What are the strange natural landscapes in Tianchi, Tianshan, Xinjiang?

Tianchi Lake in Tianshan, Xinjiang is located in the lower mountainside of Bogda Peak in Xinjiang, and belongs to a natural alpine lake. The lake is half-moon-shaped, with a total length of 3,400 meters, its widest point is about 1500 meters, its area is 4.9 square kilometers, and its deepest point is about 105 meters. East of Urumqi110km, elevation1980m. The lake is clear and crystal clear as jade, and is called "the Pearl of Tianshan Mountain".

The main peak of Bogda is in the southeast of Tianchi, with an altitude of 5445 meters. There are two peaks on both sides of the main peak. Looking into the distance, the three peaks stand side by side, suddenly inserting clouds, just like a pen. The glacier snow on the summit, shining with white silver light, contrasts with the clear Tianchi Lake, forming a graceful natural landscape of alpine Pinghu. Tianchi is a moraine lake. Geologists believe that since the Quaternary Glacier, the global climate has experienced many violent cold and warm movements. Two hundred thousand years ago, the earth's climate turned cold for the third time, and the ice age came, and spectacular valley glaciers developed in Tianchi area. Glaciers slowly moved down the valley with gravel, seriously eroded the ice bed, excavated and carved the valley, and formed various ice erosion landforms. Tianchi Valley became a huge ice chamber, and the front end of its glacier tongue was squeezed, melted and drained, and the debris and gravel gradually stopped, becoming a huge moraine across the valley. After that, the climate became warmer and the glaciers subsided, and water was stored here to form a lake, which is today's Tianshan Tianchi. Before the liberation of Xinjiang, because of the high mountains and dangerous roads, only people with strong will and good riding skills could explore Tianchi. After liberation, the government specially allocated funds to build the Panshan Highway leading directly to Tianchi, and built unique tourist facilities such as pavilions, waterside pavilions, hotels and restaurants by the lake, opening this famous tourist attraction to Chinese and foreign tourists.

In summer, Tianshan Mountain is a summer resort favored by Chinese and foreign friends. In winter, it has become an ideal alpine natural skating rink. Every time the lake freezes, Tianshan Mountain will gather ice skaters from Xinjiang or other brother provinces for skating training and competition. 1979 In March, the speed skating competition of the 4th National Games was held in Tianchi. Surrounded by Tianchi mountains, snow lotus and snow chicken grow on the snow-capped mountains, dogs haunt the pine forests, mushrooms grow everywhere, and medicinal materials such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus and Fritillaria are also available. There are rare birds and animals in the valley, fish and waterfowl in the lake area, modern glaciers on the peak and various minerals such as copper, iron and mica. 1982 is listed as a national key scenic spot. On May 8, 2007, Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Spot in Xinjiang was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A-level tourist attraction. Rich natural resources and peculiar natural landscape make Tianshan Mountain more attractive to all kinds of scholars.

Du Tongliang: "Seeing the Shenchi is vast and floating like a celestial mirror", hence the name "Tianchi".

Guo Moruo once wrote here: a pool of thick ink sinks to the bottom of the inkstone, and Wanmu stands tall and upright.

Regarding the myths and legends of Zhou Muwang and the Queen Mother, Li Shangyin once wrote a poem: Yaochi A Mu leans against the window, Huangzhudong sings, and Eight Horses went to Wan Li for three days, never to return.