In autumn, walk in the green and golden landscape of Zepu

[Rainbow] "Zepu", which means "river with floating gold" in Uyghur, is the smallest county in Kashgar Prefecture. When you come here, you will find that it is different from other cities in southern Xinjiang, with rows of green plane trees on both sides of the streets. In autumn, as the poplars turn from green to gold, Zepu is dyed into a beautiful picture of green and yellow by the plane trees and poplars. [Rainbow] Highlights: [Leaf] Plantain Tree Ecological Park: The only Plantain Tree theme park in southern Xinjiang, with thousands of acres of plane tree branches intertwined in the air and reflected in the lake. In addition to plane trees, there are many kinds of flowers and trees such as red-leaf peach, lilac, and elm-leaf plum, as well as national protected animals such as pheasants and red-billed geese, making this place a place of blooming flowers in spring, summer and autumn. At the entrance of the park, there stands a sculpture of a "Golden Phoenix". Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the phoenix roosts on the paulownia tree, which represents auspiciousness. ⏰ The park is open all day and admission is free. [Taxi] Address: Junction of Park Road and Tuanjie West Street, Zepu County [FallenLeaf] Jinhuyang National Forest Park: The poplars in Zepu are different from the desert poplars in other parts of Xinjiang. They belong to the waterside poplars. The park is backed by the Kunlun Mountains and surrounded by the Yarkand River. Mountains, lakes and forests are integrated here, giving it a sense of "Jiangnan outside the Great Wall". ⏰ Opening hours: 10:00-20:00, last admission at 19:30 🎟️ Ticket price: 40 yuan/person; shuttle bus (horse carriage) 20 yuan/person [Taxi] 40 kilometers southwest of Zepu Town, Zepu County [GreatWall] Yarkand Folk Culture Museum: The various cultural relics and text pictures in the museum show the unique charm of the Yarkand River Basin in terms of natural geography, history and humanities, folk customs, social development, and the customs and folkways of ethnic minorities. ⏰Opening hours: 10:30-18:30 free of charge, closed on Mondays [Taxi] No. 60, Fatong Street, Zepu County [Rainbow] Zepu's Three Treasures: Apples, Walnuts and Red Dates [Rainbow] Special food: Roasted pigeon in a glutinous rice pit. Locals joke that no pigeon can fly out of Zepu, hahahaha! There are also secret grilled fish, grilled lamb skewers, grilled meat, big plate chicken, and various kinds of noodle. In short, it is a paradise for meat and carbohydrate lovers.