Peak Tomur

Being the highest peak of the Tengritagh Mountains, Peak Tomur is 7435meters above sea level, and located in northwest of Onsu County, geographically an important key position. Since 1985, it has been officially opened to the foreign visitors. The Bedilik Pass was an important passageway for communication between the western world and China in ancient times. The Tomur Peak is well known for spectacular and marvelous nature landscape. It was described: the rough topography, steep ridges and peak, arduous and high glaciers and the thousand feet high precipitous crags aloft hanging over the heaven. A Chinese mountaineering expedition first reached the peak on July 25,1977 and the red metallic mark was set up at the peak. In 1980, the Tomur Peak Natural Reserve was set up, with an area of 1000 square kilometers. As an alpine forest synthetic natural reserve, the main objects under protection are forest, alpine medicinal plant, glacier, and a great number of wild animals such as ferrets, snow pheasants, deer and it is also an attraction for mountaineering tourism and scientific research and investigation. The Hantengri Peak, 6995 meters above sea level, faces the Tomur Peak at a distance, on which hundreds of glaciers are concentrated and interweaved, like grand jade dragons flying magnificently in the air, and which is the one of the four largest glaciers in Xinjiang.

TREKKING AND MOUNTAINEERING (Tomur Peak)
2005-7-7

1.The Tomur Peak is the highest peak in Tengritagh mountain chain. Located in Onsu County, Aksu Area and near the boarder between China and Kazakstan. The peak is in the center part of Tengritagh Mountain. Tomur Peak and its surrounding mountain area about 10,000 square acre had listed as “Tomur nature reserve” in the year 1980. In this nature reserve, there scattered 400 more rivers、200 more species of medicinal plants, gained its fame “Nature zoo” with its vast forest. In the other side, the No.4 glacier era moraine landscape clearly scattered , making a magnificent scene. Nearby, there are Hantengri Peak、Keqikar Peak and other famous Tengritagh peaks. At the foot of the peak, it is the summer pasture for Kazak、Kirgiz and Uyghur peoples, the folklore are strong here. Tourist with some experience on trekking and mountaineering can join this group. From Urumqi to Aksu, there is a flight everyday, from Onsu to Talak pasture is 90km. One day sightseeing on the way, then trekking 2 days (7-8 hours everyday) to the B.C.(3900m above sea level) of Tomur Peak.
2.If you stay in the B.C.for 3 days, you can see the ice mushroom、ice tower、moraine lake、 modern glacier, etc. Round trip from Aksu city need 10 days. If you need mountaineering, another 25-30 days should be added.
3.The best season: July—August.
4.Transportation: Four wheel drive, flight, horse
5.Public equipment: Cooking tent, sleeping tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, cooking utensil, stove, table, etc.
6.Personal equipment: Waterproof clothes, warmer clothes, medicine, jogging shoes, torch, thermos(water bottle), knife and other personal staff.
7.If you want mountaineering, personal mountaineering equipment should be prepared.

Islamic King Tombs

Located 2 km south of Qomul City, it is the tombs for the burial of Islamic kings of Qomul in the Qing Dynasty. Since the title of Islamic king was firstly granted by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty in 1697, 233 years had passed by 1930 when the title of Islamic King was granted to the last king by the government of Republic of China. During this period, nine kings were granted the title of Islamic King. The most outstanding one of the tombs is the tomb of Boxier, the seventh Islamic king. West of the gate of the tomb is a rectangle structure, 14 meters high, 15 meters wide and 79 meters deep. The surface of the structure is decorated with the ceramic tiles, on which blue flowers and propitious clouds were painted, and the dome is covered with green colored glaze (the former gourd-shaped green spire is not kept to this day). The inner wall of the dome-shaped tomb is adorned with the blue flowers pattern against the white bottom. There are cylinders standing at the every foursquare of arched door, ascending steps inside the western cylinders of main entrance, which reach the top of the tomb. Here the princes and son of Beshir were also buried, the eighth Islamic king, Mehmut and his princess. The southern of dome-shaped tomb, there were ever standing five wood-pavilions dome-shaped tombs arranging from east to west, which only two constructions remain today. To the east there are the dome-shaped tombs of the last Islamic king Samhusot and his wife, the others are the Islamic kings and their descants through the ages. To west there is a grand mosque, which can provide over 3000 persons at prayer and was built in the time of the fourth Islamic king (who was on the throne from1740-1766) as it is said. The magnificent and solemn architecture is the largest mosque in Qomul area.

Tarim River

( photoes by Orkesh Jappar)
Called “wild horses without bridles”, the Tarim River is 2179 km long, the longest inland river in China. It is formed by the convergence of the Aksu River, originating from Tianshan Mountains, Yarkant River and Hotan River originating from the Karakorum Mountains. Covering a basin area of 19.8 square kilometers, it empties into the Taitma Lake at the end. The river discharge varies with seasons to a great extent. In hot summer, because of melted glaciers and snow, In the flooding season of torrid summer, along with the old snow and glacier begin to melt away, the discharge of river increases sharply, the river rushes forcibly with roaring waves like uncontrollable wild horses on the waste desert and grassland. The newly built concrete bridge over the river, with an 800-m span and 1600m long, plays an important role in the economic development and communication on both sides of the river.The Tarim River originates from the conflux of the Aksu River of Tianshan Mountain, the Yerqiang River of Kunlun Mountains and Hetian River. It covers an area of 19.8 square kilometers and ends at the Taitema Lake. It is the largest inland river in China, running 2,179 kilometers, and it is also the fifth largest river in the world. It runs from the west to the east through the northern part of the Tarim Basin. Most of its upper reaches flow through desert. Its water comes from the thaw on the ice mountain, full of sand and runs very rapidly. So it is called a reinless wild horse. Since the river course is of much sand, the Tarim River changes its way frequently, resulting in alleviation in the middle part. It meanders forward with many branches, where grow thick bulrushes and float grasses, making a fantastic maze on the water.
There is a 1,600-meter concrete bridge across the river, which has as many as 80 holes. There are many irrigation facilities in the region. Along the banks, prosperous poplar forest makes a natural green corridor, which is the production base of cotton, grains, mulberry, and fruit in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, reputed as the a land flowing with milk and honey north of the Great Wall. In addition, drifting in the Tarim River has always been appealing to adventure seekers.

Baghrash Lake

Baghrash Lake, called “West Sea” in ancient time, is located in Bostan County that is in Yanqi Basin, and is the largest inland fresh water lake in China. The lake covers an area of 1000 km2, and it is 17 m deep at the deepest point. The lake communicates with Kaidu River at one end and with Konchi River at the other end. The lake can be divided into the big lake and the small lake. The big lake has broad water area. In the west of the big lake are many small lakes communicating with one another. In summer, various aquatic sports can be conducted here, and in winter, the lake is a natural ground for ice-sports. Baghrash Lake is one the four major production places of reed in China. There is about 600,000 mu of reed here and 400,000 tons of dry reed is produced annually, which is quality raw material for paper. As one of the fishery bases of Xinjiang, Baghrash Lake is rich in fishes of 24 kinds such as carp, cyprinoid, herring, grass carp and silver carp. Here, you can also have a taste of food made of fishes.
Baghrash lake the ideal place , more near to nature ! you can find here the birds you have never seen in your life , you can see the fresh water here you have never seen in china . the beautiful scene of Baghrash Lake attracts thousands of people each year .may be this summer or next or in any time in your future Baghrash lake is your choice ,we believe that ,and we are waiting for you !
there is some information about Yanqi Kingdom and Korla
The Kingdom of Yanqi 焉耆 (Karashahr).
1. Yanqi 焉耆 [Yen-ch’i] has long been confidently identified with the region of modern Karashahr (‘Black City’). The Buddhist Sanskrit name was Agni-. For detailed discussions of the derivation of the name and its likely associations, see Bailey (1985), pp. 1-2; 137-138, and Pulleyblank (1963), pp. 99; 123.
“The whole of this district round Kara-shahr and Korla is, from a geographical and political point of view, both interesting and important ; for whilst all other parts of Chinese Turkestan can only be reached either by climbing high and difficult passes – the lowest of which has the same elevation as Mont Blanc – or traversing extensive and dangerous waterless deserts of sand-hills, here we find the one and only convenient approach to the land through the valleys of several rivers in the neighbourhood of Ili, where plentiful water abounds in the mountain streams on all sides, and where a rich vegetation makes life possible for wandering tribes. Such Kalmuck tribes still come from the north-west to Tal. They are Torgut nomads who pitch their yurts round about Kara-shahr and live a hard life with their herds…. Just as these Mongols wander about here at the present day, so the nomadic tribes of an earlier period must have used this district as their entrance and exit gate. The Tochari (Yue-chi), on their way from China, undoubtedly at that time passed through this gate to get into the Ili valley….” von Le Coq (1928), pp. 145-146.
The Hanshu mentions that it “adjoins Wu-sun on the north.” CICA, p. 177, n. 588, p. 178. This was of particular concern to the Chinese as Stein makes plain in the following passage:
“These observations on the present conditions of Kara-shahr will make it clear that, while the territory has been favoured by nature in various ways, its geographical position must at all times have exposed it to a very serious drawback. I mean its close vicinity to, and its easy access from, mountain tracts which, as far back as history takes us, have always had a particular attraction for nomads. It is unnecessary here to explain in detail how the famous grazing uplands of Yulduz have been cherished haunts for all the great nomad nations, from the Wu-sun and Huns downwards, which held sway along the T’ien-shan, that natural spina, as it were, in the cycle of Central-Asian migrations. Situated as Kara-shahr is at the very mouth of the big valley leading down from Yulduz, it must have been like a gate specially inviting those who had their favourite summer camps on those grassy plateaus and necessarily looked to the oases on the south as their richest grounds for raids and exactions. Whenever Chinese power was firmly established from Turfan to Kashgar or beyond, the gate might be kept safely closed. The same is likely to have been possible during periods while internal feuds or conflict with nomad aggressors weakened the tribes in the north. But the danger must always have been close at hand, and from time to time Kara-shahr was bound to suffer from its onset. The oases further west would then be exposed, too, to plunder and heavy exactions of tribute. But the additional risk of prolonged occupation would be reserved for Kara-shahr, which alone could offer grazing grounds adequate for the maintenance of large nomad hosts.” Stein (1921), p. 1180.
“Some distance before the town of Yanqi, soda-whitened marshes, tall grasses and grazing cattle indicate the proximity of the vast Baghrash Lake. Though today Yanqi is only the country seat of the Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, where one of the main industries is the making of reed screens for fencing and roofing, historically it was the very important oasis of Kara-shahr (Black Town), which in AD 11 revolted against Han domination by murdering the Chinese protector-general. The revolt was ruthlessly stamped out by the Han-Dynasty general Ban Chao, who sacked the town, decapitating 5,000 inhabitants and carrying away 15,000 captives and 300,000 head of livestock.” Bonavia (1988), p. 147.
“Yen-ch’i 焉耆, GSR 200a and 5521 : *ian/*iän or gian/jiän - g’ɛr/g’ji, traditionally identified with Karashahr. Huang Wen-pi (1958), p. 7, suggests that “the old walled town of Ha-la-mu-teng” 哈拉木登, a few li South of the modern settlement of that name and North of the Haidu River might have been the administrative centre of Yen-ch’i; the site is located on Huang’s map nr. 2 at circa 86o 5’ E and 42° 16’ N. – For different ancient misspellings of this name see Chavannes (1905), p. 564, note 2. Wang Ching-ju (1944), p. 91, believes that in Han-times Yen-ch’i was pronounced *ārgi, leading to a later *arśi; it is to be noted that the Αoρσoι mentioned by Strabo are usually identified with the people of Yen-ts’ai....” CICA: 177, n. 588.
2. The capital at this period was called Nanhe 南河 or ‘South River,’ presumably inferring that it was on or near the Konche Darya or ‘Peacock River’ which flows south out of Lake Baghrash past Korla and across the desert to Lop Nor. The account of the Hanshu gives the name of the capital as Yuanqu, but it is not clear whether this is the same town.
3. This distance of 800 li or 333 km between Karashahr and Lukchun is just about exactly what I measure on modern maps.
4. The lake is the Bagragh or Baghrash Kol (or Bositeng Hu in Pinyin). It is the largest lake in Central Asia covering an area of about 1,000 square kilometres. The Hanshu (CICA, p. 178) notes that “there is an abundance of fish.” Stein (1921), p. 1179 says:
“It is nowhere of great depth, but holds fresh water for the greatest portion of its area and abounds in fish. Its water is supplied mainly by the Khaidu-gol [Konche Darya], a considerable river which drains the Yulduz plateaus and the high T’ien-shan ranges around them. The volume of this is increased above Kara-shahr by an affluent from the north which drains distant snowy mountains between Kara-shahr and Urumchi.” “Twenty-four kilometres (15 miles) east of Yanqi lies the largest lake in Central Asia, Baghrash Kol (Bositeng Hu in Chinese), with a surface area of 1,000 square kilometres (400 square miles). It is fed by the Kaidu River and is a source of the Konche Darya (or Peacock River), which flows right across the northern wastes of the Taklamakan Desert to Lop Nor. During the summer months Mongol fishermen construct makeshift shelters along the shore and fish the waters from boats, but it is a poor living.... There are 16 small lakes in the vicinity, one of which is a breathtaking mass of pink and white water lilies in the summer. A number of ancient Silk Road ruins are scattered around the area, including the earth-rammed walls of a city dating from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Within are large grassy mounds yet to be excavated.” Bonavia (1988), p. 150.
“The prosperous town of Korla lies on the Baghrach Kol, a large lake, through which the Kaidu river pursues its course. The water of the lake is of fabulous transparency, and enlivened by endless numbers of large fish, most of them belonging apparently to the barbel family. There are, however, shad as well – ugly creatures as long as a man and with enormous mouths. Herr Bartus, as an old sailor, could not resist throwing his line in here…. He had flung into the water a pound of meat on a gigantic hook and strong line, and an antediluvian monster had swallowed the bait. With great effort he dragged it out of the water, to the intense delight of the entire population, who were watching the visitors’ doings. It weighed about fifty pounds, had a smooth skin – brown spotted with white – and was something like our eel-pout. In spite of my warning – for some of the fish here are dangerous eating – Herr Bartus persisted in having some of it for dinner and found it excellent…. There are only two districts in the whole country where fish are often eaten, viz. round about Maralbashi, where the River Tarim brings down enormous quantities, which are enjoyed by the Dolans living there ; and, secondly, in the neighbourhood of Lake Lop-nor, where the whole population, apparently differing in many respects from the other Turks, live chiefly on fish, either fresh or dried. It is remarkable that both the Dolans and the dwellers round Lop-nor are looked upon as people of another race by the Turks. The lake at Korla is the playground, too, of innumerable flocks of water-birds, and is the breeding-place of swans, whose plumage is in much demand by the Chinese as an edging for valuable robes. Geese and ducks of different kinds frequent the shores and surface of water in great quantities, and we always saw numbers flying in their hook-shaped flocks across the sky. Herons of every kind are also to be found there, but we could never inspect them closely as they always took to timid flight at the approach of men on horseback.” von Le Coq (1928), pp. 109-110.
5. fu xiaowei 副校尉 [fu hsiao-wei] = Vice Commandant. fu: “Vice: common designation, especially from the T'ang on, of officials who were the principal assistants or deputies to the head of an agency. Most commonly occurs as a prefix....” + xiaowei: “Commandant, normally prefixed with functionally descriptive or laudatory terms. (1) HAN–SUNG: title of functioning military officers in a wide range of ranks....” Hucker Nos. 2032, 2456.
6. Weixu 危須 [Wei-hsü] = modern Hoxud (Heshuo) or Chokkur. Stein (1921), Vol III, pp. 1230 ff.; (1928), Vol. II, pp. 777 ff) places Weixu at Korla. However, the Hanshu (CICA, p. 178) states that Weixu is 500 li (208 km) from the seat of the Protector General at Wulei whereas Weili or Korla is only 300 li or 125 km from Wulei. It also says it is 100 li (42 km) from Yanqi (Karashahr). It must, therefore, have been located past Karashahr, on the route to Turfan, rather than in the direction of Korla. This identification finds support from the Shuijingju [Shui-ching chu] which indicates that the Yulduz river used to have another branch, a northern one, flowing into the northwest corner of Lake Bosten, to the west of Weixu. This old course of the river is now indicated by the network of irrigation channels, to the west of the present town of Hoxud, that service this region, the water being used up before it can flow into the lake.
“The Shui-ching chu 2.30ff., says that the Tun-hung [Yulduz] river’s ... eastern tributary flows southeast and then divides into two [although the present-day does not]; coming from Yen-ch’i (i.e. Karashahr), it is led West of Wei-hsü and then flows southeast to end in the Tun-hung Marsh.... The latter is identified with Bostang Lake or Bagrash Kul and the former with the Hai-tu or Yulduz. Hsü Sung locates Wei-hsü to the Southeast of Bostang Lake; Chavannes (1905), p. 552, note 6, seems to accept this localization, criticizing Wylie for following the Hsi-yü t’ung-wen chih (see note 585 above) and placing Wei-hsü at Chagan-tungi, Northeast of Karashahr.” CICA: p. 177, n. 587.
7. Weili 尉梨 = Korla. See note 20.16 above.
8. Shanguo 山國 [Shan-kuo], literally ‘Mountain Kingdom’, in the western Kuruk mountains). Chavannes (1905), p. 552, n. 7, points out that this kingdom is the same as the kingdom of Shan 山國 in the Hanshu and undoubtedly also with the kingdom Shangwangguo 山王國 of the Weilue and of Moshan kingdom 墨山國 or ‘(Black) Ink Mountain Kingdom’ in the Shui ching. He says that it must have been located between Lake Bagrach and Lop Nor and that Grenard’s proposal to locate it at Kyzyl sanghyr, 130 km southeast of Korla, is “very plausible.” The Shuijing [Shui-ching] places Weili, which I have identified as Korla above, 240 li (100 km) to the west of Moshan or ‘(Black) Ink Mountain(s).’ Stein (1928), Vol. II, p. 724. The Hanshu places Shanguo only 160 li (67 km) southeast of Yanqi (Karashahr) so it must be located near the extreme western end of the Kuruk-tāgh, although its exact position remains to be determined. Stein (1921), p. 334 says it “can only roughly be located in the Western Kuruk-tāgh,” although he does consider the possibility that it might have been located at Singer (= Xindi or Kyzyl sanghyr); but this is much further than 67 km to the southeast of Karashahr. See also: ibid. p. 420; (1928), pp. 724-725; CICA: pp. 85, n. 85, and 182, n. 615.
9. xiyu zhangshi = Aide of the Western Regions. See note 21.10 above. According to Ban Yong’s biography, he was given this title in the second yanguang year (123 CE) and was sent with 500 soldiers to establish a military colony at Lukchun. In the first month of the “following year” (3 February-3 March, 124 CE), he arrived in Loulan and rewarded the king of Shanshan with three new ribbons for his submission. Then the kings of Gumo (Aksu) and Wensu (Uch Turfan) presented themselves with their hands tied behind their backs to make submission. He then put the soldiers of these kingdoms numbering 10,000 infantry and cavalry on campaign and before the court of the king of Nearer Jushi put the Yili King of the Xiongnu to flight in the Yihe Valley and won over more than 5,000 men of Nearer Jushi to his cause, and communications between Nearer Jushi and China were reopened. Then he established a military colony at Lukchun. In the following year (125 CE) Ban Yong, with more than 6,000 cavalry from the commanderies of Dunhuang, Zhangye (Gansu), and Jiujuan (Suzhou), as well as soldiers from Shanshan, Shule (Kashgar) and Nearer Jushi (Turfan) defeated the king of Further Jushi (near Jimasa) and beheaded him as well as a Xiongnu envoy and sent their heads to the capital. He also captured more than 8,000 of he enemy and 50,000 horses and cattle. In 126 CE, Ban Yong received the submission of all the “Six Kingdoms of Jushi.” In 127 CE he subdued Karashahr and then Kucha also submitted (thus opening the route all the way to Kashgar and, therefore, opening communications once again to the countries further west such as Ferghana, Kangju and the Da Yuezhi). See Chavannes (1906), pp. 252-253.

Narat Grass

Located at the important line of communications connecting Southern and Northern Xinjiang, the west part of Narat Grassland connects to Kunes County Town, and leads onto Ghulja City and the No.312 National Highway. Along the ancient road, the east part of Narat Grassland is connected to the road leading to Balghuntay Town. Another road, the Maytagh—Kuca Road which stretches across the Tengritagh Mountains is also jointed by way of Narat Grassland. As one of the four largest grasslands over the world, Narat Grassland boasts sub-alpine poad belt, and it has been a famous pasture land ever since the ancient times, and there are wide river valley, high mountains, the crisscrossed deep gores, the flourishing forest, open grassland combined with local Kazak folk customs form the tourism and sightseeing resort integrated with tour, sightseeing, scientific investigation, entertainment, passing the summer holidays and tourism shopping.


I am very happy that my sister's house is in Narat , I think Narat is the most beautiful place I have everseen , It is the most beautiful and famous Grassland in china , also in the world .


In this year’s tourism peak season, its daily tourists reception is 5,800 men/times. A batch of scenes, such as the diversiform-leaved poplar folklore garden, and Ili Grassland Tribe and as well as some traditional tourist items, like horserace and goat snatching, has become the spotlights to attract tourists.-by xjtv


Touring the Grasslands is for travellers who want an alternative holiday, a place where the vistas are of stunning blue skies and wide empty spaces, not city skyscrapers and traffic jams. Visitors inevitably ponder on how the rugged land bred the warriors who created the largest empire of all time.


also if you have time ,it is the best idea to come and visit with your own eye ok ! thank you for reading , by xanbore

Karez

Karez Well is a kind of underground water works invented and built by laboring people of various ethnic groups in our country to adapt to the natural environment in dry region. In Xinjiang, Karez Wells are mainly in Hami, Turpan and Mori, but they are most in Turpan Basin, where there are altogether 1100-odd Karez wells and have the total length of over 5000 km. Some people hold the view that Karez Wells of Xinjiang, the Great Wall and Canal constitute three Ancient Chinese Works. Why Karez Wells were built in great number in Turpan Basin can be attributed to the local natural geographical conditions. To the north of Turpan Basin is Bogda Mountain and to its west Kalawucheng Mountain. In summer, large amounts of snowbroth and rainwater flow into Turpan Basin and infiltrate into the ground, and constitute underground current, thus making an adequate water source under ground for Karez Wells. Earth in Turpan Basin is solid and good for building well and underground channel. In Turpan it is very dry and hot in summer, and land here has a high evaporation rate. In wind season, the strong wind here can blow sands into every corner here. After wind, a lot of farmland and water channels are buried by sands. But Karez Wells can supply waters through underground channels and is independent of the effect of season and wind and sand. In addition, Karez Wells have a very low evaporation rate and a stable supply of water, and can irrigate farmland all the year round. The word “Karez” means well. Karez Well is composed of four parts: vertical hole, underground channel, aboveground channel and water storage dam. It is built this way: first, to find water source in a place where there is underground water current, second, dig out vertical wells with certain distance in between, then, to build underground channel connecting these wells and thus water will flow through the underground channel. The outlet of underground channel is connected to the aboveground channel and thus underground water can flow out and irrigate farmland through the aboveground channel.

Grape Valley

The Grape Valley is situated in a canyon, west side of Fire Mountain and 15 km northeast of the seat of Turpan County. It is 8 km long and 500 m wide. On either side of the valley are thick trees and mulberry trees, apricot trees, peach trees, pear trees, poplar trees, willow trees, elm trees and locust trees are arranged in order. Waters from springs flow into channels irrigating 210-odd hectare grape garden. Here a modern grape wine plant has been established producing various kinds of grape wine and grape cans. White grape wine produced here boasts a nice taste and is popular with both Chinese and foreign guests. Deep inside the valley a grape park was built, where there are waterside villas. After experiencing the fierce heat of Flaming Mountains, taking a rest here and tasting some grapes will give a nice kind of feeling.

Red Hill

Qizil Tagh ( the Red Hill)

The Red Hill stands magnificently at the center of Urumchi City. At sunrise and sunset, the hill looks red for it reflects the red light from the sun, so it was named Red Hill. The hill stretches from east to west and its dominant peak is 1391 m high. The top of the hill looks like a tiger and the rock is red, so the hill is also called “Tiger Head Hill” “Red Counterfort”. On the opposite side less than 1 km away from the Red Hill is Yamalik Hill (Monster Hill). On a side of the Red Hill stretches Urumqi River from south to north. After many years of development, the Red Hill has become “Red Hill Park” whose view is very beautiful. In recent years, the Statue of Lin Zexu, a national hero of the Qing Dynasty, was established, which added to the beauty of the Red Hill. Standing in the Far-Viewing Pavilion on top of the Red Hill, you can get a complete view of the city of Urumchi. The Red Hill has become a symbol of Urumqchi.

Kanas Lake

Qanas ( Kanas) is the most beautiful place in china.Kanas Lake is the core of the national natural reserve there. The lake was formed through strong exaration by glaciers. The lake surface is 1,375 m above sea level. Looking like a moon, the lake is 24.5 km long, averagely 1.9 km wide and 90 m deep. As one of the deep lakes of our country, it is 188.4 m deep at the deepest point, and covers an area of 69,000 mu, and holds 4-billion-m3 water. Around the lake are thick and green theropencedrymion that integrates with grasslands in mountains. In spring, various flowers are in blossom in the grassland, and grass is thick and green. Standing in the grass, you can see that cloud and mist near look like white ribbons round mountains. In the distance are snow-capped mountains on which thick forests grow. In July or August, standing Fish Viewing Pavilion that is 2030 m above sea level, and looking down at the view below you, you will be attracted by the beautiful lake and mountains. You can find that under the blue sky and white cloud the lake surface is just like a beautiful large color palette, whose color varies: some part is heavy in color, some is light, some is blue and some green. In Kanas Lake, tourists can view “Treasure Light”, which is called by local people “Buddha Light”. It, integrating with the beautiful Kanas Lake view, the white glaciers, the green grassland, the boundless forest, and the mist in mountains, will make you feel as if you were in a fairyland. When the sun rises in the morning or at the time it is getting dark after sunset, on a boat on the lake or standing on the platform at the lake center, if you are luck, you can see the mysterious “lake monster” like a small boat, appearing or disappearing.Kanas Lake is a part of European eco-system, which is very rare in our country. In this natural reserve, there are 798 kinds of plants, of which 30 kinds are rare plants, 39 kinds of animals, 117 kinds of birds and 7 kinds of fishes. Of these animals, 5 kinds are under Grade I protection of the State, 13 kinds are under Grade II protection of the State, 9 kinds are other rare animals, and the number of record for new species of insect and eubacteria is not less than 60.The beautiful and unique natural view of Kanas Lake won the praise of national leaders, experts, scholars and tourists, who are all of the opinion that it is the most beautiful place in China. Kanas is the only outstretched belt of Siberian tayga forest in China, the only distribution area of Siberian plants in China, the largest branch river head of Etix River—the only water system to the Arctic Ocean in China. It is also the only place in China inhabited by Chinese Mongolian—Tuwa people, and the place of the alpine glacier with the smallest altitude in China.Tuwa people, also called “Tuwa”, “Dewa” or “Kukumenqiak”, have a long history and were recorded in ancient literature. Some scholars hold the view that Tuwa people are offspring of the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers left by Genghis khan when he led his troops to attack the West. But Tuwa elders said that their ancestors migrated from Siberia 500 years ago, and that they are the same ethnic group as the Tuwa people of the Tuwa Republic of Russia. Tuwa people keep their unique custom and language. Tuwa language falls into the Turkic language group, Altaic language family and is in close relation to Kazakh language. Tuwa people celebrate traditional Mongolian Aobao Festival, Zoulu Festival (Winter Festival), Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. Tuwa people believe in Buddhism. Tuwa people live in Tuwa village and Biahaba Tuwa village, Kanas, Altai. Kanas Lake and Tuwa people, integrating with each other, constitute the unique view and folk at Kanas.

Here is some more pictures of Qanas lake

Xinjiang Best

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the largest administrative area in the country, covering an area of more than 1,660,000 square kilometers, which accounts for 1/6 of the national land area.
The longest frontier line
Xinjiang has the longest land frontier line in China. It borders the eight countries of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, with a borderline of 5,600 kilometers.
Largest county in area
Ruoqiang County of Xinjiang is the largest county in China, with an area of more than 200,000 square kilometers.Westernmost place of China's territory
The westernmost place of China's territory is on the Pamirs (a high mountain chain mainly in Tajikistan) west of Wuqia County in Xinjiang.
City farthest from sea
Urumqi is the inland city farthest from sea in the world, with the nearest sea being 2,250 kilometers away from the coast.
Lowest terrestrial place
The Aiding Lake in the Turpan Basin, being 155 meters below sea level, is the lowest place in China and the second-lowest place in the world, next to only the Dead Sea (-391 meters) of Jordan.
Longest inland river
The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, with a total length of 2,179 kilometers.
Largest inland freshwater lake
The Bosten Lake in Xinjiang is the largest inland freshwater lake in China, with a total area of 980 square kilometers.
Only river flowing into the Arctic Ocean
The Ertish River in Xinjiang is the only river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean.
Natural ice stadium at the highest topography
The Heavenley Lake ( Boghda) under Peak Bogda of the Tianshan Mountains is a natural ice stadium at the highest topography, about 980 meters above sea level.
The most open peaks
Xinjiang is the area with the most open peaks in China, as a total of 11 peaks are open to the public.
Largest glacier
The Yinsugaiti Glacier in Xinjiang's Pamirs is the largest glacier in China, with a length of about 40 kilometers.
Largest inland basin
The Tarim Basin of Xinjiang is the largest inland basin in China, with an area of 560,000 square kilometers.
Largest natural poplar forest
The Tarim Basin in Xinjiang has the largest natural poplar forest in China, in terms of both area and distribution. The poplar forest has an area of 3,800 square kilometers.
Richest liquorice resource
Xinjiang has the riches resources of liquorice in China.
The highest output of caladium
Xinjiang has the highest output, widest distribution, and most diversified plant species of caladium in China.
The best clovers
Xinjiang clovers have the best quality in China.
Lavender with the highest oil output
Xinjiang's lavender is a rare and precious medicinal material with the highest oil output in China.
Hop with best quality
Xinjiang is an ideal hop production area, with the best quality and highest output of hops (cones which give beer its bitter taste) in China.
The largest wild apple forest
Xinjiang has the largest wild apple forest in China.
Only area with European Black Poplar trees
Xinjiang is the only area in China where European black poplar trees have been found.
Only natural reserve for foliole Chinese ashes
Xinjaing has the only natural reserve for foliole (leaflet) Chinese ash in China, with an area of 20 hectares. The foliole Chinese ashes are the offspring of the ancient plants that lived between 70 million to 1 million years ago.
Only natural reserve for beavers
The Altay Region of Xinjiang has the only beaver natural reserve in China.
Only natural reserve for swans
Xinjiang's Bayinbuluk Swan Natural Reserve is the only swan natural reserve in China, with an area of over 1,000 square kilometers.
Only natural reserve for four-clawed tortoises
China's only natural reserve for four-clawed tortoises is in Xinjiang's Huocheng County.
Largest natural reserve
The Arjin Mountain Nature Reserve, located in the south of Xinjiang's Ruoqiang County, is the largest natural reserve in China, with an area of 45,000 square kilometers.
Walnuts with the best quality
Xinjiang walnuts, mainly distributed in Aksu, Hotan, and Qaghiliq, have the best quality in China.
Sweetest grapes
Xinjiang is the largest producing area of the sweetest grapes with the highest output in China. Its best grape is the white seedless grape.
The highest consumption of fruits per capita
Xinjiang has the highest consumption of fruits per capita in China.
Place with the most sunny days
Kuche County of Xinjiang is the place with the most sunny days a year in China.
Driest place
Turpan in Xinjiang is the driest place in China, with about 299 days without rain a year.
Hottest place
Xinjiang's Turpan, known as the "Fiery Land," is the hottest place in summer in China.
The longest sunlight
Xinjiang has the longest sunlight in China, having as many as 2,550-3,300 hours of sunlight a year.
Only place where pterosaur fossils are found
Well-preserved pterosaur fossils have found in the Wuerhe area northwest of the Junggar Basin. This is by far the only place in China where pterosaur fossils have been found.
Earliest cotton cloth and cottonseed
The earliest cotton cloth and cottonseed by far were found respectively in an Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) Tomb in Minfeng County and in a Jin Dynasty Tomb in Turpan in 1959.
Earliest Grottos
The Kezil Thousand-Buddha Caves in Xinjiang's Baicheng County are the earliest grottos in China.
Largest mosque
The Id Kah Mosque in Kashi is the largest mosque in China.
Longest underground irrigation system
Xinjiang's Karez is the longest underground irrigation system in China, totaling more than 5,000 kilometers.
Jade with the best quality
Hotan is famous for its jade resources. Its jade has the best quality in China, and is famous around the world.
Long-staple cotton with the best quality
Xinjiang's long-staple cotton has the best quality and the largest output in China.Largest siderolite
China's largest siderolite (a kind of meteorite) is the one exhibited in the Xinjiang Exhibition Museum. The siderolite is about 242 centimeters long, 185 centimeters wide, and 137 centimeters tall, weighing about 30 tons. It is also the third-largest siderolite in the world.
Longest mine tram rail
China's longest mine tram rail by far is the one in the depths of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, with a total length of 20.6 kilometers.
The longest airline and most flight stations
Xinjiang has the longest airline and the most flight stations for civil aviation in China.
Highway at the highest altitude
The Xinjiang-Tibet Highway is the highest highway in China as well as in the world. It is over 5,000 meters above sea level on average, with the highest point reaching 6,035 meters.
The only desert highway
The highway running through the Taklimakan Desert is the only desert highway in China.
Only natural reserve for Wild Camels
The Arjin Mountain Wild Camel Natural Reserve, located between the Qaidam Basin and the Lop Lake, is the only natural reserve of its kind in China, with an area of 17,000 square kilometers.
Highest place with animal life
The wild yak is the animal living in the highest habitable place in China, at about 6,000 meters above sea level.
Lowest place with animal life
The midday gerbils that build their burrows in the Aiding Lake are the animals living in the lowest habitable place in China.
Largest desert
The Taklimakan Desert is the largest desert in China, with an area of 320,000 square kilometers.
The largest area of snow lotus plants
Xinjiang has the largest area of snow lotus plants in China.
Best horses
The best species of horses is the Ili horse in Xinjiang.
The largest area of Almond
Xinjiang has the largest cultivating area of almonds in China, covering about 800,000 mu (12,000,000 hectares).
Richest in minerals
Xinjiang is the area richest in minerals in China.
The largest reserve of petroleum
Xinjiang has the largest reserve of petroleum in China, totaling 200-400 hundred million tons, which takes up 1/3 of the country's total.
Richest in coal resources
Xinjiang is the richest in coal resources, with a total reserve of 21,900 hundred million tons.

Boghda Lake

Boghda Peak National Nature Reserve
Bogeda Peak National Nature Reserve is located in Fukang City, east of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total area of 2,170 square kilometers, Bogeda Peak National Nature Reserve is comprised of Tianchi Lake natural reserve and Fukang desert ecological center of China Academy of Sciences. Its targets for protection include endangered animals, forests, grassland, Tianshan scenic spot and oasis. It is the seventh one of its kind in China included in the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO. The Reserve lies in the hinterland of Asia. It is hot at the foot of the peak while it's cold in its middle and high part. The highest elevation is 5,440 meters and the lowest is 440 meters. The relative height difference reaches 5,000 meters, and therefore in the range of 80 kilometers from the south to the north there are many types of vegetation such as alpine glacier zone, grassy marshlands, forests, grasslands, wilderness and deserts. It is regarded as an ideal place for research on desert ecosystem and elements changing environment.
The Bogoda Peak Reserve is typical of alpine ice and snow landscape, in which there is a well-known scenic spot named the Lake Tianchi. The calabash-shaped lake is 1,910 meters above sea level, covering a total area of 5 square kilometers. The scenery of Lake Tianchi is beautiful with the green water in the lake in vivid contrast with ice peaks in the distance in summer.
There are more than 300 species of wild medicinal herbs in the Reserve such as Fritillaria thunbergii, Chinese angelica, Codonopsis pilosula and Saussurea involucrata. The Reserve is also proper habitats of about a hundred species of rare animals and 8 of them such as brown bears, snow leopards and snow cocks are under the state protection. The Lake Tianchi is especially rich in wild animal resources. According to the record, there are 24 species of animals, 50 species of birds, and 6 species of reptiles, fish and amphibians respectively. The vertical distribution of animals is obvious, the high and cold area is featured by snow leopards and griffon vultures, the forest area is characterized by red deer and lynx, and while in low area lives badgers and chukars, etc.
The Tianchi Lake nestles on the north side of the Bogeda Peak of the Tianshan Mountains, 40-odd kilometers in the east of Fukang County, and 110 kilometers away from Urumchi City in Northwest China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. Boghda means "God" in Mongolian. Like a person wearing body armor, the 5445-meter high Bogeda Peak was covered by ice and snow all the year round, so ancient Mongolians thought that this was "God" and named it "Bogeda." In 1783, Ming Liang, the Qing Dynasty called Heavenley lake. Covering 4.9 square kilometers, this crescent-shaped lake deserves its name, "Pearl of the Heavenly Mountain (Tianshan Mountain)." With melted snow as its source, the Heavenly Lake enjoys crystal water.The Heavenly Lake is an alpine drift lake shaped in the Quaternary Glacier period, and was listed by the State as one of the key scenic spots in 1982. The northern bank of the lake is a natural dike that is a moraine ridge. The lake surface is over 1,900 meters above sea level, more than 3,000 meters long from north to south, and more than 1,500 meters from east to west. It is 105 meters deep at the deepest point, and holds 160 million cubic meters of water. Snowy mountains that are covered by towering spruces embrace the lake.

About Uyghur

Uyghur (China)
Also written Uyghur (Chinese gov't); Uighur (some linguists); Wei-wu-er-zu (Mandarin)
For centuries the Uyghur people were an important link between China and the rest of the world. Uyghur communities were typically based in oases or fertile valleys, growing cereals and fruit. The strategic importance of these oasis bazaars enabled many Uyghur traders to become key middlemen on the Silk Road caravan routes between the Orient and Europe.Population
Over 9.3 million Uyghurs live in China in an area now known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Some major cities in the east and south of China also have small Uyghur communities. Several hundred thousand Uyghurs live in communities worldwide in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, in Turkey, Europe, North America and Australia. Present-day Xinjiang is a vast 637,000 square mile region of steppe, desert and mountains.
Language
Uyghur is a Turkic language of the Altaic family related to Uzbek, Turkish, Kazakh and Kyrgyz. The Uyghurs in Xinjiang write their language in a modified Arabic script. Cyrillic and Latin scripts were also in use between 1950 and 1980. Around 1980 a new Arabic script was introduced which has since been the standard alphabet.
Livelihood
Traditionally farmers and shepherds, the Uyghurs have made their homes in teh many oases of the Tarim basin, containing one of the most arid deserts in the world, the Taklimakan, and also on the grasslands of the Heavenly Mountains, the Pamirs and the Kunlun Range. Living in Asia's heartland, Uyghurs in the oasis towns developed the skills and facilities which an international trade route demanded. Although many Uyghurs are now heavily involved in manufacturing, mining, oil drilling, trade and transportation, their pastoralist past still shows itself in their diet. In addition to the now traditional naan bread, pasta or rice, most meals contain meat, particularly lamb/mutton, and often some dairy product e.g. mil-tea, butter, cream, yhghur and khurt (a kind of very sour cheese).
History
The Uyghurs once ruled Mongolia, building its first walled cities, and creating its first literate civilization. In AD 840, another Turkic people, the Kyrgyz (or Kirghiz), drove the Uyghurs out of Mongolia southwards into north Gansu. After divisions arose, some Uyghurs remained but others moved on further west into present day Xinjiang, where they established the Kingdom of Khocho. Later individual dynasties emerged and the Uyghur oasis towns became small independent states.

Spot Prices

Spot	Price	Spot	Price
Boghda	90RMP/man	Qanas	130RMB/man
People's Park	10 RMB/man	Swan Lake	30RMB/man
River City	30RMB/man	Bostan Lake	30RMB/man
Gaoqiang	30RMB/man	Astane Tomb	20RMB/man
Grapery	60RMB/man	Kizil GraveHouse	40RMB/man
Imin Tour	20RMB/man	Eidga Mosque	40RMB/man
Western Mn	10RMB/man	Iparxan Tomb	15RMB/man
ThouthandHouse	40RMB/man	Wuerancient	20RMB/man
Karjin	20RMB/man	Qarakol Lake	50RMB/man
Edin Lake	50RMB/man	Bayinbulaq	50RMB/man
Astane Tomb	20RMB/man	Swanlake area	50RMB/man
IronGate	10RMB/man	Subash	20RMB/man
Kucha Mist gorge	40RMB/man	Shache KingTomb	10RMB/man
Great Lake	10RMB/man	King's Tomb	20RMB/man
Stone City	10RMB/man	Gai Si Mu	20RMB/man
Narat Grass	50RMB/man	Gumuchun	15RMB/man
Ili Big Brigde	5RMB/man	Tuwa's House	40RMB/man
General Palace	5RMB/man	Chem Ancient City	50RMB/man
Sayram Lake	10RMB/man	BaiHuaCun Park	10RMB/man

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Hotels

Hotels in Ürümchi
Friendship Hotel Ürümchi ***
Address: 62 North Yan'an Road Urumqi, Xinjiang 530001
Phone: 0991-264220 Fax: 0991-263573
Holiday Inn Ürümchi ***
Address: 168 North Xinhua Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-218788 Fax: 0991-217422
Overseas Chinese Hotel Ürümchi ***
Address: 51 South Xinhua Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530001
Phone: 0991-260793 Fax: 0991-260622
Boghda Hotel Urumqi
Address: 10 Guanming Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-223910 Fax: 0991-223910
Hongshan Hotel Urumqi
Address: 108 North Xinhua Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-216018
Islam Grand Hotel Ürümchi
Address: 22 Zhongshan Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-211017 Fax: 0991-211513
Kunlun Hotel Ürümchi
Address: 51 North Youhao Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530000
Phone: 0991-440411 Fax: 0991-440213
Laiyuan Hotel Urumqi
Address: 3 Jianshe Road Ürümchi Xinjiang 530000
Phone: 0991-228368 Fax: 0991-225109
Xinjiang Electric Power Guest House Ürümchi
Address: 57 Minzhu Road Urumqi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-222911 Fax: 0991-226031
Xinjiang Hotel Urumqi
Address: 3 Renmin Road Ürümchi, Xinjiang 530002
Phone: 0991-227962 Fax: 0991-228074
Hoi Tak Hotel *****
Address:22 km to the International Airport, 7 km to the railway station and 1.5 km to Red Mountain which is a symbol of Ürümchi city.
Other City
Hotan Hotel
Address: South Pesitan Road Hotan, Xinjiang 848000
Phone: 0997-23570
Kashgar Guest House
Address: Tawuguz Road Kazhgar, Xinjiang 844000
Phone: 0998-23653
The Seman Hotel Kash
Address: Seman Road Kazhgar, Xinjiang 844000
Phone: 0998-22129
Bostan Hotel Korla
Address: West Renmin Road Korla, Xinjiang 841000
Phone: 0996-24103
Shihezi Guest House
Address: Donghuan Road Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000
Phone: 0993-22587 Fax: 0993-22167
Turpan Hotel
Address: Youth Road Turfan, Xinjiang 838000
Phone: 0995-22025 Fax: 0995-23262

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Geography---Xinjiang
Situated in the northwest of China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was known in China as the Western Territory in ancient times.
Its 1.66 million square kilometers represent about one-sixth of the total territory of the country, making it the largest of China's regions and provinces. Xinjiang also has the longest boundary among China's provinces and autonomous regions and shares 5,600 kilometers of frontier with Mongolia in the northeast, then Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the west, and then Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in the southwest.

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