Northern Xinjiang Self-driving Travel Notes

This is the best trip ever.

This was initiated by the post-90s generation. 16 people from all over the world gathered together to travel 3,200 kilometers in 7 days. The Northern Xinjiang Grand Ring Road has everything you can imagine.

 

Norway, Brother Fan, Azi and I arrived the night before. They arrived at around 1pm, and I flew to Urumqi at around 5pm. The traffic in Urumqi is very unfriendly. The roads in the center of the city are built around expressways and there are so many ramps and entrances. On the way to the restaurant that night, I missed two intersections. One mistake was basically 5 kilometers away. In the next 2 days I made another 5 mistakes.

The restaurant is called "A Date on the Silk Road". According to Brother Fan, it is the first place to check in in the new city. After waiting for more than an hour and just getting to know each other briefly, it really lived up to expectations. Even the vegetables were as delicious as mutton. Azi was not impressed. People who eat mutton also eat meat.

 

Norway and I haven’t seen each other for more than three years, and Brother Fan and Azi haven’t seen each other for many years either. We had a great time chatting with each other, and we responded to the words we said when toasting each other in Huocheng: I said: We haven’t seen each other for many years, and we feel like old friends when we see each other; After graduation, we met again in Urumqi, Xinjiang.

That night, my husband and his wife came. He was from Wenzhou, and Maple was from Australia. They were far apart. I found out later that they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. The next day we didn’t wait for other team members. We went directly to Tianshan Tianchi. This is the first stop in a small area. It is more than 100 kilometers away from Urumqi and can be reached in just over an hour.

When we first arrived, our photo looked like this. The weather was still a little mild, and we were still a little reserved and sincere.

After entering the mountain, getting in the car, and climbing to the top, it will rain, wind, and fog, and it will be different.

If it hadn't cost 30 yuan for a military coat, I might have stayed in Tianchi to wash the feet of the Queen Mother of the West. Even if you ask me now whether Tianchi is beautiful or not, I can't tell you because it was too cold and foggy that day, so I couldn't see clearly or remember what Tianchi looked like, and I couldn't take out my camera.

However, these are not important. We quickly broke our restraints and went back to Urumqi to eat the first plate of "Xiao Ge Zi" in Xinjiang. To be honest, I also spent 100 yuan to buy a membership and received red wine as a gift. Come on, follow me I feel this market, this wine brewed in my own shop.

However, what we can't forget is not Xiao Gezi's dishes, but the "Tianshan Hepburn" of beautiful women everywhere in Xinjiang. An ordinary waiter, the girl with this hairstyle, Hepburn is not too much, why is it Tianshan Hepburn? That was probably when we went there during the day to the Tianshan Mountains.

The team arrived and went to the museum in the morning to experience the beauties of Loulan and the history, customs and culture of Xinjiang, which was considered as basic homework. The key words for our trip are: Freedom. To what extent you are free, you don’t know where you will go the next day. That’s enough. You just need to know where you are going today. Wherever you are beautiful, you can stop. Sing all the way and walk all the way.

The first stop is Hemu. It takes a 14-hour drive and cannot be reached in one day. The destination that night is Fuyun. Four cars, 16 people, started walking.

Along the way, you can see the vast deserts, grasslands, or hills as far as the eye can see. The world is open and the mood is great.

We arrived in Fuyun in the evening and were scolded by Norway, who was our captain and initiator this time. It is very necessary to worry about Norway, because people drive faster and run ahead with their cars early. Many large trucks along the way are very unsafe. When driving by yourself, safety comes first.

The next day, Ulungu Lake. In order to make the team more harmonious quickly, we exchanged cars and seats, which was very useful. On this day, everyone got along very harmoniously. The scenery along the way is good, and we parked there. It was also on this road that the male brother started his journey of buying stones.

But, to be honest, the 38 yuan Gold Coast is only worth 38 yuan. In this big Gobi, there is such a magical place, it is really a piece of beautiful jade. However, this beautiful jade is like the stone in the hands of a male brother. It is better to buy it than to pick it up.

 

Because on the way to Burqin, we saw the super beautiful ancient lake. It’s hard to express it in words. We can only: Damn, it’s so beautiful. The funny love between Lao Wang and his eldest daughter-in-law Min Min began to be discovered from this day on.

Returning to Burqin in the evening, because the accommodation was too tight during the National Day, a group of people had no choice but to book another hotel for accommodation. No, it was not a hotel, uh, no, it was a bullpen.

Meituan rated it 4.8 points at this superb Uighur-style villa. After driving more than 100 kilometers on the mountain road, we arrived at about 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and I was extremely excited.

Not much to say, there are pictures to prove it.

Yes, this house cost more than 300 per night. To ensure safety, five girls lived in a room with two beds. My classmate Xiao Ming and I were in the living room, sleeping on the same bed. That night, Xiao Ming and I were no longer pure children. . On this night, Lao Wang’s happy life also began.

That night, we seemed to be in danger of life and death, fighting with the Uighur aunt and defending our rights with Meituan.

At dawn, the two teams drove to Kanas. Xiao Ming and I each drove one car. Obviously, sleeping in the same bed for one night was not enough to cultivate our tacit understanding, so we became separated less than 20 meters apart. The navigators each took a different path. We went up to Kanas Mountain, and they went around the mountain to visit the border. When we were about to arrive in Kanas, Xiao Ming told us that they were going the wrong way. The way to navigate was through the border. The police uncle at the border asked them for a pass. So, we went to Kanas at 11 o'clock to meet up with the Norwegian team. After entering, they arrived in Kanas at three o'clock in the afternoon. Of course, under my suggestion, they missed Kanas, which they would probably never go to again in their lifetime.

Whether Kanas is beautiful or not, is it worth the 230 votes? I told Xiao Ming, Min Min, and Miss Dong that it is not worth it. Feel free to feel it.

After coming out of Kanas, we were very tired. During this period, Norway had been queuing up for us to refuel. It took 2 hours to queue for refueling. The next gas station, the nearest one, was outside the 67-kilometer mountain road and closed at 11 o'clock.

On the way back, I saw smoke starting to burn in the yurts on both sides and the sheep had been slaughtered. I couldn't resist the temptation, so we stopped collectively and roasted the whole sheep in the yurt.

It was a great night and we enjoyed everyone's stories and fun.

While the mutton was still roasting and the cauldron was still stewing, we turned off the lights in the yurt, gathered around the stove, and had a confessional to share our stories.

You never know what a person has gone through in the past to have the smile in front of him.

Lao Wang and Minmin have been in love for eight years. From being high school classmates to a long-distance university, to getting married after graduation, the two have respected each other along the way. No matter what they encounter, they never give up on each other. Knowing how to cherish and care is the most enviable happiness. .

The male brother and Sister Maple have been married for six years, and they are still achieving each other's achievements and supporting each other's careers. Wenzhou and Australia are too far apart, but the on-time video of commuting to get off work every day has made many people envious.

Cai Cai and Brother Fan expressed their gratitude and understanding to Norway and gave each other suggestions on travel plans, which really contributed a lot to the team.

Azi lives in Shenzhen and her boyfriend lives in Wuhan for more than four years. Maybe as she said, when you love each other, you need to achieve each other's achievements, and when you know each other, you need to cherish each other.

Miss Dong, you have been separated for four years in Tianjin and Australia. Even you may doubt the distance and unimaginable results, but step by step you are strengthening your relationship and future.

The teacher, a teacher at a certain university in China, wanted to get out of herself because of a relationship that was not going well. Two years of depression and insomnia required her to change the past, get out of herself, and face a new life.

Chunchun and Xiangqin are young lovers from the Northeast. They are still in the early stages of a relationship. Their naive feelings and inner turmoil cannot cover up the small actions in their hearts.

Huimin and Sister Liang, two sisters who came from a company, clearly didn’t know each other well, but they became a family after this trip, hahaha.

Xiao Ming was the last one to join, and his request with Norway was: I need this trip. Emotional imbalance and self-loss do not require others to know what you have experienced. You only need to measure each relationship well and living up to yourself is the best result.

Since Norway started its business, it has been a bumpy road, but we all know that we have to work hard for the future.

 

Frankly speaking, after the game is over, the mutton is served, and the meat is eaten in large quantities. Without wine, it is as if one is drunk.

 

When you step out of the yurt, you can see the starry sky thousands of miles away. The feeling of dreams in the sky, the feeling of relief, and the courage to move towards a new life are all under this starry sky.

The grassland on the edge of Kanas has left behind the stories and dreams of the 16 of us.

When we returned to Burqin from Kanas, it was already past one in the morning and we were very sleepy. As my ace co-pilot, Lao Wang was too sleepy to lift his head. The speed limit on the mountain road was 30 km/h, and he did not dare to take it lightly on the mountain road without guardrails. I kept wiping my eyes with wet wipes. When I arrived at the hotel at 3:44 in the morning, the car turned off and I fell asleep. A few minutes later, a phone call from Norway woke me up.

The next day, I slept until noon, and after eating at a super affordable restaurant recommended by locals, I took photos and enjoyed the breeze in the Russian-style street in Burqin.

The best form of love is when you are making trouble and I am laughing.

After showing off the charm of Fengqing Street, we immediately drove to the Karamay Devil City. We arrived at the Devil City around 5 pm. There were so many oil fields along the way that we couldn’t even see the edge. We lived up to this oil city.

 

The sunset in Devil City is the best. We didn’t have enough time, but we just caught the tenderness and tenderness of the sunset.

I have to say that the Devil's City is just like this. The sunset is as tender as water, but it is unforgettable. Looking at the sunset on the west mountain, I feel reluctant and nostalgic.

After the Devil's City, we secretly prepared a birthday for our team, Chunchun. We secretly gave it a surprise next to the food street. Everyone was so happy that day, and there was no restraint or restraint anymore. All we saw was sincerity and kindness.

The photos weren’t great, but everyone was smiling super happy.

You can't imagine what kind of life experience and happiness it will be like in this border town thousands of miles away, a group of people who were strangers to each other three days ago are now like a family to bless and celebrate your birthday. Even the boss's son Asado also participated. The young man is so handsome and he will be great when he grows up.

 

After that, we hit the road again, more than 100 kilometers back to the hotel in Karamay City. Every night we start the journey a little earlier the day before, so we often joke: In Xinjiang, you have to drive more than 100 kilometers to have a meal. After dinner, do you want to sleep and go back to the hotel? Another 200 kilometers. After returning home, I told my wife after dinner in the evening that I would go for a walk, which was only about 200 kilometers, hahahahaha.

Karamay is a great city, with sanitation, lighting, and the overall city feel is very good, better than Urumqi. The hotel is very nice, the best hotel I have stayed in these days.

After Karamay, the next stop is Sailimu Lake.

Xiao Ming's car unfortunately had a puncture on the road. They probably lied too much and the car couldn't hold on. Hahahaha, my car was behind me. It took me a while to realize that it was Xiao Ming and his group. It was too late. A Norwegian car got out of the car and helped them change the spare tire. Fortunately, the tire puncture was okay and everything was safe.

Look how happy they are, they got a flat tire, yeah!

Arriving at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Sailimu Lake is breathtakingly beautiful, so beautiful that you won't believe that this is a place that only exists in the northern desert.

This is the road around Sailimu Lake

When I went back to Sailimu Lake, I passed the Guozigou Bridge. This bridge spans between two mountains. Unfortunately, I couldn't stop to take pictures, I could only reminisce. The Guozigou Bridge is only open from 7:30 to 9:30.

When I came to Huocheng, a small town with a large number of Kazakhs, I stayed at the Sailimu Lake Hotel in 168, a three-star hotel, which was not too good. The Edeburg Hot Pot opposite is great. How awesome, let me show you a plate of beef.

There is also Xinjiang Dawusu, this wine is good.

Everyone drank a little that day, but not too much. They chatted and teased each other freely, and the atmosphere was not too good. It can be said that it was a carnival after traveling over mountains and ridges. I never thought that that day would be our breakup meal, and we would not be able to sit at the same table to have fun together later.

 

It was magical. It was very reserved at first, but suddenly it was very intimate. Everyone thought about the team, everyone released themselves and accepted others. Everyone's simplicity, kindness, cuteness, and humor made everyone feel that this night should continue forever.

However, it is not only the team that continues, but also Dawusu. Brother, let me tell you, this Wusu is really a deadly Wusu, it can kill people. We boys thought it would be okay to drink more than 3 bottles, but it was indeed okay when we went back. At three or four o'clock in the night, we got up on time to vomit. The next day, we wasted the whole day and had a terrible stomachache.

Because the scene was too tragic, we chose a representative situation to convey: The Fatal Wusu.

The next day, several backup drivers pulled us into the car at 6 a.m., crossed the Guozigou Bridge, and placed us in the service area. After resting for a long time, we finally recovered 40% of our health.

After staying at Dushanzi Hotel, we went to Dushanzi Grand Canyon. Only under the magnificence of nature can you feel the beauty of heaven and earth and the insignificance of human beings.

There are also those high-altitude projects, glass plank roads, suspension bridges, high-altitude bicycles, and canyon swings. These wives are competing against each other, and a few big men are watching from the shore and you are performing.

It wasn't until 8 o'clock in the evening that I returned home in despair.

 

After returning, everyone took a shower, and Norway went into the room one by one to interview. Each person recorded a video to share every detail of the journey. On the way back, we were all thinking why it was so great, this trip was so cool and surprising. If the full score is 90 points, it can be scored as 80-85 points.

A steady captain, a good photographer, two or three jokers, and a few topics can make the 3,200-kilometer road feel less distant and boring at all. There are laughter and golden sentences along the way, some of which are just for us. Famous sayings that only 16 people know: Travel a lot, second house, make money, two hundred kilometers, more than twenty years, green, drive carefully, be careful of animals, etc.

At this point, the trip is basically over. We return to Urumqi and see off the teacher, Miss Dong, Cai Cai, Chunchun and the others. Norway and I went to the Grand Bazaar to buy some specialties. In the evening, he and Fan brother Xiaoming Azi went to the cinema to watch the Chinese Captain. When we went there, we were threatened by the driver. Regarding the Xinjiang incident 10 years ago, there were indeed no Han people in the Uighur area. , and the eyes and words will make you feel some discomfort.

Lao Wang, his husband, his wife, and Hui Minliang went to the Silk Road to check in for an appointment. After coming back, I went to bed early. In fact, I couldn't sleep. The six of them went to the airport at around five o'clock the next day.

None of them were sent, I couldn't stand this scene.

I am writing this article not as a guide, but just for this trip;

These 16 people give everyone a place to remember, in case they are separated.

There are still thousands of photos and dozens of gigabytes of videos. , I can’t finish posting them all, they all keep the memories.

After Huocheng Dawusu Beef Hot Pot, it really became a meal for everyone. Fortunately, no one knew about it that day, and they all thought there would be a tomorrow. Such a scene is not sad, only joyful.

 

Norway and I had several meals in the restaurant downstairs, sitting there and saying, lonely.

A strong sense of loneliness, suddenly no schedule, suddenly no hustle and bustle;

Suddenly the room became empty, and suddenly the autumn wind swept away the leaves, suddenly turning into lonely clouds.

We went to the airport to return the car, and Norway and I walked on the roadside. Norway said, walk, walk again, lonely.

I said it was a surprise, a surprise beyond my imagination.

Such a group of people, you really hit the mark, they have a chemical reaction, it’s great!

After such a long journey and so many days, this is the first time to engage in such a formal activity. It is very good and surprising. Thank you.

I wish the new post-90s generation can support the post-90s generation.

The buckwheat rings that Brother Fan bought are beautiful in circles;

Look at this buckwheat circle, does it look like a group of us?