February 4, 2022, the fourth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, coinciding with the traditional Spring Festival. That night, the opening ceremony of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games was held at the National Stadium in Beijing, and the unparalleled opening ceremony stunned the world. The countdown video for the opening ceremony perfectly blended the 24 solar terms with the Beijing Winter Olympics, starting with the rain and ending with the Lunar New Year, with each solar term corresponding to a beautiful scene, a poem or a proverb. Simple and evocative, stunning and romantic! This is a kind of unique Chinese romance, instantly stunning everyone's aesthetics, the charm of ancient culture, inadvertently exuded. Netizens have praised "very beautiful and very Chinese!" As Long Jiangbo, the director of the short film, said, "It doesn't matter if a foreigner can't read our poems, let him look at our beautiful mountains and rivers and feel the oriental culture. This beauty is like music, it's **** through."
In the countdown to the twenty-four seasons, Xinjiang, located in western China, is even more colorful, there are nine beautiful scenery corresponding to the festival show. They are: grain rain, Xinyuan County Türgen apricot ditch; small full, and Jing County Bayinbrooke scenic area of nine curves and eighteen bends; mango, Zhaosu County wheat field rainbow; heat, Zhaosu County autumn wheat field; autumn equinox, Bouroujin County, five-color beach; cold dew, Zhaosu County Wetland Park; winter, Kanas scenic area of the village of winter scenery of the Wo Mu; winter solstice, the Xinjiang Junggar Basin Karamayli Reserve; the big cold, the Serimu Lake Ice Push.
White and pink apricot blossoms roam the mountains, and the green meadows Yang Xiaoqian photo
A Grain rain
-- Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinyuan County Turgen apricot ditch
Located in Xinjiang Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinyuan County Turgen Township apricot ditch, is a piece of the The largest original wild apricot forest left in the Middle Ages, concentrated on the north bank of the Gongnais River, covering an area of more than 30,000 acres, is also one of the more concentrated areas of wild apricot forest in Xinjiang.
Influenced by the overall climate environment of the Ili Basin, the Apricot Grove has a humid climate with abundant water vapor, coupled with a horseshoe-shaped valley that opens up towards the south, with abundant sunlight and moderate temperatures. Thanks to this, more than 30,000 acres of pristine wild apricot forests thrive to this day.
Every April, the sunrise slopes of Tulgan Township apricot blossom buds and blossoms. Standing on the hillside look, before a tree, a bush, a piece, pink and white apricot blossoms in the spring early green hillside gullies spread out between the mountains, some of the mountains scene marvel, some of the three or five groups competing with each other, some of the shape of a single shadow alone to show the charming ...... just like a fairyland on earth. People in this fascinating spring scenery, as if in the sea of flowers to roam; stroll wonderland apricot ditch, feel the valley filled with clear and fresh breath, everywhere is fresh and pleasant apricot fragrance, ...... spring flowers such as if encountered drizzle, that "apricot flowers spring rain race Jiangnan "The scenery, no one is not overwhelmed by this intoxicating beauty.
"It is expected that the apricot blossoms will be open one after another at the end of March, until mid-April are the best viewing period." Li Furong, director of Xinyuan County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said that during the flowering period, tourists can enjoy the apricot blossoms on foot and on horseback, and that an apricot blossom festival will be held at the beginning of April, which will include cultural exhibitions, singing and dancing performances, food contests, photography contests and other thematic activities.
For tourists who love photography, the best time to take pictures is 1 to 2 hours after sunrise in the apricot ditch, which can form an excellent level effect.
Two Xiaoman
-- Bayin'guoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and
Jing County Bayinbrooke scenic area of nine curves and eighteen bends
Located in the northwestern part of Bayin'guoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, and Jing County, is located in the hinterland of the central southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountain Bayinbrooke scenic area is a collection of hills, basins, grasslands, wetlands, ecological tourism landscape.
Countdown to the nine curves in the eighteen bends is very beautiful, nine curves of the long river such as ribbons scattered in the grassland. Photography enthusiast Yang Kun said, nine curves and eighteen bends beautiful as a dream, winding Kaidu River in the sunshine like a dragon lying in the green boundless grassland, flashing a beautiful light, is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. He goes every year to shoot the sunset landscape, and each time there is a different surprise.
In fact, the nine curves and eighteen bends there is a hidden "egg": every year before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the nine curves and eighteen bends of the sunset position is exactly in the middle of nine bends in the Kaidu River, in the amount of water in the river, the angle of illumination, the time to shoot are excellent, can be reflected in the nine sun.
"This nine curved eighteen bends in the Winter Olympics opening ceremony 'twenty-four countdown' debut to the world to show the beauty of Bazhou." Batu Baolide, deputy director of the Bayinbrooke scenic area management committee in Hejing County, said, "Many visitors to Bayinbrooke come to catch a glimpse of the wonders of the 'Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends' and the nine suns, and everyone is welcome to come this year to see how many suns they can photograph."
Nine curves and eighteen bends Wang Fusheng photo
Three mangoes
-- rainbow in wheat fields in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
"As a person from Zhaosu in Yili, Xinjiang, I am incredibly thrilled to see my hometown being able to participate in the Winter Olympics in this way with the excited to see that Zhaosu County accounts for three of the four beautiful places on the list in the Ili River Valley, and I am proud of my hometown." Ili State Culture and Tourism Bureau party group members, deputy director of He Jiao Long said excitedly.
Zhaosu County is an alpine semi-humid grassland climate, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the east side of the narrow valley, the west side of the open basin, the summer climate change, frequent showers, the formation of rainbow unique natural conditions.
See the rainbow by luck? In the countdown to Zhaosu County, high-tech means to help you in the right place to "encounter" the rainbow.
The Zhaosu County Meteorological Bureau launched the rainbow observation business in 2017, and started issuing rainbow forecasts in 2018, predicting the probability of rainbows appearing on the following day and the location suitable for viewing rainbows, and in 2021 it has begun to broadcast intelligently. In recent years, Zhaosu County combined with the development of tourism industry, successfully declared the rainbow capital of China, attracting many tourists to Zhaosu to watch the rainbow beauty.
Wang Yuan, director of the Zhaosu County Meteorological Bureau, introduced that rainbows occur every year from May to September, with the most beautiful seasons being July and August. The beauty of the rainbow on the countdown to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics is the end of June view.
Four summer
-- Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Zhaosu County autumn wheat fields
How beautiful is the harvest in Xinjiang? The wheat fields in Zhaosu in August in the "Countdown to the 24 Seasons" outline the beauty of autumn in golden colors.
Zhaosu county party committee propaganda department executive vice minister Li Wenwu introduced, every year in August Zhaosu plateau, autumn high, the field is beautiful field, golden field, lively field.
Under the blue sky, surging golden wheat waves, the air is filled with the smell of wheat. Against the golden color, the forest belt, roads and villages **** together form a beautiful picture, and the meandering Tekes River mirrors each other. Nearby is the golden wheat waves, in the distance is the rolling hills; wheat fields, tractors, harvesters, balers busy, people are happy and busy. Walking among them, you can experience the beauty of agriculture everywhere, and feel the joy of the harvest.
A lot of scenes in Xinjiang need to stand high up in order to see the spectacular and atmospheric. From a high view of the wheat field colorful, patches of wheat field extraordinarily imposing.
Zhaosu wheat fields with golden color outlines the beauty of autumn reality Qin Jie photo
Five Autumn Equinox
-- Altay region, Burqin County, five colorful beach
Burqin County, five colorful beach scenic area, known as the "Xinjiang first beach Five-colored beach scenic spot is located in China's only injection into the Arctic Ocean Erqis River on the north bank of a two-stage, 480 meters above sea level, 24 kilometers from the county town of Burqin, but also to the Kanas Lake scenic area of the road, the location advantage of a better.
Erqis River on both sides, on one side of the verdant poplar forests, on the other side of the colorful Yadan landforms, and the opposite side of the lush verdant river valley scenery reflecting the formation of "a river on both sides of the river, its own two days," the beauty of the attracted a large number of tourists from all over the country to play and enjoy the scenery.
The colorful beaches of Buerjin County and other beautiful scenery of Xinjiang, known to the world because of the Winter Olympics. Buerjin County, Chonghur Township, Hezileha Ying village villagers Token - Imash said happily: "The whole world has seen how beautiful our hometown, I hope that these beautiful scenery can attract more tourists to come, drive our tourism to develop better."
The scenic area set Yadan geomorphology, rivers, forests, suspension bridges, sunset and the River Sisters Island and other landscapes as a whole, "E River Suspension Bridge" "colorful beach sunset" "lighthouse view" and so on. Scenery by the majority of tourists, especially photography enthusiasts favor.
Buren County Culture, Sports, Radio and Television and Tourism Bureau Director Wu Lei recommended: colorful beach of spring, summer, autumn and winter are very beautiful, if you choose the time, you can choose a morning and evening, the morning sunrise and evening sunset will be added to the scenery. Especially around 9:30 pm, you may see the scene of pastoral return on the suspension bridge, a casual shot is a blockbuster.
Six Cold Dew
-- Zhaosu County Wetland Park
The Zhaosu Tekes River National Wetland Park is located in the upper reaches of the Tekes River and its tributaries in the valley area, with marshes, secondary forests, grasslands, rivers, migratory birds, and other natural landscapes. Wetlands around the abundant water and grass, horses, is a natural good pasture, herdsmen drove horses, sheep wade through the river, running to the fat pasture, a wind-blown grass see cattle and sheep of the beauty of the scene.
Tang Gang, deputy minister of propaganda department of Zhaosu County Party Committee and secretary of the party group of County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said: "The wetland park is picturesque in all seasons, and the Demoiselle Crane, Gray Crane, swans and other kinds of birds are known as the paradise of photographers. Here, visitors can also see the spectacular scene of Tianma bathing in the river."
Summer Zhaosu cloudy and light wind, the Tekes River flows quietly, in the evening, the setting sun shines on the wide river, presenting a harmonious **** life scroll. In the evening of the golden autumn, the wetland park over the colorful haze, beautiful. In winter, the snow-covered banks of the Tekes River have beautiful freezing fog. Overnight, the trees along the river into a silver white, a birch tree like a jade branch hanging, clusters of pine needles like silver chrysanthemums in full bloom, crystal colorful.
Tang just said: "Winter tourism in Zhaosu promising, the most local characteristics, with the potential for development, we want to make the horseback travel and 'Tianma Treading Snow' as a winter Zhaosu tourism film, bigger and stronger Zhaosu winter tourism, so that 'cold resources' into 'cold resources'. ' into a 'hot economy'."
The Zhaosu Tekes River National Wetland Park staged the spectacular scene of the horse bathing in the river Zhu Lan photo
Seven winter
--- Bouroujin County Woqi Hanas Mongolian Township
Woqi known as the "Photographer's Paradise "The reputation of the photographer's paradise, every season has a different beauty.
The winter WoMu faded from the colorful autumn, but still as beautiful as the ink painting scroll, in this as if into the ice fairy tale world. Here was due to heavy snowfall, cold weather, inconvenient transportation, etc., in the winter to enter a silent hibernation mode, and now with the wooden houses rising curls of smoke, tourism industry development feverishly, is the year of the Winter Olympics, this place has become even more lively and extraordinary ......
Kanas Scenic Area Management Committee, the political department of the head of publicity work Zhao Hongmei said, "twenty-four seasons countdown" in the wooden houses is one of the most representative features of the village of Wo Mu, wooden houses scattered in the river valley, together with the fence, courtyard together constitute the most beautiful village.
The wooden houses in WoW are built by logs, which are slotted and stacked at both ends, with moss in the middle to keep them warm and breathable. There is a wooden house with a hundred years of history in WoW, telling the story of WoW with a hundred years of age, remembering the process of WoW and witnessing the new development of WoW.
When you arrive at Wo Mu, you can also experience riding the horse-drawn plow, ancient fur skis, go to the Harden platform to enjoy the sunrise of Wo Mu, and watch the folk performances such as horse racing, archery, and gripping sheep.
Stepping on knee-high snow, carrying shooting equipment, Sun Yi, a member of the Chinese Photographers Association, is looking for the best place to shoot the sunrise in winter in Kanas. These years of winter, he photographed Zhaosu's ten thousand horses galloping, Yining Swan Lake's heaven on earth, WoWu village on the snowy plains of DiaoYi sheep, horse races, Kanas Lake on the clouds of vaporization ...... In the China Tourism Research Institute released "China's Ice and Snow Tourism Development Report (2022)", WoWu Ice and Snow Photography was selected as one of the " 2022 ice and snow fashion innovation project" list.
VIII Winter Solstice
-- Xinjiang Junggar Basin Karamayli Protected Area
In Xinjiang Karamayli Mountain Hoofed Wildlife Nature Reserve, Przewalski's wild horses and wild asses run wild, bringing vitality to the lonely wilderness.
Located on the eastern edge of the Junggar Basin, the reserve is a wildlife type nature reserve that protects a variety of rare and endangered hoofed wildlife such as Przewalski's horses, Mongolian wild asses and goitered gazelles, as well as their habitats. When you ride through the reserve, you can see the red willow, pike and other plants in the reserve, and have the opportunity to see wildlife such as goitered antelope from afar.
Qitai County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau party secretary Zhou Yaxu said, Qitai County around the Silicified Wood - Dinosaur National Geopark, Devil City, General Temple and other Gobi wonders, to create a set of popular science education, adventure exploration as one of the prehistoric culture of the scientific research and exploration characteristics of the tourism line.
In addition, can also be carried out in the quandong industry study tour, the route includes the Karamayli wildlife museum, Przewalski's wild horse base and so on.
The Przewalski's wild horse is a nationally protected wild animal, listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and is the world's only existing wild horse species. 1985 saw the reintroduction of captive Przewalski's wild horses from Europe and the United States, and 1986 saw the launch of the "Wild Horses Returning to Their Homeland" program and the establishment of Xinjiang Wild Horse The Xinjiang Wild Horse Breeding Research Center was established. After more than 30 years of population restoration and wild release, the number of Przewalski's mustangs in Xinjiang has steadily risen, and it can be said that this is one of the most successful examples of species reintroduction in China.
Nine cold
- Sayram Lake Ice Push
Sayram Lake, the ancient name of the "net sea", is the highest in Xinjiang, the largest area of alpine cold-water lake, "the last tears of the Atlantic Ocean". It is also known as the "last tear of the Atlantic Ocean".
The Sayram Lake is backed by snow-capped mountains and surrounded by vast grasslands, and because of its beautiful scenery and high value, it is one of the famous tourist destinations in Xinjiang, and a great destination for photography. "Twenty-four season countdown" in the view of the Sayram Lake is the famous "ice push" phenomenon.
In addition to the ice push, the winter of the Sayram Lake also has ice bubbles, ice eyes, ice prisms, ice flowers, ice curls, ice bubbles, ice puzzles and so on.
The clear blue water of the Sayram Lake, the blue lake is surrounded by rolling snowy mountains, like a sapphire inlaid at the foot of the snowy mountains, quiet and deep. Look carefully, will find different shades of blue, netizens say "there is a blue called Sailimu blue". After entering the winter ice, this place is also known as "Blue Ice", the local consecutive years to launch the "Blue Ice about" winter tourism products.
Around the rich and high-quality ice resources, this year's Sayram Lake scenic area ice and snow season activities based on the natural landscape, to the snow and ice recreational activities and special food and beverage as an aid, through the brand drive and theme activities traction, to create a snow and ice sports and snow and ice folk entertainment, fun, participation in winter snow and ice tourism as a whole.
"Ice push phenomenon generally occurs in two periods: one is the end of December when the ice is just frozen, and the second is in April when the ice thawed and melted, the former period of about 10 days or so, the latter period is slightly longer probably in 15 days." Sayram Lake Scenic Area Management Committee, deputy director of Jiang Hua introduced, the scenic area also created a ten-mile embankment attractions, in the "Ice Push" the most concentrated area, to create the "Ice Push" scenic net red card points.
The lake of the Sayram Lake in the end of December each year to freeze, the next year around mid-January completely frozen, you can go on the ice ice entertainment activities, in early April into the unsealed period. According to their own preferences, tourists can go to watch half of the lake half of the lake ice, or completely frozen different scenery. (Text/Yang Tao Li "Green China" 2022.2B)