Kekzhou Glacier Park | A magical place that has both the snow white of the glacier and the green of the forest

Oytag Glacier Forest Park, also known as "Kekzhou Glacier Park", can be said to be the only fairyland in southern Xinjiang that is similar to Yili in northern Xinjiang. Oytag is an ancient Turkic language, meaning "a depression in the mountains". Under the towering snow-capped mountains and glaciers are tall and verdant spruces and pines, and the Oytag River flows near the glacier. On the small grassy slope surrounded by mountains, there are the yurts of the Kirgiz nomads, and scattered horses, cows, and sheep are grazing leisurely. ✅Ticket: 45 yuan per adult, 6 yuan per person for round-trip shuttle 🌟The distance from the entrance to the innermost viewing platform is 5km, the shuttle can take 4km, the last kilometer can be walked by yourself, or you can ride a horse, one way 💰50 yuan per person, round trip 💰100 yuan per person, if you want to experience horse riding, you can try it. ✅Transportation: Oytag Glacier Park is on the way from Kashgar to Taxian, 120 kilometers away from Kashgar, on the side of National Highway 314 Pakistan Highway. It takes about 4 hours to drive from Kekzhou or Kashgar 🚗 (follow the sign to Oytag Glacier Park, turn right at the sign 🚏 and continue to drive 30 kilometers ahead) ✅Opening hours: 🕰️10:00-20:00 ✅Play time: It takes about 3 hours to go in from the entrance of the Glacier Park and come out. If you want to go to Taxian, you need to reserve enough time. ✅Recommended tour route (there are 2 roads after entering the scenic spot): 1⃣️Walk along the "Pamir Painter's Town" on the right, the meadow snow mountain, picturesque scenery, as if stepping into Miyazaki Hayao's animation. 2⃣️Walk along the viewing platform on the left, you can ride a horse to see the panoramic view of the snow mountain, the scenery is not lost to the Shata Ancient Road. Here, you can enjoy a peculiar landscape of ice and snow on one side and green grass on the other. If you want to admire the majesty of the glacier while riding a horse on the grassland, come to Kekzhou Glacier Park.