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on september 1, many netizens posted that the famous wusun ancient road in xinjiang was flooded and many hikers were trapped. the reporter of upstream news (reporting mailbox [email protected]) asked several local leaders, who said that something "quite serious" had happened, but they did not know the details. at present, the culture and tourism bureau of tekes county has issued a notice to close the entrance of the wusun ancient road in qiongkushitai village, and the reopening time will be notified separately.

according to the xinjiang uygur autonomous region department of culture and tourism, the wusun ancient trail starts from qiongkushitai village in tekes county in the north and ends at heiyingshan township in baicheng county in the south. the entire route is about 130 kilometers. on the way, you will cross snow-capped mountains, daban (mountaintop pass), pass through primeval forests, and encounter blue lakes... it has both difficulty and scenery, and is known as one of the three top hiking routes in xinjiang along with the xiate ancient trail and wolf tower.

in may this year, the wusun ancient road was selected as one of the new batch of "national adventure tourism premium destinations (scenic spots and routes)" recommended by the china exploration association. according to reports, the regular hiking and horseback riding route of the wusun ancient road takes 7 days.

on the morning of the 1st, a netizen posted that the water flow on the wusun ancient road was too high recently, and there have been flash floods in the mountains. some hikers were even washed away when wading across the river. at noon on the 1st, a reporter from upstream news contacted a local tour leader, who said: "they are not allowed to walk in the past few days. (the relevant accident) is under investigation and may be quite serious."

at 1:03 p.m. on the 1st, the culture and tourism bureau of tekes county issued an "announcement on the temporary closure of wusun ancient road in tekes county", stating that "it has entered the rainy season, the rivers in the wusun ancient road are flowing, extreme weather is frequent in the mountainous areas, and the climate and environment are harsh. it is not suitable for travel to enter the wusun ancient road on foot. in order to protect the health and life safety of tourists, tekes county has currently closed the entrance to the wusun ancient road in qiongkushitai village, and the reopening time will be notified separately. we apologize for the inconvenience caused to you."

related announcements from the culture and tourism bureau of tekes county. tekes county media center

another team leader told upstream news: "the water level has been high recently and people have to be carried across the river by horses. the details of the accident are still unclear, but the closure happened suddenly. we are also waiting for notification and many recent orders have been turned down."

the upstream news reporter asked the staff of the wusun ancient road in the name of a hiker, and he said that the reason for the temporary closure was "something happened." "it's all on (social media), you can see for yourself, there were more than one incident, a total of three... i won't go into details. we worked for three days and three nights (to carry out rescue work), and we came out at midnight yesterday (august 31). "in addition, when interviewed by the upstream news reporter, the director of the culture and tourism bureau of tekes county said that he was unaware of the online rumor that hikers on the wusun ancient road were washed away.

mr. wang from jiangsu province completed the wusun ancient trail hiking trip at around 5 p.m. on august 31. he came out from the direction of heiyingshan township in baicheng county. on the afternoon of the 1st, he told the upstream news reporter that he had also heard about the accident. "the ancient trail had been closed in baicheng at that time. people from the tourism bureau and the public security bureau were already there. hiking teams were not allowed to enter. some teams that had just entered for more than an hour were also chased back."

on august 31, mr. wang took a photo of people wading across the river on the wusun ancient road.

mr. wang said that his hiking team in baicheng entered the wusun ancient road on august 25, and it started raining on august 26-27, and it rained for half a day each time. "the water rose quickly. yesterday the water was very high, and the deepest part was up to the horses' buttocks. it was difficult for the horses to pass. in some places, it reached my thighs. many concrete bridges have been washed away. a teammate had hiked the opposite way in july (from heiyingshan township, baicheng county to qiongkushitai village, tekes county). he said that compared with july, the water in august was too high and too dangerous."

upstream news reporters saw that the baicheng culture and tourism group issued an "announcement on the temporary closure of the wusun ancient road in baicheng county, aksu prefecture" on august 27, and the content was basically the same as the announcement issued by the tekes culture and tourism bureau on the 1st. the staff of the baicheng county culture and tourism bureau said that they were not aware of the accident on the wusun ancient road and had not received any notification. "today (the 1st) the water volume has been greatly reduced. if there is no increase in the water volume in the next two days, we will restore it as soon as possible in the next two days."

upstream news reporter tang hao and intern wu ruijie