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