Between the frozen Himalayas and the Karakoram
On the “roof of the world” Pamir Plateau with thousands of miles of permafrost
Across a thousand miles of road line
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That’s right, it’s in “Couple 3”
270 and his team walked through the border corridor
– Karakoram Highway
© Douban Movie “The Third Season”
It was rated as “one of the ten most dangerous roads in the world”
“Chinese National Geographic” likened it to “the ribbon among the mountains”!
Media from all over the world have used multiple “most” to describe it:
© Mr. Xiaoqiang
The most beautiful highway in the world, the tallest cross-border road in the world, and the most thrilling corridor in the world!
1. Risk is just one word
The Karakoram Highway crosses three famous mountain ranges in the world:
Karakorum, Hindu Kush, Himalayas
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From the Khunjerab Port on the Pamir Plateau to the west,
the ancient silk road
Along the way are Qianren Ice Peak and cliff canyons
Average altitude of nearly 6000 meters
The air here is thin and the climate is harsh
Takot, the lowest point on the highway at an altitude of 460 meters
Khunjerab Pass is the highest point at 4733 meters above sea level
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For nearly half a year every year, some areas may be closed due to heavy snow
Only available from May to the end of November
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Going through ditches and ravines all the way, flying over eaves and walls,
When I looked up, the majestic snow-capped mountains were in front of me.
“The body goes to hell, but the eyes go to heaven”,
Not exaggerating at all!
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2. The Path of Heroes
In 2017, the “Pakistan Discovery” channel on youtube was launched
A 1 hour 7 minute documentary
Introducing this highway known as “Crazy Engineering”
old photos. Provided by Zhang Chunxiang, former Chinese ambassador to Pakistan
as early as 1959
Pakistan has started building roads in its northern mountains
However, due to the dangerous terrain, until 1965
It’s just a road on a rugged mountain road, and it doesn’t meet the standard of a road.
In the same year, at the request of the Pakistani government
The Chinese government and the Pakistani government reached an agreement to jointly build roads
Old photos © International Online
In 1966, construction began
More than 10,000 Chinese road builders have left the motherland
Come to the Karakoram Mountains with thousands of walls and cliffs
He just carved out a smooth road with his own flesh and blood
Takot Bridge on the Karakoram Highway. Xinhua News Agency in 1978
Statistics show that there are 24 main bridges on the entire highway
70 small bridges and 1,700 culverts
Shared 8,000 tons of explosives, 80,000 tons of cement, and transported 30 million cubic meters of earth and rock
Pakistan, an old man guarding the grave of Chinese martyrs © Douban movie “The Journey 3”
In 1978, the Karakoram Highway was completed under the efforts of builders from China and Pakistan
The land route between the two countries has since been connected
By May 1986, the highway was officially “opened to the outside world”
During the construction, more than 100 Chinese builders died and 314 were seriously injured
© Song Wei Guan Tianxia
It can be said
This road was built with the blood and sweat of every Chinese road construction aid worker in Pakistan.
Checkpoint in Pakistan©Song Wei Guantianxia
3. The Road to Great Beauty
Imagine this is a desolate land
But the real beauty will surprise your eyes~
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If you don’t step on the Karakoram Highway
You don’t know that deep in the mountains can be so wonderful!
Iceberg, Red Mountain, Sand Mountain, Green Mountain
Mountains are different
Known as the “Father of the Iceberg”
——Mustagh Peak (Xinjiang, China)
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Looking towards Muztagh Peak from Karakuri Lake
like a gray-haired old man
There are Gonger Peak and Gonger Jiubie Peak in the surrounding area
The three mountains stand up like a jade pillar supporting the sky
Standing on the beautiful Pamir Plateau, it has become the symbol and representative of the Pamir Plateau
© Song Wei Guan Tianxia
Transparent red – Oytak Red Mountain
No need to deliberately look for scenery
Oytak Red Mountain automatically comes into view
From a distance, it looks like a huge oil painting
Looking closely, it is as unreal as a man-made sculpture
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Paradise in the dream – Baisha Mountain
About 150 kilometers westward from Kashgar to the Pamirs
suddenly opened up
A continuous mountain range appears in front of your eyes
If it weren’t for its name, you might not know it’s a
The mountain is completely made of white sand as soft as silk and satin
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There is also the prototype of “The Valley of the Wind” written by Hayao Miyazaki
—— Hunza Valley (Pakistan)
The surrounding mountains block the smoke of war
Preserve the natural and original style
Lush room
It’s like seeing the paradise that everyone remembers in “Lost Horizon”
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If you don’t step on the Karakoram Highway
You would never know that the exotic style is so strong!
Hui, Uyghur, Tajik
Everyone is hospitable
Along the way, there are filming locations of the Hollywood blockbuster “The Kite Runner”
——Kashgar ( Xinjiang , China)
Everyone loves beauty here, and the house is always surrounded by flowers and fruits
People who have been there say,
Went to Kashgar, as if out of the country
Walking on the street, as if walking in a small foreign town Morocco
“Visitors on the Iceberg”, the only Caucasian hometown in China – Taxkorgan
This is definitely the most wonderful small town in western China
It is also the only small city that borders three countries (Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan)
85% of Ta County are Tajiks, who have lived in the Pamirs for a long time
Known as “Sun Tribe”, “Eagle Nation”
© LOFTER user Liu Xiao C_Lucchese
Men’s bravery, women’s beauty
Let everyone who comes here by accident
I can’t help but fall in love with this place, and I can’t bear to leave
© Landscape Photography Network
Apricot Blossom Township in Paradise—— Oyitak Township
Turn right at the three-way intersection in front of Oytak Town
After driving a few kilometers, you will come to Oytak Township
spring apricot blossom season
Here is a beautiful paradise
© Camel World Photography Adventure
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If you don’t step on the Karakoram Highway
You wouldn’t know it, the north isn’t so dry and barren
Grasslands, wetlands, lakes
Silently decorating the northwest land
Comparable to Daocheng Red Grass Beach
——Aral Golden Grass Beach (Ta County, Xinjiang, China)
The terrain of Jincaotan is gentle and open, and the Taxkurgan River meanders through here.
Formed a spectacular and beautiful grass beach wetland
Aral Golden Grass Beach is not only a precious wetland in the Pamirs
A paradise for herdsmen, cattle and sheep
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And it is also the best place to watch the sunset of Muztagh Peak and the scenery of Stone Town.
© Che Desktop
The Liusha River described in “Journey to the West” – Baisha Lake
A lake with an area of 44 square kilometers
It changes different colors under the sunlight, light green, emerald green, light blue, emerald blue…
No matter how you change the color, it is as beautiful as a jewel
Make people have infinite reverie
© LOFTER user Kira
The Black Sea on the Plateau – Karakul Lake
calm days
Karakul Lake is so quiet that it seems that it does not dare to make a little ripple
For fear of shattering the reflection of Muztagh Peak
And on windy days
Ripples on the surface of the lake
Under the sunshine, it is radiant and brilliant
©dragonmam
Someone commented that
Karakoram Highway
It is the purest road in the world
It has the most essential thing of a mountain – high
The peaks here seem to have removed all burdens
only bones left
It also has the most primitive appearance of water – deep
The lake here seems to have never experienced the vicissitudes of life
Otherworldly
A total length of 1032 kilometers
It can definitely satisfy your self-driving addiction
Satisfy your yearning for all the beauty!
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