A true story about "a phone lost in a gravel pile in the Wusun uninhabited area three years ago, unexpectedly recovered after traveling thousands of miles" has recently drawn attention online. On July 19th, 2022, Ms. Qiu from Huizhou, along with her then-boyfriend (now husband) and a fellow traveler, set out on a hike along the Wusun Ancient Trail in Xinjiang. During the trek, they accidentally ventured into an area of loose rocks with no discernible path.

"My partner placed my phone on a rock to free his hands for taking photos. We walked only a few meters forward, but when we turned back, the phone was gone—it most likely slipped into a gap between the rocks," Ms. Qiu recalled. The three searched the rocky debris repeatedly for over an hour without success. For safety reasons, they had no choice but to give up.

On November 15th this year, Ms. Qiu unexpectedly received a message from the property management office of her community. The message said that a man had found a phone while hiking in Xinjiang and included a photo for her to confirm.

The man who brought the phone "back into the light" was Mr. Guo, a hiking enthusiast from Shenzhen. In July 2025, he and his teammates embarked on a trek along the Wusun Ancient Trail. On July 9th, he stumbled upon a steep slope covered in loose rocks and discovered the phone partially buried among them. The key clue to finding the owner was the access card for a residential community in Huizhou attached to the phone case.

After returning to Shenzhen, Mr. Guo attempted to retrieve the SIM card to trace the owner through the carrier, only to be informed that the number had been deactivated. The turning point came  in October, when Mr. Guo purchased and renovated a new home in Huizhou. After moving in, he was surprised to discover the residential community was just 4 kilometers from his new home.

On the afternoon of November 15th, Mr. Guo visited the community and contacted Ms. Qiu with the help of the property management. Only then did he learn that the phone had been lost for three years. That evening, Ms. Qiu and her husband invited Mr. Guo to dinner. "We were strangers before, but now we're friends," Ms. Qiu said. "This recovered phone holds a kindness that crossed mountains and seas."

三年前在新疆丢失的手机，跨越千里物归原主

一则“3年前在乌孙无人区碎石堆丢的手机，如今竟跨越千里，失而复得”的真实故事，近日在网络上引发关注。2022年7月19日，来自惠州的丘女士与当时的男友（现为丈夫）及一名旅友结伴徒步新疆乌孙古道，途中误入了一片没有路径的碎石区。

“当时我对象把我手机搁在石头上，想腾出双手拍照，结果我们往前挪了没几米，转头就发现手机没了踪影——大概率是滑进石头缝里了。”丘女士回忆，他们在碎石堆中反复寻找一两个小时，始终不见手机踪影。出于安全考虑，3人只好放弃。

今年11月15日，丘女士突然收到小区物业发来的信息，称有位先生在新疆徒步时捡到一部手机，并附上照片请她确认。

让手机“重见天日”的，是来自深圳的徒步爱好者郭先生。今年7月，他与队友踏上乌孙古道徒步之旅。7月9日那天，他无意中走到一处遍布碎石的陡坡，发现了半埋在碎石中的手机。手机壳上面挂着的惠州某小区门禁卡，成了寻找失主的关键线索。

回到深圳后，郭先生试图取出手机卡通过运营商寻找线索，却被告知该号码已注销。转机出现在今年10月——郭先生在惠州购置并装修了新居，搬入后惊讶地发现：那个小区离自己的新家仅有4公里之遥。

11月15日下午，郭先生来到该小区，通过物业联系上丘女士。至此他才知道，这部手机已经丢失了3年。当晚，丘女士和丈夫邀请郭先生吃饭。“本来是陌生人，现在成了朋友。”丘女士感慨道，“这部失而复得的手机里，藏着一份穿越山海的善意。”

文丨记者 李海婵
翻译丨盛嘉
审校丨赵凡