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D6 Karamay to Sailimu Lake
After ten o’clock, the hotel breakfast here is about to be closed, and the temperature is comfortable, 13 °C. At 11 o’clock, I set off after filling up the gas in Karamay. The gas price here is really cheap. Although the price on the outside is similar to other places, there is a discount when you actually pay, and it can be a few cents cheaper per liter. I can’t go to Arrow’s restaurant to eat again. I’m so hungry writing this. This day’s lunch was very simple. I bought a meat pancake at a restaurant on the highway. It was a big piece, and the pancake was softer than baked naan. Deep-fried, it is very hot just out of the pan, and the smell is strong, so that the car is filled with this smell for a long time, which is very uncomfortable. Although it is high in calories, it is quite filling.
Along the way, you can see many trucks transporting large wind turbines, and there is also a “bodyguard car” escorting them. We continued to climb all the way up. The road was very straight and the slope was gentle. We didn’t feel the altitude was changing. This road was repaired really well, a big project.
With one kick of the accelerator, it took four hours and forty minutes to drive 450 km, and arrived at the gate of Sailimu Lake Scenic Area at 4:20 pm. After buying a ticket, I have been in Xinjiang for so many days. For the first time, I feel that there are many tourists. It is hard to imagine how many people there will be in the peak season. After all, this is a must-see place in Xinjiang.
The key point is that there are not many accommodation options in the scenic area and it is expensive. If you live outside the scenic area, you have to go to Bole City next door that night. My girlfriend chose a “pyramid” cabin, and you can see the lake when you open the door.
After putting down our luggage, we couldn’t wait to drive around the lake, a lap of 90 km . Although the speed is limited, we can finish it quickly if we don’t stop. If you stop and play at each scenic spot, you can play for two days.
At this time of the season, the lake is still frozen, and the large pieces of ice on the shore are broken into pieces, but don’t stand on it to play, it is very dangerous to fall.
Walking on the lawn, feeling the breath of the wilderness, there are ruts left by the predecessors. We love the environment very much and did not drive (although I really want to).
Sailimu Lake is a high-altitude lake. It is still cold to blow outside for a while in this season. Down jackets are indispensable, and the face hurts from the blowing. Came to a Dianjiangtai said to be Genghis Khan, slowly climbed up, thousands of steps, climbed to the highest and began to snow.
Going down the mountain and continuing to circle the lake, I saw the legendary lighthouse, but now it is covered with snow and it is difficult to get close. I was only afraid of taking pictures from a far away place.
At sunset, the sunset light sprinkled from the gaps in the clouds, and half of the golden light was really beautiful.
In the evening, I ate Xiagao whitefish at the restaurant in the scenic spot, which is a special product of Sailimu Lake. It is a little expensive, but the food is good, and I don’t feel fishy if I don’t like raw fish. Another pot of fish liver, I really can’t eat it haha. It was very cold at night, and after a hasty shower, I curled up in the quilt and couldn’t get out. It was colder than in Hemu and Kanas.
D7 Go to Sailimu Lake for a day and go to Bole in the evening
The next morning, it was actually just before eight o’clock haha, I slept late, it was cold, and I struggled to get up. I still get dressed and go outside to watch the sunrise, and watching the sun come out shivering is a deep memory. It’s a pity that the good time is always short. When I went back, I had a big fight with my girlfriend because of something. She went directly to check out and waited for me in the car, leaving me to pack my luggage, at a loss. It was very frustrating to encounter this kind of thing while traveling. At that time, I didn’t know what to do. I even thought about buying an early flight home , All afternoon, she drove, and I sat without getting out of the car.
In the afternoon, she bought a bowl of beef noodles for me who was emotional and didn’t eat. I was very moved at that time, and this bad memory was also an unforgettable half day in my life. As for people, it is always easy to remember bad things. Why bother? But people are like this…Maybe I will still think of this past event when I go to Sailimu Lake in a few decades, thinking about my immaturity at the time, and being touched by the scene.
After reconciling, we went to take pictures of the glacier and floated on the lake.
We didn’t set off to stay at the hotel in Bole until we watched the sunset at Sailimu Lake.
In the evening, I ate in the yurt girl, and I really like the yogurt there, which is very sweet and delicious with honey. I stayed at Hampton by Hilton, which should be the best hotel in Bole City. The cars were all parked, and I was still checking in at night. The room is similar to Holiday Inn Express and clean.
D8 Bole to Yining
It was quite late the night before, so it was a little late to go out in the morning. I went out at 12 o’clock and drove to the Guozigou Bridge at 1:30 in the afternoon. The wind at the mountain pass was so strong that the drone would explode. The viewing platform halfway up the mountain is not easy to park. Park your car on a road shoulder. There is still snow on the mountain on the back this season, but it can’t hide the green shade on the surface of the mountain. The real scene and photos look very spectacular. The girlfriend felt unwell, so she quickly got into the car and continued to set off.
There are a lot of large trucks coming and going here, and there was a traffic jam at one point, and they staggered forward halfway up the mountain. This was the first time I encountered a traffic jam on the road in Xinjiang. Pass the Guozigou Toll Station at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, pass through Huocheng County and Huiyuan Ancient City all the way to Yining. I drove another hour and filled up the gas before entering Yining. The navigation said that there was congestion ahead, so I changed to a high-speed exit and entered Yining.
Spring is finally here, with a temperature of 23 °C. After so many days, I finally came to a big city and ate Dexter in the square. At 3:30 in the afternoon, there were no other diners in the store.
Staying at Yili Hotel in Yining, there is a large area of greenery when entering. The only urban forest hotel in Xinjiang has a sense of history. It used to be the seat of the former Soviet embassy. For the first two nights, I stayed in Building No. 6 of Yili Hotel. It is an apartment hotel with a kitchen. It is large and new, but it does not have that sense of history.
After sleeping in the room for a while, I went to wash the car. To be honest, it was not easy to find a car wash in Yining City. I didn’t see any repair shop or car wash shop, and finally found a small car wash shop. Seeing that I am a tourist (although it is a new F local license plate), the washing is sloppy and not clean.
After washing the car, I went to Liuxing Street. It was the evening rush hour, and Yining City was not big, but there were a lot of vehicles. It seems that no matter where the city is in the country, there will be traffic jams. It took a quarter of an hour to turn around at the wrong intersection.
The houses here on Liuxing Street are very beautiful. It is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural meeting place. If you are used to the environment in the mainland, you will think that you have come to a foreign country. The exterior wall of the house is colorful blue and pattern, which attracts many tourists to take pictures as the background wall.
Have dinner at the largest restaurant on Liuxing Street, which has two floors and the first floor is underground. I ordered pilaf, it was indeed a little oily. I heard that many people will have diarrhea after eating it, but luckily I don’t.
After eating, I went to the Yili River Tourist Scenic Area for a stroll. It was past nine o’clock at this time, and the traffic jam did not ease. The Yili River has a total length of 1236 kilometers, and it also crosses the border. This is just one of them. There are a lot of people going for a walk after dinner, and if you want to finish the walk, you will be very tired. I rented a hello tandem bicycle, which only costs ¥50 for a few minutes.
On the bridge outside the scenic spot, she saw someone selling sunflower balloons, and climbed up to buy one for her. She was very happy.
There is a traffic jam in the parking lot for ten minutes when leaving the scenic spot… The intelligent facilities are unreliable, and the road conditions are much better when I go back late. I only study where to go the next day after returning to the hotel, because I didn’t go skiing at Sailimu Lake before, so I had an extra day. The previous itinerary was very busy, now I have time to go shopping slowly, and decided to go to the Kurdening Scenic Area around Yining, which I saw on Xiaohongshu. Although I used to disdain to use such platforms, sometimes there are some Chinese Information still has to be obtained on it. Of course, this is a problem with the entire Simplified Chinese network.
D9 Yining to Kurdening Scenic Area
Kurdenin is located in Gongliu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, about 160 km, 2 hours and 20 minutes by car. After eating the hotel buffet, we set off. The breakfast in Yili Hotel is not to say delicious, but there are still many types, after all, it is a big hotel. It was raining that day, and the car was washed for nothing yesterday. There are not many high-speed roads, and the remaining roads are national roads and county roads. When passing through the county center, I saw the Ferris wheel in Dongdie Lake Park in Gongliu County. big ferris wheel. Keep going, passing some villages.
Come to the Zhonggou ticket gate, buy a ticket and enter the scenic spot. It is said to be a 4A scenic spot. In fact, it is a self-guided tour during the off-season. There are no cars and no people. The tourist service center is still under construction and is in a semi-development state. Only the middle ditch and the east ditch are open. Our route is the entrance of the middle ditch and the east ditch.
Kurdning goes wild
It’s raining, the scenery in the mountains is particularly good, and the air is also very good. Just coming here to “set up camp” can spend a day. There is no need to worry about navigation here, just go forward if there is no fork in the road. There are many spruce trees, and the so-called Spruce King is also here. At noon, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. We saw a group of people parked, so we also parked and went inside. It turned out that the workers here were eating, in the canteen I bought two bowls of instant noodles, it was the first time I ate instant noodles in so many days, and I relapsed.
It was actually quite cold when it was raining. I originally planned to climb the mountain, but when the rain was getting heavier, I gave up and continued driving. Then came to a place where the slope was so steep that the engine roared.
After passing this area, you come to a suspension bridge. It seems that you can explore on foot here, but you don’t have much time, and you dare not stay on the suspension bridge for a long time in rainy days, and move on.
After passing this section of the road, I couldn’t hold back my desire to play off-road. I saw a road sign saying that there was a road to go up. Seeing that the ground was covered with gravel, I rushed straight up. It was really exciting. The rain kept falling and the tires rolled The comforting noise of passing gravel is just an appetizer.
After reaching the top, there is a large grassland, which has already been opened by the predecessors. I followed this rut. Stuck in trouble. Encountered a 4 
4 is a mobile communication emergency repair vehicle, and the emergency repair equipment in this place needs to be equipped with an off-road pickup. I asked them how the road ahead was going, and they said it was not easy to go, so it is better to turn around, considering that if you are trapped here, you really cannot be rescued, so go back the same way.
Running wild on the grass is not the same as on the snow. It is not good to follow the ruts. When you can’t drive, you have to make your own road. Sorry, the grassland. After going up and playing for such a lap, the car was completely washed out, and it was full of mud… I didn’t want to touch the doorknob if it was dirty. This is also the fun of playing off-road.
Go out of the scenic spot and take another road back to Yining. This road should be a county road. The road is very narrow, but there is no car, and it is very enjoyable to drive. Occasionally, you can see groups of cattle and sheep. On the way back, there was Tyndall effect all the way, the wind was still strong, and the rain stopped. Back to Yining, hey, it didn’t rain at all. Passers-by all the way looked at our dirty car, which was a bit embarrassing.
Looking for what to eat at night, I saw a Meisi Yilu restaurant with a lot of reviews on Meituan, so I ran over to it. After entering the store, it was full of tourists from tour groups. I thought it was a cooperative restaurant, so I gave up. My girlfriend saw a Silk Road Oriental Dumpling Restaurant (Shen Pai Xiyu’s catering) nearby. The decoration was not bad. I went in and ate it. Well, yes, this dumpling is really good. After eating, I packed it back.
We will return the car tomorrow and go to fill up the gas. We didn’t refuel at any private gas station along the way. We still treat the car well. According to the statistics, I drove 3290 km in seven days and traveled 470 km a day, but I was really not that tired. The main road was high-speed, the scenery was good, and the road was good. The gross fuel consumption is estimated to be one kilometer (high wind resistance, off-road conditions), and the rental car is ¥300 a day, which is not a bad price in the off-season.
Here is a hot piece of knowledge, some old off-road guns will choose to drive into Xinjiang by themselves, and then check it home. The freight from Xinjiang to the mainland is cheap, and it costs about ¥3000 to return to coastal cities. This is due to the unbalanced demand for imports and exports. caused by.
D10 Yining Kazanqi
After waiting for the staff from the car rental company to collect the car in the morning, I moved from building No. 6 of the hotel to building No. 2. Building No. 2 has the feel of a traditional old hotel. Walk to Kazanqi without a car, it is very close, but the weather is very hot.
The entrance of the scenic spot is full of pigeons. Pigeons and dogs are probably the most small animals that are not afraid of humans. There is nothing to eat in the scenic area, and I ride a shared bicycle out
It was almost four o’clock before I ate at the Alekser Fast Food. This one is next to Kazanqi, in front of Yining People’s Hospital. There are still many people eating at this spot. I don’t know if they are eating lunch or dinner. Haha . It may be that I have been a little tired of eating for many days, and I feel a little tired of seeing beef and mutton.
After eating, continue to return to Kazanqi, where you can ride a shared bicycle and go deep into the alley to take pictures. Without short sleeves, it is really hot. But we still stop and stroll everywhere. The houses here are very similar to those on Liuxing Street. They are all inhabited by residents. There are also “home visits” spots, which are visits to fellow villagers’ homes, which is a way to drive the local economy. some way.
The blue wall here is even more colorful than the one on Liuxing Street. Seeing the photo of my girlfriend here, the memories can’t help flooding back, alas…
In addition to “home visits”, there are also local residents who will take you to play, take pictures for you, and provide one-stop service. There are also homestays here. If you really want to experience the local customs, living here is also an option.
Tired of walking, let’s sit in a cafe. The cafe is not so easy to find. I can’t see Starbucks here. I found an Aladdin cafe. The bottle is beautiful. I found that I was the only one in the cafe that day. Men… come out of the cafe at seven o’clock. Go to the Hanren Street Grand Bazaar, the two of you are sitting on a small electric donkey, go to the Hanren Street Grand Bazaar, please do not imitate! Only one person can be loaded, and if you are a little fatter, you will fall off.
But I was very disappointed. The Grand Bazaar here is actually a collection of farmers’ markets. When I saw some scary cow skulls, I left and went to the Tianshan Street Comprehensive Farmers’ Market. You can buy affordable dried fruits and specialties here, such as red dates. Can be mailed home. I finally bought a naan at a store. This kind of shop that specializes in making naan is much more delicious than the restaurant. The guy who sold the naan saw that I was taking pictures with a naan that was two circles bigger than my face. He was so happy that he gave it to me. One, here is an advertisement for him, Abula Nang, Xinjiang people are hospitable.
Back at Yili Hotel, I could still see the sunset at 9:30. I packed my luggage at night. Although I thought the storage skills were not bad, it was nothing compared to my girlfriend.
D11 Yining Airport home
Fortunately, I got a taxi early in the morning, and it was very close to the airport. The airport was small, but there was a queue at the entrance. It turned out that the local authorities were traveling in groups, and they all took flowers to see them off. It’s like being in a TV show. I got on the plane at eight o’clock, and the sun had just risen. If it wasn’t for a one-day flight, I would have planned to fly later. After all, eight o’clock is actually six o’clock. Flying to Urumqi for a connecting flight, my girlfriend flew directly to Shanghai, and went directly to another gate to register. I had to go through the security check again for my connecting flight back to Hangzhou. Unexpectedly, after going through the security check, I saw that her flight hadn’t flown yet. After seeing her off, I continued to wait for my flight.
It was a long five hours on the return journey alone. These five hours were not easy to endure. I chose the wrong location. I chose the seat in the front row of the safe passage. I couldn’t adjust the backrest, so I couldn’t sit still. more uncomfortable. The passengers traveling together in the first few rows even stood in the aisle and chatted to relieve the fatigue of the journey. Here I lament the service of the flight attendants of China Southern Airlines. I asked if there was any extra seat for me to sit on. Water, a very heart-warming stewardess. Although she was wearing a mask, her smile was very friendly and contagious. After returning home, she told her girlfriend at the time and was asked if she had added friends. Haha, of course not. That’s all.
In order to kill time, I read the magazine of China Southern Airlines on the plane carefully, which is quite interesting. There are two stories in it, one Captain Peter, who sailed around the world with a man and a dog in his thirties. A Wang Sichun taught himself to fly and realized his aviation dream. There are quite a lot of interesting stories in this magazine, I hope it will not stop publishing!
Flying back to Xiaoshan T4, it is worthy of being stamped for the Asian Games, the level of luxury is higher than that of Hongqiao, it took more than ten minutes to get out to the place where the luggage was picked up, and this is the end of this ten-day trip.
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