South Xinjiang Grand Loop · Populus Euphratica 14 Days / 南疆全景 · 胡杨大环游十四日

Trip Highlights / 行程亮点

Fourteen days deep into southern Xinjiang in golden autumn -- across the Taklamakan on the desert highway, up onto the Pamir Plateau, and through the greatest euphratica poplar forests on earth, from Korla and Hotan to Kashgar and Kuqa. 金秋十四日深入南疆 -- 沿沙漠公路横穿塔克拉玛干，登上帕米尔高原，穿行地球最壮美的胡杨林，从库尔勒、和田到喀什、库车。

• Golden autumn poplars / 金秋胡杨 -- the earth’s greatest euphratica forests at Luntai, Shaya and Bachu, blazing gold in October. 轮台、沙雅、巴楚地球最壮美的胡杨林，十月金黄似火。
• Taklamakan Desert Highway No.1 / 塔克拉玛干沙漠公路一号 -- cross the world’s second largest desert on the only desert road of its kind. 行驶世界唯一的沙漠公路，横穿地球第二大沙漠。
• Pamir Plateau / 帕米尔高原 -- Karakul Lake at 3,600m beneath the 7,000m Kunlun giants, White Sand Lake, and the 639-bend Panlong Ancient Road. 卡拉库勒湖与昆仑七千米雪峰、白沙湖，及639道弯的盘龙古道。
• Two Silk Road old towns / 两座丝路古城 -- a full day in Kashgar Old Town and the jade city of Hotan. 喀什古城整日漫游，玉石之乡和田。
• Three legendary highways / 三大绝美公路 -- the Desert Route 1, the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway and National Highway 315. 沙漠公路一号、中巴友谊公路与315国道。
• Canyon photography / 峡谷摄影 -- Wensu Grand Canyon’s salt-karst Danxia and the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon. 温宿大峡谷岩盐丹霞与天山神秘大峡谷。
• A whole-lamb feast / 烤全羊盛宴 -- an authentic Uyghur master’s secret-recipe roast whole lamb dinner. 维吾尔大师秘制烤全羊晚宴。
• Fruit of the oasis, no shopping stops / 瓜果飘香 · 全程无购物 -- Korla pears, Aksu apples, Hotan pomegranates and more, all the way. 库尔勒香梨、阿克苏苹果、和田石榴，一路尝鲜。