Altai tourist attractions

It has 48 A-level and above scenic spots, 3 national 5A-level scenic spots, 1 world geological park, and 4 national forest parks. The main scenic spots include the famous Kanas Lake Scenic Area, Burgen River Beaver Nature Reserve, Fuhai Seaside Scenic Area, Butterfly Valley, Ulungu Lake Beach, Baisha Lake, Mingsha Mountain, as well as mountain scenery and glaciers. Snowy mountains, lakes and hot springs, rock paintings and stone carvings, Chemulchek ancient tombs and grassland stone figures, etc. Altay region has tourism resources such as mountain forests, river valley scenery, lakes and hot springs, rock paintings and stone carvings. Kanas, a national 5A-level eco-tourism scenic spot known as "the pure land of mankind" and "one of the best in China and first-class in the world", is listed as one of the two preferred projects in Xinjiang. It has the natural scenery of a national-level scenic spot, The potential of applying for world natural and cultural heritage will gradually build into a high-grade world-class eco-tourism resort; recuperation, health care, leisure, etc., focusing on the Brento Sea Gold Coast, Butterfly Spring Valley Resort, and Fuyun Keketuo Sea Dadonggou Scenic Area. Vacation travel; popular science represented by China's only European and Siberian flora and fauna taiga, China's lowest Youyi Peak Glacier, Keketuohai Geological Mine No. 3, Fuyun Earthquake Fault Zone, Colorful City and Petrified Wood Examine tourism; Altai Mountain is a place where Xinjiang grassland history and culture gather. There are a large number of grassland historical and cultural heritages such as rock carvings, rock paintings, cave paintings, deer stones, carved stone figures, etc. It is known as the "Thousand Miles of Rock Painting Corridor" and has a high With scientific and tourism value, it is known as "the earliest origin of human skiing". Colorful City Colorful City is located in the Kalamaili Mountain Ungulate Wildlife Sanctuary, 260 kilometers south of Urumqi City. This is a strange world of ocher, goose yellow, azure, dark green and gray. Deep in the Gobi lies a dreamy castle that has withstood hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain erosion and transformed into a cocoon into a butterfly. It is colorful, bizarre and dazzling. The Colorful City is the most beautiful Yadan landform in China. Every day when the morning light shines or the sun sets, the Colorful City becomes more and more gorgeous. Those castles, large or small, well-proportioned, seem to be alive, venting the passion of traveling through time and space. No wonder the film crews of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Beyond the Limit", and the new TV series "Journey to the West" traveled thousands of miles to shoot location scenes here. There are agate beaches and petrified wood ruins near Wucaicheng. Going 8 kilometers north and passing the Fuyun County Winter Animal Husbandry Office is the activity area of ??wild animals. You can drive by yourself or go with a group. Naren Grassland Naren Grassland is more than 30 kilometers away from Tuwa New Village in Kanas Lake, more than 10 kilometers east of Shuanghu Lake, and has an altitude of 1,390 meters. This is an alpine summer pasture with abundant water and grass, a cool and pleasant climate, and flocks of cattle and sheep. White yurts can be seen everywhere, dotted with beautiful grasslands. This is also a world of flowers, with wild red and white peonies, lilies, and nasturtiums making it dizzying to see. The Naren grassland has undulating peaks, and the Siberian taiga is vast, majestic and majestic. Looking far into the distance, the ever-lasting snow on Youyi Peak is extremely dazzling under the blue sky.

The Gila Grand Canyon is located in the hinterland of the Junggar Basin, 250 kilometers north of Fuhai County. The Gila Grand Canyon is more than 100 kilometers long from east to west, like a huge trumpet, opening from east to west. The terrain in the south of the canyon has a small elevation difference, starting from the desert, and extending out is the majestic and vast Gurbantunggut Desert; the terrain in the north of the canyon has a large elevation difference, deep water incision, many steep cliffs, and obvious color stratification from top to bottom. Below are azurite, ocher, goose yellow, and vermilion. The canyon stretches out along a line and is so majestic that it can be called the largest Yadan landform zone in China. The Gila Grand Canyon was a seabed in ancient times, as evidenced by the large seashell fossils and various large paleontological fossils that can be seen everywhere.

Grassland Shicheng Grassland Shicheng Scenic Area is 40 kilometers away from Jimunai County and covers an area of ??270 square kilometers. The core area covers an area of ??67 square kilometers and belongs to the Yanshan grassland under the Savur Mountain. The scenic area is surrounded by hills, with numerous strange rocks and complex shapes, such as Buddha meditating, human face and turtle body, ape generals, walking side by side, wild snakes probing their heads, rhinoceroses watching, and so on. They have both form and spirit, lifelike and highly ornamental. There is a cave on a steep rock wall. There is a spring in the cave that has never dried up. The local herdsmen call it the "divine spring". They come to worship it often and bring it back in cans. This practice has a long history. Every June and July, pink peonies, wild poppies, nasturtiums, etc. bloom in the scenic area. Wild mushrooms are everywhere, which are extremely rare, adding to the charming beauty of Shicheng. There is also a strange slope, which looks like it is going uphill but is actually going downhill, which adds a bit of interest to the stone city. "Kanas" is Mongolian, meaning "beautiful and mysterious". The Kanas scenic spot is located in the Altai Mountains in the northern part of the Altay region. It borders Kazakhstan and Russia to the west and north across the ridgeline of the Altai Mountains, and borders Mongolia to the east. , is the only scenic spot in China that borders the three countries, with a total area of ??10,030 square kilometers, spanning Burqin and Habahe counties in the Altay region, with the Kanas National Nature Reserve covering an area of ??2,210 square kilometers as its core Scenic Area. Known as the "Pure Land on Earth", Kanas Scenic Area has 55 scenic spots, including Wolong Bay, Moon Bay and Shenxian Bay. The "three mysteries" of the Mongolian Tuva people, the musical fossil Sur, and the mysterious lake monster are fascinating. The main attractions of the scenic spot are: Agonggeti Grassland, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, Shenxian Bay, Holy Spring, Yaze Lake, and Flower. Cultivar Valley, Kanas Lake, Baihu Lake, Shuanghu Lake, Tuva Village, Guanyutai, White Birch Forest, Hemu, Baihaba, Naren Grassland, Youyi Peak, etc.

Kanas Scenic Area has been praised by domestic and foreign experts and tourists for its unique location, unique ecology, biological diversity and pure beauty of glacial lakes. This is the only extension of the Siberian Taiga in China, the only Palearctic European-Siberian flora and fauna distribution area in China, the only continental tundra zone in China, and the only settlement of the Mongolian Tuva people in China. The area is alternating with forests and grasslands, with obvious natural vertical zones. Modern glaciers are well preserved, with unique ecosystems and beautiful natural scenery. There are 798 species of plants and 99 species of fungi, especially Xinjiang five-needle pine and Xinjiang fir, which are the only distribution areas in my country. , has high natural protection value and scientific research value; there are 39 species of mammals, 117 species of birds, 4 species of amphibians and reptiles, and more than 300 species of insects. In the water of Kanas Lake, there are rare fishes such as Salmon, Salmon, Burbot, Altai sturgeon, and Siberian bream, especially Salmon, which can reach 2-3 meters in length and weigh up to 100 kilograms. The fish body is light red and is called big red fish. There are a total of 319 large and small lakes in the scenic area, all of which were carved by glaciers. There are nearly 400 well-preserved fourth-century glaciers. Kanas Lake is a cross-water lake and is an open section in the upper reaches of the Kanas River. It was formed by structural faulting and glaciation. The lake is 1,374 meters above sea level, 24.5 kilometers long from north to south, covers an area of ??44.78 square kilometers, and has a maximum water depth of 197 meters. The lake is surrounded by green peaks and has beautiful scenery. The color of the water in the lake often changes depending on the time and angle of observation. It can be green, azure, or milky white... It is unpredictable and is known as the "color-changing lake". "Lake" often appears. The "strange" phantom and confusing rumors make it even more unique. Kanas Lake has 6 bays, each of which has a magical legend. Genghis Khan's military commander Yelu Chucai passed by Kanas Lake when he was on the western expedition with his army. He was deeply moved by the magnificent scenery in front of him and recited a poem: "Who knows that the Western Region will encounter beautiful scenery, and I will believe that the Eastern Lord has no love for the world. There are three hundred round marshes and square ponds. Therefore, a pool of clear spring water is flat." At present, Kanas Scenic Area has "one of the five most beautiful lakes in China", "one of the six most beautiful ancient towns and villages in China", "one of the 50 most beautiful places in China for foreigners to visit", "one of the top ten autumn sceneries in China" With dazzling auras such as "First in the World" and "Creative Base of China Photographers Association", Xinjiang has become the leader in tourism in Xinjiang. Kanas is a national AAAAA-level scenic spot, with a national geological park, a national nature reserve, Jiadengyu National Forest Park, and Baihaba National Forest Park. An official from UNESCO sighed after inspecting the Kanas Scenic Area: "This is the last undeveloped place on earth, and its existence proves that mankind was an extremely beautiful place to live in the past." Colorful Beach The Colorful Beach Scenic Area is 22 kilometers away from Burqin County and is located on the bank of the Irtysh River. The provincial road from Burqin County to Habahe County passes by. It is a place with both gold (giant windmills) and wood (river valley autumn forest). It is a concentrated scenic spot with the beauty of water (blue river), fire (sunrise and sunset), and earth (Yadan landform). Stretching along the north bank of the river is the colorful beach, which is red, green, purple, yellow and brown. It is a rare Yadan landform in the country. Various wind-eroded, rain-stripped and water-cut mudstone shapes, some resemble mysterious castles, and some They are like solidified waterfalls, and some are like thousands of Buddha chanting statues, with lifelike shapes. The south bank of the river is a dense secondary forest in the river valley, with a complete range of tree species such as black poplar, blue poplar, white poplar, bitter poplar, and poplar euphratica. It is known as China's natural poplar gene bank. The Irtysh River runs through it like a blue ribbon, with a suspension bridge flying north and south, adding a bit of romance under the sunset. "A river separates two banks, and the north and south have different skies." This is a high-level summary of the colorful beach scenic spot. Colorful Beach is a national AAAA-level beach. Baisha Lake - Mingsha Mountain Baisha Lake is 108 kilometers away from the county seat and located near the Aheitubeike Port. It is a small desert lake surrounded by sand mountains. There are tall and dense poplar trees mixed with broad-leaved forests growing around the lake, and airtight reeds extend from the edge of the lake to the center of the lake. Baisha Lake has three unique features. First, there is no water inlet, and all the water in the lake flows in from under the desert. Second, in June every year, lotus flowers bloom on the lake, which is quite the charm of a Jiangnan water town. Third, the high mountains in the scenic area , desert, trees, lakes, lotus, reeds, the colors are harmoniously combined, the scenery is perfect, just like a bonsai made by an art master, exquisite and elegant, unique and interesting. Mingsha Mountain is adjacent to Baisha Lake and consists of 6 sand mountains. It is about 2 kilometers long, 100-200 meters wide, and has a relative height of about 25 meters. The sand is white and dust-free, and the sand grains are fine and uniform. In midsummer, the surface temperature of the sand mountain is as high as about 50 degrees Celsius, and it feels hot when you bare your feet on it. At this time, the sand slides along the slope, and the sand follows people down, and the friction of the sand grains makes a roaring sound, like a tank passing by, which is quite rhythmic, long-lasting, and intoxicating. Baihaba Village Baihaba Village is located on the banks of the Akhaba River, the boundary river between China and Kazakhstan. It is known as the first village in northwest China. It is a quiet and beautiful small mountain village. It is one of the three major residences of the Tuva people. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city and maintains its simple and honest folk customs. There is a tall border guard lookout post near the village, which is called the "No. 1 Post in the Northwest." Baihaba Village is a village where pristine natural ecology and ancient traditional culture perfectly combine. As the sun sets, with smoke curling up from the cooking pots, white birches covered with gold, and cattle and sheep descending, a stunning "picture of returning to herding" has been created. Become a classic in the photography world. Every time autumn comes, photography enthusiasts flock to it, enjoying it endlessly and being intoxicated with it. Baihaba Village was designated as a photography creation base by the China Photographers Association in 2002. Hemu Hemu Village is the core scenic spot of Kanas Scenic Area. It is the largest village among the three residences of the Tuva people, with more than 800 people.

Hemu Village is located in the Hemu Grassland surrounded by mountains. It is distributed in a strip along the left bank of the Hemu River. It forms a unique natural and cultural landscape with snow peaks, forests, grasslands, blue sky and white clouds. The most eye-catching thing about Hemu Village is the large and small wooden houses and wooden fences, which are scattered in an orderly manner and primitive and simple, and have become the symbol of the Tuva people. On the hillsides around Hemu Village, you can overlook the panoramic view of Hemu Village from different angles. In particular, the high platform in the northwest of the village is the best viewing platform to enjoy the panoramic view of Hemu Village. The scenery of Hemu in the four seasons is very different and fascinating. In spring, the hillsides and river valleys are filled with flowers, including wild poppies, wild lilies, nasturtiums... red, purple, yellow... all vying for beauty and colorful, with the tendency of "the flowers gradually become enchanting to the eye"; In summer, the grass is knee-deep, cattle and sheep are looming, caravans are meandering, and tourists are shadowed... "outdoor paradise" is already well-known to the world; in autumn, the wind is light and the clouds are light, the water is clear, the forests are dyed, and the smoke cage village, how many This is the time when the best photography works are produced; in winter, with white snow as the background, pine and birch as the ink, and ink painting with appropriate shades, it is breathtaking. Not far to the northwest of Hemu Village, there is a beautiful mountain peak, shaped like a girl's breast, which the locals call "Beautiful Peak". Meili Peak has dense forests, green grass and blooming flowers. It is one of the scenic spots in Hemu.