The four-season travel routes in Xinjiang each have their own characteristics. Here are detailed recommendations:?
The four-season travel routes in Xinjiang mainly include: Spring Yili Grassland Route, Summer Duku Highway Route, Autumn Kanas Homu and Populus euphratica Forest Route in Southern Xinjiang, and Winter Kanas Homu Skiing and Hot Spring Route.?
Spring (April to May): Yili Grassland Route?
Main attractions: Sayram Lake, Nalati, Qiaxi, Kuerdining, and others.?
Feature: The Yili Grassland in spring is breathtakingly beautiful, with apricot blossoms blooming like a poem and a painting.?
Summer (June to September): Duku Highway Route?
Route characteristics: The Duku Highway is 561 kilometers long, and along the way, you can enjoy the spectacular scenery of ‘four seasons in one day and different weather every ten li’. It opens to traffic in early June each year and closes in mid-to-late September.?
Main attractions: The northern section mainly features snowy mountains and autumn scenery, the middle section is a grassland flower sea, and the southern section is a gorge and Gobi desert.?
Additional information: The Duku Highway is an epitome of the popularity of self-driving tours in Xinjiang. In recent years, Xinjiang’s cultural tourism, transportation, and other departments have improved the quality of scenic routes with unique features to create top-level self-driving tourism routes in China.?
Autumn (September to November): Kanas Homu and Populus euphratica Forest Route in Southern Xinjiang?
Main attractions: Kanas, Homu (The autumn scenery of Kanas and Homu is like a fairy tale world, with golden leaves and clear lakes that are incredibly beautiful), Populus euphratica forest in southern Xinjiang (beautifully enchanting) and others.?
Feature: The autumn scenery of Kanas Homu and the Populus euphratica forest in southern Xinjiang are the peaks of Xinjiang’s scenery and should not be missed.?
Winter (December to March): Kanas Homu Skiing and Hot Spring Route?
Main activities: Skiing, soaking in hot springs, staying in wooden cabins, etc.?
Feature: Experience a different winter and enjoy the fun of skiing and hot springs.?
In addition, from November to February of the next year, skiing enthusiasts can also go to Altay to enjoy the fun of cross-country skiing, powder snow, and free ski runs.?
In general, Xinjiang has four distinct seasons, and each season has its unique scenery and charm. Tourists can choose suitable travel routes according to their time and preferences.?