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Tianshan Mountains - Tianshan Mountains with beautiful scenery

Tianshan Mountains are a large mountain range in central Asia, running across the central part of Xinjiang, China, and extending into Kazakhstan at its western end. It is about 2,500 kilometers long, 250-300 kilometers wide, and has an average altitude of about 5,000 meters. The highest peak is 7435.3 meters above sea level, Khan Tengri Peak is 6995 meters above sea level, and Bogda Peak is 5445 meters above sea level. These peaks are all in China, and the peaks are covered with snow. The three major rivers in Xinjiang - Syr Darya River, Chu River and Ili River all originate from this mountain.

The snow on Bogda Peak, the snowy peak of the Tianshan Mountains, never melts all year round. People call it the Snow Sea. On the mountainside of Bogda, there is a lake called Tianchi, with an altitude of 1,901 meters and a depth of about 90 meters. The water in the pool is made of melted ice and snow, and is as clear and transparent as a big mirror. The white snow peaks and green spruce trees reflect in the lake, forming a beautiful picture. It is a famous tourist attraction in Xinjiang.

In the Tianshan Mountains, there are about dozens of peaks with an altitude of over 5,000 meters. In addition to the highest peak, Tomur Peak, there are mainly Khan Tengri Peak and Bogda Peak, which are the boundary peaks between China and Kazakhstan. Peak, Waskippekaveri Mountain, Draskba Mountain, Solezi Mountain, Skartel East Peak, Zihabajian Mountain, etc. These towering peaks are covered with ice and snow all year round. Looking from a distance, the shining silvery snow peaks are so majestic, solemn and mysterious.

Bogda Peak, with an altitude of 5445 meters, is the highest peak in the Bogda Mountains in the eastern Tianshan Mountains. There are two other majestic peaks with an altitude of 5287 meters and 5213 meters. The three peaks stand side by side, resembling a penholder. Local herdsmen call them three sacred mountains. The peak above 3800 meters is a snow-covered area that does not melt all year round. It is covered with white snow, so it is called the "Snow Sea".

Tianshan Mountain - Bogda Peak Bogda Peak is 70 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It is not only a climbing target for brave climbers, but also a tourist attraction with magical charm. Driving from Urumqi, you can first go to Fukang, then go south through the huge alluvial fan of the Sangong River and enter the mountain pass. The car traces its way up the gourd-shaped valley that is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. First, there is a green mountain grassland in front of us, and then a dense forest appears. After passing through a deep and narrow stone gorge and climbing up to a 400-meter-high natural dam, a picturesque lake with rippling blue waves appears in front of you. It is Tianshan Tianchi.

Tianchi is an alpine lake formed by ancient glaciers and debris flows blocking river channels. The lake is 1,900 meters above sea level, 3,300 meters long, and hundreds of meters to 1,500 meters wide. The maximum depth of the lake is 104 meters. It is long, narrow, winding, clear and deep. The melted snow water from the surrounding snow peaks gathers here and becomes an endless source of water for Tianchi. Tall spruce, birch, and willow trees grow on the surrounding hillsides. Exquisite pavilions and pavilions are built on the west bank. The calm and clear lake reflects the green mountains and snow peaks. The scenery is beautiful and like a fairyland. No wonder it is said that Tianchi is the "Yaochi", where the Queen Mother of the West gathers all the gods to hold a peach festival. According to the "Biography of Emperor Mu", King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty 3,000 years ago traveled westward to the Tianshan Mountains in an "Eight Horse Carriage", and the Queen Mother of the West met him at Tianchi. King Mu presented a large amount of brocade silk, silk and other specialties from the Central Plains, while the Queen Mother of the West presented rare treasures from the Tianshan Mountains in return and invited King Mu to visit the scenic spots in the Tianshan Mountains. King Mu personally wrote "Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West" as a souvenir. When leaving, the Queen Mother of the West encouraged her to drink again and again, and sang impromptuly: "I wish you a long life, and I hope you will come again." Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem praising this grand event, which goes:

The mother of Yaochi leaned against the open window, and Huang The sound of bamboo singing moves the earth to mourn.

The eight horses traveled thirty thousand miles in a day. Why would King Mu not do it again?

The majestic Bogda Peak is set against the south side of Tianchi. To climb Bogda Peak, you need to ride a horse from the west bank of Tianchi Lake to the southern end of the lake and go up Dadonggou. The Dadonggou Valley is gentle and open. The valley bottom and shady slopes are densely covered with spruce trees, and the sunny slopes are covered with shrubs. It is above 2800 meters above sea level and the terrain is relatively gentle. In summer, this is a vibrant grassland scene. On the alpine meadows, grasses, Polygonaceae, Carex and other pastures weave green carpets with their thin stems and leaves. Gentians, aster, nasturtiums and anemones also use their bright colors to embroider the green carpets. The green felt is embellished into a beautiful picture of colorful colors. Along the flat river banks, on the raised ancient moraine ridges, and on the gentle slopes facing the mountains, there are herds of cattle and sheep singing melodious pastoral songs. This is the alpine pasture where Kazakh herdsmen graze cattle and sheep.

Along the valley, you can see well-preserved ancient moraine and glacial erosion landforms everywhere. At the source of Dadonggou, due to the erosion of glaciers, the back wall of an ancient snow basin has been eroded down, becoming only 3,660 meters high. It is the main transportation route for alpine pasture on the north and south slopes of Bogda Peak - Guban Bog. Dashan Pass, also known as the Three Mountains Dashan, is the mountain pass. Standing on the Guban Bogda Pass and looking out, Bogda Peak and a large glacier on its north slope can be seen at a glance. After the geologist Mr. Li Chengsan inspected Bogda Peak, he once vividly summarized the majesty of its mountains and glaciers with a few short sentences: "Silver peaks rise in anger, ice flows block the valley, and thousands of mountains are robed, but this one is the only one." The effect is powerful. According to statistics, there are more than 300 glaciers in the entire Bogda Mountains, and the Bogda Peak District accounts for more than a quarter. Bogda Peak is surrounded by steep slopes of about 60°, with deep snow deposited on the slopes. There is a lot of snowfall on Bogda Peak, deep snow and steep mountains, which can easily form avalanches.

Avalanches are an important source of supply for glaciers and play a huge role in continuing the life activities of glaciers.

When the ice surface around the boulders declines due to melting, the ice covered by the boulders will form icicles, which look like mushrooms. People call this complex of boulders and icicles an icicle. Ice mushrooms. After several ice flows of this large glacier on the north slope of Bogda Peak merge into a unified ice tongue, they flow into the Sigong River on the north slope and the Guban Bogdaguole River on the south slope respectively, becoming the two largest ice streams in northern and southern Xinjiang. Part of an inland watershed.

A large number of past and present glacial activities in the Bogda Peak District have formed rich and colorful ancient glacial relics and periglacial landforms in the area. Almost all the upper reaches of the rivers near Bogda Peak have perfect U-shaped valleys, tens of meters high, on which spruce trees, alpine shrubs or ancient terminal moraine ridges have developed into alpine meadows, with different heights and sizes. Different sheep's back stones, moraine lakes and glacial lakes of different shapes, ancient ice ridges tens or even hundreds of meters high, and ancient cirques remaining on the valley slopes? As typical representatives of periglacial landforms Polygonal soil, stone rings, stone belts, frozen mud flows, thermal melt landslides, etc. are also everywhere here. Being on Bogda Peak is like visiting a living glacier landform museum, which is eye-opening and amazing.

"The bright moon rises from the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ??clouds." Tomur Peak, which is more majestic than Bogda Peak and reaches straight into the sky, has a unique snow-capped mountain scenery. The highest peak of the Tianshan Mountains is located 20 kilometers southwest of Khan Tengri Peak, the boundary peak between China and Kazakhstan, within the territory of the Republic of China. There are more than ten peaks above 6,000 meters around it. In addition to Khan Tengri Peak, there is also Snow Lotus Peak that looks like a flower. Aktash Peak (White Jade Peak) is covered with white marble and looks like a crouching tiger. Chalebos Peak (Tiger Peak), in commemoration of the victory of the Second Science Conference of the People's Republic of China in 1978, the Science Peak named by the Mountaineering Research Team of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc. These towering peaks are covered with ice and snow like silver helmets, shining with silver light under the azure sky.

The most spectacular scenery in the Tomur Peak area is the Tuihan Tengger Glacier. Among the more than 800 glaciers in the Tomur Peak region, Khan Tengri Glacier is the longest at 60.8 kilometers long and is one of the eight largest valley glaciers in the world. The ice surface of the glacier is covered with rocks of different sizes, and people can walk on it. On the glacier, there are countless unfathomable ice lakes, ice crevasses hundreds of meters deep, as well as light blue ice melt caves, ice stalactites, crystal walls, ice towers, ice cones, ice mushrooms, ice tables and Glacier wonderland such as the Bingxia River. The weather here is changeable. Sometimes the sky is clear, and suddenly there is a thunderous sound. Looking up, snow dust not far away is billowing and flying down, setting off snow waves tens to hundreds of meters high. The rising snow mist rises and spreads like a mushroom cloud, and the scenery is very spectacular. But this kind of snow-capped mountain wonder that happens from time to time - avalanche, is the most dangerous enemy for glacier researchers and mountaineers. Only brave warriors who are not afraid of hardships and dangers can experience and appreciate the strange scenery in a thrilling environment like Tomur Peak. It can be said that "the infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak".

China's No. 1 Glacier is located on the Kalawucheng Mountain King Peak in the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains in the Nanshan District of Urumqi, on the north side of the Tiangeer Peak watershed, 118 kilometers away from Urumqi. The glacier was formed during the Third Ice Age and has a history of 4 million years. The shape of the glacier is a double-branch iceberg glacier. The upper limit of the glacier is 4474 meters above sea level. The end of the ice tongue is 3790 meters above sea level. The length of the glacier is 200 meters and the area is 1.74 square kilometers. In 1957, the Chinese Academy of Sciences built China's No. 1 Glacier Observation Point, which is the most complete glacier tracking research point in the world. Due to its scientific research transportation and environmental conditions, it is the only glacier in my country that can be commercially developed.

In addition to the spectacular glaciers, the Tomur Peak area also has many famous hot springs. Alasan Hot Spring, located on the east side of the Beimuzart Valley, is one of them. In summer, the rivers here are murmuring, the springs are tinkling, and the surrounding dense Tianshan spruce and birch forests are surrounded by yellow sage flowers blooming one after another. This has become a famous health resort in Xinjiang. The spring water in Alasan changes seasonally. It basically dries up in winter and spring, and has the largest amount of water from June to August. Hot spring water contains trace amounts of sulfide and soda and other minerals, which have certain curative effects on many diseases. Every summer, Kazakh, Mongolian, Kirgiz, Uyghur, Russian and other ethnic herders from more than 100 kilometers away come here in groups on horseback to bathe and recuperate, despite the long and dangerous journey.

Although many snow peaks in the Tianshan Mountains are covered with ice and snow all year round, there are still abundant animal and plant resources below the 3,000-meter snow line. The foothills and valleys of Tomur Peak and Bogda Peak are covered with spruce and Tasmania pines, evergreen all year round. The dense forests on the north and south slopes of Tomur Peak are one of the main timber-producing areas in Xinjiang. There are more than 80 kinds of medicinal plants, including caladium, comfrey, henbane, polygonatum, nepeta, motherwort, rhubarb, etc. in grasslands and forest grasslands; wild roses, dangshen, etc. can be seen everywhere in spruce forests; In the alpine meadows, patches of nasturtiums are blooming in the wind, and their branches are swaying; among the rocks near the snow line, the snow lotuses blooming in the cold cold are exuding fragrance. Looking from a distance, each snow lotus is like a white jade rabbit. A world of ice and snow brings vitality.

The Tianshan region is also a gene bank for excellent pastures. There are 55 species of Graminaceae plants that have been discovered, including many fescues, bluegrass, Elymus edulis, Siberian sedge, Stipa psoma, wild oat, wild black grass and so on. Wheat, etc., as well as wild alfalfa, sweet-scented osmanthus, etc. from the leguminous family, are all excellent pastures and play an important role in the development of animal husbandry.

Tianshan Snow Lotus, also known as "Snow Lotus", is called "Tagayilis" in the local Uyghur language. It is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is a rare and valuable Chinese herbal medicine unique to Xinjiang. It grows on steep cliffs and in ice-stained rock crevices at an altitude of about 4,000 meters in the Tianshan Mountains. The climate there is extremely cold and the snow remains all year round. General plants cannot survive at all, but Snow Lotus can It can grow tenaciously in the severe cold of dozens of degrees below zero and in the hypoxic environment with thin air. This unique living habit and unique growth environment make it natural and rare, and create its unique pharmacological effects and magical medicinal value. People regard snow lotus as the "king of herbs" and "the best medicine".

There are many rare birds and animals in the Tianshan Mountains. The peaks below 3,000 meters above sea level, the deep forests of mountains and grasslands are natural places for various birds and animals to inhabit and breed.

Marmots and otters are precious fur animals found all over the Tianshan Mountains. The otter skins here are an important export product in Xinjiang. The Tianshan argali, snow leopard, lynx, Tianshan deer, Tianshan antelope, etc. are also protected animals.

The goshawks of the Tianshan Mountains are known for their length and ferocity. A goshawk spreads its wings and is more than two meters long, like a small airplane. Sometimes it soars up leisurely, sometimes it hovers carefreely in the air. Once it spots a hare, gazelle or other weak animal, it cuts down across the sky like a sharp sword with lightning speed. These delicate animals soon become a delicious meal for the goshawks. Among the animals in the Tianshan Mountains, the most alert ones are the wild camels. It is timid and suspicious, and will run away at the slightest sign of disturbance. Its limbs are slender and powerful, and its soles are about 5 centimeters thick, as if pressed on rubber pads. It runs as fast and silently as the wind. Its extra-large stomach bag can hold 70 kilograms of water at a time. After drinking enough, it can keep it from drinking water for several months. Therefore, it has become the best vehicle in the desert and has always been known as the "Ship of the Desert". The Tianshan's yellow sheep, big-headed sheep, roe deer, Chateng big-tailed sheep and snow chickens near the snow line are the main hunting targets of Tianshan people, especially the yellow sheep and big-headed sheep, which are distributed in large quantities. After people catch them, they sometimes set up a bonfire and barbecue them on the spot. Paired with fine wine, it becomes a unique and mouth-watering picnic.

The Tianshan region is located inland and has a typical continental climate. Most areas have a dry climate and little rainfall, which is suitable for the development of animal husbandry. In particular, the Ili area in the north of Tomur Peak is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, and is particularly famous for its horse breeding industry. The ancient "Tianma" originally came from here, and was later called Ili horse, and it still enjoys a high reputation today. There are also important production areas for excellent military horses and production horses. Cattle, sheep, and camels are also widely distributed here. In addition, rice and other crops are also grown in the plain area on the southern slope of Tomur Peak in the Tianshan Mountains. Aksu rice has a history of hundreds of years. It was a tribute rice paid to the imperial court in the Qing Dynasty. It is known as "Aksu rice is sweet and fragrant". Tianshan area is also the hometown of fruits. Historically, grapes, alfalfa, flax, melons, walnuts, etc. imported from the Western Regions were introduced to the Republic of China through here. There are more than 10 types of fruit trees in Wensu County in the south of Tomur Peak, mainly apples, walnuts, grapes, peaches, apricots, pears, anaeonychus, cherries, catalpas, red dates, etc., especially apples, walnuts, apricots, etc. , the most diverse.

Tianshan Mountain, located in the northwest border of the Republic of China, has been an important channel for connecting the Republic of China with Central and West Asia since ancient times. The Zart Valley is an important branch of the ancient Silk Road. In the Western Han Dynasty, Princess Xijun and Princess Jieyou married King Wusun through this route. Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk from the Tang Dynasty who was well-known at home and abroad, also passed here when he went to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures in 629 AD. In his "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", he vividly described the thrilling environment in the Tomur Peak watershed area. It is said that Genghis Khan, the "Prodigy of a Generation", once climbed to the Bogda Peak of the Tianshan Mountains and met Qiu Chuji, a real man from Changchun who came to the West to preach at that time. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the "Yaochi Protectorate" was set up under Bogda Peak to manage the Tianshan area. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Governor Mingliang once climbed Bogda Peak and Tianchi area to survey the terrain, dig mountains and divert water, and set up a stone tablet near the mouth of Tianchi Canal to commemorate this move. There are many places of interest and historic sites near Tianchi. In the past, more than a dozen ancient temples were built here. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Fushou Temple was built here. Because it was built with blue bricks and iron tiles, it was also called the "Iron Wax Temple". There are also the ruins of Dongyue Temple to the west of Tianchi, and the Wuji Temple under the pool. These scenic spots and historical sites add to the attractive charm of Tianshan Mountain.

Online Tour of Tianshan

Origin of the Tianshan Sect

The Lingjiu Palace is far away in Tianshan. After decades of operation, it has quietly controlled the entire area from the Central Plains to the southeastern coast. Most Jianghu gangs. Therefore, when people talk about the Tianshan Sect in the world, they do not talk about "Tianshan", but often use "gongli" instead.

Of course Lingjiu Palace is not on the top of the Snow Mountain, but in a warm and humid place at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain. Many disciples live here, and the Vulture Palace is actually both a market and a castle. Because everything within a hundred miles is within its control range, the Lingjiu Palace has never seen the light of swords and shadows, and it is a peaceful and peaceful scene.

Tianshan Child Elder is the only god in Tianshan. Very few people have seen her face. Most people have only heard of this terrifying name from bloody Jianghu stories.

Combat Features

The martial arts of Tianshan Lingjiu Palace are famous for their weirdness. To ordinary people, Tianshan disciples are almost like ghosts.

In fact, the attacks of Tianshan disciples are also external skills, but only the enemy knows the ice damage they inflict at the same time. Moreover, their attacks will hit continuously at critical moments, so most of the people who despised them are no longer alive.

What really scares everyone in the martial arts world is that Tianshan disciples are erratic in battle and can disappear in an instant. When the right time comes, they can kill with one blow or immobilize themselves with acupoints. Not only themselves, they also have the ability to hide their companions. A few Tianshan disciples can hide the entire army almost in an instant.

Tianshan disciples are born assassins.

Features of the sect

Xuanbingshu: Tianshan martial arts, specializing in ice, with ice in the palms and energy in the ice. Tianshan Xuanbing is formed from unusual water. It can survive the scorching sun for a long time; it can evaporate instantly in the cold winter and turn into murderous aura. Tianshan disciples use ice, just like Xingxu uses poison and Emei uses talismans. It is a well-known means of defeating enemies in the martial arts world. The function of Xuanbing Technique is to turn your palms into ice no matter where and whenever you want, as if you were grabbing an object out of thin air.

Ice-picking technique: Ice-picking technique is an internal skill of Tianshan. It is the practice of ice-picking that makes it possible to form ice in the palm of the Xuanbing technique. However, the practice of ice harvesting is not something that can be accomplished in a day. Tianshan disciples practice this skill the most diligently.

Royal eagle: There is a large eagle in the Tianshan Mountains, called the Spirit Vulture. This is also the origin of the name of Tianshan Lingjiu Palace. The vulture's wings are short and the width of its hand, it is not good at flying but good at running.

Piaomiao Tianshan

Piaomiao Peak is not high in altitude and has no ice and snow. Instead, it is foggy. It is impossible to see the mountain clearly for half the year, so it is called Piaomiao Peak. Tianshan Mountain is rich in snow lotus, but if you start from the Lingjiu Palace of Piaomiao Peak and climb to the top of the snow mountain to collect snow lotus, it is also a difficult and dangerous way.

In the Lingjiu Palace, most of them are Han Chinese from the Central Plains, but there are also many local people of all ethnic groups who live peacefully together. They work hard for the daily operation of the Lingjiu Palace.

There are many springs in the Vulture Palace, and they are cold springs in the snow mountains. The cold spring water has two major benefits. One is that it can be turned into black ice in the palms of Tianshan disciples and used as a murder weapon. The other is that it is suitable for watering grapes and making them sweet. Not greasy, thick and juicy, so the grapes from Lingjiu Palace are also the best in the Western Region

Tianshan Scenery

Author: Bi Ye

Friends, you are here Have you ever been to the Tianshan Mountains? The Tianshan Mountains are a large mountain range in the northwest frontier of our motherland. It stretches for thousands of miles and stretches between the Junggar Basin and the Tarim Basin. It divides the vast Xinjiang into northern and southern halves. Looking at the Tianshan Mountains from a distance, they are so beautiful. The peaks covered with snow all year round are like the silver crowns of Uighur girls dancing together. The colorful mountains are like peacocks spreading their tails. , gorgeous and charming.

Tianshan not only gives people a rare and beautiful feeling, but also gives people an infinite tender feeling. It has abundant water plants and green forests. When it is covered with thin cloud veil, it is as shy as a girl; when it is very brightly illuminated by the sun, it is like the full chest of a young mother. People will love it with two sweet emotions intertwined at the same time, like a baby loving its mother's arms, and like a man snuggling up to his lover.

If you are willing, I will accompany you to Tianshan to have a look.

Snow Peaks·Streams·Forests

The Gobi Desert in Xinjiang is extremely hot in July. The ideal time is to ride a horse up the Tianshan Mountains. Ili in the north of Xinjiang and Yanqi in the south both produce excellent horses. Whether they are Kazakh horses in Yili or Mongolian horses in Yanqi, riding them to climb mountains is like walking on a flat river, fast and stable.

Entering the Tianshan Mountains, the scorching heat of the Gobi Desert is left far behind. The cold air of the snow-capped mountains blows towards you and will immediately make you feel as cool as autumn. The blue sky sets off the towering huge snow peaks. Under the sun, a few white clouds cast cloud shadows between the snow peaks, like a few silver-gray dark flowers embroidered on the white satin. The melted snow water flows down from the high mountain streams and cliffs, like thousands of shining silver chains. The falling snow water merges into a rushing stream at the foot of the mountain, and the waves are thrown upward, forming thousands of white lotuses in full bloom. But every time we reach the migratory eddy where the water is slow, there are fish jumping. At this time, sitting on the saddle by the Yinma Stream, you can look down at the clear water bottom where the sunlight shines through. Among the colorful water rocks, the shining scales of fish reflect the clear snowy water, giving the silent Tianshan Added infinite vitality.

Going further in, the Tianshan Mountains become more and more beautiful. Along the snow line of the white-capped peaks, there is an endless stretch of green primeval forest. The dense Tasong pines are like giant umbrellas holding up the sky. The overlapping branches only reveal the scattered shadows of the sun. When riding a horse through the forest, you can only hear the sound of water splashing on the rocks by the horse's hooves, which adds to the tranquility of the dense forest. In the depths of this forest sea, even birds rarely fly, and only a few distant bird songs can be heard occasionally. At this time, if you dismount and sit on a rock to smoke and rest, although the sun is shining brightly outside the forest, the red light of your cigarette butt is shining in the dense forest that blocks the sun.

Judging from the two charred dead trees discovered by chance, it seems that hard-working hunters may have come here. They made a fire to camp in the middle of the night and roasted the game they had hunted. There are herds of wild sheep, grass deer, bison and wild camels in the mountains today.

If it feels like autumn when you enter Tianshan Mountain, then it will feel like spring further inside. The color of the mountain gradually becomes softer, and the shape of the mountain gradually becomes softer. It feels like you can touch tender fat with your hand. The stream here is slow, lingering at the foot of every mountain. On both sides of the gently rippling stream, there are wild flowers that are taller than a horse's head. They are red, yellow, blue, white, and purple. They are colorful and stretch like an endless tapestry. The colorful clouds on the horizon are so dazzling, as gorgeous as the rainbow in the sky. These densely packed wildflowers are tens of feet tall, with flowers as big as an eight-inch agate plate and petals as big as a palm. Horses walking in the sea of ??flowers look particularly vigorous, and people floating on the sea of ??flowers also look particularly energetic. You don’t need to leave the saddle on a horse, you just need to reach out a little and you can hold your most beloved big flowers in your arms.

Although it is not spring in Tianshan at this time, what spring garden can compare with the boundless flowers in Tianshan at this time?

Charming summer pasture

< p> Surrounded by snowy peaks, a beautiful thousand-mile pasture appears before your eyes. The dark green primeval forest and bright wild flowers add a double richness to this vast pasture. Green butter grass grows on Qianli Pasture, and the clear stream flows through the grass on both sides. The grassland is so boundless and flat, like a calm ocean. Under the sun, the blister-like yurts were shining with white light.

When you are galloping on this thousand-mile grassland, you can see thousands of fat flocks of sheep, horses and cattle everywhere. They ate the butter grass that contains milk, and their fur was extremely shiny, as if there were stars of oil on the tip of each hair. Especially those cattle, oxen, white sheep, and red sheep that are clearly set off by the green grassland are as beautiful as colorful patterns embroidered on green satin in the sun.

Sometimes, the wind brings a tinkling sound like silver bells from among the herds. It is the silver ornaments hanging on the corners of the clothes of the Kazakh shepherd girls that jingle in the wind. The shepherdesses are riding horses, and their graceful figures are set against the blue sky, snow-capped mountains and green grass, which makes them look very moving. They laughed and galloped along with the horses, and whenever they stopped, they would sing their love on horseback, waving their whips gently.

Although this Tianshan Qianli Pasture, surrounded by snow peaks, green forests and flowers, gives people a low-level feeling, it is located at an altitude of more than two to three thousand meters. Whenever a dark cloud comes, the cloud feet always sweep over the grassland and sprinkle showers of rain. The herds appear and disappear in the rain clouds, which intensifies the clouds and makes it difficult to distinguish which is the cloud head and which is the herd. And when the showers passed, the grassland after the rain became fresher and greener. From a distance, it looked like a huge sapphire. From a close look, the water droplets on the grass tips looked like countless diamonds.

What is particularly attractive is the dusk in the pasture. The surrounding snow peaks are reflected red by the setting sun, as brilliant as clouds; the red light of the snow peaks is reflected on this vast pasture, forming a magnificent world, a yurt. , the herds and the shepherdesses are all coated in a rose-red color. When the setting sun sinks and the red light of the surrounding snow peaks gradually fades, and the silvery gray dusk covers the grassland, you can see countless little red lights, which are the herdsmen burning copper pots to prepare dinner.

You don’t have to be polite. Any ger is your warm home. As long as you walk towards the light of the fire, no matter which ger you enter, the hospitable Kazakh herdsmen will treat you like brothers. We welcome you warmly. When you are thirsty, you can drink a basin of mare's milk first. When you are hungry, there are grilled lamb chops, yogurt pimples, and butter cakes. You can drink and chew as passionately as the Kazakh herdsmen.

When there is only a pile of red embers left under the hanging pot tripod of the yurt, the night wind will bring the sound of tambula strings and the melodious and loud singing of the Kazakh shepherd girls. This is the last happy moment of the day when eight herdsmen families living together gather in a relatively large yurt to celebrate the day.

Afterwards, the entire grassland was immersed in the stillness of night. If you put on a fur coat and walk into the yurt at this time, under the moonlight or under the stars, you can dimly see the herds wandering gently on the grassland at night. The grassland at night is so quiet and peaceful, with only the flowing water. The sound of the stream makes you think about nature.

Wild horse·Mushroom circle·Marmot·Snow lotus

At dusk, under the twinkling stars or the moonlight, many touching scenes should take place in the grassland, but people do not The neglect passed in the quiet sleep; only when dawn comes on this grassland, people will find that the number of horses in their herd suddenly increases overnight, and when people approach with surprise, the horses They will immediately divide into two groups, one of which will gallop away from you. The long mane looks like many fluttering satin banners under the light blue sky of dawn. Only then did you realize that it was a herd of wild horses. At night, they blend into the herd and play and chase with the horses. They are alert and good at running, and they wander around unsteadily. A few of the strongest male wild horses lead the herd. They are familiar with many herding horses. When they meet, they smell each other with their noses, rub each other's heads affectionately, and then eat together in a group. Grass, play and chase. At dawn, when the herdsmen walk out of their yurts, it’s the moment they separate into groups. Male wild horses always protect female wild horses and foals from people.

When the wild horses stand far away from people, you can still see the long mane of the male wild horse standing guarding the herd on the grassland at sunrise. The mane hangs down to the knees and shines with a beautiful luster.

After sunrise, the grassland is bright and clear, and it is most convenient to discover mushrooms at this time. Tianshan mushrooms are tender, plump, large and sweet. At this time, as long as you look up the grassland immediately, you can find some particularly green dots, which are mushroom circles. If you gallop towards it, you will easily find mushrooms that look like stars in the summer night sky in a circle of green butter grass that is three to four feet in diameter. Anyone will be tempted to see these many snow-white mushrooms hidden in the green grass. If one hand is too busy, you will naturally use both hands to pick it. If the pockets on your body are not full, you will naturally add your hat or even riding boots to fill it. Picking so many fresh mushrooms for the first time is the happiest thing for a guest from afar. You wash the fresh mushrooms in the stream, no oil, no salt. Just boil them and eat them, and they have a particularly fresh taste. If you add a wild lamb leg, it will be fresh, sweet and fragrant.

There are many rare and rare things in the Tianshan Mountains. We know that otters live on the waterfront and in the water, but marmots live in the Tianshan Mountains. At the foot of the mountain on the edge of the pasture, you can see caves everywhere, which is where the marmots live. From the heavy snowfall in September and October until the ice melts in April and May of the next year, marmots hibernate in their caves for half a year. Only after the summer solstice did the green butter grass make them fat and round. At this time, their coat color is ephedra and shiny, their bellies are dragging the ground, and their four short legs are walking slowly. They are perfect for catching in large numbers.

Another rare product is the snow lotus. If you climb up from the foot of the mountain and go beyond the snow line of the Tianshan Mountains, you can see jade-like snow lotuses standing upright in the cold light of the green snow. These snow lotuses are accustomed to growing in extremely cold environments, and their roots penetrate into the rock. In the gap, it absorbs snow water and endures snow light, soft and quiet, white and crystal clear. This magical flower and herb that grows above the snow line at an altitude of thousands of meters inaccessible to humans is said to be a rare treasure - a kind of good medicine for women that is difficult to find.

Natural Lake and Guozigou

At the heights of the Tianshan Mountains, huge natural lakes often appear, just like the bright mirrors opened by beauties when they put on their morning makeup. The lake surface is calm and the water is clear to the bottom. The white clouds in the sky and the surrounding snow peaks are clearly reflected in the water, blending the shadows of the lake, mountains and sky into a crystal-clear one. In this quiet lake, the only moving things are swans. The whiteness of the swans adds to the clarity of the lake, and the cries of the swans add to the tranquility of the lake. People say that the color of the mountains is changeable, but in fact the color of the lake is also changeable. If you stand on a high place and look out at the lake, you will see a refreshing expanse of clear water in front of you. If you pay attention again, what is close to your sight is glittering scales. , like thousands of silver fish swimming, and the distance is as flat as a mirror, without a trace of dust or a hairspring to intrude. The color of the lake becomes darker as it gets further away. From near to far, it is silvery white, light blue, dark blue, and dark green, with very clear boundaries. Legend has it that there is such a lake where the tears of an unfortunate Kazakh girl in ancient times were shed. The changing color of the lake symbolizes the various sorrows of that ancient girl.

Just by this lake, the descendants of the legendary girl are now grazing sheep. The lake water nourishes the green grass beside the lake, the grass fattens the sheep, and the goat's milk nourishes the young girl's offspring. Of course, this lake, which symbolized the misfortune of the Kazakh people, has become an actual lake of happiness today.

The mountains are high and refreshing, the lakeside is clean, the days are full of sunshine, and the nights are full of stars. The herdsmen’s yurts follow the sheep around the lake. Their sheep breed year after year. They fall in love and give birth. , they played the piano and sang about their happy life.

The snow water from the high mountains flows into the lake, and then pours from the canyon rocks that are split with a knife into the mountain streams thousands of feet below. The water pours down from the cliffs like a flying chain. , even if you stand on the top of a mountain more than ten miles away, you can still see the white light of the flying chain. If you walk to the cliff, you will feel a thrilling shock at your feet. Looking down at the water chain, it rushes onto the rocks in the deep valley, splashing dense droplets, forming a misty and magnificent colorful water mist under the midday sun. Just beside the rapid stream, the yurts of herdsmen are scattered in the deep green valley, as white as washed jade.

If you follow the winding stream, hundreds of springs will join along the way to gradually form a stream, and then join streams and streams along the way, forming a river rushing out of the Tianshan Mountains.

Just by the streams in such deep mountains and wild valleys, there are often wild fruit ditches with fruit trees on the banks. In the spring, flowers bloom all over the canyon, and in autumn, the mountainsides are covered with fruits. Whenever the red fruits are ripe, it is a paradise for birds and wild animals. This kind of wild fruit ditch is often not discovered by people. Among them is a wild fruit ditch, which is full of wild apples and stretches for five hundred miles. In spring, no one knows the apple blossoms in the five hundred miles. In autumn, no one picks the ripe apples in the five hundred miles. The old apple trees withered and more new apple trees grew. Over the years, this 500-mile-long ditch has been filled with wild apples several feet thick.