Must experience five overseas trains - K3 (Beijing Moscow)
In recent years, traveling abroad has become a kind of life experience for some people in our country. More and more people go abroad, and more and more ways are used. Neighboring countries are very popular with Chinese people. In the journey to Russia, there is an amazing railway line, the
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2k3 international train. The K3 train from Beijing to Moscow runs across the Eurasian continent, passing through China, Mongolia and Russia, with a total length of 7826 kilometers. It takes six days and five nights for a long journey, and the ticket price is as high as 6000 yuan. The key is that it is hard to get a ticket.
What kind of scenery does K3 (Beijing Moscow) have along the way?
K3 (Beijing Moscow) this is a grand epic trip, which is a 6-day, 7700 km east express across Eurasia. Through the Mongolian Gobi desert with alien landform, it swoops down to Ulaanbaatar on the spiral exhibition line of Mongolia railway, winds along the forest and grassland of the Selenge River Valley, gallops on the blue eye of Siberia - Baikal Lake, breaks through the fog of Siberian forest in the early morning, and the colorful cabins on the road are looming, and looks at the Eurasian boundary monument from the eye on the train Forward, in this unique way, on land into Europe Such a fascinating picture, the most quintessential mainland landscape of the three countries, is concentrated on the famous train that has opened nearly one Jiazi.
When is the best time to take K3 (Beijing Moscow)?
K3 (Beijing Moscow) is the best time to take K3 train in summer (early June to late August) and autumn (September to early October). The winter in Mongolia and Siberia is long, and the summer and autumn are very short. From a landscape perspective, summer and autumn are rich in color, and there are far more elements to shoot than at other times. The spring along the way is relatively barren. In winter, because it is covered with snow, it is difficult to see the shooting objects with bright spots.
In addition, K3 international train is one of the few cars that can open the window of Chinese railway. In summer, because of the warmth outside the car, it is suitable to open the window to take the classic pictures of the train passing the curve. In other seasons, because of the cold outside the car, it is not suitable to open the window for a long time. Whether to open a window is one of the most important factors in railway photography. The gap between opening a window and not is significant and essential. After opening the window, the camera will be extended out of the car to take photos. On the one hand, it can avoid the screen stains and reflections brought by the window glass. On the other hand, it can take the winding train as the foreground and the magnificent scenery along the way as the background to form a good railway photography work.
What do you need to prepare for K3 (Beijing Moscow) ride?
K3 (Beijing Moscow) needs to prepare visa: according to the current visa policy, if you are free to travel, you need to apply for Russian tourist visa first, and then apply for Mongolian transit visa with ticket and Russian visa.
Tickets: available at the CITS ticket office on the first floor of Beijing International Hotel.
If you are interested in photography, prepare your favorite photographic equipment. A telephoto lens is used to shoot the winding train outside the window, a wide-angle lens is used to shoot the scenery outside the window and inside the station along the way, and a large aperture wide-angle lens is used to shoot the humanistic pictures inside the carriage.
What is the essence of K3 (Beijing Moscow)?
(1) the golden sunset in Inner Mongolia. The main shooting point of K3 in China is the scenery of Xilingol Grassland along the Ji (ning) er (Lian) line after 4 p.m. and the characters in the carriage before and after sunset.
(2) the sunset time of Xilinguole grassland in summer is between 7:00 and 8:00 in the evening. According to the current timetable, the time for K3 international train to arrive at the second company of China border port station is 20:18. Therefore, before the train arrives at the second company, there will be about two hours to take pictures of the "golden moment" before sunset and the "blue moment" after sunset. This iron rule of the best shooting time of scenery photography is also applicable to railway travel photography.
(3) if you take K3 in June. After the passport is collected by China border inspection, you can get off the train for a short time and rest at the platform. At this time, Erlian is in the blue moment, and the platform light of Erlian station is very bright because of the border inspection, which is very suitable for shooting the night scene of the platform.
K3 (Beijing Moscow) photography introduction
Main shooting points (local time):
1. The first day (Wednesday): 16:00-20:00, along the way of Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, Jier line; 20:30-22:00, Erlian station changes
2. The next day (Thursday): 5-7, Gobi, Mongolia; 12-14, southern development line of Ulaanbaatar; 15-18, forest and grassland north of Ulaanbaatar
3. The third day (Friday): 9-13: Baikal Lake
4. The fifth day (Sunday): 14:30, Eurasian boundary monument
Some typical positions of Railway Travel Photography:
1. Open the window to shoot the exterior view of the car passing through the bend, for example: Mongolia's longitudinal railway line
2. Open the window to take a picture of the scenery along the way, for example: second consecutive wheel changing, Baikal Lake, Eurasian boundary monument, wooden house along the Siberian Railway
3. Inside view and characters of sleeper corridor, for example: golden time at dusk and blue time after sunset
4. Train tail photography extends to the railway track in the distance, for example: Mongolian Gobi in the early morning
5. Take a panoramic view of the dining car, for example: Mongolian iron and Russian iron dining car
6. Take pictures of the exterior scene when the train stops at the platform and the station overpass
7. Close up of characters in the box