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What ethnic minorities are there in Kanas Scenic Area?

Kazakh, Mongolian, Russian.

Tuwa people: Tuwa people live in Tuwa village and Baihabatawa village of Kanas Lake in Altay, which is a branch of Mongolian language. Tuwa dwellings are a part of Kanas Scenic Area.

Kazakhs, Russians and some Mongolians live in Harmony Hanas Mongolian Township in Burqin County and Tiereketi Township in Habahe County.

Kanas Scenic Area is located in the middle of Altai Mountain in Xinjiang, and is located in the golden zone where China borders Kazakhstan, Russian and Mongolian. The planned area of the scenic spot is 10030 square kilometers, ranking first in the world. There are 55 large and small scenic spots in Kanas Scenic Area, which belong to 33 basic types, mainly including Kanas National Nature Reserve, Kanas National Geopark, Baihaba National Forest Park, Gardenyu National Forest Park, Kanas Canyon, Harmony Canyon, Na Ren Grassland, Harmony Grassland, Harmony Village, Baihaba Village, Kanas Village and other 8 famous natural landscape areas at home and abroad and 3 human landscape areas. Since 2000, Kanas Scenic Area has successively won dozens of honors and brands, such as national 5A scenic spot, national geological park, national forest park, top ten scenic spots in western China, photographer's creation base in China, top ten most beautiful lakes in China, top ten most beautiful autumn scenery in China, member units of China Man and Biosphere Network and demonstration sites of national civilized scenic spots. , and was selected into the first batch of "China National Natural Heritage and National Natural Cultural Heritage Preparatory List".