During this period, they looked at the geographical location map of Turpan's Flame Mountain several times and searched for the village in the organization's records from various sources.
They soon discovered that this village really existed, and it was a very ancient Uyghur village. It was named Wine Village because it was rich in famous grape wine...
But in the late Ming Dynasty, the entire village suddenly died, and the reason was not recorded in local chronicles.
But this kind of thing happened everywhere in the Western Region during the war, and no one asked much about it.
So three days later, they set off...
Yang Wumao expressed his great gratitude to Chen Zhi for not bringing scientific researchers with him this time.
What happened last time basically scared him out of his mind. He even sent an application form and faxed it to Professor Liao, saying that he was psychologically traumatized and had to apply for publicly funded medical treatment for a period of time, otherwise he would suffer from schizophrenia.
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After Danxuan knew the context of the whole matter, he was naturally willing to go with him. Moreover, he said that even if this operation was dangerous, even if he died in the desert, he would be obliged to do so, and Chen Zhi and the others would not need to bear responsibility.
So one day later, they embarked on a journey to Turpan.
In fact, the road from Guazhou to Tulu is not that far, you just need to take a car.
But they didn't want to waste precious time on the journey, so they took a plane directly from Dunhuang to Turpan Airport.
This time, due to the sudden action, there was no need to ask Lao Jiudou to arrange the itinerary.
Chen Zhi originally wanted to find some local tour guides on the Internet, but Xiaomi was familiar with several travel agencies in Turpan. He found a reliable travel agency. There was an external tour group that happened to be short of a few people, so they served as a casual travel agency.
Bing joined in.
The journey on the plane was very short. They were silent all the way. When the plane landed and their feet set foot on the land, Chen Zhi immediately felt a burst of hot air hitting his face, as if he was in an oven.
They finally arrived at Turpan, the famous hometown of grapes and wine and the famous hot city.
Turpan City is located in the central part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, with a total population of 630,000, of which Uyghurs account for more than 70%. It is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities.
It’s extremely hot here all year round. Many travelers describe their experience in Turpan like this: “I’ll regret it if I don’t come, and I’ll regret it even more if I come!”
It also describes traveling here as indeed like a scorching spiritual practice. Before coming here, I yearned for the exotic beauty here, but after coming here I felt it was unbearably hot and wanted to leave.
After they got off the plane, someone picked them up and immediately connected with the tour group.
This is a sunset red tour group, and its participants are all high-spirited ladies and gentlemen, including some aunts who are looking for a second love.
They were wearing red and green T-shirts, hats and sunglasses, and their faces were full of yearning for their destination.
Although Chen Zhi and others were younger, they were all wearing casual clothes and did not attract other people's attention.
The people who received their tour group this time were two local tour guides. They were both authentic local Uyghurs with dark skin, eyes that looked like grapes, and bright smiles.
They didn't hesitate, they took them to a small shop for a light meal, then put them on the bus and drove directly to the Flame Mountain Scenic Area.
The Flame Mountain Scenic Spot belongs to the Turpan region of Xinjiang. It is located next to the Lianhuo Expressway on the east side of Turpan City, about 30 kilometers away from the city. It is a landscape scenic spot dominated by fiery red brown sandstone landforms and is also the hottest place in the country.
The tour guide began to introduce in the car that the Flaming Mountain Scenic Area was the location of the ancient Gaochang Kingdom in history. It was also the location of the Flaming Mountain where the Tang monk and his disciples borrowed banana fans to extinguish fires in the novel "Journey to the West".
After entering the scenic area, they can enjoy the spectacular topography, historical displays of the ancient Gaochang Kingdom, and sculptures with the theme of Journey to the West. It is a must-visit place for many tourists when traveling to Turpan.
The tour guide talked endlessly there, making the old men and women's eyes light up, but Chen Zhi knew this trip well.
The so-called Flame Mountain Scenic Area is actually just a cover.
The real scorching desert on the Flaming Mountains is simply not something these old men and women can bear.
It is estimated that after this place is planned to be a key scenic spot, there should be some later artificial buildings to make profits for the scenic spot.
These are meaningless to Chen Zhizhi and the others. They can just avoid these scenic spots for a while and then go directly to the desert.
After a long journey, they finally reached their destination, which was the scenery of the Flame Mountain described by fellow Taoists.
At this time, the tour guide told them that the Flaming Mountain Scenic Area is divided into two parts: underground and above ground. It takes about 1-2 hours to tour around.
After entering, there is a mysterious underground palace. It is an underground palace with the theme of introducing the mountain topography and historical scenery of the Flame Mountain. It is the only place to go to understand the Flame Mountain...
Generally, tourists will go to the underground palace first, and they need to pay extra.
Sure enough, as Chen Zhi expected, the so-called Flame Mountain Scenic Area is actually a series of new buildings.
Chen Zhi was originally not interested in these modern buildings, but he couldn't bear the heat. He also heard from the tour guide that some ancient relics of high-level culture were preserved here, which made it easier to understand the history of ancient Gaochang.
So Chen Zhi bought four tickets, and the four of them walked in to take a look. After entering, they found that it was a corridor-style exhibition hall. The ceiling of the exhibition hall was decorated with sky-like lighting, which was very distinctive.
There are also souvenir shops and restaurants and bars in the exhibition hall, where you can enter and consume according to your personal interests, which is no different from today's shopping malls.
After walking through the underground scenic area, you can go to the above-ground part. The landscape in the above-ground part is the flaming red rocks and cliff landforms, which are very spectacular and very suitable for taking pictures.
After passing through here, there is a dedicated ancient Changguo Museum.
There are no ancient relics here, but there are many ancient Gaochang people. The ancient cultural relics of clothing, food, housing and transportation can give people a little understanding of the Gaochang Kingdom 1,300 years ago...