D35 Luntai ~ Korla ~ Urumqi
Originally planned to take the Duku Highway, but the road was blocked due to heavy snow, so I had to detour Korla to Urumqi.
I don’t know why the gas price here is a bit more expensive.
On the way to Korla in the morning
D36 Urumqi
Revisiting Urumqi, now the architectural styles of the major cities in China are basically the same, lacking individuality.
The Grand Bazaar is a landmark building in Urumqi, but the old town of Erdaoqiao next to it has been demolished instead of protective maintenance. A city without an old city can only be regarded as a new city without history…
Ethnic specialties in the Grand Bazar
Mosques of various shapes
D37 Wushi ~ S101 ~ Dushanzi
In the past two years, the S101 Provincial Highway has been fired very hotly. In fact, the main reason is that there are a few scenic spots in it that are still in the original ecology.
The starting point is at the fork of the 216 National Highway Xishan Farm and Ranch, more than 20 kilometers south of Urumqi City, with coordinates 43.40 and 87.26. It is not far west from Xishan Farm and Ranch, which is the geographical center of the Asian continent. After entering the Toutun River Valley, you can reach Miaoergou Ranch in Changji City and Ashli Kazak Township in the south, and Toutun River in Urumqi City in the north. Area. Going west from Liuhuanggou Town, you will enter the colorful mountain gorge. The landform here is an earthquake fracture and wind erosion zone. Various rocks and loess constitute a magnificent canyon scenery. , caves and other shapes, there are occasional rivers flowing after mountain torrents at the bottom of the valley.
From the fork of Santunhe Coal Mine into the grassland area, the grassland here is almost paved with green felt, with smooth ridges, bowed cattle, sheep and horses, and Kazakh herdsmen appearing from time to time with their yurts, abandoned stone houses, sheep pen.
In the Shimenzi Village of Kangjia in Queergou, Hutubi, there is a spectacular rock painting of reproductive worship, which was carved about 2,000 years ago in the Wusun era. It was carved for the Kazakh ancestors. It is lifelike and shows the history of this grassland nation. Worship and admiration for male roots.
There is a sea of colorful flowers on the grassland. In summer, all kinds of flowers are blooming in full bloom. The fenced pasture is waist-deep with green grass. Driving in the Tianshan Mountains, you will always see the beautiful Kazakh pastures, Shitizi, Queergou, Quedong, Antler Bay, Bayingou, etc.
Ran 472.2km, refueled 61.14L, average fuel consumption 12.95L/100km.
Soon after the car entered S101, it arrived at the geographic center of Asia.
After passing the mountain on the side of the sulfur ditch road
Those who go to Kang’s courtyard to see rock paintings take the road of Qingshui River
Dushanzi Starting Point of Duku Highway
(to be continued)
