11-day self-driving trip through Xinjiang’s Qixing Ancient City, Jingjue Ancient City, Xiaohe Cemetery, and the Ancient City of Milan

This is a longing and mysterious place:

This is a place where China’s military history was once written;

This is a place that was once a fish Beautiful shrimps and fat, blue waves thousands of miles;

But now it is an uninhabited and inaccessible place.

There is a place in the world located in the hinterland of Eurasia. It is easily forgotten by modern humans, but it has never been unknown in history. It is called the "Tarim Basin" in physical geography. In addition, it also has a place called "Heartland of Asia" - the deepest place in Asia. From another perspective, it can be called a "bridge" for cultural exchanges between the East and the West, the most important section of the "Silk Road"... These words are cited to praise it because this unique area has preserved many relics of early human civilization. Also because this basin is the stage for the exquisite ancient country we are going to travel to.

"Jingjue" is an imaginative name, which naturally brings people's thoughts back to ancient times. The precise etymology of this term has not yet been found. It can be said that it suddenly appeared in Chinese literature and history books. The "Book of Han: Biography of the Western Regions" compiled by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, first recorded the name of the country "Jingjue": Jingjue country, the king was stationed in Jingjue City, 8,820 miles away from Chang'an. The population is 480 households, 3,360 people, including 500 victorious soldiers. There is a Jingjue captain, a left and right general, and a translator each. It is 2,723 miles away from the Western Region Governor's Office in the north and four days' journey from Ronglu Kingdom in the south. The terrain is blocked and transportation is inconvenient; it is 460 miles to the west of the country.

?The ancient world we are about to travel to has disappeared for a long time. It is quite a journey away from where we live, so it deserves to be called a "distant ancient world". People always have a kind of eagerness for those civilizations that have disappeared, and they are looking forward to finding answers to the current and future life there, or to satisfy their historical imagination and romantic temperament.

Where is the truth behind the disappearance of Jingjue Country? Can people find the answer? Perhaps, we will never know the answer again. The ancient tree standing on the ruins of Niya witnessed the prosperity of merchants in those days, and also witnessed the disappearance of Jingjue Kingdom. It silently watched all this at the end of the desert...

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Highlights of the itinerary

1. This itinerary is a culmination of important nodes in the core area of ??Lop Nur’s uninhabited land.

2. Visit the ruins of the ancient city of Milan and the Xiaohe Cemetery, which is the most exquisite ancient country.

3. The whole journey is about 2,000 kilometers, entering the restricted area of ??life, deeply experiencing the endless desolation in the uninhabited land of Lop Nur, and exploring the footprints of Jingjue Country.

4. Experienced no-man’s-land crossing guide, professional logistics support team, and complete emergency rescue.

5. We provide safe, professional and soulful all-round travel services.

Itinerary

Highlights

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Specific itinerary

D01: Various places - Urumqi?

Meals: Welcome dinner? Accommodation: Urumqi

Arrive at Diwopu Airport from the departure point. Company staff will pick you up and arrange to check into the hotel. Gather at 19:30 in the evening to introduce relevant matters before departure and hold a welcome dinner. ?

D02: Urumqi--Luntai

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and evening Accommodation: Luntai

After breakfast at the hotel in the early morning, gather the team and set off , headed to Luntai County. Sightseeing and taking photos along the way. Visit the Seven Stars Buddhist Site - located on the northern route of the ancient Silk Road, it is an important hub for the spread of Buddhist culture to the east, with a history of more than 1,700 years. It is the only building complex site in Xinjiang where pagodas, Buddhist halls, lecture halls and monks' living areas coexist. Covering an area of ??40,000 square meters. In 1961, it was designated as a national cultural relic protection unit.

D03: Luntai - Minfeng

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: Minfeng

The motorcade set off from the hotel, sightseeing along the way, and taking photos of autumn The most beautiful Populus euphratica forest, Tarim River. The famous desert highway. The golden poplar trees decorate both sides of the Tarim River in a picturesque and splendid way. This place will surely open a visual feast for you and experience the unyielding Populus euphratica spirit. Arrive in Minfeng after the sightseeing tour. After dinner, replenish supplies and check into a local hotel.

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D04: Minfeng----Niya Ancient City

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Accommodation: Wild camping

Depart after breakfast at the hotel - pass through the Hongqi Brigade Hongqi Village stop and enter the desert after lunch. A special reminder is that the local lunch is very special. The Niya black chicken is a must. The black chickens are everywhere. You can eat whichever one you grab. It’s worth it. One thing to mention is that this village is the birthplace of the famous specialty food "Kumaixi", just like Shawan is the birthplace of Dapan Chicken, so the "Kumaixi" here is the most authentic. ) Entered the ancient Niya River channel (entering the small desert terrain and ancient Populus euphratica forest) - If everything goes well, it will take about three hours to reach the ancient B&B outside the Niya ruins. In the evening, we will arrive at N3 and N4 (this can be called a major scenic spot of the Niya ruins) - - Arrive at "Diwozi", our destination for tonight, before dark. This is a super five-star hotel in the uninhabited land of the desert. After eating and drinking, you can freely move around, brag, take a walk, do archaeology, watch the stars, and experience The evening breeze of the ancient country is exquisite. ?

The capital of Jingjue Kingdom is Jingjue City. There is a distance of 8820 miles from Jingjue City in Jingjue Kingdom to Chang'an City in Han Dynasty (actual distance, not straight line distance). As for whether there is a Queen Jingjue in Jingjue Kingdom, and whether there is a bottomless black hole in Jingjue Kingdom, there is no record in the Han Dynasty. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingjue State was annexed by the increasingly powerful Shanshan State. During the Tang Dynasty, its capital still existed and was called Niya City. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called Niya City.

D05; Niya Ancient City --- Campground

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: wild camping

After breakfast in Diwozi, everyone followed the guide and The leader of the group went to visit the "Buddhist Pagoda", the core scenic spot of the ancient city. Listening to the explanations of the guide and the leader, we came all the way to the place where the "Five Stars Out of the East" was discovered. We were tired of walking and finished the water we brought with us. We slowly walked back to the base camp. Have a big meal in the nest and rush to the camp after lunch. (It is still forbidden to leave the team. If you leave the team under any circumstances, you must inform the team leader. Absolutely follow the team leader's arrangements or you will be responsible for the consequences. Dinner will be determined according to the wind and sand conditions.

?Tianguanshu summarizes the sky knowledge before the Western Han Dynasty, details It describes the official star names of the whole sky, the distribution of stars in the five palaces and various palaces in the sky, and lists more than 90 groups of star names and more than 500 stars. However, their names are often different from those of later generations, which provides information for studying the evolution of star names.

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D06: Camp---Andil--Qiemo

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Accommodation: Qiemo

After breakfast, the motorcade set off to the ancient village - Andil Township, where there are ancient villages and local indigenous peoples. After shooting, we set off after lunch and arrived at the hotel after dinner. ?

D07; Qiemo---Ruoqiang--Arakan

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: wild camping

After breakfast, the team set off to Ruoqiang. After lunch, visit The ancient city of Milan - the Milan ruins - is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It was built in the Western Han Dynasty and was the Yixun City of the Loulan Kingdom in the Western Regions. Historians say that an ancient human race in Europe was about 2500-3000 years ago. In 2000, due to the failure of a war, the whole country began to migrate to Asia.

They crossed the Eurasian Continental Bridge and came to Lop Nur, a land with abundant water and grass and European flying fish. It was very similar to their Aegean Sea hometown, so they decided to settle here. The farming, fishing and hunting group established the Loulan Kingdom, and the nomadic group established the Dayue clan. The glorious Loulan Oasis civilization began. . .

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D08; Arakan---Xiaohe Cemetery--Arakan

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: Wild camping

After breakfast, the convoy set out for Xiaohe Cemetery - Xiaohe Cemetery is located in the Lop Desert about 60 kilometers south of the lower reaches of the Kongque River in the Lop Nur area, east of the Loulan ancient city site. The Xiaohe Cemetery is composed of several layers of stacked tombs and other remains. , with a relatively gentle appearance among the sand dunes, was rated as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2004. After taking photos, return to camp.

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D09; Arakan----Heshuo

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: Heshuo

After breakfast, the motorcade set off for Huludao to shoot, taking photos of Populus euphratica forests along the way. Eat the most delicious roasted whole lamb in Yuli. After visiting Lop Nur Grand Canyon, go to Bosten Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. After taking photos and tasting wild fish in the lake, check into a local hotel to rest.

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D10; Heshuo---Urumqi

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner? Accommodation: Urumqi

For hotel use After breakfast, the team set off back to Urumqi, where they ate the most delicious Toksun noodles - Toksun noodles. After taking photos in the Red River Valley, they arrived in Urumqi via Nanshan Scenic Area. After checking into the hotel, they gathered for a farewell dinner at 20:00. ?

D11; Urumqi---departure place

Meal: Breakfast? Accommodation: ---

After breakfast, free activities, teammates according to their own Flight to the airport, return to your warm home, and end your happy trip to the Western Regions! (If you have enough time, you can also go shopping in the city. Xinjiang’s melons and fruits are famous far and wide, so you might as well take some back as gifts to your relatives and friends).

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Xinjiang Food

Trip Price

Trip Price: 18,800 yuan/person for adults.

Shift plan: First flight on October 20th? Two shifts on October 30th.

The fee includes:

1. Professional tour leader and guide. SUV.

2. Outdoor meals, special meals outside uninhabited areas.

3. Outdoor tents (rescue, camp building, etc.) in urban four-star hotels.

4. Outdoor equipment (oil drums, lighting equipment, outdoor cooking utensils, outdoor tables and chairs, buckets, trailer straps, escape boards, auto repair tools, air pumps, satellite phones, GPS, walkie-talkies, tents, moisture-proof (pad, etc.)

The fee does not include:

1. Round-trip transportation costs from the departure point to Urumqi;

2. Delays due to traffic , strikes, weather, aircraft, machine failure, flight cancellation or time change and other force majeure reasons for additional overrun costs.

3. Personal consumption such as laundry, haircut, telephone, fax, pay TV, drinks, tobacco and alcohol in the hotel.

4. This product is priced for two people occupying one room. Single room occupancy requires a single room difference.

5. All expenses not included in the fee included.

Notes:

1. Observe adventure disciplines, have team spirit, and never walk alone. Most of the uninhabited areas are very desolate, with no obvious reference points, and it is easy to get lost. No one is allowed to leave the group without the consent of the group leader.

2. The natural monuments have stood in the wind and sand for more than a thousand years and are severely weathered. Please pay attention to their protection and prohibit climbing, trampling, painting, etc.

3. Please pay attention to environmental protection and bring your own garbage bags to take away all non-biodegradable garbage with the vehicle. Please save water in the wild.

4. If you encounter wild animals or plants, please keep your distance. Please do not act to scare wild animals or damage the local ecology.

5. It is best not to wear all kinds of jewelry including necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets and other items. It is best not to wear contact lenses.

6. The plateau has a large temperature difference between morning and evening. Under normal circumstances, the temperature is about 30 degrees during the day and about -10 degrees at night. In case of windy weather, the temperature will drop, so please prepare suitable warm clothes.

7. The uninhabited area is a military restricted area. In the event of military activities, the convoy must detour. Due to force majeure natural reasons, the itinerary may be adjusted at that time.

8. Ultraviolet radiation is strong in high-altitude areas. Please prepare sun protection items such as hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, etc.

9. Please carry and keep your valid ID with you. Passport holders and foreigners are not allowed to participate in this event.

10. If the itinerary cannot be carried out normally due to force majeure factors (weather, roads, etc.) during the activity, the team leader has the right to adjust the itinerary according to the situation. The additional expenses after the itinerary change will be borne by the team members themselves. If this does not happen Fees are non-refundable; descent and rescue expenses due to team members’ personal reasons (sickness, lack of physical strength, etc.) or natural factors will be borne by the team members themselves.

The world is very big,

There are thousands of styles that you have never seen before,

How can you waste it,

Even if I can’t hold hands and walk through it, but I want to share this beautiful scenery with you.