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So this is Altay, one must see it with their own eyes

"The north of Northern Xinjiang is Altay, it is a wild dream, she is the wind of the mountains and wilds" The lakes are like jewels, the snow peaks are mysterious and sacred, the vast grasslands and dense forests, in Su Yi and Ma Yili's 'My Altay', you must want to explore for yourself! ⏰ Best Time to Visit 🔸Best time to visit in summer: Late May - August 🔸Early April to May, the snow on the mountains is still melting, and the grass has not yet grown 🔸By late May, the grass turns green 🔸June - August, the mountains are full of flowers 🔸From September, the summer is coming to an end 🔸In mid-September, Kanas and Hemu enter the autumn scenery 📍Essential Attractions ✅Hemu Scenic Area A small village inhabited by Kazakhs and Tuvas, all houses are primitive wooden cabins, scattered in the valleys among the mountains, with local minorities working in their yards, simple and quiet ✅Kanas The scenic area is large, with 3 main attractions: Kanas Lake, Kanas Three Bays (with Fairy Bay as the highlight), and Guanyu Pavilion, where you can take a boat tour of the lake and lightly hike between the three bays ✅Five-Color Beach A typical colored hill landform in Xinjiang, "a river separates two banks, each bank is different". The north bank has colorful Danxia landforms, and the south bank has river valley forests, with multiple plank roads and viewing platforms in the scenic area ✅White Haba Located at the "Northwest's First Village" on the China-Kazakhstan border, a Tuvan gathering place, the filming location of 'My Altay', in Haba River County, accessible by car, suitable for self-driving ✅Ulungur Lake The sea farthest from the ocean, with camels visible everywhere on the "seaside", known as the sea on the Gobi desert, with the Golden Coast beach resort, Devil City on the sea, Bird Island, and many other attractions ✅Koktokay Consisting of the Irtysh Grand Canyon, Kekesuli, Iminmut Lake, and the Karaxingar seismic fault zone, it combines beautiful canyon river source scenery, marsh wetland scenery, polar lakes, and geological mineral resources into one natural landscape 🏡Accommodation Suggestions 🔘Hemu: Better accommodations than Kanas, wooden cabins are a feature, Hemu has new and old villages, the new village has better accommodation conditions, quieter, but farther from Hemu Viewing Platform 🔘Kanas: There are wooden cabin inns in both the old and new villages, the old village is closer to Kanas Lake, and the new village is closer to Guanyu Pavilion 🔘Don't blindly book internet-famous hotels, read real customer reviews to avoid being 'photo-deceived' 🔘Try to choose hotels that have opened in the last two years, or pay attention to renovation times, to ensure that facilities and environment are up to date
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Posted: Jul 11, 2024
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