Travel Notes | Kanas – A lake monster makes Liudaowan angry
Lift your hijab and let me see your eyebrows
Your eyebrows are thin and long, like the crescent moon on the tree
Your eyebrows are thin and long, like the crescent moon on the tree
Lift your hijab, let me see your eyes
Your eyes are bright and bright, just like the waves on the water
Your eyes are bright and bright, just like the waves on the water
– "Lift your hijab"
Xinjiang
Humming a catchy song, my memory was pulled back to the autumn of 15 years ago, as if I was back in time.
– I am still the little girl sitting under the vines, smelling the aroma of the chicken on the next table, swallowing her saliva, and waiting for the food to be served;
-I am still the foodie who can eat a honeydew melon in one sitting;
-I am still the immature girl who will be extremely disappointed when facing Tianchi;
-I am still the novice who wanders around in my own innocent world every day;
Time really flies by, always stealing our memories inadvertently, and then continuing to urge us forward.
After all, 15 years have passed and I, who do not have the strongest brain, only have incomplete memories of Xinjiang. Therefore, the author of this travel diary is not the editor, but one of my top academic classmates "A.T". I would like to thank his travel diary for allowing me to relive it. The story of Xinjiang.
A handsome guy with both good looks and talent, an academic master who can pass 6 CPA courses in a year, a good man of the 21st century who loves his family and cares about his family.
Xinjiang. Impression
Oct,2018
⊙ Beijing – Urumqi, live in Urumqi
⊙Urumqi – Tianshan, overnight at Wucaiwan
⊙Colorful Bay – Cocotuo Sea, stay overnight at Cocotuo Sea
⊙ Coketuo Sea – Burqin, visit the colorful beach, stay overnight in Burqin
⊙ Burqin – Hemu Village, overnight in Hemu Village
⊙Hemu Village – Kanas, overnight in Kanas
⊙Kanas – Burqin, overnight in Burqin
⊙ Burqin – Kuitun, visit the Devil City, stay overnight in Kuitun
⊙ Kuitun – Urumqi, back to Beijing
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Air ticket: Round trip from Beijing to Urumqi, 5,500 yuan per adult. Children are half-price (Friendly reminder: If there are not many people going, it is recommended not to book tickets in advance. I booked them 1 month in advance. When I checked before departure, one ticket was about 1,000 cheaper, but there were only 1-2 tickets for the same flight)
Chartered car: 2500 yuan/day, 14 seats (including airport pick-up and drop-off)
Friendly reminder:
If you are interested in photography, you definitely need a telephoto lens. Xinjiang is big and can better take advantage of the telephoto lens. Personally, this time I chose 5D+24-105 4L + 70-200 2.8L.
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After a buffet breakfast, we set off on time at 8:30 and drove to Tianchi. The driver drove all kinds of speeds along the way, which scared me and kept shouting to slow down. After all, the whole family was in the car, so I was scared. Later I realized that it was completely redundant. The driver's driving skills were so good that he took off. It takes about 2 hours to arrive at Tianshan Mountain.
Ticket: 160 yuan/person (including entrance fee + shuttle bus)
Cruise ship: 80 yuan/person
Cableway + cableway shuttle bus: 220 yuan/person
Buy the boat + ropeway together: 270 yuan/person
Note: All scenic spots in Xinjiang Seniors aged 65 and above enjoy half-price tickets for those aged 70 and above and free of charge. Obviously, these veteran cadres do not meet the standards. Children are free.
The first sight of Tianchi~~
At an altitude of 3,000 meters in the Tianshan Mountains, "the wife did not sleep well"
The highest peak of Tianshan Mountain
Looking at Tianshan Mountain in Tianchi Water
Note: Touring Tianchi and the highest peak of Tianshan Mountain are not in the same direction. After the scenic area shuttle bus reaches the visitor center, you can reach Tianchi 800 meters before your hotel. But to go to the highest peak of Tianshan Mountain, you need to take a shuttle bus to the cable car station, and then take the cable car up the mountain.
Friendly reminder: Please prepare a light meal for lunch at the scenic spot. (I ate the most expensive chicken in my life at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, which cost 300 yuan a portion. I also knew that the chicken in Xinjiang was sold in two plates, and a meal in a farmyard cost 800 yuan.)
Group leader’s interruption:
In Tianchi, where the group leader visited 15 years ago, there was no shuttle bus. The bus drove directly to the gate. We climbed all the way up the stairs and arrived at the top of the mountain in about 2 hours. When we saw Tianchi, we felt so disappointed at that time~ ~, in fact, it is understandable. After I just visited Kanas, which does not belong to the human world, and was baptized by articles written by various literati, my impression of Tianchi was comparable to a fairyland on earth. Finally, I discovered the gap between reality and ideals. I see. There really is no harm without comparison.
Friendly advice: Like A.T., go to Tianchi first and then Kanas, so the gap will be smaller.
However, the scenery along the way was still very beautiful, with streams and waterfalls along the way. Unfortunately, the cameras at that time could not record the beautiful scenery at that time. Today's cameras can record it, but it is no longer original and pure.
The scenery of going up the mountain (let’s just watch Xiaobai from 15 years ago, hahaha)
It takes about 4 hours to get to Wucai Bay from Tianchi. This is an industrial town without any scenery , but it is the only way to Cocotuo Sea , so many tourists will stay in Wucai Bay. The place is really desolate.
Check-in hotel: Xinzhou City Hotel (express type), the tallest building in the area, 300 yuan/room
Regarding Coco Tuohai , it seems that people of their parents’ generation have more feelings about it. There is a group of their peers who dedicated their youth and blood to this land. The slogans that can be seen everywhere today can to some extent reflect that feeling back then. Years of burning passion.
It takes 6 hours to drive from Wucaiwan to Cocotuo Sea. This is where you can truly begin to appreciate the size of Xinjiang ! ! ! The Gobi scenery has changed. Come, let’s experience it.
Sheep blocking the road
land of various colors
Arriving at Cocotohaida , before entering the scenic spot, I saw a large area of golden birch trees, which were extremely beautiful. However, it was a pity that the temperature dropped that day, and half of the leaves of the birch trees fell off the next day. Tickets for scenic spots are 90, and the free ticket policy is the same as Tianshan .
Entering from the gate of the scenic spot, you need to take a shuttle bus for about 1 hour to reach the tourist destination. The scenery along the way is also very beautiful, with gurgling small rivers and leisurely domestic animals drinking water and grazing everywhere. After arriving, you can see the clear water and strange rocks below.
divine bell
clear water
flying eagle
And my beautiful wife~~
Stay at Keketuohaihualin Hotel for the third night, 700 yuan/room.
Disadvantages: Conditions are similar to home.
Advantages: It has its own yard with birch trees, which is very quiet. After dinner, I can walk with my parents in the yard, chat, and watch the stars, which is very relaxing.
I had planned to get up early the next day to visit 3 There is a mine called the No. 1 mine. It is said that 80% of the Soviet Union's foreign debt was repaid by the rare metals dug out from this mine. However, in the travel group, friends who had been there earlier did not recommend it, saying that it was just a big pit. The experience of paying 80 yuan for a ticket was not good. So I did not go. Later, I heard from the locals that it used to be only 20 yuan per ticket and there was nothing to see. I suddenly felt that I was wise and powerful.
talk Don't Keketuohai , The old cadres are a little tired of riding in the car. , began to complain about the long journey. As a wise leader, I firmly reiterated that this trip was out of their own strong will. I was just a sucker who paid the money, and I was not angry at all. Fortunately, the driver kept telling them stories about the Corps along the way, which distracted their attention and allowed me to stay in Xinjiang. There are no headaches caused by the scorching sun and dry air.
The scenery along the way is picturesque. The clouds seem to be close to the ground, and you can just take a picture and use it as your desktop.
Time passed quickly, and a few hours later we arrived at the colorful beach with Yadan landforms and civilization. I felt once again overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery. Everyone became excited. The elderly people had forgotten the fatigue of riding in the car and walked in front of me. The ticket price is 50. When I bought the ticket, I felt - so cheap.
Marvel at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature.
Colorful Beach is a little paradise for photography enthusiasts, but for a person with a family, he only spent 1 taking photos for more than an hour. Just because everyone was hungry, which is an irrefutable reason, he went to Burqin County seat.
Fourth night stay: Burqin Shenhu Hotel, standard room 880 yuan/day (similar to three-star Beijing)
Burqin County is the only way to go to Kanas, so basically more than half of the people you see on the street are tourists. Don’t expect them to give you directions. Of course, the county is not big, so basically It takes 5 minutes to walk to the famous local food street. We tasted the local specialties of cold water fish, Wu Dao Hei and pike. The taste is not so nostalgic and has been forgotten. Because I heard that the leaves of Hemu had withered, and I was afraid that we would not see good scenery on the next day's journey, our team leader stayed up all night with anxiety.
It seems that the insomnia the day before was all unfounded worries. The tranquility of Hemu Village is a scenery in itself, and there is no shortage of beauty along the way in Xinjiang .
Burqin to the Russian village of Hemu
Winding Road with a speed limit of 40 in Jiuqu Shibawan
beautiful river valley
golden woods
Accompanied by police cars 40km Led by (there was a serious accident the day before, due to forced overtaking) we arrived at the beautiful Gramineae Village, and in Hemu Bought Kanas Pass, apparently 160 I forgot how much the interval ticket cost, maybe a few dozen yuan, and since we were not going to Baibaha, we could only buy Hemu and Hemu separately. Village Inter-Village Ticket and Kanas Section ticket.
Entering Hemu Village Village, sure enough, all the leaves have fallen off, but fortunately the houses with Wa characteristics, Kanas Clear river water and mountains The topography of the valley creates a leisurely and peaceful atmosphere that lasts all year round, and makes us city bumpkins feel relaxed and happy.
clear water
small village
morning fog
Still morning fog
Horses grazing in the morning~~
You can imagine how beautiful it would be if the leaves were still yellow. In fact, the leaves were still there 6 days ago.
It was really cold in the morning in Hemu Village. Many people were crying from the cold in their down jackets. Look at this lady without makeup. Experience it.
Stay on the fifth night : Xiaobin’s House in Hemu Village, B&B 800 yuan/room
The boss is very enthusiastic and the food is very good. Although it is in Xincun, it is only a 30-minute walk from the viewing platform, which is convenient for watching the sunrise and morning fog. Be sure to eat the local mutton, delicious. The price is a bit higher than in Burqin County, but it feels pretty good since it’s in the mountains after all. Stay overnight and go down the mountain around noon the next day, heading to Kanas.
I first learned about Kanas and because of the CCTV program "Approaching Science", which introduced the Kanas lake monster. It was said to be strange and weird, but in the end I didn't get close to science. However, it successfully created a sense of mystery in Kanas . The local tourism department also made up legends about each scenic spot appropriately, which increased tourists' interest in traveling and at the same time attracted tourists. Word of mouth attracts more customers.
Stay on the sixth night: Scenic Linhai Villa (equivalent to 4.5 stars around Beijing) - the most comfortable hotel I stayed in during this trip to Xinjiang
Disadvantages: Expensive
Advantages: 1. The mutton dumplings in the villa are not tooth-filling, making the old man with bad teeth very happy to eat them. 2. There is also a shuttle bus taking guests to visit Sanwan at 8 o'clock every morning.
The following photos were taken personally, but they still cannot record one-tenth of the beauty of Sanwan.
Moon Bay~~
Moon Bay, and the footsteps left behind by Chang'e when she landed on the moon~
Golden mountain peaks reflected at sunrise
Wolong Bay
Are there really gods in Sanctuary Bay?
Why is there morning fog only in Shenxian Bay?
Are the gods coming out?
The magic of Kanas is that the color of the water changes with the seasons. Only in autumn it is green. It is said that there is a forest underwater, but with my biological knowledge, I still cannot understand how the forest can grow underwater. , I don’t want to go and see it, so I’ll just hear it from hearsay.
In addition to Three Bays, the must-see attractions in Kanas are the Fish Viewing Platform and Kanas Lake. Guanyutai was nominated by Mr. Yu Qiuyu and is the best place to overlook the beautiful scenery of Kanas. Overlooking the Kanas Lake, it is as quiet as emerald. It is hard to imagine how it has anything to do with the lake monster, but it is said that many people have witnessed giant monsters in the water on the fish viewing platform Unidentified creatures appeared in the waves. Unfortunately, I lacked some opportunities and did not witness the lake monster with my own eyes. I only saw the shocking beauty of nature.
ViewingYutai is more suitable for photography enthusiasts and young people. It is not easy for the elderly and children. You can choose according to your own situation. Now that the country has lowered the ticket price, viewing YutaiFor only 20 yuan, you can overlook the beautiful scenery below.
Friendly reminder:
If you lack the physical strength and courage to climb, it is also a good place to take a bus to the Kanas lake and walk along the Kanas river. You can discover different beauty. Compare Suitable for the elderly and children, and, no! want! ticket!
Group leader’s interruption:
After editing the itinerary of the top student in Kanas, I found that the Kanas scenic spot has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past 15 years:
There is no star-rated hotel there in my memory. We stayed in a room for local residents, with 4-6 people per room;
In my memory, we ate a plate of mutton fried in mutton oil for 80 yuan. As soon as it was served, we almost threw up at the smell, and it was immediately taken away.
In my memory, we went to the lake and wandered from the sixth bay to the third bay, just to follow the possible clues left by the lake monster;
In my memory, when we went to Guanyutai, there was a special parking station in the scenic area, and we had to queue up to wait for the shuttle bus to drive up;
Another magical thing about Liudao Bay in my memory is that the dead wood from the Third and Fourth Bays can flow upstream and be piled up in an orderly manner along the riverside of the First and Second Bays, forming a unique landscape.
I remember that we were very poor at that time, but our spirits were so happy. In addition to watching the beautiful scenery every day, the four of us immediately went back to the room to upgrade~~.
In my memory, all the good things were fixed 15 years ago. The youth I had secretly sealed away was gently torn open by me 15 years later. I suddenly found that it was still such a good thing. It has not changed. What has changed is that we have grown up~ ~
In Kanas 15 years ago, there was only Kodak film. In order to write this travelogue, I specially found and scanned the photos into electronic versions. The beauty is still the same, but the mood is lost.
Let’s experience the Kodak film from 15 years ago~~
On the seventh night, we returned to Burqin and stayed at Burqin Shenhu Hotel.
Departing from Kuitun early in the morning on the 7th, we passed through the Devil's City and Karamay Oil Field to experience the mystery of the Western Regions.
There are no devils in the Devil City, but there are strange rocks, which are the result of natural weathering, various pictograms, and various stories. Of course, there are also charges along the way, such as camel riding, adults taking care of children 150 , I 100. cheated, decided not to ride, and acted as a photographer. This is also the last scenic spot recorded by the camera during this trip to Xinjiang . Since the flight time for the next day is 6 in the evening, you are worried that you will not be able to catch the flight from Kuitun to Urumqi . We unanimously agreed to cancel the Anjihai Grand Canyon trip, leaving some regrets.
This is a long travelogue, and I really can’t post photos of the hotels one by one, so I put all the hotels in the itinerary to make it easier to extract the required information. As for Xinjiang’s delicacies, I won’t go into details about chicken, hand-picked rice, and mutton skewers, but you can eat them everywhere.
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