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At this moment on May 20th, I am herding cattle and sheep in Altay

The TV broadcast coincides with my time in Xinjiang. I have lived on the Altay grasslands for four days. Cows, sheep, and horses roam the mountains in herds. It turns out that most horses here are rarely saddled. Locals will lead camels for long distances without riding them. They say that nature should be treated with the same respect as life. At seven in the evening, locals ride motorcycles with sheepdogs I've never seen before to drive the horses back to their territory. Here, it doesn't get dark until half-past ten, so we have dinner at nine. Ultraviolet rays seem to be a natural part of the environment. We don't use umbrellas and run freely on the grasslands, releasing the suppressed longing for love in the depths of our souls. In places where wind, horses, and cattle are unrelated, that is Altay. 🌟Strategy: Self-drive from Urumqi to Kanas in Altay day1: Urumqi - World Devil City (stay here for one night) 4h drive day2: World Devil City - Kanas (recommended to stay in the old village wooden house for 2 nights) day3: Kanas old village - Kanas Lake - Fairy Bay - Moon Bay - Wolong Bay day4: Baihaba - Jiadengyu - Hemu (stay in Hemu) day5: Colorful Beach - Burqin (the highway will pass through the city) - Urumqi 🌱🎫: World Devil City (🎫+ shuttle bus) 62/person Many strategies suggest watching the sunset here. The closing time in May is 7:30 pm, but the day we went it was 8:30 pm, so we couldn't see the sunset. It was close to 9:45 pm when we took the fourth picture, taken from behind the Devil City. Kanas: 🎫230/person (if you stay for two days, one ticket is enough) Why stay for two nights: Because of the large temperature difference, it is very cold from morning until 2 pm, especially when it rains, and I felt only 3 degrees Celsius even with a jacket on. It usually gets sunny in the afternoon, and starting activities then feels much better. Parking: 2 days 1 night: 40 Baihaba: You can get a border pass inside Kanas and take a sightseeing bus there, you can't drive in by yourself. Hemu: (🎫+ shuttle bus) 102/person 🅿️There is a parking lot outside, and there is a direct bus after parking. Colorful Beach 🎫: 45/person The scenery in May is just like the picture above! These were taken in the last two days, and it's already very green. The cost for these five days is about 1500 RMB per person! Summer and autumn are the peak seasons here.
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Posted: May 24, 2024
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