Today we are ready to shoot grasslands and sunrises in Balikun County, Xinjiang, at six o'clock we get up and drive to Barikun Lake, and when we see that this lake is so big, we will not find a suitable shooting camera position for a while and a half, the east has turned red, the sun has begun to emerge, randomly we change the location, cross-border highway to the grassland below the Tianshan Mountains to shoot.
The herders on the grassland also got up early to drive cattle, sheep and horses to the fields to graze, when the sun showed their faces, the herds of cattle and sheep set off the beautiful scenery in the misty mist under the morning sun, and everyone was excited about Kaka's shooting, and more than an hour passed unconsciously.
We returned to the county seat and found a beef noodle restaurant on a snack street for breakfast, where everyone ate noodles, drank porridge, and ate grilled buns. Only blame their stomach small can not fit so much, a lot of delicious snacks in the snack street did not have time to taste, a little regret.
After breakfast we started looking for the original ruins of the ancient city in the city. Barikun is one of the three Kazakh autonomous counties in the country, a typical border county in Xinjiang, known as "ancient pastoral country", "cultural town" and "Wantuo County", and is one of the "three major commercial capitals" and "eight famous cities" in the history of Xinjiang.
There are the most complete preserved rammed cities in Xinjiang with a history of more than 200 years, including the two cities of Han and Manchu, and there are 28 beacon towers built by the Tang Dynasty and qing dynasty that stretch for more than 200 kilometers.
There are unique styles of Han and Manchu cities, which were once known as "Han Hai Shrew City", with Seoul in the west and Mancheng in the east. An important town on the North New Road of the Ancient Silk Road of Balikun, during the Qing Dynasty, Seoul was a city where Han soldiers were stationed, and Mancheng was a city where Manchurian flag soldiers were stationed.
BariKun was the regional command center for quelling the Dzungar rebellion in the early Qing Dynasty, and after the establishment of Urumqi City, Barikun's status was replaced by Urumqi.
Our destination today is Shanshan County in Turpan. Time is limited, after visiting the ancient city of Bari kun, we will follow the provincial highway s303 to Shanshan County.
The poplar leaves on the side of Provincial Highway 303 have begun to yellow, which is a great attraction for us, but the overall time limit can not be loved, can only be casually patted for fear of leaving a souvenir.
At the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the Barikun Grassland, cattle and sheep swim freely on the grassland.
Since the vehicle had just been repaired and needed to be run-in, it could only be driven slowly, and at noon we climbed over to the highest part of the Tianshan Mountains, the "Tianshan Temple".
Ascending to the far horizon, we climbed to the top of the East Heavenly Mountain, and looked at the grassland under the mountain under the "light" of the area, which was really wonderful and beautiful.
Some of the leaves on the Tianshan Mountains have turned yellow, which is really beautiful in the sun.
Descend the mountain along the 203 provincial highway to Hami and then go to the Lianhuo Expressway to the direction of Turpan.
Along the way, there is a Red Mountain Pass, and many wind-developed devices have become a scene along the way.
Approaching Shanshan, there are villages, fields and planted grapes along the way.
After a bowl of spring wind began to grow, and after a while there was a dusty weather.
After driving 455 kilometers to the shanshan expressway, we turned to the county seat, and the weather was still gray. Is this the way to welcome us?
At 7:50 p.m., I arrived at Shanshan Old Town North Road, checked into the hotel to wash up, and then went to dinner. Tonight we eat Shanshan's special snack "Bean Noodles" and grilled buns. Readers are welcome to provide information on photographic locations and subject matter along the way in Xinjiang.