MUYUN RESTAURANT

## 🌌 Lying under the starry sky of the Pamirs, sleeping with Muztagh Ata Peak **Karakul Lake·Muyun Campsite Muyun Campsite (Karakul Lake Branch)——The ceiling of the wild luxury world, a dreamland in the clouds that you must live in this life** --- ### 🏔️ **Open the window to the peak, occupy the C position of the fairyland** · **Facing the three sacred peaks**: Lying on the bed, outside the floor-to-ceiling window are the three peaks of the Kunlun Mountains-Muztagh Ata Peak, Konger Peak, and Konger Jiubie Peak. When the glacier falls like the Milky Way and the snow top is dyed gold, the unforgettable "Sunshine Golden Mountain" is staged by the pillow. · **Live close to the lake**: The campsite is directly embedded in the Karakul Lake, and you can step on the lakeshore 200 meters after opening the door. The lake reflects the snow-capped mountains, and when the morning mist is lingering, you can't tell whether you are dreaming or awake; while other homestays can only be viewed from a distance, only here you can enjoy the luxury of "the lake is a private courtyard". --- ### ✨ **Lying down to chase the Milky Way, the starry sky terrace brings the universe into a private space** · **Under the dome, the Milky Way is within reach**: The brilliant Milky Way on the plateau pours down, wrapped in a blanket and sleeping with shooting stars, the universe-level romance does not need to stay up late. · **Intelligent treatment of altitude sickness**: Floor heating + air conditioning + **medical oxygen generator**, the cold night and hypoxia on the plateau are gently resolved. Five-star bedding, the exquisite feeling in the wilderness hits the soul directly. --- ### 🏕️ **Wild luxury is not wild, a cloud life with full sense of ritual** · **Glacier afternoon tea**: Sitting at the best viewing position of Lake Kashgar, holding Tajik milk tea in hand, the aroma of freshly grilled lamb skewers is everywhere, the reflection of Muztagh Ata Peak is in the cup, and a mouthful of sweet and salty is poetic. · **Riding on the lake light**: The camp signs a horse team and camels to take you along the lake. Horse hooves splashing water, surrounded by snow-capped peaks, be a Pamir herdsman for a day. --- ### 🚗 **Live in the core of the scenery and travel the top secrets in southern Xinjiang** The camp is both the end and the starting point: → **15 minutes** arrive at **Muztagh Ata Glacier Park**, touch the blue ice of ten thousand years; → **30 minutes** reach **Baisha Lake**, a fantasy of half desert and half glass; → **1 hour** go through **Panlong Ancient Road**, 600 bends change your life; → **No need to rush home at night**: Say goodbye to the rush of Tashi County, enjoy the starry night and dawn and dusk of Lake Kazakhstan alone, slow travel is the real luxury. --- ### 💡 **Guide highlights** ▫️ **Room guide** · **Beautiful mountain and lake view room**: 1.8m big bed, worry-free check-in for 2 adults and 1 child, must-have for stargazers✨ · **Beautiful Jiubie Peak view twin room**: 1.3m bed, 180° viewing window facing Gongger Jiubie Peak and the main peak, cost-effective choice ▫️ **Secret camera position**: Southwest corner road of the campsite - aerial photography of the panoramic view of Karakul Lake + snow-capped mountains📸 > **"Expensive but worth it!"** ——Voice of guests > ￥2000+/night, change for the ultimate healing of mountains and rivers as scrolls and stars as blankets. > 👉 **Booking tips**: It is difficult to find a room in the peak season of the plateau! Lock in the "lake view/starry sky room" in advance, search **[Karakul Lake Muyun Campsite]** on Ctrip. --- **While others are tossing and turning in Tashkurgan County, you are enjoying the sunset and starry sky of Lake Kazakhstan alone——** **This wild luxury ark at the foot of the snow-capped mountains has already prepared the latest dusk and the earliest dawn for you. ** 🌅

### 🚩 Highlights of the trip - **Muji Volcano Group** (Kari Temir Volcano Group): 13 thousand-year-old craters are embedded on a plateau at an altitude of 3,800 meters. The lake water presents fantastic colors such as emerald green and orange-red due to minerals. It looks like the "Eye of the Pamirs" from an aerial perspective. - **White Sand Lake**: The "blue tears" passing by, the lake water and the white sand hills interweave to form a pure state. - **Karakul Lake**: The "color-changing lake" at the foot of Muztagh Ata Peak, the lake water changes from dark green to purple gold with the light. You can take pictures of the reflection of the snow-capped mountains and the yaks returning home by hiking on the plank road by the lake. - **Luxury accommodation at Muyun Camp**: Facing Kongur Jiubie Peak and Muztagh Ata Peak, you can experience the 24-hour panoramic view of the snow-capped mountains by opening the window. --- ### 📅 Itinerary **📍 Day 1: Kashgar→ Baisha Lake→ Muji Volcano (Core Day for Aerial Photography)** - **Morning** Depart from Kashgar (prepare **border pass** in advance, indicate "Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture" and "Kashgar Region"), drive for 3 hours to Baisha Lake. It is recommended to start early to avoid shooting against the light. The contrasting scene of the lakeside sand hills and the blue lake is suitable for wide-angle lenses, and you can create a "desert ocean" blockbuster. - **Afternoon** Continue driving for 1 hour to reach the Muji volcano group. **Aerial photography highlights**: - Rise to 200 meters to take a panoramic view of the volcano group, capturing the strong contrast between the brown earth and the colorful lake (recommended crater numbers: No. 5 Green Lake, No. 8 Orange Lake). - Fly low over the lake to shoot the crater texture, and use the evening oblique light to highlight the metallic texture of the water surface. - Use the Eighteen Arhats Snow Mountain as the background to construct a layered composition of "volcano + snow peak". - **Overnight** Muji Township herdsmen's home (simple accommodation) or return to Bulunkou Township (recommended, to accumulate energy for the next day's Ka Lake). **📍 Day 2: Karakul Lake full-day travel photography → Muyun Camp** - **Early morning** Arrive at Karakul Lake (ticket 45 yuan), **7:00-9:00** shoot the sunrise: the lake is like dark green satin, the reflection of Muztagh Ata is complete, and the telephoto is used to capture the mirror symmetry of the "Sunshine Golden Mountain". - **Morning** Hike along the **Wooden Plank Road around the Lake** and look for the following scenes: - **Towards Subashi Village**: Kirgiz herders drive yaks to drink water, and the humanities blockbuster with snow-capped mountains as the background. - **West side of the viewing platform**: At noon, the lake water turns sapphire blue, and the lakeshore prayer flags/mani piles are used as the foreground. - **Afternoon** Experience horseback riding around the lake (about 100 yuan/hour) or make an appointment for **Snow Mountain Afternoon Tea** at Muyun Camp, and use medium focus to shoot the minimalist composition of "people, coffee cups, snow mountains" on the terrace of the camp. - **Evening** **After 18:00** shoot "Amber Twilight": herders lead camels along the lake, the sunset dyes the snow peaks golden red, and the lake gradually turns purple and gold. - **Overnight at Muyun Camp** - Choose **Snow Mountain View Room**, and shoot the Milky Way Arch Bridge at night (the camp has little light pollution, best after 23:00). - Tibetan costumes/Kirgiz costumes are available for rental in the camp scenic area, and starry sky portraits can be taken. --- ### 🏕 Accommodation recommendation: Muyun Camp (Karakul Lake Branch) - **Location advantage**: In the Karakul Lake Scenic Area, 140 meters south of the "Goodbye Fast Food Restaurant", facing Kongur Jiubie Peak and Muztagh Ata Peak. - **Check-in tips**: - Contact the hotel in advance to confirm the check-in time (call for non-standard hours). - Choose a second-floor room with an unobstructed view. The room is equipped with floor heating and a humidifier to combat the cold and dryness of the plateau. - Chinese/halal breakfast (88 yuan/person) is provided. Yak beef porridge and naan are recommended. - **Special services**: You can make an appointment for professional travel photography (camp cooperative photographer), bonfire party (requires team formation), and eagle flute performance. --- ### 📸 Travel photography skills | **Scene** | **Equipment recommendations** | **Creative photography methods** | |----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| | Aerial photography of Muji Volcano | Drone (with polarizing filter) | Vertical overhead photography of the crater's "pupil" texture | | Reflection of morning fog on Lake Kashgar | 70-200mm telephoto | Symmetrical composition, 70% white space on the lake | | Starry sky at Muyun Camp | Large aperture lens + tripod | Contrast between warm light and cold Milky Way in the tent | | Humanities documentary | 35mm fixed focus | Capture the silhouette of a Ke ethnic elder making milk tea | --- ### ⚠️ Key points 1. **Border documents**: Muji Township belongs to the border area, and needs to apply for a free "Border Pass" at the Kashgar Global Tourism Service Center one day in advance, indicating "Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture". 2. **Highland response**: Muji is 3,800 meters above sea level and Kahu is 3,600 meters above sea level. Do not take a shower on the first day of arrival. Prepare oxygen cylinders (available at Kashgar pharmacies or 2 bottles will be provided free of charge in the guest rooms in addition to the oxygen concentrator during stay at Muyun Camp) and glucose oral solution. 3. **Transportation suggestions**: Charter a car (about 800 yuan/day) or drive by yourself (choose SUV). There are many gravel roads in the Muji section. Drive slowly and use anti-explosion tires. 4. **Ecological protection**: It is forbidden to step on the crater, and drones are not allowed to fly outside the Kahu plank road (to avoid disturbing the herd). --- The magnificence of the Pamir Plateau reaches its peak in the collision between volcanoes and snow-capped mountains - the barren and fiery Muji and the tender and magical Kahu are finally blended into the same picture by the dusk. When the drone's buzzing startles the birds flying by the lake, and the camera freezes the cracked "eyes" of the earth, you will understand: this land forgotten by the gods is telling the epic of ice and fire in the most primitive language.

**Travel photography guide for Eye of Pamir: Encounter the Garden of Gods by the Karakul Lake** Who says the world is not worth living? Stepping onto the Pamir Plateau, I saw the reflection of heaven on the mirror of **Karakul Lake**! This "black lake" is not in vain. The lake is as deep as black jade, but it can embrace the towering snow cap of **Muztagh Peak**, the nine-bladed cold front of **Konger Jiubie Peak**, and the flowing clouds and sky. **The beauty of the world discovered during the journey is often in the great silence of heaven and earth-** In the early morning or at dusk, when there is no wind by the lake, press the shutter, and you will get not only a photo, but also the unparalleled elegance of the solidified "Father of Iceberg" and "Jiubie Fairy" dancing together! (Camera position tips: The high ground on the east side of the lake, the telephoto compression of the distance between the lake and the mountain is excellent) When night falls, the warm yellow lights of **Muyun Camp** become the most moving heartbeat of this primitive land. Camping in the wilderness at an altitude of more than 3,600 meters, the bright stars are within reach above your head, and the silent silhouette of Muztagh Ata is in front of you. **The beauty of the world lies in the symphony of the grand and the small——** Set up a tripod and record with a slow shutter speed: the foreground is the warm halo of the tent in the camp, the middle ground is the silhouette of the sleeping yak, and the background is the snow peaks entangled by star tracks! (Experience Tips: The camp provides basic accommodation, and you must bring enough warm clothes and sleeping bags for the cold nights on the plateau) **The steepness of Gongger Jiubie Peak** is another kind of thrilling beauty. Going along the China-Pakistan Highway, the nine sharp snow peaks are like silver blades piercing the blue sky, forming a sharp contrast with the honest "father" image of Muztagh Ata. **Discovering beauty requires changing perspectives——** You might as well use a wide-angle lens to capture the extension of the road winding towards the snow peaks at a safe roadside parking spot, or wait for an eagle to fly over the peak to make the picture full of vitality! **Why plant grass? ** * **The birthplace of the ultimate scenery blockbuster:** The reflection of Karakul Lake, the starry sky of Muztagh Ata, and the steepness of Kongur Jiubie Peak, all of which are desktop-level beautiful scenery. * **Immersive plateau experience:** Muyun Camp allows you to truly "sleep in the scenery" and feel the alternation of day and night and the vastness of the Pamirs. * **Soul-shaking journey:** In absolute silence and vastness, re-recognize the power of nature and your own insignificance, and deeply understand the diversity and purity of "the beauty of the world". * **Cultural integration point:** You can feel the Kirgiz customs along the way, and the camp is also a good place to meet travelers from all over the world. **Practical tips:** * **Best season:** May-October (avoid severe cold and heavy snow). * **Transportation:** Self-driving (from Kashgar) or chartering a car, the road conditions are good but you need to pay attention to the altitude changes. * **Altitude sickness:** Kashgar Lake and the camp are at a high altitude, so be sure to adapt slowly and prepare medicines. * **Respect nature:** Take away all garbage and protect the fragile ecological environment. **Come to Pamir! ** Find paradise in the reflection of Karakul Lake, rest your soul under the stars in Muyun Camp, let the thousand-year-old ice and snow of Muztagh Ata and the sharp edge of Kongur Jiubie completely refresh your understanding of the "beauty of the world". This journey is enough to light up your lifelong memories! #PamirTravelPhotography #DiscoverTheBeautyofTheWorld #XinjiangCeiling