The back mountain of Qiongkushitai, Xinjiang

A small Kazakh village hidden deep in the Tianshan Mountains. A seven-hour round trip by car, passing through grasslands, forests, and streams along the way. During the day, we rode horses to the back mountain and saw magnificent mountains, vast grasslands, dense forests, and simple wooden houses. Such beautiful scenery, it would be a shame not to take more photos to make up for the hardships of the journey. This is the most arduous spot of the entire trip, driving up the mountain road for more than three hours, staying overnight, and then riding a horse for an hour to reach the back mountain the next day. Driving on the mountain road made me nauseous, and riding the horse made my butt sore. The scenery was nice, but it was too exhausting. Taking photos was still good, and there was an autumn scene~ But the whole trip took seven hours by car and two hours on horseback. It was a bit not worth it.