24th May--2nd June
Ye City---Urumchi
Through the muddy Sinkiang-Tibet highway G219, we've arrived at Sinkiang already. Unlike the passion and longing we had when we first entered Tibet, Sikiang, this indiscribable land making our team feel a little misted.
Because of the special political atmosphere, as new comers, we felt very uncertain.The hearsay on our way here even increases our uneasiness. However, the thriving poplars and wide, straight highway lifted our spirits right away. As riders, we felt the pleasant sensation this angelic highway brought us. Highways in Sinkiang are free of charge to motorcycles. You can easily ride on and leave the highway. There weren't many vehicles on the highway. The road is very clean and the air is of good quality. The traffic police officers and the highway workers are very nice, leaving us deep impression. Especially Uyghur friends are not hostile towards us at all, on the contrary, they are very enthusiastic and curious about eveerything about us. Despite having some comunication barriers, we could still feel their kindness.
We recommend Sinkiang tour route again to harley friends. Please follow our cameras from south Sinkiang to north Sinkiang, nearly 3000km, feel this mythical western regions. Here we have heaven-like scenary, exotic culture, delicious food that you can not have enough even eat hudreds of times, and hospitable Urghur friends. You will have a rewarding trip.
As to Sinkiang, we'll introduce characteristic and representative local customs and practices to you . Please enjoy!
Passionate and friendly Sinkiang friends ease our misted heart.
(P.S. Have you spotted anything interesting in this pic?Our lovely Mr. Kong are like other Urghur friends, they both have beard.)
Mr. Kong and other Urghur friends are having fun chatting.
Something is wrong with our motors. Group of Urghur friends come and help us right away.
Taking our Urghur brothers for a ride.
Mr. Kong is having Urghur delicious food- Nang(Chinese pizza, crusty pancake)on the side.
Mr. Kong put on Urghur hat: real Urghur man.
I not only wear Urghur friend's hat, but also ride on their motor.
(The hat looks the right size to Urghur friends, but when our riders put on, why it looks like the hat will fall just with slight shake.)
One two three smile. We will always be friends.
Noon on 25th May, we found a shady and cool shed, drinking plain boiled waterand eating Nang.Do in Rome as Roman does.
With few vehicles on the road, it's the right time for racing.
Blue guard rails stand out on this boundless land.
The clouds lay out in the sky evenly, we felt like we will rush into cotten piles when looking forward.
The mountains without plants in Tibet are like covered by thick earth. the mountains here are all hard rocks.
The plants are exuberant and the flowers are in full bloom. The mountain road is going on and on to infinite.
The mountain road here reminds us of Fujian, like and unlike in the same time.In Fujian province, the woods are dense and in Sinkiang, the density is well arranged. Various flavour.
sure, when we finish this journey, we'll try to put our trip into a book. and i'll share the route map with you. we've been on our journey for 3months, we travel along the Chinese border line. So far, we've been riding for more than 15,000km, i think we'll have 10,000km to go.
