The day before, we drove overnight from Tianchi in the Tianshan Mountains to Turpan. There was only one service area on the road, and because we missed the service area, we had to walk at night. This is something I don't like very much, for the reasons I mentioned earlier, first of all, it is not safe, and again it is to miss a lot of scenery. When passing through Osaka Castle, the front car of the family missed the service area of the car and the rear car because of the middle of the way, and then caught up with the vehicle oil lamp alarm (that is, the prompt is almost out of oil), and then there was the wrong intersection, all the way to tossing, to the Turpan high-speed rail station when it was already midnight.
Two tips for traveling by car:
1. Before driving, try to navigate as much as possible to understand the location and distance of the service area in the process. Because many parking areas are provided without any service, missing the service area is easy to miss the opportunity to refuel and rest, and will face a lot of unnecessary risks; what is synchronous to remind is not to challenge the bottom line of the fuel tank of your vehicle, and pay attention to timely refueling;
2, travel if it is not a car, we must try to follow the run, try not to run each other. If you have seen horror movies, the characters who appear in them are often because they act separately, face their own risks, and then be defeated. Taking care of each other together may not solve any problem, but if something does arise and we do not act together, security and cost will face great challenges.
When I arrived in Turpan, as usual, I spent the night in the hotel, and I slept comfortably in the car alone. After getting up in the morning, go to today's destination: the Grape Valley Scenic Area in Turpan. The grapes in Xinjiang are naturally very famous, and the grapes of Turpan are the best of them, and the relationship between sunshine and soil has made the sugar content of the grapes here the world's first level. On the way to Grape Gully, we also saw a scenic road sign like Kanerjing, but everyone seemed to be less interested in this. Many years ago, I went to a telecommunications branch in Turpan, and they had a very well-preserved well-preserved well in their courtyard. It is the underground diversion canal dug by the local people in the underground to divert the snow water from the Tianshan Mountain to the courtyard of each family, and only in this way can we ensure the smoothness and convenience of drinking water, and avoid the premature evaporation of the exposed water source in the open air. It is said that when digging, the laborers would put an oil lamp (like aladdin's lamp) behind them, and the oil nozzle of the oil lamp rushed in the direction where the water source was located. After digging for a while, looking back to see if the light can be seen, if there is a deviation, you can't see the fire, so it is in this way to ensure that the karez is both straight and correct. This thing, many people may not think that there is anything worth seeing, but for me, if you want to understand the characteristics of a place, daily and traditional lifestyle, living habits, etc., are worth touching and understanding content.
The Turpan grape ditch we went to this time actually belongs to this type. Grape Valley is the traditional place where turpan locals live, and it is sandwiched between the valleys of the Flame Mountain. The Turpan Basin is already below sea level, especially here. Perhaps for this reason, on the one hand, the summer temperature here is very high and the sunshine is sufficient, on the other hand, perhaps because of the low terrain, the valley is rich in water, with fast-flowing streams and valleys, and vineyards. Originally, it was also a happy place for many local people to live for generations, and later combined with the theme of folk culture, such a folk scenic spot for tourists from other places was constructed.
The village in the grape ditch
Beautiful gates common to Uyghur homes
Vineyards everywhere
At this time, the scenic spot is probably also in the off-season, but people here do not seem to be particularly able to feel the pressure of the epidemic, and the rhythm of life seems to have not been disturbed in any way. From the entrance of the scenic spot, take the open shuttle car, take the road in the village, it is said that this road is roughly 7 or 8 kilometers long, both sides of the road are the rows of local people's adobe-like houses, sheltered in the shade of tall mulberry trees or poplar trees, the gates of every household are painted with colorful patterns, because the car runs fast, so there is no chance to look closely, there is a rushing river next to the road, some places can also hear the sound of very loud water flow, such a place, It can also be very cool compared to summer. On the way, you can see the locals who are busy sorting out the housework in front of their respective yards, the vendors who are baking bread, the local workers who are busy cleaning the roads in the village, and the elementary school students wearing school uniforms.
In the scenic area, some of the later reconstructed or newly built attractions, such as grape valley amusement park, Avanti former residence, the former residence of Bayi Laoye, and Dawazi Garden. Some of the attractions are not based on reality or history, but for out-of-town visitors like us, being in this half-truth and half-fantasy scene still means crossing the historical corridor. Another point is that this time is in the low season of tourism, so the number of tourists is very small, so that it will not be disturbed by the bustling crowds of other attractions or seasons.
The first attraction is the Vineyard Area, which is full of vine corridors, and although it is long past the grape picking season, the vines here are still full of grape varieties. I myself am not a morally upright person, and when I arrive in such a place, it is indeed a great pity not to pick two that are often fresh. Fortunately, at the end of the day, it was found that many workers were already cleaning up the old vines, the vine leaves on the ground, and the whole bunch of grapes scattered all over the ground, which made people look eager to pick two more strings of fresh ones earlier.
The mountains on both sides are sand and gravel structures, and there is no grass on the mountain, so it must be a veritable mountain of flames in summer
The grape ditch is sandwiched between two mountains and is up to 2 kilometers wide
There are also many tall trees in the villages and vineyards in the ditch that make up the appearance of an oasis
In the off-season, there are very few tourists, and it is difficult to meet locals, including the staff
There are many mulberry trees here, and many of them are hundreds of years old mulberry trees, which are unusually tall
An old grandmother was dragging her little grandson around the garden, and then we met again
Lord Bayi's house
In the courtyard of Mr. Bayi's house, I touched a small bag with my head at a staircase entrance, fortunately, the building materials are brick or earthen bricks and wood and grass mud, so it will not be particularly injured. Although it is also a replica spot, just like the home of Avanti in the back, for people like me who grew up watching Avanti produced by the film, I still appreciate almost every corner with taste.
If The home of Lord Bayi is compared with the rich families in the mainland, it is really a lot worse
There is also a small pavilion on the roof platform, which is not very practical to look at
Overlooking the courtyard of Lord Bayi's house
Brick and earth structure house, very western wind
The furnishings in the house are relatively simple
Huge wooden water mill wheels by the walls
In Avanti's house, there is a donkey circle, and the scenic spot is also painstaking, which roughly means that it is good to see Avanti and see his donkey. So I ran to the side, found some fresh grass to feed the donkeys, and then remembered the allusion that Cao Pi learned donkey barking, and also learned a few donkey calls at the donkey circle. When I finished calling, I looked at the stunned looks of several foreign tourists who had just come behind me, and I also ran inside the alpaca and walked away without changing my face.
The grapes of The Baye family are still unripe
The amount of water in the river in the grape ditch is still amazing
The interior structure of the house to dry grapes
House for drying grapes
There are people in the scenic area, in other words, the locals live in the scenic area, in front of the vineyard, we once saw a local grandmother with a small grandson is also picking grapes. Unexpectedly, I finally had lunch at her house. Of course, it is to give money. During the tourist season, locals will probably do some food and accommodation business like a normal attraction. The meals were real, like the noodles they locals ate, very muscular, mixed with cheese, so the taste was very good. According to the elderly, a pound of cheese also costs 80 yuan, so the cost is naturally very high. Before leaving, the family also bought some raisins that their family planted and dried. Turpan grapes from 25 to 120 yuan a catty, the price varies and related to the grape variety, this time I bought 6 pounds of grapes, this is not, in writing today's travelogue, has been fully reimbursed. The taste is indeed very good, and the big seedless is also very sweet.
The home of "Avanti" seems to be cleaner than the house of Lord Bayi
The donkey in the original family of "Avanti", we got along more happily
One big and one small
Locals drink water directly from the canal next to it
We just sat down to lunch on a carpeted open-air slump
The little grandson of the family who ate the meal kept circling around me, and later the two of us took a picture together
The pasta made by the locals tastes very good
After leaving grapevine, we went straight to the Flame Mountain Scenic Area, which was actually a big fiery red hill, bare. Even in this season, when I arrived at the scene, I still felt that the temperature was very high, and I wore a single coat in the sun, and I was still hot and sweaty. It's just that the characteristic of this scenic spot is fame, and this fame itself comes from the TV series "Journey to the West", so I think that the distant view is more interesting than visiting in person. In that scenic spot, there are some sculptures related to Journey to the West, which are nothing more than Tang monks and apprentices and white dragon horses. In the future, if any friend goes there, you can judge the actual viewing posture after considering it yourself.
Flame Mountain
Flame Mountain, this landscape is actually seen along the way, some visual fatigue
Not finished, to be continued <<