When traveling in Xinjiang, there is a famous saying: Northern Xinjiang sees scenery, while Southern Xinjiang sees customs.
Most of the scenery in northern Xinjiang is concentrated in Yili area.
Just some time ago, in the popular song "The Shepherd of Cocoto Sea" on the Internet, although the beekeeper had feelings for the shepherd, he finally chose to leave Cocoto Sea with her bees on a rainy night. In the end, she chose to marry Nalati in Yili, because Nalati has many more flowers than Cocoto Sea.
Many people know that there are two other places in Xinjiang: Cocoto Sea and Nalati.
Maybe they don't know how far apart the two places are. Cocoto Sea is in Fuyun County, Altay region, and Nalati is in Yili, with a distance of 1300 kilometers.
Walking from Keketuohai to Yili is from the north of Xinjiang to the west. Even by car, it takes two days.
But walking from Altay to Yili can be said to be a scene in one mile, and you don't have to go to Nalati, it's just a famous scenic spot in Yili.
There are many minority tourist attractions in Yili. The scenery of these attractions is not worse than that of big attractions, but they are too remote or too small, but they are not worth mentioning in front of big attractions.
When we know a scenic spot, we must first know where it is. Only in this way can we fully understand this scenic spot.
When it comes to Nalati, I have to mention Yili. Yili is like a broad-minded mother, and every child in her arms is her most cherished treasure. And Nalati is just one of them.
Ili has been a nomadic grazing place since ancient times. The earliest residents here are Sairen. Later, the Huns rose, and the Dayue family who lived here moved west, while Wang Sai moved south. After that, Wusun founded the country in Yili. With the alliance between Wusun and Han nationality, Yili was the territory of China until the Tang Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, Ili and Tacheng belonged to Liao State. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was taken back by Cheng Siji Khan and became the fief of his second son, Chahetai.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Altai and Tacheng were successively controlled by the rising Wala due to the division of the Chagatai khanate, and Yili became a tribal pasture in Kazakhstan. By the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, due to the rise of Erut in West Mongolia, they established local political power in Junggar, and Yili became the political center of West Mongolia.
During the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government decided to pacify Junggar because of Junggar's disloyalty. After twenty years of Qianlong reign, Junggar was finally pacified by the Qing Dynasty.
Yili used to be called Yili, Yili, Yili and so on. After Junggar was pacified, Qianlong decided to designate Ili as Ili, because there is the Ili River in the territory, and also because it means "plowing the court to sweep the floor", which means that the pacification of Junggar covers a thousand years and Yong 'an in the west, thus unifying Xinjiang.
There are many historical sites in Yili: Ili Museum, Princess Memorial Hall of Han Dynasty, Tachilan Culture, Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, Huiyuan Ancient City, and Ili General House. On Gordon Hill in Zhaosu, there is a Gordon Monument, which records the history of Qianlong's pacification of Junggar.
In Yili area, only by seeing these historical sites can we truly understand the thick history of Yili and know why Yili occupies an important historical position in history.
It is precisely because of these histories that by 20 12, Yili became the fifth national historical and cultural city approved in Xinjiang after Kashgar, Turpan, Turks and Kuqa.
To correct a problem here, for Yili area, many people will think that Yili is the same as Yili, but it is not. Yili refers to Inner Mongolia Industrial Co., Ltd., located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, which mainly produces dairy products. Although the pronunciation is the same as Yili, there is no relationship between them. At first, many people thought that Yili was Yili, even I once thought it was a company in Yili area, and later I learned that this Yili was not Yili.
Therefore, when we say Ili region, we must not write Ili as Ili.
When it comes to Joan Kushitai, many people may not know it, but when it comes to Tex Bagua City, probably many people will know it.
Because Tekes is the only well-built and regular Bagua City in China, it was approved as the fourth batch of national historical and cultural cities in 2008 and the third historical and cultural city in Xinjiang.
Joan Kushitai is located in Karadala Township, Tex County. 20 10 was named as a famous Chinese historical and cultural village in June.
Joan Kushtai means "a place where there are many goshawks". In the southeast of Tekes County, it is a very small village, too small to see its name on the map, but it is also a beautiful village.
It is beautiful because it is a typical Kazakh herdsman village in the depths of Tianshan Mountain, and this village is also the only famous historical and cultural village in China with Kazak as the main body.
On the way from Yili to southern Xinjiang in history, besides the Xiate ancient road in Zhaosu, there is also a famous Wusun ancient road, the starting point and entrance of which are Qiongkushitai. It is said that every year, hikers will set off from here, cross Mount Tawu in Jelke and reach Mount Heiying in Baicheng, southern Xinjiang.
Specific routes: Qiongkushitai-Bandai Dundaban-Sukoko River-Paradise Lake-Daban, Akburak-Heiying Pass.
This hiking route is divided into six grades according to the grade, which is a relatively difficult hiking route. Because the route needs to cross the Sukoko River, it must be waded, and the risk factor is relatively high. I have also heard of the incident that a donkey friend waded into the water and was washed away by the river.
However, no matter how big the danger is, it can't stop the adventurous traveler.
For the herdsmen living here, every winter, they will take their flocks over Shudun Daban to reach the Shudun grassland with abundant water plants and spend the cold winter there. Therefore, the bandaging pier is also called Dongwozi by herders.
Because it is remote, it is also one of the earliest villages where Kazakhs settled in Yili, so it also retains many original Kazakh folk customs.
Joan Kushitai was named as a famous historical and cultural village because the houses in the village were all made of logs, similar to Kanas, Harmony and Baihaba in Altay. The houses in these three places are also built of logs. I remember that in the old Asheli township in Changji, the herdsmen there also built their houses with logs, but the roof of the house in Qiongkushitai was flat in Asheli, while the roof in Kanas was relatively flat, while the houses in Kanas area were pointed roofs.
According to the survey, the houses in Joan Kushitai are all made of wood, some of which are made of whole logs, and some of which are cut, tenoned and arched in two. These buildings are well-preserved wooden structures in Yili River Valley, which retain the imprint of architectural culture in details, construction technology and construction technology, and are rich in historical information.
Perhaps the word "Joan" attracted me, and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw its name. Although I haven't been there yet, I told my husband in those years that it was far away and there was no road.
At that time, the Kara Army had just been developed. So we went to Karajun, but we didn't go here.
Since I came back, I have looked through the photos of Joan Kushtai on the Internet for countless times. In those years, the master also loved hiking. He tried to take the Wusun ancient road several times, but he failed in the end. But every time he followed him to see the post of Wusun Ancient Road, he also took a look at this small village that he wanted to go but had never been to.
20 19 when we arrived in Tex, the host proposed to take me to Jonkush station. Because there is a place where online celebrities have taken photos: the grassland on earth.
In fact, the real human grassland is in Karajun, and Joan Kushitai also has the shadow of human grassland, but it is not as obvious as Karajun.
I thought I could see those wooden houses with historical sites, but I was told shortly after passing the back door of Karajun that Joan Custein was building a road and could not enter, so I had to take some photos on the periphery with regret.
Travel is like this, and regrets are always with you. However, the regret at this moment may be the perfection of the next moment.
I look forward to the next meeting with Joan Kushtai, so that I can finally find out the true face of this mysterious ancient village.