Travel series stirs an urge to explore iconic destinations
TV host recalls visit to Xinjiang as he returns with friends to experience the region's everlasting atmosphere, Li Yingxue reports.TV host recalls visit to Xinjiang as he returns with friends to experience the region's everlasting atmosphere, Li Yingxue reports.
The journey unfolds in the second season of Must Go, a reality travel show airing on Jiangsu TV and streaming on Youku. With a group of guests, the team traverses iconic destinations like Kashgar, Tashikurgan, the Duku Highway and Uzbekistan, cutting through Eurasia and linking snow-capped peaks, grasslands, stark deserts and verdant urban oases.
Thirty years ago in Tashikurgan, one of Meng's most memorable experiences was capturing a traditional Tajik wedding. "Their dancing was extraordinarily beautiful," he recalls. "On the plateau, their melodic singing felt boundless and vast."
"There were no cellphones; no phones at all back then," Meng remembers. "When they set off to bring back the bride, you only knew they left at the start of the month. No one knew when they'd return. We waited three days for the wedding to start. It went on for several days after, with singing, dancing and the entire village celebrating. It was deeply moving."
