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Day 8: Kuitun-Burqin-Kanas (Kui-A Expressway-Aku Line), 600 kilometers, 9 hours

Accommodation: Kanas Friendship Peak Resort Hotel, parent-child suite, 988 yuan.

There is an expressway from Kuitun to Burqin, which is relatively easy to travel. There is no expressway from Burqin to Kanas. There are many mountain roads, narrow and steep, but the scenery is still picturesque.

scenery along the way

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Day 9: Kanas Day Tour

Accommodation: Kanas Friendship Peak Resort Hotel, parent-child suite, 988 yuan.

At 8:30 in the morning, we started to visit the scenic spot. The scenery is picturesque and beautiful. Of course, we did not see the legendary Kanas Lake monster, haha.

Kanas Scenic Area: Tickets are 285 yuan/person. To go to Guanyutai, you need to buy a separate interval ticket, 60 yuan/person. It costs 120 yuan per person to take a cruise to visit the lake.

The shuttle bus from Guanyutai can be sent to the halfway up the mountain, and the remaining 1086 steps need to be climbed by yourself.

The shuttle bus in the scenic area can go to scenic spots such as Shenxian Bay, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, etc., and there is no need to pay any more.

Guanyutai

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Kanas Lake

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Kanas

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fairy bay

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moon bay

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Wolong Bay

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Kanas dinner

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Day 10: Kanas-Hemu-Beitun ( S232-S309 ), 346 kilometers, 6.5 hours

Accommodation: Beitun Xunhao International Hotel, double double bed room, 487 yuan.

Depart from Kanas to Hemu in the morning, 86 kilometers. Although the distance is not far, it is all mountain roads, so drive carefully.

Hemu Village: Tickets are 160 yuan/person. It is one of the three villages of the Tuva people. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. You can see the panorama of the whole village when you climb the beautiful peak.

You can choose to ride a horse on the beautiful peak, 100 yuan per person, round trip, which can save a lot of energy.

Hemu Village

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beautiful peak

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Dinner in Beitun

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Day 11: Beitun-Keketuohai-Fuyun ( Aba Line-S226 ), 285 kilometers, 5.5 hours

Accommodation: Fuyun Sergeant Hotel, deluxe suite, 484 yuan.

Keketuohai: Tickets are 125 yuan per person. To enter Keketuohai, you need to apply for a border defense certificate, and you can apply for it at the gate of the scenic spot with your ID card.

The Irtysh Grand Canyon has alpine vegetation on one side and a river valley on the other. The scenery is beautiful, especially the divine clock, which rises from the ground and is very spectacular.

Apply for border defense certificate

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Keketuohai

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Irtysh Grand Canyon

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altar

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divine clock

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Day 12: Fuyun-Urumqi ( Aba Line-Tuwu Expressway ), the journey is 480 kilometers, and it takes 7 hours

Accommodation: Hilton Urumqi, twin room, 1086 yuan.

Back to Urumqi again, at night go to the International Grand Bazaar to watch song and dance performances and eat buffet.

International Grand Bazaar: Tickets range from 299 yuan, 399 yuan, and 499 yuan. The pricing is based on the seating area. We chose a seat of 399 yuan per person because it is relatively close to the buffet table, haha.

International Grand Bazaar

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buffet

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singing and dancing

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Day 13: Urumqi-Hami ( Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway ), 625 kilometers, 8 hours

Accommodation: Hami Hotel, business twin room, 526 yuan.

Hami’s “One Flag” lamb leg pilaf is delicious.

lamb shank pilaf

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My wife got a little angry from eating mutton, so I quit the battle sequence, and my daughter and I continued to fight.

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must be chewed clean

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Hami Hotel

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Day 14: Hami-Ejina Banner ( Jingxin Expressway ), 680 kilometers, 8.5 hours

Accommodation: Ejin Banner Taihao International Hotel, business twin room, 468 yuan.

Bid farewell to the beautiful Xinjiang and come to Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia, a small town famous for Populus euphratica forest.

Ejin Banner

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Dinner in Ejina Banner

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Day 15: Ejina Banner – Hohhot ( Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway – Beijing-Tibet Expressway ), the journey is 1056 kilometers, and it takes 12 hours

Accommodation: Sheraton Hohhot Hotel, deluxe double room, 988 yuan.

After leaving Ejina Banner, the sun was still shining brightly. Once we passed Bayannaoer, it started to rain. When we arrived in Baotou, it became heavy rain. When we arrived in Hohhot, it was still raining heavily. We couldn’t go out for a stroll, so we stayed at the hotel.

It was sunny at first

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it started to rain heavily

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When we arrived in Hohhot, it was still raining

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eating in hotel room

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Nice room number

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Day 16: Hohhot-Tianjin ( Beijing-Tibet Expressway-Capital Ring Expressway ), the journey is 675 kilometers, and it takes 8.5 hours

Accommodation: home.

The 16-day journey is over. When I got home, my mother made braised noodles. It was delicious. The food at home is always the best!

The food at home is delicious

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You’ve worked hard all the way, Big White Fatty

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