Southern Xinjiang|You are fascinating
Very fortunate to travel to Southern Xinjiang during the off-peak season
9.26
Daxing - Xianyang Airport - Kuqa Kizil Airport
At Xianyang Airport's Sifang Pavilion, saw the basic exhibition + Famen Temple incense burner
Tried roujiamo (delicious😋)
Arrived in Kuqa and went to Karbowar Ye’s handmade ice cream shop (Kuqa branch)
Ate Hotan shaved ice and ice cream (almond, Hami melon), drank apricot peel tea
Dinner at Shunan Town (Fashion Community branch)
9.27
Kuqa - Kizil Caves - Kuqa
Visited six caves at Kizil Caves: 27, 32, 34, 38, 8, 10; photography not allowed
Visited Kuqa Kizil Caves Museum
Lunch: tomato mixed noodles
Afternoon: Kuqa Grand Mosque, Wangfu, Old Street
Evening: had ice cream and shaved ice again
Dinner: Paler’s spicy chicken, stir-fried rapeseed, corn soup rice
9.28
Kuqa - Wensu Grand Canyon - Aksu
Visited Wensu Grand Canyon caves 4, 3, 6
Arrived in Aksu, small town, ate Zhiwei big plate chicken
9.29
Aksu - Taklamakan Desert camping
Lunch in Bachu County
Kashgar City, Shache County, Gayidawat Binamu Village
Afternoon tea activities included homemade baked naan and Kumis
Rode a camel to the Pasture Starry Sky Desert Camp, meditated in the desert and watched the starry sky (Polaris, Big Dipper, confirmed the Milky Way with W and Summer Triangle, Cowherd and Weaver Girl stars), bonfire fireworks, camp host Dongge narrated stories, enjoyed Twelve Muqam, Kyrgyz Manas and mouth harp, Daurang Muqam
The performance was well designed, from quiet to dynamic, from far to near, from dark to bright
9.30
Desert camping - Shache Old Town - Kashgar
Strolled around Shache Old Town
Cinema and teahouse
Bought two copper cups
In Kashgar, ate Zizigong dipping dishes: dipping boiled pork, stir-fried cabbage, cowpea minced beef
10.1
Kashgar - Baisha Lake - Karakul Lake - Taxkorgan
G314 China-Pakistan Friendship Highway
Pamir Plateau, Gez Valley - Tashkurgan Valley
Aketao County, Kizilsu Prefecture, Baisha Lake
Lunch at Karakul Lake (large portions)
At Karakul Lake, saw Muztagh Peak and Kongur Peak mountain range
Taheman Wetland
Arrived in Taxkorgan, ate yak meat hotpot
Oxygen cultural creativity
10.2
Panlong Ancient Road, Bandier Blue Lake, Eye of Pamir
Pamir Cultural Expo Park
At Togrenxia Village, at a Tajik local’s home, participated in a wedding event, ate, and admired wetland cattle and sheep
Dinner at Xiang Waipo in Taxkorgan, Hunan cuisine, good taste, service...
10.3
Stone City ruins and Jincao Beach
Distant view of Muztagh Peak (Father of Glaciers), Salekule Ridge (border mountain), Karakoram Mountains (black stone mountains)
Returned to Kashgar, dinner at Haierbag Hotel (Kashgar Old Town branch)
Old Town West City citywalk
10.4
Checked in at Guilainingju Hidden Luxury Stay in East City
Pre-booked travel photography, wore Adras for shooting
High platform residences
Old Kashgar fusion cuisine
Zebra Jianghu Commune
10.5
Moved to Anlan Homestay in West City
Visited Kashgar Museum and strolled in West City
Dinner at Yefeng brunch
Zebra Jianghu Commune
10.6
Kashgar return to Beijing