D2 Kashgar - Taxkorgan
8:00 am GMT Tiangang Meng Meng-liang (Xinjiang and Beijing, about 2 hours time difference), our on time departure from Kashgar. The driver out of the city before the first went to refuel is interesting that a lot of people in Xinjiang to measure the gasoline habit of kilograms, while the mainland of China (Xinjiang, known as the mouth) generally used l as the unit, of course, there was the state-owned gas station up the unit, and Most people can easily tell you that gasoline conversion between liters and kilograms.
Out of the city along State Highway 314, along the southwest direction, after about half an hour to Wu Paer Township breakfast. For the first time to eat pilaf feel good, but can not stand it shares Yang Joann oil odor, only the big bite of meat bones. After a Wu Paer until Taxkorgan county, and then there is no place to eat, so the need to eat more points.
314 all the way along the south, a good road along a very desolate, each through a forest of green will find a small village, the village is very small, on-street occasionally be able to see one or two children or a woman, but not the mainland side of State Road Common small business operators. Then south to go even more deserted road on both sides is entirely yellow, or black desert soil, with little green vegetation, the distance kongur mountain is clearly visible, strong winds blowing snow on top of snow-capped mountains, showing the beautiful snow white cloud.
About two hours or so, we come to a place called the golden sandy beach, after stopping a few Kirgiz nomads do not know from where the drilling out of experienced drivers, with a few old sunglasses and they changed a few bracelets, jade pendants and other gadgets. When they trade, I, and Joann down the national highway, national highway below is a swamp, marsh I do not know the middle of the river or a lake, swamp outside is totally a yellow sand, and even the distant mountains were all in the yellow sand, there is no a vegetation, no wonder that the driver is called here, Golden Beach. A gust of wind blew over the mountain lake of sand has been blown, the days are as dark down, and feel spectacular and strange.
The ensuing episode let us a false alarm, we unconsciously along the national highway in the marsh side of the direction of Zoulehenyuan suddenly discovered that the driver drove along the national highway over, rapid disappearance of the far hillside. This time we are anxious, and quickly ran national highway, Joann shouted, but the cars have disappeared without a trace, but attracted much of a shepherd swept our children to sing. Here there is no cell phone signal is simply deserted place, helpless under which we had no choice but to move forward along the national highway, take a few minutes, head off from a car, car, two Uygur people (perhaps other minorities), We stopped trucks with hand gestures that attempt to enable them to help, the results because of language barriers, they do not seem to understand that a lot of gabble to say, after driving away. No way, and had to go forward again, as we more and more desperate when the far side of a car appear in the foot, and speeding over, we are staring eyes and look very carefully, is exactly what we retro green Jetta , wow! We were too excited, drivers saw us, stopped in front of us speed U-turn. And with the Uygur people's tone of voice with a smile, said: "I thought our distinguished guests planted a hawk's wings, or else how to run fast like the wind," So he did not know we made a national highway, but also that we are along the National Highway forward it.
The subsequent journey on into the mountains, the Pamirs on the Mercedes-Benz roof of the world, on both sides are light Dodo black, brown mountains, with little vegetation, the mountains often see the impact of melting snow with a sand and gravel out of a ditch-like stream of river, wading into the road became a road, I heard that when the big rain, often large pieces of stone from the hills Soon water will, under very dangerous. A few hours later, we went to the famous karakol Lake, Cameroon lake in the Kyrgyz language is the meaning of the black lake, the locals Jingzhi god lake, it is the world's highest mountain lake. Standing on the lake look north kongur Hill is far from the stands, looking south, the famous father of the iceberg in sight screen Shita Ge peak, he was like a giant split with the ax from the jian as the whole mountain is divided into two, the middle is a huge canyon, all of which have all been snow-covered, majestic. Cameroon lake in a contrasting silver-white glaciers, the lakes appear dark deep in some places looks like the same Nongmo, no wonder the locals called the Black Lake.
Continue to advance, Beijing time 16:00, we're to the Taxkorgan town, close to living in the Pamir from the Stone City hotel, and then walk 10 minutes to Stone. Stone City in the Han dynasty is one of the Western Regions 36 pear country's capital city of the Po, the other argument is that it was founded in Southern and Northern Dynasties. Is said to Fa Xian, Tang Xuanzang, Marco Polo and other ancient traveler leaving footprints are all here. In the middle of a pile of worn stone walk through, see the distant snow-capped mountains rise at the foot of the Pamirs on the ranch is, many Tajik women in the river crafts, the children were playing tag. Burst of melodious whistles came from the other side of Stone, a young Tajik what is sitting on a rock blowing instrument, the sound crisp, loud and clear, and we guess where the unique eagle flute Unfortunately, shy little boy went over to see us on the quickly walked away.
Under the Stone, we have walks in the Tajik village of people strolling, children are very friendly, and far to see us on yelling: hello, hello. Face came a cattle drive of Tajik women, Joann ran want to give her camera, and she waved his hand refused, ran into a rebuff of us out of no steps, the man ran away again and come back, to indicate that we can picture taken. It turned out that she felt and cattle with the camera look good, he gave the cattle driven away, ran back to their own come to us, beauty-conscious women in photography Shihai Tajik picked a flower on the ear. We intend to send her the photo, but the language has once again become a hindrance, Fortunately, she has a beautiful little girl, called tower according to Nick, who was in first grade, will speak Chinese, temporary as our translation.
Note:
1. Taxkorgan accommodation many places, the town, there are many Han Chinese people, especially many people in Sichuan and Qinghai. Accommodation 100. In addition, to Taxkorgan to do frontier passes, you can run in Beijing, if you want the Hongqilapu ports, but also in the tower for a border county permits, so stay, we will ask clear, hotels can not give open evidence. Some drivers can also charge d'affaires, procedures no trouble, that is, to wait.
2. Meals are not expensive, but from Kashgar to eat out of that ton more expensive breakfast. A lot of Sichuan restaurants in town, very small, you can go straight to the kitchen look like what he ate.
Author: Tiger_Moon
