On July 1 day, we ended our trip to southern Xinjiang, left Kashgar in the afternoon, transferred to Urumqi, and arrived in Yining on July 10. At this time, the sun is still high. In summer in Xinjiang, it gets dark every night 1 1. We picked up the car and went to the hotel we booked.
We woke up naturally the next day. In order to avoid the high temperature, the six of us drove to the beautiful lavender farm at five in the afternoon.
Huocheng Lavender Garden is located in Princess You Jie Lavender Farm in Yili, Xinjiang, 60 kilometers away from Yining City. The beautiful and romantic sea of flowers surprised the time.
Huocheng Lavender is the third largest lavender planting base in the world after Provence in France and Furano in Japan. Lavender in Huocheng is open for two seasons every year, and it is also the only lavender planting area in the world where flowers bloom for two seasons. They are from the end of May to the middle of June, and from the end of July to the middle of August, but the lavender in the first season is generally better than that in the second season, so we must choose the right time to enjoy lavender in Xinjiang.
The air is filled with a smell that can only be smelled in lavender essential oil, which is rich, soothing and refreshing. The charm of lavender lies not only in the dreamy purple, but also in the fragrance. I think it's a memory after many years. The picture is blurred, but the breath still exists.
When the sun sets, the lavender all over the mountains is purple, the sky is pink, and the air is filled with the smell of lavender, which is extremely romantic. ....
After dinner, visit the ancient town of Yili. There are such buildings in the old city, but most of them are foreign-style, with blue exterior walls and Uighurs.
Harqin Banner is the old city of Yining City, and its residents are mostly Uighurs. The local government spared no effort to protect this ancient city. Because architecture is the basic carrier of culture and memory!
We spent 150 yuan, and six people got into a carriage and ran around the old city.