Route map from Urumqi to Kanas.

Route:

(1) Urumqi-Shihezi-Wusu-(via National Highway 2 17)- Karamay-Brzin-Kanas (the whole journey is about 9 12km).

(2) Urumqi-(via National Highway 2 16)- Brzin-Kanas (the whole journey is about 860 kilometers).

2. Kanas Lake: National AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot, National Geological Park, National Forest Park, China Nature Reserve, National Natural Heritage, National Low-carbon Tourism Experimental Zone, the most beautiful lake in China, Kanas Lake stands with snowy peaks, green mountains and green waters, lakes and mountains, and is known as "fairyland on earth and fairy garden".

3. "Kanas" is Mongolian, meaning "beautiful and mysterious lake". Kanas Lake is located in the north of Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Lake water comes from glacial meltwater and local precipitation in Kuitun, Youyi Peak and other mountainous areas. Lake elevation1374m, with an area of 45.73㎞? The deepest elevation of the lake is 1 18 1.5m, the depth of the lake is 188.5m, and the storage capacity reaches 5.38 billion cubic meters. It is the deepest moraine dammed lake in China, an alpine lake and an inland freshwater lake, located in the dense forest of Altai Mountain.

4. Urumqi, commonly known as Urumqi, formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang. The whole city covers an area of 142 16.3 square kilometers and governs 7 districts 1 county. At the end of 20 16, the resident population was 35 1 10,000.

Urumqi is located in the northwest of China, in the middle of Xinjiang, at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, in the hinterland of Eurasia, and adjacent to Central Asian countries. Known as the "Asian Capital", it has been an important hub for exchanges between the East and the West since ancient times. Today, it is the largest city in the world, the most inland and the farthest from the ocean and coastline.