Life advice: You must visit Altay, Xinjiang once in winter!

Hi, my name is yy

Just got back from Altay
So satisfied with my own travel plan that I couldn’t sleep
If you’re going to Altay soon, you must read this
Pink sky, snow flying everywhere, and no need to wake up early to see the golden sunlight on the mountains🏔️
Winter in Altay, Xinjiang is cold but worth it!!
The little cabin during the blue hour feels like being in Northern Europe
The cloaked girl riding a horse on the Hemu Bridge looks like she traveled into Game of Thrones!

🚗【Altay Travel 3 Days 2 Nights Itinerary】
Day 1: Altay - Baihaba - Kanas River, stay in Kanas Old Village
Day 2: Morning mist at Fairy Bay - Moon Bay - Hemu Sunset Viewing Platform, stay in Hemu
Day 3: Hemu Harden Viewing Platform - Muye Coffee - Shanhai Guesthouse Coffee
(If you have 5 days, you can spend an extra day skiing in Kanas and Hemu respectively)

🖼️【Altay Travel Guide & Photo Spots】
1️⃣ Baihaba
A quiet white town, shoot from the mountain looking down, the whole village is in full view
📸 Photo spots:
Shoot from the right side of the big rock looking down, capture running on the road

2️⃣ Kanas
Kanas is divided into New Village and Old Village, the Old Village is closer to the river. Watching the pink sunset from the bridge is so beautiful!! No need to wake up early to see the morning mist and sunrise, so nice!! There is morning mist at Fairy Bay before 12 noon~
📸 Photo spots:
❶ Navigate to Yunhe Kitchen, walk along the road to the river, sit on the riverside boardwalk to shoot, stand on the bridge/rocks to shoot
❷ Sit on the wooden fence in the village to shoot
❸ Interact and take photos with the dogs in the village
❹ Walk to the river at Fairy Bay morning mist, stand or sit
❺ Shoot the horse herds passing by Fairy Bay

3️⃣ Hemu Village
The whole village is beautiful, at sunset the sky is full of pink, the short 10 minutes of pink makes the whole trip without regrets
📸 Photo spots:
❶ Inside Muye Coffee & the swing
❷ The swing at Shanhai Guesthouse
❸ Harden Viewing Platform, wait until the sun is fully out to go up, photos look good at noon
❹ Sunset Viewing Platform to watch the sunset

🧳【Altay Travel Tips】
1️⃣ The average temperature in Altay is around -20°C, wear about 600g thermal leggings + snow boots, wear a down jacket on top, be sure to bring a hat, earmuffs, and gloves, and stick on heat packs
2️⃣ Try not to drive yourself in Altay, the roads are slippery and winding, choosing a chartered car is better, and because heavy snow often blocks roads, locals will have better knowledge

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