My 8-day trip to Altay, a thousand reasons to fall in love with winter

live National Geographic didn't lie to me, Altay is really beautiful. If you must visit Xinjiang twice in your life, one time should be in summer, and the other in winter⛄! In winter, northern Xinjiang is covered in snow, with crystal-clear rime, vast lakes, and soft colors. It is a place where tranquility and purity intertwine, and innocence and fantasy coexist. The footprints🐾 are worth remembering... · —————————————————— ❄️Click the Trip.com card below to get the same itinerary❄️ —————————————————— · ❗️❗️How to get there? 🛫By air—Fly directly from Urumqi to Kanas Airport, be sure to check the weather before buying tickets 🚆By train—From Urumqi to Beitun Station or Altay Station🚉 🚗By carpool or chartered car—You can enter the scenic area directly in the off-season, enjoy more freedom and rest ❌Self-driving is not recommended in winter, as Xinjiang is large, with lots of snow on the road, winding roads, and high driving skills required. · ❗️❗️What to do? ◾[Stroll along Kanas Lake]—Admire the rime and snow scenery + ink painting of the three bays + snow elves + snow mushrooms, the colors of the alpine ice lake are great for photos ◾[Hemu fairy tale life]—Hot pot + travel photography + tea by the stove + Tuva performance, stay in a snow-covered cabin, watch the sunset on the golden mountain🌅; during the blue hour, drink and barbecue, and chat ◾[Double Lake Blue Ice Season🧊]—Sayram Lake + Ulungur Lake, dazzlingly beautiful, worth the trip ◾[Play in the snow all the way] Jikepulin Ski Resort⛷️+ Sayram Lake UTV off-road + Hemu Snow Park, experience all means of transportation in the ice and snow, enjoy all snow activities, fun and warm · ❗️❗️How to play? Day 1: Departure - Urumqi (pick-up) Day 2: S21 Desert Expressway - Ulungur Lake - Ghost City of the Sea Day 3: Rime and snow scenery - snow mushrooms - stroll along Kanas Lake - Kanas Day 4: Kanas morning fog - tea by the stove - Hemu travel photography - century-old house - Hemu Day 5: Hemu - Hemu sunrise - Jikepulin Ski Resort (ski ticket at your own expense) - Karamay Day 6: Sayram Lake - UTV off-road - snow map experience - Sayram Lake Day 7: Sayram Lake - Wild Horse Ecological Park - Urumqi Day 8: Urumqi - Departure (drop-off) · 👏 ✔️Notes 🧣The temperature difference between morning and evening in Xinjiang is large, wear a down jacket + sweater during the day, and wear thicker clothes at night. 💧Xinjiang is dry in winter, bring face masks, body lotion, and moisturizing products · ✔️Hotel selection ◾Stay in a cabin in the Hemu scenic area ◾There are not many inns open in the Kanas scenic area in winter, choose one in the scenic area, don't stay in Jiadengyu, or you will have to take a long ride. ·