Yili has a long history, has a long history. The history of the ancient Silk Road was the hub of North Road, is the first in Xinjiang and the Central Plains of the Central Empire an important venue for the establishment of strategic linkages. Up and down two thousand years, spanning several thousands of miles, and Yili, have been spot land. The Qing Dynasty, the capital of Xinjiang Yili was, today is an open gateway to the west, known as "Beyond the Great South," "melons and fruits," the laudatory name. Ili Kazakh autonomous Island now a total area of 35 million square kilometers, a full accounting for nearly a quarter of Xinjiang's total area.

I love travel, has been looking forward to be able to learn firsthand look at the scenery of Ili style. So, when I set foot on the road Ruyuan of that moment, even as a child-like delight in. Unfortunately, the road is just everywhere, very hard journey. These so be it, after 11 hours of to travel to the capital of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Yining City, after the manager said that because of the road, our car's chassis is too low, can not go to the world's fourth largest sloping grassland known as the beautiful narat of. I heard the news, then regretted gone, as a pot of cold water poured my heart! However, the short span of five days, Ili River Valley, fertile fields and boundless hope which the magnificent scenery along the way still left a deep impression on me ... ...

Ili River City - Yining City:

Yining City is a located in the Ili River, the development of the city, the capital of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. Scarcity of people on the streets, clean and tidy, tree-lined, flowers, everywhere a sense of tranquility and peaceful feeling. Although the only minority autonomous prefectures, but unlike some cities in southern Xinjiang has a rich ethnic customs, as is a diffuse a commercial and modern atmosphere typical of the northern city. Only certain streets in the name of vaguely can see the imprint from the long period of time, such as Stalin Road, Jiefang, Han Street.

Ili Ili is the person's mother river, in its nourishment, the whole boundless Ili River Valley, fertile fields, lush. Ili in my imagination he is a quiet, Qingqing of the river, Wan-Wan Yan Yan to flow through the beautiful, rich Ili River valley, moisture, and the benefit of the people of the coast, after it also slowly flows from foreign lands Balkhash Lake. But when I first saw it, they feel a bit surprised, it is kind of muddy, fast flowing, that's the case proceeded without hesitation toward the remote! That the color of water as I can see in the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River water color. To exploit business opportunities in the Ili River, both sides were built in accordance with waterside amusement park, from time to time there are boats on the water in the rapids of tourists accompanied by screams Jishi by. Also because of the Ili's famous fish and fish food Bangshui built a street. The river is said to have been growing in more than 30 kinds of fish, including sturgeon Moina very expensive. But now due to pollution and over-fishing, you want to eat a real fish Ili no longer easy. Listening to the amusement park machinery noise, turned down a strong sell to us, "Ili fish" the owner, listening to students tell us, Mr., in their childhood here, fish and fat and the grass had the United States, heart burst thrown inexplicable sense of loss ... ...

Chinese Street is to Yining city where people always go sightseeing. The strange thing is, though named Han Street, residence or business is all-minority. It is accompanied us, Mr. tourism students told us that this name is derived from a long time ago, a group of businessmen from Tianjin, lug burden to Yining, from here and settle down, forming a cluster of Han Chinese. In the subsequent turmoil, where the former ambassador to China for various reasons have left, leaving only a catchy title here, this street have been telling the prosperity and vicissitudes of life. Today, this street is operating with a minority-style goods, come here for sightseeing and shopping are also mostly admiring of the foreign visitors. Interestingly, in this street, there is a well-known butcher's shop, is said to be three decades of aging Laotang stew meat. Moreover, because housing black man's clothes dirty, hands dirty, the local has also been called "dirty meat", is said to want to eat have to queue up. Mr. students to bring us to appreciate that what "dirty meat" of the taste, was I flatly refused. Not to mention that three decades of Lao Tang is true or false, the light that "dirty" word to me at arm's length of.

Yining City, the night down a lot more lively in the daytime, all kinds of snacks put on the streets. In the cool breeze in the eating barbecue, drinking Kawa Si (an incoming from Russia, from hops and honey brew a very tasty drink, a lot of people in the Ili are brewing their own) and enjoy the sparkle and the neon young people coming and going of fashionable street, the idea is quite the cozy ... ...

Leisurely pastoral ---- Qapqal:

Through the Ili River Bridge, a wide straight road through Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County. Drizzle so that both sides of a highway dotted with clumps look infinite rows of drill days Young field appears green, fresh, pleasant, and our feelings can not help but become a peaceful and joy. Mr. students tell us: Xibe is considerable emphasis on education of the nation, most would say, Kazakhstan, Victoria, Han, etc. in several languages, some people still say Mongolian and Russian, was born translator. Of their ancestors in 1764, experienced a painful life to death, by the Qing government to deploy soldiers to carry more than 5,000 families were ordered to carry out a tragic westward, into the border guard in Yili Prefecture, arrived in Ili, when only 3000 people are said about Now there was only 40000 people.

When entering Qapqal town when seeing the scenes so that we really can not believe this turned out to be a county seat. Wide streets, clean houses, almost no pedestrians, almost no high-rise building. This small, quiet town is like a paradise. My surprise, asked: people? Here people? Mr. students spoke Mandarin with a thick accent, slowly imitation Sibo said, "We are on horseback Xibe nation, and we ride on horseback shooting sword, dismounted back drinking." Implying that the drink went. , He amused哈哈being straight music, I think what he said though a bit exaggerated, but it also reflects the nation's brave, bold and with the freedom of the character. Across the county is the one thing that catches your eyes look a boundless wetlands and watch 3322's cattle and sheep grazing in the above slowly, stroll, I think, although it can not a great piece in the county seat was next to the wetlands can be preserved really lucky to of. It is said that there are so many wild ducks previously, now out of sight. Although the Government has taken measures for the confiscation of guns, duck but still did not occur again. We drove to switch a long time, I have always failed to see a Xibe people. Daoshi it by fields, wetlands, farmhouse and pond ducks and geese in the relaxed pose of the beautiful rural scenery of leisure left me a deep impression ... ...

---- Horgos border crossings:

Horgos Port 96 km from the city of Yining, where is the border between China and Kazakhstan, but also from the Eurasian continental bridge from Lianyungang terminal 312 State Road 312 State Road, the last one marked a milestone with the word China and Kazakhstan one after the monument boundary quietly stand in Horgos River shore, the majority of visitors will buy tickets to come and the two pillar together a shadow. This port is only to be deserted than I expected much more. Is said to have been here nine years ago, piles of goods, and from flow waves. Money to bring over 200 yuan can be translated into a multiple back, but now already passed their prime, border trade has been virtually non-existent scene. Can be seen from time to time with a large container truck entry and exit, two with a Kazakh-style streets and can only be placed in the open air stalls selling has always been this many people travel souvenirs, the items sold are mostly known as the telescope and other small commodities from Russia But insiders know that they are mostly from China somewhere fake. I remember last year in Almaty, when know that we come from Xinjiang, China, we have even heard such a call back: Xinjiang, and shoddy products. We heard stunned, red in the face. There are many reasons in today's deserted port, but can not be denied, and had a large number of gush from here on fake and shoddy commodities. Is largely counterfeit and shoddy goods ruined the prosperity of the port had been famous at the time ... ...

Episode ---- Cocoa Dara:

Has been very like to listen to the beautiful melodious romantic Nagqu Love Song "Caoyuanzhiye" always thought that with a heavy mood of the song grassland in Inner Mongolia is a folk song. Bu Zengxiang far away from Yining City on his way unexpected to see a "cocoa Dara Welcome" message, could not help but exclaimed: The original cocoa Dara on here呀? The original "Caoyuanzhiye" is a Xinjiang folk song ah? Around almost the same as I do, the first time that cocoa Dara in Xinjiang. Only with that never put the first song sung is different is that cocoa dala is the real appearance had changed. May be due to the arrival of the girl from afar look like it changed the bar ... ...

About Yining City, often see such signs: Less than Ili in Xinjiang did not know beauty. Yili is indeed America! When the car Mercedes-Benz in the Ili earth, everywhere can see the majestic mountains, clear Yau river, endless fields, and farmers in the small courtyard fruitful. Across the northern and southern Xinjiang over the earth, always thought that Xinjiang is the main color of my desolation, in the Ili River valley south to see the scenery, poetic beauty ... ...

Author: fengzhongfeixu