This in-depth Yili route hides Xinjiang's wildest summer

Live in a real-life "Wizard of Oz" for 6000 yuan!｜Qiongkushitai 3-night slow living + Xiate light trek + Bagua City maze Have you ever imagined— In the northwest corner of China, there's a land, It's so green it makes you question reality, no filter needed; It doesn't rely on publicity, yet countless photographers drive three thousand kilometers just for a shot. Recently, a route secretly cherished by seasoned travelers has gone viral: 「Yili + Zhaosu + Tekes + Qiongkushitai In-depth Loop」 📍Yining → Zhaosu → Xiate Ancient Road (light trek) → Tekes Bagua City → Qiongkushitai (3 days 2 nights immersive grassland life) → Kalajun Sky Grassland → Nalati → Return to Yining 💰Per person 6000-8000 yuan｜⏰June-August Golden Season｜🌿Total length about 1800 km, deep into the heart of Yili River Valley, unlocking the pristine beauty of 'Wusun's Old Land' This isn't a check-in tour; it's a deep decoding of Xinjiang's summer soul. Why is this called the "ultimate version of Yili travel"? Because it skips the crowded tourist traps, Heading straight for that green expanse that hasn't been fully tamed. Imagine your every day: 🏔️ Day 2: Zhaosu Million-Acre Rapeseed Fields × Heavenly Horses Bathing in the River In July, Zhaosu's golden flower fields stretch all the way to the foot of the snow-capped mountains. At 6 AM, watch herders drive hundreds of majestic horses into the Tekes River—water splashing, horses neighing at dawn, a scene as epic as a blockbuster movie. 🥾 Day 3: Xiate Ancient Road Light Trek (Southern Section) Follow the Wusun Road of the ancient Silk Road, with the Muzart Glacier at your back, babbling streams, and wildflowers everywhere. The leader said: "Walking here, every step you take is on the footsteps of Xuanzang's journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures." 🌀 Day 4: Tekes Bagua City Mystery Night A mysterious small city with no traffic lights, its streets extend like trigrams. At night, climb the observation deck to overlook the city lights, like seeing a living I Ching model. Locals jokingly say: "Lost? That's the universe guiding you." 🏡 Day 5-7: Qiongkushitai 3 Days 2 Nights Deep Stay in an Original Village ⚠️This isn't a quick check-in! It's truly settling in: ✅ Stay in a century-old Tuva log cabin, open the window to snow-capped mountains and meadows ✅ Learn to milk cows, make nang bread, and ride horses to patrol fences with herders ✅ Trek to the secret lake in the back mountains, encounter herds of cattle and sheep and grassland stone figures ✅ Sit around a bonfire at night listening to the Dombra, the stars so low you feel you could pluck one 🌾 Day 8: Kalajun Human Body Grassland Sunset The rolling hills resemble the back of a young girl, presenting astonishing curvilinear beauty in the light and shadow. The moment the drone takes off, you'll understand what "the breath of the earth" means. 🐎 Day 9: Nalati Sky Grassland Free Tour Avoid the crowds of bus tours, choose less-traveled routes in the East/West districts, delve into the valley flower seas, and experience the true sight of "wind blowing grass low, revealing cattle and sheep." Is this even a trip? It's tearing off a National Geographic cover and pasting it into your life's backdrop. Even more moving are those moments "only encountered when you slow down": 👉 In Qiongkushitai, a Kazakh grandma took your hand and, in broken Chinese, said: "Stay for three days, you are my child." Then she gave you a whole bag of homemade milk curds. 👉 Camping night by the Xiate River, a group of strangers gathered around a bonfire singing "Apple Fragrance," someone suddenly cried: "Turns out happiness can be this simple." 👉 Lost late at night in Tekes, an uncle on a motorcycle took you on a tour of the city explaining the Bagua layout, then smiled and said: "Don't rush, destiny has its own direction." A netizen commented: "I earn 300,000 yuan a year in the CBD, but when I squatted to feed chickens in Qiongkushitai, for the first time I felt—I understood life." "It's not how beautiful the scenery is, but how warm the people's hearts are." Don't say "Qiongkushitai is too remote, hard to stay, no signal" anymore The truth is— ✅ We partner with local boutique guesthouses, ensuring hot water, floor heating, and private bathrooms, saying goodbye to "primitive = suffering" ✅ Small group travel (max 6 people), with professional guides + bilingual drivers + emergency support vehicles ✅ Qiongkushitai offers a 3-day in-depth experience, truly transforming "from tourist to villager" And— 🔸 June-August is Yili's peak beauty: the greenest grass, the most abundant flowers, and fragrant fruits (free tasting to your heart's content) 🔸 All-terrain vehicle transfers throughout, worry-free passage on Xiate/Qiongkushitai sections For less than 400 yuan a day, you can sleep in front of snow-capped mountains and wake up to birdsong. Is this spending money? This is a high-level therapy for a tired urban heart. So, if you are also experiencing: Want to escape the city, but fear the journey is too tiring or lonely Longing for a truly "offline" life experiment Want to show parents or children: what the "beautiful Xinjiang" in textbooks really looks like I want to say: Go to Qiongkushitai, stay for three full days. You will understand— Poetry is not about being far from the human world, But about relearning to breathe in an undisturbed land. As the girl who stood silently in front of the grassland stone figure for a long time said: "It has stood for three thousand years, silent, yet it made me let go of all my anxieties." This summer, surrender yourself to Yili. Let the wind blow away your worries, let the green heal your eyes, Let a slow-paced time tell you: You don't belong in a cubicle; you belong to the wilderness, the stars, and freedom.