Taxian Datong Township Xinghuacun

Many years ago, when merchants traversed the most dangerous paths of the ancient Silk Road, a fairyland-like Xinghuacun suddenly appeared before their eyes! Even today, you still need to take an off-road vehicle to visit Xinghuagou because the roads remain perilous, with scarce signs of life along the way, surrounded by towering glaciers and snow-capped peaks. The Pamir Plateau is renowned for its cold, desolate, and bleak scenery. However, spring in Xinjiang begins in Datong Township. Every year from late March to early April, the 196-kilometer Tashkurgan Valley from the county seat of Taxian to Datong Township transforms into a spectacular corridor of apricot blossoms. As the off-road vehicle approaches Datong Township, you can see the pink apricot blossoms blooming along the roadside from afar, spreading with the spring breeze. The village deep in the Kunlun Mountains is very quiet, with only the occasional chirping of birds and the calls of cattle and sheep raised by villagers. Villagers work and rest under the apricot trees, giving visitors a sense of being in a paradise, feeling both disoriented and enchanted...