice.

I met the most beautiful Karajun, just because that trip required me to go from Karajun to Joan Kushitai the next day.

According to the general online guide, a pine tree will spend the night in Karajun, and return to Tex County from Karajun Grassland at 4: 00 pm to take a bus or charter bus to Jonkushitai.

After field experience, the above information is to keep close.

Local friends recommended an idyllic yurt farmhouse in Karajun Scenic Area. When I passed through the pastoral area from the museum, I found that it was the most beautiful place hidden in the Karajun grassland.

From the main road of the scenic spot to the south, all the way through the pastoral area, through cattle, horses and sheep, one by one white felt house ran back, wider than the grassland seen in the scenic spot.

Snow mountain is close at hand, and the whole yard is full of flowers!

Patches of alpine meadows appear before our eyes, and the distant valleys extend all the way to the depths of the snow-capped mountains. ......

The beautiful scenery just seen at Flower Station and Falcon Station is simply weak.

More beautiful scenery can be read in depth: Ili Kalajun grassland, the most primitive beauty, integrates snow-capped mountains, meadows, rivers and flowers.

When I bathed in the sunset at 23:00 Beijing time and told me my plan to go to Qiongkushitai, the owner of the yurt said in a less fluent Mandarin, let's go by horse.

Really? Can I ride a horse from here? Is it the valley in front of you? Is it Wusun Ancient Road?

On this night in Karajun, my heart is full of expectations.

If you are familiar with the route, you can't wait to start walking at once. I looked for many hiking routes, but I couldn't find this one. Download the offline map and do the exclusive track tomorrow.

Wusun ancient road refers to the ancient road from Wusun country to Qiuci country crossing the north and south of Tianshan Mountain. There are many roads, mainly divided into three lines: east, middle and west.

East Line: The current National Highway 2 17 (Duku Highway) was the Wusun Ancient Road with the largest population at that time;

West Line: Xiate Ancient Road from Zhaosu, Yili to Wensu, Aksu;

Central Line: It is the current hiking route of Wusun Ancient Road, starting from Qiongkushitai Animal Husbandry Village in Tex County in the north and reaching Heiying Mountain in Baicheng County in the south. The total length is about 130km.

Wusun Ancient Road is located in the north of Junggar Basin and the south of Tarim Oasis. It is the throat that runs through the north and south of Tianshan Mountain. Da Yue, Wusun, Xiongnu, Turkic, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities, as well as the Western Han Dynasty and Tang Xuanzang, all appeared here.

Wusun Ancient Road is an outdoor route regarded by hikers as a trip to heaven. It's a godsend and a surprise to go for a walk tomorrow.

The first stage: starting from the trunk of Gaza near the flower terrace of Karajun, descending from 2400 meters above sea level to the bottom of the valley at 1600 meters above sea level.

First, I passed a pastoral area with only a few families, and the smoke from yurts curled up in the morning.

In a short time, dense spruce and vast alpine meadow came into view, and snow-capped peaks stood in the distance. A grand canyon appeared at the horseshoe.

The slope of the canyon was so steep that even the old horse stepped down carefully. One is gravel, the other is rocks, thorns and shrubs. If you don't cheer up, there is nothing to look forward to in wrestling.

Before entering the forest, the sun was shining and the clothes were taken off one by one. These people had two breaks on the road.

It can be seen as a duel between this ancient road and the crossing.

The second stage: Trekking at the bottom of the valley at an altitude of 1 0,600 meters, crossing the forest area and the Kurdai River.

Melting snow on the snowy mountain flows down the river. The tall spruce goes straight into the sky.

The valley is cool, so I simply let the groom ride in front to lead the way, and I walk behind to take pictures.

Really realized what "wading through mountains and rivers" means. The stream is getting wider and wider and winding, so we have to jump from side to side from time to time, and then from side to side.

It is 6 kilometers from the starting point and takes about 90 minutes.

A white felt house appeared in front of us. It is not surprising to live by grass and water, but there are still people in such a remote place, and I have to admire people's ability to adapt to nature.

The groom in front stopped and said he needed to ride across the river. It is the only natural barrier during the whole journey.

It turns out that the stream just now has found the main channel ~ Kurdai River. At the intersection of the two rivers, the river is swift and the water surface is open, and a stone bridge that has been in disrepair for a long time has been washed away. Shiqiao didn't see any recorded words. Probably the remains of Wusunguo.

Cross the river, turn right and continue along the main river. Taotao River rumbles in the valley. The cliffs on the sunny side of the river show bright ochre.

The third stage: crossing the flower meadow

Go along the main river for about 1km, and say goodbye to Kurdai River.

There is a small hill on the left, although it is not big, but it is too tired to climb it.

An ocean of flowers appeared in front of us. I feel that Karajun's flower stand has gone for nothing.

The rolling hills here are full of colorful flowers, which are dwarfed by the variety and scale of the sea of flowers.

The wooden houses are scattered and swaying in the sea of flowers. The white dove that rises and falls in the distance adds life to the flower sea.

This kind of oxygen bar, this kind of brocade, living here, is better than a fairy.

If I don't have to hurry, I really want to stay in the sea all day. Shoot butterflies during the day and count the stars at night.

The fourth stage: crossing alpine meadow and winter pasture.

Continue southbound along the horse path and pasture fence. All-wood houses are gradually increasing. You can see horses occasionally.

Asked the groom and said it was a winter ranch. Later, I looked at the map in Qiongkushitai village, which was called "Dongwozi" locally.

This is a basin surrounded by mountains, with two streams and a main channel of Kurdish River. Abundant water resources, fertile grassland and warm basin climate in winter are really rare winter pastures. It's warm in winter and cool in summer, so it's no wonder that Ili horses here are fat and strong, with strong physique.

Most grazing houses are locked. All the cattle and horses went to the summer pasture. When winter comes, it will be a lively scene here again.

From flower meadow to alpine meadow, it belongs to winter pasture. The diameter is about 5km.

The fifth stage: crossing the Qiongkushitai grassland.

Crossing a mountain pass from the winter pasture, you will see the village of Joan Kushitai.

The weather changed suddenly and dark clouds suddenly appeared. Then he paid the groom to turn around. Go to the village of Qiongkuxitai alone.

I thought I saw the beauty of Joan Kushitai when I saw the winter pastures everywhere under the sea of flowers. Unexpectedly, the scenery on the north and south sides of Shanyakou is equally charming. If beauty is used to describe the winter pasture in the north, then the grassland in the south should be described as magnificent.

Qiongkushitai means "Dapingtaizi" in Kazakh. The grass and hills around the village are high and low, and some fall as high as 100 meters. Qiongkushitai grassland is a combination of snow-capped mountains, forests, canyons, rivers, flowers and meadows. Beautiful, magnificent, Karajun grassland and Kuoxu Grand Canyon are almost ashamed.

It is about 5 kilometers from Shanyakou to the village head.

The whole journey, from Kalajun grassland to Kurdai River, through winter pasture, to Qiongkushitai village, takes about 4 hours by bike+hiking+photography, 16km.

The biggest gain from crossing Qiongkushitai from Karajun grassland is not only to find a hidden place of flowers, but also to explore a hiking road. It is highly recommended that friends who like hiking go to Joan Kushitai Village for a walk in the opposite direction. You will deeply appreciate the beauty of Yili grassland.

Next: Joan Kushtai's love song.

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