Enter God's back garden

🌟[Hot Travel Highlights]
✅ Snow mountains + glaciers + grasslands + forests all in one package
✅ A hiker's paradise with easy hiking routes for beginners
✅ July is the best time to see the flower sea, take photos that look like they're straight out of *Heidi*

🚗[Transportation Guide]
📍Address: Xiata Ancient Road National Forest Park, Zhaosu County, Yili, Xinjiang
🚗Recommended routes:
1️⃣ From Yining: Chartered car/self-drive 4 hrs (the scenery along the way is amazing!)
2️⃣ From Urumqi: Fly 1 hr to Zhaosu + 1 hr drive
⚠️Note: You need to transfer to a shuttle bus (40 mins) in the scenic area and get off at the hot spring hotel at the terminal station.

🏡[Accommodation Guide]
🏕️ Inside the scenic area:
✔️Hot spring hotel (snow mountains can be seen from the window, but it is difficult to book!)
✔️Herdsmen's yurts (maximum experience, watch the Milky Way at night)
🏨 Outside the scenic area:
✔️Zhaosu County hotels (high cost performance, 1 hr drive)

📸[Must-see Spots]
1️⃣ Good Luck Bridge (get off at the 2nd stop of the shuttle bus)
👉🏻Fewer people and beautiful scenery! Wooden boardwalk + snow-capped glacier in the same frame, full of atmosphere
2️⃣ Flower Terrace (4 km walk to reach)
👗Wear a white dress! Wildflowers spread to the horizon in July, running and taking snapshots is super healing
3️⃣ Foot of the snow mountain (General Bridge at the end)
📱Use telephoto! The compressed feeling makes the snow mountain within reach

🚡[Tips to Avoid Tourist Traps]
⚠️Must see! Summary of blood and tears experience
❌ Don't wear thin-soled shoes! You'll doubt your life walking on the cobblestone road
❌ Don't enter the scenic area after 3pm! High probability of rain + hail
⭕ Bring cash! There is no signal in the mountains, you can only pay cash for horse tickets/water
⭕ Get up early! Arrive before 9am to capture the snow-capped mountains shrouded in morning mist

🥾[Easy Hiking Route]
🚶🏻♀️Hot Spring Hotel → General Bridge → Flower Terrace → Glacier
⏱️The whole journey is about 6–8 hrs (those with weak physical strength can choose to ride a horse, CNY 80/hr)
💡Tips:
🔸Bring a windproof jacket! The temperature difference in the mountains is huge
🔸Prepare enough dry food + water, there are no supply stations along the way
🔸Don't feed the marmots when you see them! Beware of plague

📆[Best Season]
⏰June–August: Grassland flower sea + green forest streams
⏰September–October: Golden autumn colored forest + snow mountain contrast