Qiongkushitai: A Walk Between Timber Cabins and Steppe
The legendary aura of the Wusun route urges hikers to clock miles. Yet ascending from Tekes into timber dwellings, streams and spruce, a more gentle pace takes over.
Understand Scale Before Distance
Official archives designate Qiongkushitai as a living ancestral village—it is not an artificial park set, but a breathing pasture.
Walking along streams past century-old logs, meadows turn ochre under ink-dark spruce. The pace reveals why dwellings align with drainage and grazing lanes.
The Walk's Goal is Ease
No heavy pack or sprint against sunset is required. Resting on the grassy ridge as riders guide herds home at dusk is where trekking begins.
资料核验：伊犁哈萨克自治州文旅局活态村落保护名录与秋季指南。
Turn the words into a journey
Confirmed departure details and tailored pace can be confirmed via plan.
Walk into Ili
From Sayram Lake towards Chaxi and Nalati, with walking at the centre of the valley journey.
Walk Ili as a Family
Observe nature, walk meadow routes and explore horses and lakes together as a family.
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