Xia Valley Travel Guide | A Date with the Snowy Mountains
by Cook Christopher Chris
Jul 4, 2025
But if you don't want to go to Xinjiang in winter, then you definitely shouldn't miss it in summer! 😍
Visiting Yili after April is simply a divine level of beauty! The ice and snow melt away, the grass and spruce are dripping with greenery😀, passing through snow-capped mountains, steep ridges, and meadows, you can also see the adorable flocks of sheep🐏. The little houses on the green slopes and the clouds in the sky☁ make you feel like you're in a fairy tale world.
The most beautiful season of the Yili grassland has arrived, come and feel it! 👣
✅Must-see attractions in Yili:
🌲Shata Tourist Area: The dreamy staircase to the snow mountains.
🌲Zhao Su·Yili: A beautiful two-dimensional fairy tale world.
🌲Tianma Yuhe: The homeland of the heavenly horses.
🌲Kalajun Scenic Area: Here is the summer of Miyazaki's manga.
🌲Qiongkushitai: The village from the fairy tales.
🌲Narati Grassland: Stroll through the endless sea of flowers on the aerial grassland.
🌲Sailimu Lake: The last tear of the Atlantic.
🌲Lavender Manor: The Eastern Provence, encounter the purple romance.
8-day tour itinerary recommendation for Yili: 👇👇
🔷Day 1: Urumqi→Pick up from the airport
🔷Day 2: Urumqi→Sailimu Lake→Lavender Farm→Yining
🔷Day 3: Yining→Shata→Zhao Su Wetland Park→Zhao Su
🔷Day 4: Zhao Su→Qiongkushitai→Tekes
🔷Day 5: Tekes→Kalajun→Xinyuan/Narati
🔷Day 6: Xinyuan/Narati→Narati Aerial Grassland→Bayinbuluke
🔷Day 7: Bayinbuluke→Duku Highway→Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery→Urumqi
🔷Day 8: Urumqi→Send off to the airport
Xinjiang food recommendations:
🔴Xinjiang's internet-famous big plate chicken, Xinjiang barbecue, roasted buns...😍
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