Even though he has had the opportunity to set foot in many places around the world, Mr. Minh, currently a lecturer at Hutech University in Ho Chi Minh City, still has a lot of love for China because he loves the culture and scenery here.
< p>Up to now, this guest from Ho Chi Minh City has visited a series of famous places from Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong Fujian Zhejiang to Shanghai Hunan Gaosu region or Xinjiang and Tibet …
But for Mr. Minh, the trip that brought the most emotions was the 15-day journey to Bac Cuong and Nam Cuong, in which Hoa Diem Son was the most exciting destination because of this place. associated with his childhood memories as well as many Vietnamese people.
Ho Diem Son is one of the real-life places that was Writer Ngo Thua An mentioned it in the classic work “Journey to the West”.
In the story, Fire Diem Mountain was formed when Te Thien Dai Thanh caused a great uproar in the heavenly palace, smashing an alchemy furnace, causing destruction. fire falls to earth.
In real life, this is the barren and eroded red sandstone hills of the Tianshan range in Xinjiang China. This place is located near the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert and east of the city of Turfan.
The impressively shaped trenches in Hoa Diem Son were created by erosion. The erosion of the red sandstone bed makes the mountain range appear to be “on fire” at certain times of the day.
“Many people watching Journey to the West certainly cannot forget the terrible heat described very clear. But when I arrived in this land in August, the temperature was not so intense. Even though the thermometer was only 50 degrees Celsius outside, the climate was dry so visitors did not feel uncomfortable,” Mr. Minh recalled .
“To visit Hoa Diem Son, it is best for tourists to choose to buy a domestic tour that only costs about 300 yuan per person. “Go from morning to night. If guests want to go on their own, they will incur additional costs from the entrance ticket,” Mr. Minh said.
After visiting and taking photos at Hoa Diem Son du Visitors will encounter an oasis with a lush green lake emerging in the middle of the hot desert. That is Bodhi Gou.
In this dry desert land, people still create many precious products. Fruits such as melon grapes grown here are famous for their sweetness and have become a Chinese specialty. Even visitors who go to the garden and use scissors to cut it can enjoy it without washing it.
So in a barren place that is hot all year round, where does Bogou get water for irrigation?
< p>According to local tour guide, Mr. Minh and the group of tourists were taken to the Karez underground well system to answer questions.
This is a system of underground water lines below the ground to avoid evaporation Because the summer temperature here is very high, it can reach up to 70 degrees Celsius. This ancient structure, more than 2,000 years old, is designed in a sloping direction from the foothills of high snowy mountains leading to lower areas connecting with each other. .
Then these water lines flow downhill to central wells in low areas such as Bo Dao Cau at the foot of Hoa Diem Son, creating a green oasis. Above the underground water pipes, there will be open vertical wells used for ventilation and maintenance in case of trouble.
” The tour guide said that in order to dig the underground well system “In ancient times, people had to kneel to dig. Documents recorded that the lifespan of well diggers was no more than 30 years. With a length of more than 5,000km, Karez’s underground well was truly overwhelmed when I saw it with my own eyes.” Minh describes.
According to his experience, visitors to the capital of Xinjiang should buy a day tour to the tourist attractions at a cost of about 1 million VND. Travel time is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. because the sun sets very late in the summer here. If you go in a group and divide the cost per person, it won’t be too expensive.
“Coming to Xinjiang, there will be specialties of red apples, walnuts and raisins that are very suitable to buy as gifts. In addition, tourists Guests can eat Banh Nang yogurt with grilled lamb soup and sip Wusu beer or taste a fermented beer called Kvas of the Uyghur people,” said a guest from Ho Chi Minh City.
Karez underground well is more than 2,000 years old located underground.</p >
According to data from Kepu (China), the project is an ancient irrigation network system consisting of more than 1,000 wells with a total length of up to 5,000km dug over many periods.
< p>To this day, this wonder is still operating, carrying water from the rainy mountains to the Xinjiang desert.
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