Xinjiang – Duku (Silk Road)
I've never looked forward to summer this much
is what I want to go
even Kuku have
I want to go to Nalati to see clear, bottomless streams
following the winding mountain road, starting uphill
experience the most rugged sections of the Kuku Highway
I want to go to Bayinbulak grassland to hear the earliest roosters in the morning
in the dreamlike grassland
ride a horse
my horse's hooves are a beautiful mistake
I'm a passerby, not a local
I want to go to Aite Bay
with the one I love most
together explore the strange rocks by the stream
I want to go to the southern Kiziya Mountains of Kuku
to see the magnificent Red Sandstone Pillars
I want to go to Tian Shan's mysterious gorge
to experience the enchanting winding path
I want to go to play Black Run Horse with Kazakh children
under the coverage of dawn light on the grasslands
pick a bright wildflower
after getting tired, light a fire in the yurt
in the painting, smoke drifts from the roofs
a whole plate of juicy red chicken
a bite of red and white lamb kebab
a bite of spicy lamb flatbread
a sip of Xinjiang's unique sour yogurt
if you like drinking alcohol
you must have a bottle of deadly red vodka with the host
believe me, Xinjiang - besides distance, there's really nothing else to dislike
unburden yourself
come to Xinjiang to find your past happiness
those lost in winter
will be returned to you
pack your bag
I'm waiting for you in Xinjiang
sharing a pot of wine in the mountains
before dawn
don't sleep
