1, tour route D 1: Urumqi-Yili-Guozigou
D2: Guozigou-Sailimu Lake
D3: Horgos Port
2. Tourist attractions D 1 Guozigou
Guozigou is the natural gateway of Yili area. In ancient times, it was the throat of Beixin Road, the silk road leading to Central Asia and Europe, and was known as "the first scene of Yili" and "the land of wonders". The completion and opening of the Guozigou Bridge opened the door for Yili to walk out of the valley smoothly and conveniently. Total length of Guozigou Bridge
700 meters, with a span of 360 meters, the bridge deck is as high as 200 meters from the bottom of the valley, and the height of the main tower is 209 meters and 2 15.5 meters respectively, which has a thrilling beauty!
D2 Sailimu Lake
The blue lake seems to be painted with its own unique and pure color by the sky without reservation. It is surrounded by groups of cattle and sheep, yurts and smoke from kitchen chimneys, and colorful wildflowers adorn it, forming a poetic picture.
Walking along the highway around the lake, on the right side of the road is the spreading grassland, and at the end of the grassland is the peak of Ling Xue spruce, and further up, there are low and big clouds. The wind makes clouds fall on the grass like shadows dancing. On the left side of the road, the blooming grass extends all the way to the lake. A man named Qiuhua, iris, golden lotus and other golden flowers are in full bloom. Among the golden grassland flowers, there are unknown small flowers of various colors, red, purple, white and even multicolored. The breeze blew and the flowers in the grass fluttered with the wind. The whole grassland seemed to move, setting off the quiet Sailimu Lake not far away.
There is a beautiful legend in Sailimu Lake.
Long, long ago, before Sailimu Lake, it was a beautiful grassland with flowers in full bloom. On the grassland, a girl named Che Dan and a Mongolian boy named Xue Deke loved each other deeply, but the vicious demon coveted the beauty of Che Dan and put Che Dan in the magic palace. Che Dan refused to give up and waited for an opportunity to escape from the magic palace. After being chased by the devil, Chedan was forced to jump into a deep pool. When Xue courageously came forward to rescue his lover, he found that Che Dan was dead. He also jumped into the pool with grief and died of double suicide. Suddenly, the water gushed from the pond, so the lovers' sincere love and sad tears turned into Sailimu Lake.
D3 Horgos Port
1 10 km away, Sailimu Lake is a famous Horgos port, which is the land port between China and Kazakhstan, and faces Kazakhstan across the Horgos River. Here we can see the boundary markers of today and the boundary markers of the Qing government in those days.
3. Traffic Guide Although Sailimu Lake is not as famous as Kanas Scenic Area, it is still worth visiting because there are relatively few tourists and the natural vegetation is well protected.
Transportation: fly to Urumqi, then rent a car and drive to Sailimu Lake. Or from Urumqi to Yining first, and then drive from Yining for 3 hours to Sailimu Lake. Sailimu Lake is located beside Lianhuo Expressway, and the traffic is very convenient. At present, there are 203 county roads around the lake and 2 county roads10, which are connected with Lianhuo Expressway to form a channel around the lake.
4. Accommodation Raiders Accommodation: You can live in Songshutou Village near Sailimu Lake. There are simple guest houses to choose from. If you want to be different, you can also live in a Kazakh yurt. Every night 100 yuan, in peak season, every night 100 yuan or more ~200 yuan.
5, food recommended food: In the village near Sailimu Lake, you can taste some authentic Xinjiang cuisine, all made by farmers, such as mutton skewers, roast whole sheep, mutton offal soup, hand-grabbed rice, stewed mutton and so on.