From Kashgar bought the Dongbu La quietly leaning corner, after a long bumpy, it has been unable to pronounce any of the sound of strings can be every casual glance, but it was always Qin Zhu, pulled me back to that distant Xinjiang ... ...

Desert ? euphratica

Today to 590 kilometers across the desert highway, give a lift to see inside the tenacious growth of Populus euphratica.
Cars and motorcycles to the Tarim River Bridge and go from there Shui Po, not far into the film saw euphratica. Imagine the endless expanses of desert, and yet be able to appear like a green! The strange thing is, there is no sense to the oasis, because in addition to Populus euphratica grass grows. They just stood there firmly Yi Keke, relying on intermittent Tarim River water, with a long root to be, tenaciously alive, even though dead, still standing where the straight way; even if there is one day fall, unfortunately, still maintained a complete body, the Millennium immortality. This is the desert, this is the desert of Populus euphratica! We are strange enough, only Kuangpai admiration for their tenacity. Mass haste from heaven and even the rain, and the dust became mud something. Then wash out the photos of some ash Meng Meng, become increasingly tragic.
0 kilometers from the desert highway at the road about 150 kilometers, the Taklamakan was to show us the real side of her, no camels, no caravan, but rather endless, endless sand dunes. Stop their cars and on her own bag, we advance to the desert. Although this is only formal, because no matter the time or the equipment that does not allow us to do more to stay, but everyone is extremely excited, after all, is the first time so close to the desert. Pendulum pose camera, with gasoline blowtorch cook instant noodles, we ate with relish, especially not entirely intended.

Baked buns ? mulberry paper

Had intended to get up early stroll Hotan Bazaar, because it is not Sunday, Bazzarri did not have a person had to give up the idea. Bitterly strolling in the streets to see the roadside Uygur people get together to eat roast dumplings, very fragrant look. Liuzhaokoushui boss looked at the side shouting, hand out from the oven brown the buns and Nang. One person asked for a one Shishi to blowing hot air. However, some fat meat is greasy, you must eat on the brick tea, where the brick tea There was a thick smell of pepper. Secretly pick one of the fat, was sharp-eyed small group of Uygur see, with a smile for me waved his hand, which could not be considered a real man in Xinjiang.

Way back what you want, find books written in what the paper mulberry trees of the families. Thought play another effort can be peace of mind, thought the driver did not know we are talking about street names, but not too understood Chinese words. Fortunately, Wada is a small place, had to be painstakingly eventually found by us. This is a Uygurs courtyard, not inside a long tall channeling days Young, in the middle stood a few drying of paper with a small wooden stand. Although the language barrier, the owner was very friendly treatment of our offensive. To buy a tart permit, Uygur boy took out a thin layer of some old books, was actually German, and titles like "Wada last a paper artist" and the like, the book describes the Hotan region history, geography, customs, paper-making process steps and family members, etc., the hero is his father, is said, old people out, we are excited to 11, and he, his books and his papers take pictures. From the yard, everyone satisfied, just do not forget to catch up with Grand Bazaar of regret. Tourism is one such, always full of unexpected surprises.

Card Lake ? Stone ? Sichuan Kodate ? Star

To leave Kashi, we are bound onto the Taxkorgan way.
After a gez inspection station, the better and better. Karakul lake lying there quietly, milk blue lake, the background is a silver-white sand hills and blue skies, beautiful Pamirs! Parking down the vision, medium shot, close-range continuously pressing the shutter, so that the beauty of spectacular scenery to become permanent.
Really get to the lake at the entrance card, because the light, angle the reason I feel not very good, plus the lake had been stationed in a number of villagers, Chao Chao tickets to us, so give up the idea. Card lake elevation of 3600 meters, but fortunately, we are not particularly strong response.

Around 7 pm to Taxkorgan registration after their stay at the back of the camera immediately proceed to arrive before sunset Stone. Large, cold wind outside, we are wearing winter clothes. Due to the high altitude reasons, not brisk walking. In order to get lazy and they found a small one Xiali, five people were all packed up. And the driver is the language barrier, but Stone he should know anyway, right? Opened the car radio, a Uygur music started playing, he should hands off the wheel, dancing together, watching our Meipi Qi Fortunately, no cars on the road, people are few. Open to a similar wall where the car stopped, threw down our left. That there is a Stone ah? ! Is obviously only in recent years to build up. Well, the hillside opposite? The walls that enclose the circle might be? Breathless climb, turning on the walls, were soldiers harshly interrogated Hetui, was originally an ammunition depot, and a look of innocent-for-won sympathy, not only did not try, but also pointed out the direction for us, the whole one poles apart, have come a big circle, effort did not say, the time delay can not afford to miss the best time for a sunset shot!
Higurashi in Stone a desolation, earth yellow, remaining distant Duanbi describing the story. When the dark clouds obscured the sunset is when the light from the clouds outside shot to make a distant hill half-cast dark shadows. Slightly yellowing grass, a piece of small puddles on the ground as if thrown readily broken glass, reflects the sunlight. Quietly standing there, listening to the ears of the wind, the time lost its meaning ... ...
In the "Sichuan slightly fries" to eat dinner and wife Xing Lin, Sichuanese, and vegetables cook a good, cheap, point 3 cooking to send a soup, five people have spent a total of only 80 yuan.

Ate slowly Duo back to hotels, inadvertently gained ground, the sky the stars are big Youyuan You bright start from the horizon, covered with the canopy.

Thousand-Buddha Grottoes ? Grand Canyon ? bonfire party

Kizil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes, one of China's four Buddhist caves, but also the first Buddhist caves can be comparable with the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Is divided into four areas, is currently only open a West Valley. After 1000 years of ups and downs, most of frescoes have disappeared, with only one or two inside the cave you can see, the other can only be imagined, and it is a pity! Of course, management has been very attentive, and every cave a lock, tour guides with a key, lock the door to leave after the finish.

Tianshan Grand Canyon is the first day to Urumqi to hear a person, and is said to open soon are grand, there are murals.
This is a reddish-brown mountains, the locals call it Keziliya (Victoria phrase "red cliff"). Seven Wonders of the steep cliff to the formation of a variety of shapes. Listen to tour guides speaking, especially in the evening, walking in the valley, and will hear different sounds, such as human footsteps, the child's crying, and even the voice of mighty force. I do not believe it, but when the wind off the sound Bale cave.

Scenic organized a bonfire party at night, 20 dollars a person, including three bottles of beer (Ms. drinks), and Kaoquan Yang. The grass brought in from the Kuqa Taiwan team sang some popular songs, but also plays a game of pass flower drum game, sheep had baked and brought to a time when some cold, could not eat. We screamed require performance Kucha singing and dancing, the people in the team simply to sit beside the young man danced in Xinjiang Uygur dance; more television reporter that we come from afar, the impromptu interviews; finally, the great national unity, we pull hand singing and dancing around the bonfire. Programs Although some stereotypes, but the joy it makes the body Moxinmofei relax.

Snow Snow ah

Today, very difficult journey, and even fraught with danger, because if possible, we plan to climb Tieli Amat big plate of ice. Is so, will greatly shorten the distance, followed by the trip will also be very comfortable. The morning, take a look at the rise of gloomy days, vague hint of foreboding. Sure enough, one from the mountain on the next rain, and then further on into the snow, and growing, a piece hit the window on to a big Longchi, and we arranged to meet with the empties in front of the car and crosses stopped, quit. Of course, we do not do regarding their lives as dispensable, and no alternative but to backtrack after pictures of big Longchi. At this time the big Longchi was enveloped Xuewu not very real. Slopes of a large group of black sheep grazing Bothriochloa Maoxue, as a re-color ink, exceptionally outstanding.

Altay Shan ? "private use" Cameroon Lake

Finally to see the coveted Kanas Lake, we were a little excited. Crossing the Altay Mountains, a vast expanse of whiteness, the roadside shovel the snow from the past one meter thick. Open to the hillside, the road ahead was a car blocking the transport seedlings and did not let the meaning of the activities we had to get off one after another. This is a short stop to stay thin Daorang we have the opportunity to enjoy the snow. You see, the snow under the blue sky against the background of the increasingly looked clean, issued dazzling silver, pine trees at the occasional embellishment, it aloof. Until the driver greeted when we reluctantly put away the camera.

Lake view from the Qana toll There are 30 kilometers down the road, the staff told us that when one side is too early yet to pass lake water, electricity, hand mercilessly to us upon receipt of a full-price tickets (100 .- / person), not sparing even the driver. Sure enough, into the lake, let alone a visitor can not see, even a ballpark figure and there are few. Lakeside hotel door locked, close to the seals, it seems to sleep tonight, where are all in question.
Are wandering the occasion, some people come discuss business, is Burqin urban construction, and in here, opened a hotel, even before the peak season, prices can offer. Do we have another choice? The whole of our five scenic tourist! Room rather crude, 23 beds, small tables, stools, warm pots, basins, bring their own toilet, Daohai clean.
Then there is the issue dinner. For the Kanas Lake storms expensive vegetable we been heard, so when he bought a large number of Burqin vegetables, cooked food and wine. What is not stained in the price on the cheap hotels of people on our a la carte high hopes, but to listen to the price: 100 .- mutton / kg, fish 280 .- / kg, do you have any appetite to eat? In order to ease the atmosphere, we have a point of a kilo of lamb, but even so, waiters are still conceal inner disappointment.
Candles, filled wine, put the cooked food, two headlights do chandeliers hung on the wall, burning a pot of instant noodles, and then burn a pot of vegetables and tomato soup, steaming out of the atmosphere. Kanas really cold night! To bring all the clothes and wear on the body is still difficult to arrive at low temperature below zero. After dinner we were sitting together playing cards, a cup of hot tea to drink a cup of constantly. Drilling sleeping bag at night when the feet are still cold numb. 2 my dear friend is more middle of the night to climb up and dig out the ice burn Shuitang feet.

Cameroon is not the same as Lake ? Irtysh River sunset

Sound of birds outside the window at dawn wake-up, I really do not want drilled the warm sleeping bag! With a towel dipped in ice water in the stream, after wiping his face, first biting the ice, soon on the slightly hot.
Perhaps you have been to Kanas, seen in early summer or late autumn, when her colorful wildflowers on the hillside that has been infected sentimental in a pool of water, or row of trees to make stained Akiba excited high-spirited of Kanas. But now? One looked, the vast lake, a vast expanse of whiteness, end up with dozens of centimeters thick ice, in the sunlight shining white one, to stimulate your eyes with the back is considered by the snow-covered mountains.
Summer yacht along the route, we went from the foot of the mountain on the ice. Climbed halfway up the mountain, and look humble, Cameroon lake like a huge container filled with milk.
When you walk down along the Kanas River. Kanas River flows along the lower reaches of the Pentium, the Qing Zhe and rapid, flanked by dark green pine trees. Land filling of a water bag full of water, try one, Tian Sisi's.

There is no need to do more to stay in Cameroon lake, and in the evening arrived at the beautiful Irtysh River.
The water is very shallow, the bottom of the stone is clearly visible, and the central coast on a small Island with a long into the film Young trees, leaves still some tender, green with yellow. Came to the river, the woods dissipate into the atmosphere of the cattle grazing in a leisurely manner. Pick a few stones on the water bad deal, for a long time does not play this children's games.
To the hotel check-in later, still thoroughly enjoyed themselves, a few people went to Meet the shore, put up the camera to wait for the sunset. Sunset, it's beautiful! In her shining, the trees, river water, cattle and sheep are all bordered by orange-red halo, but as time goes on, constantly undergoing changes of light and shadows. The road, someone pass by, no one pay attention, everyone is such a cycle of scenes have been very often, which, as we see sunrise and sunset was actually expect.

"Black Heart" Tianchi

Due to seasonal reasons, this time we can not go to see swans Bayinbuluke prairie, had to be diverted Hami Prefecture.
Heavenly Lake, this place has been famous as the journey we have the worst spots. There are two reasons, one of the serious man-made attractions, natural scenery from being damaged; And then there are tickets for the black, the so-called tickets for 60 yuan per person, outside the other 3 yuan per person and 10 yuan insurance premium parking fee; the name of environmental protection in flag, the car does not get out of the inside, visitors have to travel by ropeway or attractions buses, from 25 yuan / person. It also did not reach the final spots, you have to sit 5 yuan for each attraction range of electric vehicles, of course, walking is also OK, but this bare mountain, what attraction? . Similarly Tianchi water freezes, but compared to Kanas Lake, the much less.

? Soil-yu ditch Jiaohegucheng

"Vehicle division before the country, WANG Zhi-cross river, the river diversion, under the city, so called cross-river."
To cross a river, some days a little overcast, tour guides take us inside, promise a big city Jing You only five of us!
This is a willow-shaped island, surrounded by cliffs, the river flowing from the city. Gray background, a ruins everywhere, tells the story of the ancient ... ... guides say, this remains Asia's largest city has been able to survive, to benefit from the Turpan dry, no rain climate.

The afternoon, we went looking for "China's Mecca," said Yutaka ditch soil. Entrance to the village there is a small-scale Thousand Buddha Caves, just do not open, only looked from the outside. Next to a cemetery, reportedly buried in the Islamic religion who created the five disciples of Mohammed. Into the village, we feel the eyes of the villagers, it was a friendly and more is just too closed bar. Village is built on the slopes according to the terrain, the village had to wear a stream, the stream of muddy water turned out to be yellow! Each a small courtyard, and some primitive, shabby, the room dark, mostly empty, and no furnishings. Just the end of the day Sunday, the villagers gather in small groups to come out from the mosque is very relaxed. It is the season of ripe mulberry, the children are busy picking; few women in the oven roasted Nang; some people hanging from a beam under a rope, tied the basket lay the baby to sleep safely, good one contend contented rural scenery.

Intoxicated Barkol

This is no longer expect to see in this season, the green grassland, Barkol gave us a surprise.
Far to see the beautiful Barkol Lake, which ??? blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains under the water silently. We applaud the forward, and threw the child Huan-ran to the lake, such as the antelope general, at the foot of a round, soft, grassy meadow. Were removed from the lawn in the crowd are leisurely grazing cattle and sheep, the only hard patted the sheep, and then patted apart, Wang Dan has black and white spotted cow, this has a sleeping cow, gently places have also beat one, over there, but there are still dozens of head ass! Grassy meadow where shedding trickle, clear and piercing, from the snow-capped mountains; small water waves Linlin Wali shining. Squat body, shut our eyes, ear to listen, the sun gently shining, hot and humid air rushing toward the ground, ears small flies buzzing fly, cattle and sheep chew their sound into one, excellent audio-visual enjoyment!

No regrets erdaoqiao

Long journey down, the driver has long been eager to go home, all the way back to Urumqi for Speed.
Call to the "Explorers Club" of the owner of Song Yujiang. Into his shop, just met the three members of the Tibetan climbers, so we go erdaoqiao night market.
A dozen around the long table drinking beer, eating grilled fish, chicken, lamb string.
The three players were Tsering Dorje, Yan Nawa edges Zxrasi, which had climbed Everest several times, the world's 8,000 meters above sea level of more than 14 peaks have successfully summited 11, will work with Pakistan in June this year, climbing Joint team to climb the famous K2 (Djoghri peak). All topics are all around them anecdotal started climbing the face of our hero worship similar, they are just a touch of the seemed to occur in about someone else's story. Finally, they will climb K2 belt around the postcard sent to us and in our request to sign his name on the next one, they shoot a photo for this trip painted on the successful close.
Heart silently wish them success in June to climb K2.

Author: koooh