Hemu Village - Wake up to snow-capped mountains outside your window

Summer in Xinjiang is absolutely divine! 🏔️ This land holds countless breathtaking scenes straight out of geography textbooks. This 8-day itinerary covers the essence of Northern Xinjiang, where every turn reveals fairy-tale scenery ✨

【Ultimate Itinerary】
Day1️⃣
Start right at Urumqi's night market! Master Ma's sweet oil cakes and the generous portions of desert red-billed geese will make you fall in love with Xinjiang flavors instantly (Address: Jiefang South Road, Tianshan District)

Day2️⃣
5-hour drive to Ulungur Lake - wetlands so colorful they look like spilled paint palettes will leave you breathless 📸 Stay overnight in fairytale border town Burqin and try the cold-water fish feast by the Ertix River

Day3️⃣
Hemu Village needs no filters year-round! Stay in a wooden cabin with snow-capped mountains outside your window 🏡 Fewer restaurants in winter, so bring snacks - hot milk tea in thermos makes perfect photo props

Day4️⃣
Jikebulen Ski Resort is more stunning than the Alps ⛷️ Head to Kanas in the afternoon and search for the lake monster along the wooden boardwalk

Day5️⃣
Morning fog in Baihaba flows like a milky river 🌫️ Remember to get border permits for China-Kazakhstan border! Arrive in Karamay by evening for sunset at Devil City

Day6️⃣
Sayram Lake's blue will make you doubt your eyes 💦 Every angle of the 90km lakeshore is wallpaper-worthy, but stay back - winds are strong!

Day7️⃣
Return to Sayram Lake for reflection shots, then visit Loulan mummies at Urumqi Museum 🕌 Bargain hard for wool shawls at Jinquan Mall

Day8️⃣
Stock up at Lingguan Alley: nuts, cistanche, lavender sachets - fill your suitcase before departure ✈️

【Survival Tips】
☑️ Sunscreen+face mask+sunglasses trio! UV rays are so strong they reflect off phone screens
☑️ Bright dresses pop against snowy mountains, but pack windbreakers for sudden weather changes
☑️ Choose local drivers - they know all wild viewpoints and hidden photo spots
☑️ Space fruits and hot tea by 1 hour, stomach medicine is essential (learned the hard way)

【Secret Food Spots】
▪️ Burqin Riverside Night Market: Pike kebabs with kvass
▪️ Hemu New Village: Local hotpot with bauyrsaq
▪️ Sayram Lake parking lot: Freshly boiled high-whitefish soup

Tianshan's snowmelt tastes sweeter than mineral water, and 10pm sunsets never get old ☀️ What's ultimate healing? Lying on Kanas grassland watching clouds move in slow motion~