200 kilometers from Turpan to Urumqi.
700 kilometers from Urumqi to Burqin.
130 kilometers from Burqin to Kanas Lake.
One night stay in Urumqi.
One night stay in Burqin.
One night stay at Kanas Lake.

People with trypophobia probably don’t like scenes like this.

The frequency of accidents involving large trucks is much higher than that of smaller vehicles, especially on national or provincial highways. A rollover like this is terrifying.

Not exactly cheap, huh.

Like all provincial capitals across the country, Urumqi is also under road construction and expansion.

Had dinner with friends at a Hui Muslim restaurant. Since my Uyghur friend is observing Ramadan, we couldn’t drink alcohol, which was a pity. It was Hui-style spicy blood tofu, but there was no blood in it.

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Black fungus is my favorite！

Hehe, for those who love Xinjiang cuisine, dear readers can look forward to my upcoming column “A Bite of Xinjiang”!

Can good weather here really be captured in photos?

The good weather continues.

Huge thermal power plant.

From Urumqi to Burqin, you start seeing puddles, then lakes. There are some traces of camping and barbecuing here. Though most trash has been cleared, you can still

find some small remnants.