Spring Festival travel guide to Xinjiang

Guide | Suggestions for traveling to Xinjiang before and after the Spring Festival |||Note: The following itinerary is suitable for those who have a holiday within 7 days, low budget, 👩‍❤️‍👨expect a slow-release vacation (not a special forces hot walk), 🚗the mode of transportation in Xinjiang is car rental or chartered travel; Itinerary suggestion: ☑️D1: 🚄✈️Hami Station (Hami Airport)→Hami Hotel (rest and supply)→Hami Museum (Mukam Heritage Center)→Huiwang Mansion→Huiwang Tomb→Aletun Old Street (coffee, barbecue and other petty bourgeoisie experiences)→Hotel 🎇Highlights: First impression of Xinjiang, understanding the development history of Hami and Xinjiang ☑️D2: Hotel breakfast→Songshutang (the snow-covered grassland has animals such as cattle and horses, the pine tree layer of the northern foot of Dongtianshan is stacked, you may encounter the sunrise over the golden mountain; there is also a ski resort, if interested, you can participate in skiing activities)→Balikun County Hotel (lunch)→Fairy Temple (Dizang Temple)→Qing Dynasty Granary→Songfeng Academy→Balikun Museum→Balikun Ancient City→Food Street Dinner→Hotel 🎇Highlights: Gobi, canyon, strange mountains and rocks, pine forests, Gobi animals and plants, snow mountains, various attractions in Balikun Ancient City Scenic Area ☑️D3: Hotel breakfast→Balikun Lake (lunch)→Guai Shi Mountain Scenic Area (don't climb high if there is snow)→Jingxin Expressway→Qitai County Hotel (about 300 kilometers from the service area of Guai Shi Mountain Scenic Area, about 2.5 hours)→Qitai Hotel Dinner 🎇Highlights: Snow mountains, lakes, strange mountains and rocks and other desolate, magnificent, lofty geological features ☑️D4: Hotel breakfast→Jiangbulak Scenic Area (lunch in Banjie Gou Town about 3 kilometers from the tourist center of the scenic area, only here in winter, there are many farmhouses at the entrance of the scenic area in summer and autumn)→Hotel dinner 🎇Highlights: Gobi, snow mountains, forests, canyons and other natural landscapes ☑️D5: Hotel breakfast→Urumqi Hotel (about 200 kilometers from Qitai County, about 2.5 hours)→Hotel lunch→Hongshan Park or Shagou→International Grand Bazaar (compare prices for shopping needs)→Hotel dinner 🎇Highlights: Silk Road culture, products, special catering, etc. ☑️D6: Hotel breakfast→Tianshan Tianchi→Hotel dinner 🎇Highlights: Canyons, lakes, Gobi and other magnificent landscapes ☑️D7: Hotel natural wake up meal→Urumqi Station or Urumqi South Station (both have bullet trains)→Return to the warm home 👉Planning reasons: The first stop in Hami is relatively close, the time is short, and the cost is low, including time cost; The temperature is close to the Hexi Corridor in Gansu, while Urumqi and Altay are colder, and it is easier to adapt gradually; The living habits of Hami are close to the mainland, and it is easy to adapt quickly when entering Xinjiang for the first time; The itinerary route has relatively less snowfall to avoid safety accidents such as snow accumulation in popular tourist spots such as Sailimu Lake and Altay; The whole journey from Hami to Urumqi is about 800 kilometers, with an average of 150 kilometers per day for six days, which is easy to release; The beautiful scenery of the whole Xinjiang has similar lines;