#Nine Curves and Eighteen Rurns Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
#1 of Best Things to Do in Hejing
Rivers
Address:
Bayanbulak
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-3 hour
Xinjiang Travel | Bayanbulak Guide
Xinjiang Travel | Bayanbulak Guide
🏔Attraction Introduction
Bayanbulak is located in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, situated in the middle section of the Duku Highway and is a large mountain basin in the Tianshan Mountains🏞, with an altitude of about 2500 meters.
Bayanbulak in Mongolian means 'abundant springs', and it is home to China's only wild swan🦆 nature reserve, as well as the most famous 'Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends' of the Kaidu River, which reflects the stunning view of nine suns🌞 at sunset.
⛰️Attraction Play
Swan Homeland: A large number of swans and red-billed gulls🕊 reside here, and you can prepare bread and other snacks to feed them, as the swans are very friendly🤗.
Barun Temple: Originally one of the seven mobile temples brought by the Torghut people during their return to the east🏛, it is splendid and grand with few people and beautiful scenery. Interested friends can get off the bus to visit.
Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends: The core attraction of Bayanbulak️, equipped with numerous viewing platforms, overlooking the Kaidu River, and if you're lucky, you can witness the magical scene of nine suns🌞 at sunset.
Check-in Strategy
Buy a ticket to enter the park and take the scenic area's shuttle bus🚍 for about 30 minutes to reach the first stop, Swan Homeland (visit for about 35 minutes)️Continue on the shuttle bus for about 15 minutes to the second stop, Barun Temple (visit time about 30 minutes)️Then take the shuttle bus for about 15 minutes to reach the Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends Service Center where you can have dinner (about 20 minutes)️There is about 3 kilometers to the Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends viewing platform, you can choose to take a shuttle bus🚍 for a fee or ride a horse, or you can hike️Secure the best spot at the viewing platform first, and enjoy a dance performance of the scenic area along the way👭️After watching the sunset, take the shuttle bus back the same way, which takes about 1 hour to exit the scenic area.
Because I arrived quite early and waited a long time for the sunset🌚, the actual time spent in the entire scenic area was 5 and a half hours. If the time is arranged reasonably, it can be visited in 3.5-4 hours.
️Considerate TIPS
The best time to view the Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends is 20:00-21:00
The temperature difference is significant at night, so keep warm, and the scenic area rents out military coats with a 100 yuan deposit.
The last shuttle bus out of the scenic area is at 22:00
Flying drones is prohibited🚫
Those who want to watch the sunset should have their meal first, as exiting the scenic area generally takes until after 22:30.
Accommodation
Bayanbulak Town
Price and other TIPS
Ticket + round-trip shuttle bus 140 yuan/person
Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends viewing platform round-trip shuttle bus 20 yuan/person
Horse riding round-trip 80 yuan/person
DavidBennett@97
Life is a long journey, you should always take a trip
📍Halegen Daban: Above the snow line all year round, you can park your car in the parking area and play happily with the snow. You can also see snow-capped mountains, lakes, and (somewhat shabby) waterfalls.
📍Bayanbulak Grassland: Snow-capped mountains in the distance, grasslands and rivers nearby, cattle, sheep, and horses grazing leisurely on the grass.
📍Bayanbulak Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns: It is recommended to go at sunset, where you can see the magical scene of multiple suns shining together.
📍Da Long Pool: You can check in and take photos on the viewing platform, the water is turquoise and very wide.
📍Xiao Long Pool: There is no obvious sign, it is about 3.5 kilometers west of Da Long Pool. There is no parking area here, you can only park your car on the side of the road. Xiao Long Pool is very mini compared to Da Long Pool, but it is very clear and can reflect the surrounding scenery.
📍Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon: A huge red-brown mountain body, forming a unique landform under the erosion of wind and sand. There is a stream flowing throughout the canyon, and according to the sign, it may turn into a flood.
Thomas Fadel
After bumping for a dozen hours, I finally arrived at the Bayinbulak Prairie, just wanting to enjoy the beauty of the moment.
Ba Yin Brook Mongolian means rich spring water and is one of the six most beautiful wetlands in China. The famous Kaidu River flows through it. . The twists and turns of the ribbon, such as the opening of the river, smashed the most famous nine bends and eighteen bends.
evening, not far from the horizon, red light, like a Buddha light, gradually reddened the Bayinbulak nine songs and eighteen bends, the observation deck has long been full of photographers and tourists, a variety of shutter sounds in the ears, the afterglow of the sunset dyed the river bay of each river, in front of the eyes The beauty of the scenery makes people unwilling to let go of the camera, so everyone has been photographing the sun before going downhill.
staying in the grassland yurt at night, eating meat, drinking big mouth, experiencing the most traditional Mongolian life the way.
After dinner, a bonfire was held At the party, with the Mongolian songs, everyone danced a joyous dance.
Almost no sleep for a night, follow the photography and go out to shoot the stars, and keep shooting until 4 o'clock in the morning. The longest photo was exposed for an hour, and when it was cold, it was baked next to the stove.
Because the moon is too bright that night, the effect is as if the sky is already lit.