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Northern Frontier: A border wanderer with a handsome personality
Why is it called Northern Xinjiang? Because in the north of Xinjiang. The Tianshan Mountains divide Xinjiang into two parts, north and south, with the Tianshan Mountains to the north. Northern Xinjiang includes Urumqi, Karamay, Altay, Tacheng, Changji, Shihezi, Beitun, Kokdala, Ili, Bortala and other areas. Northern Xinjiang has a temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate.
The Xinjiang section of China's border line, stretching for more than 5,600 kilometers, is ethnically diverse and has unique scenery. The first barrel of oil in the Republic originated in Karamay.
Distant ballads blow in the wind
The Gobi Desert is buried in the unfinished business, the sunset of the Hemu Wind City is like being stained with wine, the more you want to hear the terrible loneliness, the more difficult it is to hear clearly, the Georgian wine brought by Tacheng is very sweet, unconsciously a bottle has long been seen to the bottom, the more you go to the depths of the Wind City, the more you feel that the legendary howl of the terrible wind is mixed with those staggering years, if you don't worry about those things outside, you only feel the infinite beauty in the Gobi Desert. The wind began to get stronger, simply climbed up the highest place of mud rock, what is the scientific name of this red mud rock under the feet, the sunset sinks deeper and deeper, the more gentle it feels.
Not far away is the scene of filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Luo Xiaohu said to Yu Jiaolong, follow me back to Xinjiang, back to Xinjiang you will be comfortable. As he read the words, the black on the other side of the sky slowly covered, and the people here in the movie said that he was called Half Sky Cloud. Sit and watch the years slip away, there is no lingering feeling in the bottom of your heart, a pot of sweet wine, a sword, the dream that one day you can throw everything away and walk with the wind in all directions. The sun went down, and seven hours later it would reappear. The sentry looked into the distance, the poplar forest was young, and the back of the light was a few clear windows.
The night of Baktu, the quiet night, and the teenager who has gone away. I remember that the ballad was sung like this.
The glacier carries with it the unfinished music
The sun rises, sets, the moon sets, rises, there is a poem in the confusion, and then it is passed away, the wind whistles, and it will always stop, and there is a group of clouds that are raining not far from the car window, and without hesitation, drive into their traps, forgetting the old saying that "looking at the mountain and running a dead horse". Against the Haba River to the north, the green on both sides of the road is more and more green, the Irtysh River is a checkpoint, entering its territory from the south, crossing the mountains, the winter pasture is silent, the fog is halfway up the mountain is difficult to distinguish the direction, driving up in a daze, the summer pasture hides a few sheep calls, the herder's car is parked in the depths of the dew, the sheep should be in front, and the dirt that has just rained has left traces. The people in the distance were gone in the clouds.
The sunset over Devil's Town is spectacular
The Mandler West Grass, the cultivation secret that countless singers want to obtain on their way, said that this sacred grass can only be found between October and November, when the flowers fall. There is a main road in the center of Baihaba Village, it takes three minutes to drive through the accelerator, 20 minutes to walk slowly, eight minutes to run, it takes 40 minutes to buy a bowl of yogurt, a bunch of grapes, a glass of beer, and it takes 20 yuan and half an hour to ride a horse. White sheets hung outside the wooden house, and the sun hit it, corresponding to the snow-capped mountains in front of them, and there was not a trace of wind blowing around. At noon at the end of summer, an old woman sat quietly under a tree in the courtyard, the door of her wooden house slightly open, and if the descriptions in the books were true, as soon as you entered the door, you should be able to see wine sacks made of cowhide, sheep horns, and Chuur, made of Mandler's western grass, hanging on the wall.
A corner of the Karamay oil field
Every piece of ice and snow that falls from the top of the mountain will melt here, converging into a river and running farther away, and all the delusional greed suddenly becomes ashamed and unbearable, asking which is the real friendship peak around, no one knows. There are several recipes for large plates of chicken, which are not suitable for the bowl in front of you, on the bar. The village mouth shop has a resounding name, the first shop in the northwest, the young woman made her own yogurt in a basin, her own, add sugar, raisins, five yuan a small cup. The shelves are full of fancy additive cheeses that come in from outside, and it is only by looking inside that you can find a small bag that it does not look good, and it is also a cheese block that the young woman made for her family, enjoying the pure taste alone, and the taste of boiling in the milk tea is gradually emitted, the price of a small bag is three times that of the outside, there is no shelf life written on it, and later this package of cheese quickly breeds corruption in a corner of the eastern city because it is not enjoyed in time. A few steps away, a teenager played the guitar with his head down, his voice soft but stringed to his ears, just passing by a man who was a good teacher, a vulgar scale broke the original most natural sacred melody. Each Mandlersia grass can only be made by a singer himself, and this Chuur can no longer be used by other singers.
I don't know whether there is a Han, whether it is Wei Jin or Qin and Song, I don't know how to advance or retreat. At the far northwestern tip of the motherland, I found two postcards, neither of which was suitable for this moment, "I was walking in a place called White Haba. "Forgive me, maybe I'm still not religious enough for the notes of heaven." "I pulled away. Those years became stories, those stories became the starting point. Someone was humming like this on horseback.
The owner of the Obson Ecological Farm on the outskirts of Tacheng has raised many Ili horses
The smell of the frontier
Biwo is a kind of beer made by the local Russians in Tacheng, brewed with rusk fermentation, the color is similar to beer and slightly red, the sour and sweet is moderate, similar to the sour plum soup, is a non-alcoholic fermentation of the refreshing drink.
Tacheng "Marosh" is made of pure milk and eggs, the color is yellow, eat a bite in the mouth, the rich milk and egg aroma immediately encroach on you, some people say that eating Tacheng "Marosh" feels the taste of first love.
The biggest feature of Tacheng air-dried meat is a unique aroma formed during the air-drying process. It is said that some outsiders have tasted the air-dried meat here and returned to their original hometown to make it, but they can't find the feeling of tacheng air-dried meat. The reason why Tacheng air-dried meat is famous should first benefit from the vast grassland of Tacheng Basin, the pollution-free natural environment and the wet, cool and refreshing climatic conditions.
Naren is a delicacy of the Tacheng pastoral area, with obvious pastoral characteristics. This delicacy is also called hand-grabbed meat or hand-picked lamb noodles. Cook noodles or noodles in the original mutton broth, fish out the plate, put the noodles on the bottom of the plate, put the pieces of meat on top, chop the meat with a knife and mix it with the noodles, and sprinkle some spicy noodles, chopped onions and other condiments, and then grasp and eat with your hands, which is hand grabbing lamb noodles.
The Tatars of Tacheng have a dish called "Chibi Bailisi". The owner brought up a baking tray more than 40 centimeters long and more than 30 centimeters wide, on which was placed the whole bread-like food, which was nearly 10 centimeters thick and was baked brown, which was very tempting.
House of the Frontier
The Kazakhs live in felt houses with skylights, and the Mongolians live in yurts, which open side windows. The door of the felt house faces east, and the door of the yurt faces south.
Tuvan wooden houses have no foundations, no screws, and are built using only wood. If you want to identify the traces of the Tuvan people, you can know from the wooden houses, if you are lucky enough to be invited by a family, the interior layout is even more unique.
Dry base is also a kind of house found on the border road, the existence of dry base and the production and life of the Xinjiang Corps in the last century is closely linked, this is a simple method of building a wall, filling the middle of two fixed wooden boards with clay, using the method of dry base to build a wall to build a house, now the roadside dry base has no one to live, full of years of wind and frost some of the dry base has even been integrated into the sand dunes.
The western section of the northern Xinjiang border route
Yining feels the Russian style
Located in Huocheng County in the Ili River Valley, the Russians have left a large number of Russian architecture and lifestyle here, and today's Yining City can still find a tone with Eastern European style, and the current Ili Hotel is also the Russian consulate of the year.
Must-see: Huiyuan Ancient City, Kurustai
Karamay embarks on a motorhome journey
Beijing has direct flights to Karamay every day, so the exploration of northern Xinjiang many travelers also start from Karamay, for travelers here is a perfect traffic transit station, the city infrastructure is perfect, the travel service department is more mature, you can rent ordinary vehicles here, you can also choose your own caravan in the caravan base, and even meet like-minded travelers. Karamay is a very young oil city, and to learn more about the city's history, stroll along the Karamay River, visit Kowloon Lake and Black Oil Mountain, and learn about the geological landscape of the area and the big history and small life behind the oil.
Different experience: travelers can consult and book their own caravan tour at the Hump Travel Agency in the City Square, No. 78 Karamayta River Road, Hump has its own caravan base in Karamay, generally within 6 meters of the caravan as long as the C1 driver's license can drive, normal hanging blue card can be, convenient and easy to get started.
Romantic border town
Tacheng place name is derived from Tarbahatai Mountain, Tarbahatai is Mongolian, meaning "marmot infested place", Tarbahatai Mountain is located in the north of Tacheng City, also known as "North Mountain", standing on the North Mountain, here you see China, the other side is Looking at Kazakhstan. Tower City is also a Russian style of strong border town, the Red Chamber as a landmark of the entire city although not high but witnessed the occurrence of many historical turning points, in that year was still quite fashionable fresh building, when Russian businessmen held chambers of commerce, cocktail parties, now here is the Tower City Museum, if you want to understand the history and ethnic customs of northern Xinjiang can spend a day here to study carefully.
Must-see areas: Bactu Port, Accordion Museum, Obson Ecopark
Young Kazakh horse trainer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon tour
World-class Yadan landform, Urhe Devil City, the filming location of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the paradise of scientists and explorers, the afternoon to the scorching sun, at sunset is the best time, when the sunset is the entire Yadan landform is dyed, and the grandeur and romance of the west are the most wonderful at this time.
The complex geological landform of northern Xinjiang is formed by the interaction of flowing water and wind
A unified natural wind landscape
The myth of the Auschi Twin Lakes
Awuschi also borders Kazakhstan, No. 75 boundary monument represents the territorial boundary, because it is a forbidden pastoral area, the original ecological grass is luxuriant, the scenery is very beautiful, and further north is the No. 74 boundary monument, the 74 boundary monument is more than 3,000 meters above sea level, to go through the steep winding mountain road to reach, at the bottom of the 74 boundary monument there is a fairy lake, some people say that this lake can only be up, if you make a wish to this lake, it will come true. There are two lakes in the north and south of the grassland under the Sauer Mountains, one large and one small like steppe sisters, so it is called "double lake", and some locals also describe this as the bright eyes of the grassland, just one glance, enough to sink.
Yoshimu is the stone city of the god
Urhe has a strange Yadan landform, Ji Mu Nai has a strange rocky granite garden, the full name of Ji Mu Nai Grassland God Stone City, here is a new hot place in recent years, some areas are still under development, the shape of the stone is exquisite, from all directions to appreciate also have different effects, the geopark can also ride a horse tour, sometimes rush forward a fierce son to plunge down the mountain, sometimes you can travel through the strange stone array, enjoy the stone, but also only for the imagination of the romantic people.
The Irtysh River punches in
The Irtysh River valley is wide, the water potential is huge, the annual runoff is as high as 11.9 billion cubic meters, second only to the Ili River, the riverbed overlaps boulders, silver waves churn, along the coast grows 550,000 hectares of natural forest, dozens of tree varieties, giving birth to the world's four major poplar factions, poplar, poplar, poplar, black poplar. Therefore, it is known as the "poplar gene bank" and is the only natural landscape of natural poplar forests in China. Downstream, the banks of the Burzin and Haba rivers are lined with mudflats, swamps in the valleys, and lush water grasses and green trees, which are known as "desert water towns".
The Irtysh River in China has to mention the scenic spot is WucaiTan, located in Burjin County, 480 meters above sea level, 24 kilometers away from the county seat, is also the only way to Kanas, adjacent to the turquoise Irtysh River, strange rocks but no grass colorful beach and the opposite side of the lush river valley scenery in the distance, can be described as "a river separated by two banks, there are two heavens". The fierce impact of the river and the erosion of the wind have formed a cliff-like Yadan landform on the north bank, the rock layer on the river bank has different weathering ability, the contour will be uneven, and the rock contains different minerals, and it will be illusory, so it is named "Colorful Beach", while the poplar forest on the south bank is a continuous forest, and the distant mountains and Gobi scenery can be seen.
The back garden of the gods, Kanas
The Fish Observatory is a viewing spot next to Kanas Lake, especially in autumn, when the lake view seen on the Fish Observatory is very different from the lakeside. Kanas has a total of three bays, Kanas Lake in the mountain stream slowly formed a shoal, known as the Fairy Bay, Kanas River long-term side erosion erosion and form a series of tortuous river bays, downstream for the Wolong Bay platform, overlooking the sandbar river curve, just like a dragon, Wolong Bay got its name, the lake shows different colors in different seasons; the riverbed in the upper reaches of Wolong Bay 1 km to form a very curved and rhythmic S-shaped river bay, shaped into the crescent moon, so it is called Moon Bay. Deep in the three bays of Kanas, at the foot of the Fish Observatory there is a Kanas Village, which is the living village of the Tuvan people, like a peach blossom fairyland.
The first village in the northwest
Baihaba Village (Baihaba Scenic Area), known as the "First Village in the Northwest" and the "First Outpost in the Northwest", is located in the territory of Tirekti Township, Habahe County, Altay Region, Xinjiang, on the border line between China and Kazakhstan, on the banks of the Haba River, only 1.5 kilometers away from East Sirek, Kazakhstan, and is connected by national defense highways.
Trekking Tuva tribes
Baihaba Village and Hemu Village are both Tuvan villages, Hemu Village autumn can be described as beautiful, you can choose to ride a horse tour, hikers can also bring good equipment for a great hike, Hemu Village Observation Deck can get a beautiful blockbuster. The birch forest in Hemu Village is right next to the village, so you can take a simple walk before breakfast in the morning before the fog has cleared.
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