A Magnificent Self-Driving Highway in China, More Beautiful Than the Sichuan-Tibet Line, 500 Kilometers of Four-Season Scenery
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Among various tourism forms, self-driving has always been popular with many people. It can go wherever you want, without being restricted by the route, you can simply throw all your luggage in the car, and won't let the heavy luggage affect your mood of enjoying the scenery. In China, there are many routes that are very suitable for self-driving, the scenery on the road is enough to compare with the destinations you are going to.
Speaking of the most beautiful self-driving routes, many people will think of the Sichuan-Tibet Line, but because too many people take it, the beauty of the Sichuan-Tibet Line is not so rare. In Xinjiang, there is a road that is more beautiful than the Sichuan-Tibet Line, along the road there are attractions everywhere, driving on this road, your eyes are always like in heaven, making driving also a pleasure. This road is Xinjiang's Duokou Highway.
Duokou Highway refers to the road from Ejin Left Banner () to Kuche (), with a total length of about 561 kilometers, connecting the north and south of Xinjiang. During the drive on Duokou Highway, you will pass through various deep mountains and canyons. This road connects many ethnic minority settlements. Thanks to Duokou Highway, the distance between north and south Xinjiang was reduced by half from the original 1000+ kilometers. Therefore, this road is also considered a milestone in Chinese highway history.
During the drive on Duokou Highway, you can enjoy the scenery of the Gobi Desert, snow mountains and clouds, high mountain canyons, forest lakes, and so on. These varied natural landscapes brought a lot of trouble to the initial construction of Duokou Highway. It is reported that thousands of officers and soldiers fought for ten years to build this road connecting north and south Xinjiang. Among them, 168 construction officers and soldiers sacrificed their precious lives for it. Therefore, this road is also a 'highway of heroes'.
So, which place is the most beautiful on Duokou Highway? People who have driven it know that it is not an ordinary road. More than half of the sections are mountainous and rugged. The original natural scenery runs through the entire route, and there are always mountains and grasslands. The most famous scenery along the coast is that La Bay Grassland. If you come here in May, you can see that La Bay grassland is like a green carpet, with fat cattle scattered across the grassland, which is magnificent and beyond words.
Duokou Highway is praised by 'China National Geography' as 'Landscape Grand Avenue along the Tian Shan Ridge'. Driving on Duokou Highway, one-third of the route is on cliff edges, crossing mountains, crossing 10 rivers, crossing four icy and snowy peaks, its driving difficulty is conceivable. However, the spectacular scenery also makes you want to uncover its mysterious appearance layer by layer.
If you complete the entire Duokou Highway self-driving, you can feel the 'ten different skies, four seasons in a day' magic. Many senior drivers also regard it as a must-drive in a lifetime. Have you ever driven on Duokou Highway? Which other roads in China do you think are suitable for self-driving? Welcome to leave a comment and share your views.
