Xinjiang has entered the best tourist season. After the resumption of the opening of the Duku highway, the Yizhao highway, which is regarded as the “concentrated essence version” of the Duku highway, was also announced to be open to traffic on June 25!
Like the Duku highway, the Yizhao highway from Yining City, the capital of Yili Prefecture, to Zhaosu county is also a landscape highway that is open for a limited time. Today LP is sending you the self driving strategy of Ili south line, which includes not only Yizhao highway, but also Huocheng lavender, Nalati grassland and qiongkushtai village of “Internet celebrity”. Please collect or forward it to your friends who are going to Xinjiang soon~
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From Yining to Zhaosu, Wusun mountain in the Middle Tianshan Mountains runs across. A national defense highway opened in the early years has now become a landscape highway and a favorite road for self drivers. This 122 kilometer long provincial highway S237 is not only the shortest way to cross Wusun mountain, but also has broad mountain grasslands and lush virgin forests. Lavender is gorgeous in June, and rape flowers are yellow in July and August. The scenery along the way is infinite.
Starting from the Yizhao highway and walking along the southern line of Yili, the magnificent and charming scenery of Northern Xinjiang spreads like a scroll in summer. The Yili River Valley breeds many nomadic civilizations and grasslands nourished by glaciers and flowers. With the Yizhao highway, herdsmen, tents, horses, sheep, forests and snow peaks appear gradually, like a dream.
|Highlights of Yili south line|
0km –Yining
A multi-ethnic city along the Ili River
123km – Zhaosu
A small town with Tianma Stone Man
203km – Xiata ancient road
Go to the ancient snow mountain road in southern Xinjiang
365km – karajun grassland
The vast wilderness with flowers in full bloom
527km – kurdenin Canyon Scenic Area
Snow peak spruce in the canyon
715km – Nalati grassland
Sky grassland under Tianshan Mountain
Starting point: Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Yining
Destination: Gongnaisi forest farm, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture
Total length: 770 km
Time required: self driving for 7-10 days
The best season: from May to July, flowers bloom, fruits in August and autumn in September are the most attractive. The Yizhao highway section generally passes between May and October every year.
This line is a national road, provincial road or county road, and the whole process is paved with two-way and two lane roads. Except for the expressway, which can speed up to 100 km / h, most other sections are often limited to 60 km / h, and 40 km / h when entering villages and towns. There is an interval speed limit between counties. Be sure to control it and don’t overspeed.
There are beautiful mountains, forests, grasslands and valleys along the line. You don’t have to go everywhere. You can choose one with characteristics to go. Not many of these scenic spots can be accessed by car, and often they can only take the scenic spot bus. In fact, the scenery along this route is very spectacular. Self drivers can find another way and drive in to find different scenery between forests and grasslands.
It should be noted that the key channel of this line, the izhao highway, is usually only open from May to early October, and it needs to bypass Turks at other times. Because you have to climb mountains along the way, and the road conditions are greatly affected by the climate, you need to concentrate when crossing mountains. Yizhao highway is no less steep than the famous Duku highway.
Instructions for Yizhao highway
is paved with two-way two lane roads in the whole process. The first half is a straight road with a speed limit of 70 kilometers per hour. Pay attention to avoiding cattle and sheep in this section of the road. It starts to enter the winding road uphill at 47 kilometers. The road is steep, and there are escape lanes along the way for parking. The speed limit of the road is changed to 15 ~ 30 kilometers per hour, and there are many 180 degree bends.
During the peak tourist season, there are often long queues of cars. There is a “Baishi peak” observation platform at the pass 68 kilometers away, and the highest angliete Daban is 80 kilometers away, with an altitude of more than 3200 meters. The road along the way is narrow, so you can’t stop at will to take photos. After passing the mountain pass and starting to descend, the speed limit is 40 ~ 60 kilometers per hour.
The history of Yining’s construction began during the Qianlong period. Foreign cultures such as Russia and Uzbekistan blended with Uygur culture and Han culture, forming a unique multi-ethnic atmosphere.
Kazanqi folk custom tourist area
This is a traditional block of ethnic minorities, where there is a Shaanxi temple in the style of Chinese palaces. On both sides of the street, there are many central and West Asian style dwellings, crisscrossed streets and alleys, shaded by trees, quiet and quiet.
It is worth visiting the hongbayi compound in Tuda. Located at the intersection of Jiefang South Road and Shengli Road, baitula mosque is the first Islamic temple built in Ili with the funding of the Qing government, and it is also the largest mosque in Yining at present. Outside the wall, there are Pavilion style minarets with different styles.
Six Star Street
The six Star Street planned and built in the 1930s is a radial hexagonal star. It used to be a street with a concentration of Russian residents, but now it is still inhabited by Uyghur, Hui, Tatar, Uzbek and Russian residents, and the buildings are full of ethnic customs.
Sunset on Ili River
The sunset of Ili River is very famous. At dusk, people always shoot at the Ili River Bridge in the East. The best shooting time is 30 minutes before sunset. You can park your car in the parking lot on the east side of the south end of the bridge.
Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture Museum
The museum has a total of more than 2000 precious collections, including 44 Ruby inlaid gold masks in the tomb of POMA ancient tomb, which is amazing. In addition to the display of objects and pictures, the museum also irregularly organizes Kazakh folk artists to hold a performance in the folk hall, where they can listen to Akon’s performance at close range.
Lavender Garden
Large areas of lavender are planted in Huocheng County, Ili Prefecture. In June and July every year, purple flowers bloom everywhere, welcoming a large number of tourists. Jieyou Princess lavender garden is a lavender sightseeing garden, which is more than an hour’s drive from Yining City. In summer, the garden is fragrant, and there are foreign houses and scarecrows, which are very suitable for taking standard sightseeing photos. There is a lavender Museum and essential oil extraction workshop about the origin, origin, specimen and technology of lavender at the entrance. If you can’t catch up with the best viewing period of lavender, there are colorful flower fields in the park, where you can see other flowers in full bloom.
How can I experience Yizhao highway without self driving?
There is a circle of parking spaces at the gate of the state passenger station in Yining with words such as “tex”, “Zhaosu” and “Xinyuan”, which is a fast public transportation mode in Yili Valley: line car. It refers to those five seat cars with formal operation qualifications, which are usually more expensive than buses when people leave at full capacity. The advantage of the line car is not only faster than the bus. In summer, from Yining to Zhaosu, the line car will climb over Wusun mountain, which is more than 3000 meters, and take Yizhao highway. You can see different scenery and have more possibilities to take photos.
Zhaosu, located in the valley, is a city without summer. In addition to the long winter, spring and autumn are cool, and July to August is the peak tourism season in Zhaosu. In July, golden rape flowers are in full bloom, which is the most beautiful season in Zhaosu.
Small hongnahai grassland stone man
Out of Zhaosu County, go about 4.5 kilometers east along g577 national highway, turn right about 3 kilometers after seeing the signboard, and then arrive at xiaohongnahai grassland stone man scenic area, where there are several stone men of different sizes. The largest one is about 2.3 meters high, wearing a corolla, holding a knife in one hand and a cup in the other. Shi Renren came here from all over the territory of Zhaosu.
Tianma Cultural Park
From the county seat, go southwest along g577 national highway, turn left after about 11 kilometers, and reach Tianma cultural park after 1.5 kilometers. If you want to see the most famous specialty of Zhaosu – Wusun Tianma, come here and have a close look at the horses with shiny fur and beautiful muscle lines. In addition to the opportunity to see the sweat BMW, here also brings together valuable BMW from all over the world. Tianma International Tourism Festival is held here every July.
Located in the Kirgiz nationality township of Xiata (also known as XIATE), Xiata Ancient Road National Forest Park is a charming Canyon Forest Resort under the Tianshan glacier, and was once the main traffic route from Yili to Aksu. Xiata ancient road starts from Xiata ranch in the north and ends at laochengzi, Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture in the south, with a total length of about 120 kilometers. It is a shortcut to connect north and South Xinjiang. However, this ancient road has also become the most dangerous pass on the ancient Silk Road because it has to cross glaciers, crevices and glaciers.
Now, the part from the ancient Xiata road to muzaert glacier has become a part of Xiata scenic spot. Take a shuttle bus from the ticket office to Xiata hot spring via Xiata ancient road. The narrow asphalt road winding and rolling along the mountain is about 45 kilometers long. On one side of the mountain road are steep slopes and forests, and on the other side are cliffs and Xiata river. The terminal of the shuttle bus is Xiata hot spring, which is a seasonal hot spring that flows out from May to October every year.
Tex county is famous for its gossip city. Most tourists come here for the alpine grasslands in the Western Tianshan Mountains. As a part of the world natural heritage Tianshan Mountains, grasslands, snow mountains and forests will be displayed in front of you from karajun to qiongkushtai.
Qiongkushtai village is a Kazakh herdsman village on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain, which means “big platform” in Kazakh language. Almost all the houses here are wooden buildings. The village is surrounded by mountains, houses are built according to water, and the river valley is wide, with continuous water flow throughout the year.
Qiong kushtai is crisscrossed with gullies, which is quite masculine in the grassland. Under the blue sky and white clouds, there are snow mountains, under the snow mountain fir forest, there is Qiong Kush platform, and under Qiong Kush platform, there is karajun. Connecting the preceding and the following, it reaches the Tianshan Mountains and the grasslands and river valleys. It always enjoys itself in streams, spruce forests and grasslands.
Riding on the Tianshan Mountain (about 80 yuan / hour) is a popular activity in the flowering season. You can ride for 45 hours to a beautiful ice lake at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Many Kazakh traditional wooden houses here have been upgraded to tall B & B. you don’t have to worry about accommodation- Kha
Karajun grassland was included in the world natural heritage in 2013. In Kazakh language, karajun means “black, fertile and vast wilderness”. It refers to a huge mountain meadow at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, which is 89 kilometers long from east to west, 32 kilometers wide from north to south, and 1305 ~ 3957 meters above sea level. When flowers bloom in May and June every year, the grassland is dotted with hundreds of grasses, and a large number of Kazakh herdsmen transfer their sheep here.
The scenic spot is divided into two parts: the prairie in the East and the Grand Canyon in the West. There are three kinds of tickets. The tickets for Canyon and grassland are valid for a single entry. The whole area tour is a joint ticket for Canyon and grassland, which can be accessed multiple times within 48 hours. All three kinds of tickets include transportation tickets (inter district bus / boat ticket / cableway) within their respective scope of travel. If you just want to see the karajun prairie, you can continue to go east along y276 Township Road to Bulake ticket station, buy tickets and transfer to the district bus in the scenic area to enter the mountain.
The shuttle bus stops at three stops on the karajun prairie: Shiquan, huahuatai and falcon. Flower table is the most important essence scenic spot to be missed. In summer, flowers are woven like a sea, which is particularly beautiful.
Like karajun, it is part of the world natural heritage – Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, where there is the largest snow ridge spruce in China. In the scenic area, there is a 14 kilometer long mountain wide valley with obvious vegetation transition, from broad-leaved forest to alpine meadow and then to coniferous forest. There are wild fruit forests such as wild apples, blackcurrants and raspberries in the valley. Wild flowers and fruits are all over the valley in May, and the forest layer is completely dyed in September.
Along the wooden plank road, you can see the stone statues left by ancient nomads, as well as the tall sea of spruce forests. One of the trees is more than 500 years old, 60 meters high and 190 cm thick, which is known as the king of spruce. The plank road extends to the top of the mountain, overlooking the 4257 meter high kabanbayi peak named after the Kazakh heroes.
Xinyuan is the place with the largest number of Kazaks in Ili Prefecture, accounting for nearly half of the county’s population. Generally, tourists seldom stay here and usually go straight to narati, which is famous.
In the Nalati grassland under the snow peak of the glacier, there are many mountains, dense forests, green grass, and crisscross rivers on the grassland. There are both beautiful mountains and towering pine forests. Every spring, the ice and snow of Tianshan forest sea begin to melt. In June, the vast grassland is full of colorful wild flowers, and sheep roam leisurely on the grassland. Various activities of grassland tribes are also held in this season.
There are three tourist routes in the scenic area: sky grassland, river valley grassland and Panlong Valley Road. You need to take inter district buses to get there. Self drivers can also drive into the scenic area (300 yuan / person in summer, including tickets, and 100 yuan / person in winter, including tickets). The most worth seeing is the sky grassland, which is the summer pasture of Kazak herdsmen. When you follow the district bus up the winding mountain highway, you happen to experience their transition road.
From narati grassland to Duku highway
On the way from narati grassland to Gongnaisi forest farm along g218 national highway, you will pass through “zero kilometers”, that is, the North intersection of g218 and G217 Duku highway. If you have time, you can go south from here to start the trip of Duku highway. The strategy of Duku highway is here. It should be reminded that according to the front line report, the traffic jam on Duku highway has begun these two days. It is recommended to plan the time before traveling.
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