Must-Visit Scenic Areas in Xinjiang: The ‘Terrifying’ Devil’s City – Would You Dare to Come?
There is a unique wind-eroded landform, when you are in it, you will be surrounded by various high and low shaped earth mounds, at this time you can only feel the surrounding deathly silence and the fear brought by the ubiquitous yellow earth when walking in it...... If you have also seen the book 'China National Geography', you will know that this place is the 'China's Most Beautiful Three Dilin' ranked as number one – Wuluowei's Devil's City.
The local Uyghurs call this place 'Sai Tanker Si', which means 'Devil's City'. It is located on the northwest edge of the Wuluowei Mining District in the Qianhai Basin of Xinjiang. It is also known as Wuluowei Wind City. Here, it is renowned for its typical Dilin landform, meaning that the various, magical shapes of this land are formed in the environment of drought and wind. This city is located in a wind funnel, and whenever the wind and sand rise in the city, it inevitably makes people feel fear and astonishment. As long as you come to this magical castle, everything here will definitely allow your imagination to reach its peak, marveling at the wonders of nature's art.
However, if you want to come to Devil's City, you must not miss the winter scenery here. The northern snow is definitely worth seeing, and the white snow is attached to every inch of yellow earth. The vast Gobi instantly becomes a world of quiet white, and the castles, eroded by wind and sand, seem to have attached another soul under the snowflakes. Looking out over Devil's City, the sculptures are arranged in a well-proportioned manner, and every earth mound looks like an independent castle. They are carved by wind and sand, forming their unique and wonderful shapes.
Deep into the vast white desert, you will find that some of the high earth mounds are several stories high. Some stand tall and proud, while others are small and quirky. Some shapes are like 'Eagles soaring' and 'Stone monkeys watching the sea'. These fantastic postures look more magnificent and realistic under the snow. Inside the city, there are also 'Potala Palace' and 'Roman Colosseum' like exotic scenes, and the shapes of the constructed landforms are covered with a layer of snow, adding more mystery to this colorful world. If you are alone here, at night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, you will definitely feel the charm of nature here, and experience the thrill and extraordinary things it brings you in this city.
At that time, you can wear clothes of different colors, in this magnificent white world, leaving your perfect silhouette with nature, and experiencing the true joy of merging with it! Seeing here, leave a comment to the editor, do you want to go and see it?
