This uniquely independent village on the Sino-Russian border hides a lonely beautiful autumn, waiting for you

The charm of autumn is most beautiful in ancient villages, near or far, peaceful or lively.

In the depths of the virgin forest of the Greater Khingan Mountains, there is a village that can be occasionally marked on the map and is almost forgotten. The mountains isolated it from the world, leaving only 8 families left in place. This lost paradise on earth is called Qigan Village. It belongs to Ergun City, Inner Mongolia. It is located at the entrance of Qigan River, a tributary of the Ergun River. It has lush grasses, dense forests, and vast grasslands, so the Mongolian ancestors chose to hide here. War chaos, recuperate.

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In 1689, China and Russia signed the Sino-Russian Nibchu Treaty, and the Ergun River was delimited as the Sino-Russian border. Since then, Qigan has become China's closest border village to Russia. A border barbed wire fence stands beside the Ergun River, and on the other side of the river border is a Russian unmanned forest covered by fog.

Qigan Village is like a fairy tale world, with boundless wilderness, quiet village, and peaceful walks of cattle and sheep. The grassland, the wooden house, the wooden fence in front of the house, and the cows and dogs beside the house are very unreal, trance like another familiar world, the appearance of a previous life.

The village has more than 190 original residents, mainly agriculture and animal husbandry. Later, for fire prevention and various reasons, the population was moved out one after another, leaving only eight households. In the village, many old wooden houses and courtyards that have been abandoned for a long time have not been demolished, and they seem to have a sense of vicissitudes of history.

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In Chigan, there are no hotels, and the home of the fellow villagers is just a guest house. The roof, walls, floor, and furniture are all unpainted wood. A light bulb is hung in the middle of the roof. Maybe this is the legendary firework. This kind of woodcut house is the original creation of the Russian people living in the high mountain area, simple and warm.

Autumn is the most beautiful season of Qigan. The gentle sunshine illuminates the grass that has just begun to wither. The grass is full of silver frost, the fog on the river is hazy, the smoke on the wooden house is curling, the leaves of the birch forest turn yellow, and the straight trunks It looks like it has been painted with a layer of white paint, like a heavy ink painting.

The oddly dry morning seems to be shrouded in milk. The sparsely populated village is surprisingly quiet. The chimney of the wooden house is faintly smoked, and the air smells of burning wood. The cattle in the distance are bathed in the morning light and graze leisurely. , The sound of fucking came from a nearby post. The Ergun River flows quietly by the village, and a thin layer of mist rises on the surface of the river. Everything seems so peaceful for the time.

Whenever the setting sun goes down, the beautiful sunset gushes out above the sky. When you look up to the sky, the white clouds become burning clouds, showing a variety of shapes. The beautiful small villages look like the world under the sunset glow. wonderland.

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There are a lot of wild fruits around the village, such as dry grapes, thorn rose fruit, mountain dingzi, etc., there are dozens of wild herbs, hundreds of wild animals, all of which are gifts from nature.

Because the village landing is remote, here, there is no signal on the mobile phone, and there is no TV. At night, there is electricity from the barracks at the outpost for several hours. You can stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, take a quiet walk in the village and watch the sunrise and sunset. You will find that the sky and the earth can be so vast and happiness can be so simple.

Do you want to travel to this small village this autumn? Welcome to leave comments.