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Bosten Lake was called "West Sea" in ancient times and "Fish Sea" in Tang Dynasty. It was named Bosten Lake in the middle of Qing Dynasty. Bohu county, located in the southeast of Yanqi Basin, is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. The Uighur language means "oasis", which is called Bagrash Lake and is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. Bostennur, which means "standing" in Mongolian, is named after the three mountains in the lake stand tall. Bosten Lake is 0/4km away from Bohu County/kloc-0, and 24km away from Yanqi County. The elevation of the lake is1048m, with a length of 55km from east to west and a width of 25km from north to south. Slightly triangular, the Great Lake covers an area of about 988 square kilometers. The water storage capacity is 9.9 billion cubic meters. There are dozens of small lakes of different sizes in the southwest of the Great Lakes. Among the small lakes, there are relatively large lakes with a total area of 240 square kilometers. The lake is deep in the west and shallow in the east, with the deepest16m and the shallowest 0.8-2m, with an average depth of about10m. Bosten Lake, with a total area of 1.228 square kilometers, coexists with snow-capped mountains, lakes, oases, deserts and rare birds and animals, and forms a colorful landscape picture. The Great Lakes, with vast waters, vast smoke waves and water and sky, are known as a pearl in the vast desert. The small lake area, with fragrant reeds and deep winding paths, is known as the "Xanadu".

Bosten Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Xinjiang. It is an intermountain subsidence lake located in Yanqi basin. The Notes on Water Classics in the Northern Wei Dynasty is also called Bakakachi Lake and Dunqipu. Rivers entering the lake mainly come from Kaidu River and Malasitai River in the northwest, with an average annual runoff of 2.68 billion cubic meters. They are discharged from Peacock River in the southwest, with an average annual outflow of 65.438+0.25 billion cubic meters. They pass through tiemenguan Canyon, enter Korla and finally flow into Lop Nur. The largest hydropower station in Xinjiang was built in tiemenguan. Since the 1960s, due to the increasing industrial and agricultural water consumption in Korla, it is required to increase the amount of lake water discharged every year, resulting in the decline of the water level, the shrinking of the lake surface and the increasing salinity of the lake, which has now evolved into a brackish lake. The resources of schizothorax fish (commonly known as pointed fish), flathead fish (middle name "Xinjiang bighead carp", commonly known as bighead carp, a national first-class protected animal) and long-headed fish have declined. Reed resources for papermaking are quite rich, with a total area of 400,000 hectares. With an area of about 980 square kilometers, Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. When the wind blows, the waves are rough, just like the sea; When it is calm, the waves are bright and the lake is blue. On the west side of the Great Lakes, there are scattered some small lakes, where the lakes are connected, the grass is dense, the wild lotus is in pieces, and all kinds of waterfowl live in them. Scenery Bosten Lake has vast waters and vast smoke waves; The small lake area in the southwest is characterized by winding rivers, reeds, lotus grass in full bloom, birds singing and fish jumping, and the scenery of Jiangnan water town, so it has the reputation of "Pearl of Cisse". Bohu Lake has magnificent scenery, integrating desert and water town scenery, only more than 60 kilometers away from Korla, an important town in southern Xinjiang. In recent years, the tourist facilities in Bohu, such as Lotus Lake, Xiang Si Lake and Returning to Nature, have begun to take shape, and leisure projects such as yachting, water skiing and lakeside bathing have been opened up, as well as grilled fish and original Bosten fish banquet. Bohu Lake is an important emerging water leisure tourist area in southern Xinjiang, and its golden beach on the north shore is known as "Hawaii" in Xinjiang.

Bosten Lake Bosten Lake is far away from Tianshan Mountain, as far as the eye can see. As the weather changes, sometimes the waves are empty, just like the raging sea, and sometimes they are sparkling and blue as water. In summer, the fishing boats in the lake are flying against the colorful clouds. In the golden autumn of 65438+ 10, the reeds are light, golden, and the autumn waters are dignified, and the geese are surprised to fly. Winter has come, thousands of miles are frozen, the lake is like a mirror, and it is a northland scenery. In addition to the charming scenery, Bosten Lake has beautiful legends. According to legend, a long time ago, there was no lake here, but a prairie with beautiful scenery and abundant water plants, where herders lived and worked in peace and contentment. There are two young lovers. The young man's name is Bosten and the girl's name is Kaya. They love each other deeply. I don't know when, the rain god in the sky found the beautiful Kaya and wanted to marry her. Kaya vowed to die, and the rain god was furious and kept dripping water for years, so there was a drought in the grassland. Brave Bosten fought with Rain God for 998 1 day, and finally let Rain God give in, but Bosten was exhausted because of fatigue. Kaya was in great pain, his tears turned into a big lake, and finally he died of grief and indignation. In memory of them, local herdsmen named the lake "Bosten Lake". Legend has it that Tang Priest was stuck in the quicksand river not far from here when he was trying to learn Buddhist scriptures in the West. The three princes of the Dragon King in the West Sea were moved by the actions of Tang Priest and others who suffered a lot and insisted on getting back the scriptures, so they were enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva and turned into a white horse, carrying Tang Priest and his party safely across the Liusha River. The lakes in the small lake area are relatively independent and connected by tributaries and streams. Rowing is refreshing. The coastline of lakeside beach bathing beach is more than 30 kilometers long. Biological landscape reed: with a total area of 400,000 mu. Reed grows on the banks of Peacock River and small lakes, forming numerous reeds and reed waterways. Visitors can enjoy the tall and straight green reeds along the river; You can see golden reed leaves and white reed flowers in autumn.

Water lilies: The water lilies growing in Lianhua Lake and Ahongkou are the largest natural water lilies in China, growing in water with a water depth of 0.8- 1.2 meters. Lotus leaves float all over the lake, and white and yellow lotus flowers appear in summer.

Migratory birds: Migratory birds are a major landscape of Bosten Lake, and together with water lilies, they constitute the most distinctive landscape of Bosten Lake. There are more than ten kinds of egrets, seagulls, storks and cormorants, and the number can reach tens of thousands.

Fish: There are more than 20 kinds of carp, grass carp, silver carp, herring, bighead carp, red bass (commonly known as Wudaohei), male fish, shrimp, mitten crab and mussel in Bosten Lake, with an annual output of about 2,500 tons. Besides producing, fishing, supplying the market and satisfying tourists' tastes, the fish in the lake can also be caught. It is an ideal fishing place for fishing enthusiasts. The sunrise, sunset, morning glow, sunset glow, morning fog and moonlight in Bosten Lake area are very poetic and picturesque, which is one of the sources of photography lovers' creation.

Near the south bank of Bosten Lake, there are sand hills with different heights, mobile and semi-fixed sand dunes, pyramid-shaped sand dune chains and undulating sandbags facing south. Combined with the development of lakeside bathing beach, sand skiing, sand mountain exploration and sand mountain gliding can be carried out. The main attractions are Golden Beach Bath, Ahongkou Scenic Area, Lotus Lake Resort, Shui Yang Station, Dahekou, Bailuzhou and tiemenguan.

In May, 2002, Bosten Lake Scenic Spot in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was approved by the State Council to be included in the fourth batch of national scenic spots. Travel Tips Photo Tips: The reeds, birds and wild lotus flowers in Bosten Lake are good natural themes. Here, you have to take a boat and wait to shoot birds in the lake. When there are the most birds at night, it's best to shoot quietly and don't disturb the birds. A bird camera must have a telephoto of 300 mm or more.

Transportation: There is a shuttle bus to Bosten Lake at the entrance of Korla Post Office, which runs 6 times a day.

Gourmet: Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. When you come here, you must try the fish and other aquatic products here. In addition, you can eat delicious wild ducks, but it is better not to eat them for environmental protection. You can eat Korla fragrant pear, which may be the sweetest pear in the world.