Introduction of Kanas Scenic Area

Kanas Scenic Area is located in Burqin County and Habahe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bordering Kazakhstan and Russia in the north and Mongolia in the east, with geographical coordinates of 87 00 ′-8710 ′ east longitude and 48 43 ′-48 54 ′ north latitude. It mainly includes Hanas National Nature Reserve, Kanas National Geopark, Baihaba National Forest Park, Kadenyu National Forest Park, Brzin Valley, Harmony Valley, Harmony Grassland Harmony Village, Baihaba Village and Kanas Village, which are three famous natural and human landscape areas at home and abroad, among which Kanas Lake is known as "the most beautiful lake in the world".

Kanas tourist area integrates natural landscapes such as glaciers, snowfields, mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and grasslands. There are 55 classics in size, including high-grade scenic spots 1 1. There are 3 19 lakes in the scenic spot. There are 798 species of plants and 99 species of fungi, including 39 species of mammals, 4 species of amphibians and reptiles, 7 species of birds1/kloc-0, and 7 species of fish. It is called the unique gene bank of cold temperate plants in the world by many famous experts at home and abroad. As a United Nations official said in Kanas: "This is the last undeveloped land on earth, and the value of developing it lies in proving the unparalleled beautiful habitat of human beings in the past."

Kanas Scenic Area is also the only national nature reserve located at the junction of four countries (China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia) in China. In 2000, Kanas Scenic Area was awarded the title of National 4A Scenic Area and National Civilized Scenic Area. In 2002, it became a member of "China Man and Biosphere Reserve Network", one of the top ten scenic spots in Xinjiang for western development, the photography base of the National Photographers Association, and one of the top ten autumn scenery in China. In 2004, it was awarded the title of "Kanas National Geopark" by the Ministry of Land and Resources, and in 2007, it was awarded the national 5A scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.

Kanas Lake

Kanas Lake

Kanas, Mongolian for "the lake in the canyon". The arc is 24 kilometers long and 1-2.2 kilometers wide, with an average width of about 1.9 kilometers and an area of about 45.78 square kilometers. The maximum water depth is188.5m, and the average water depth is about 90m per month. It is the second largest deep-water lake in China and the deepest moraine dammed lake, second only to Changbai Mountain Tianchi Lake. The volume of the lake is 5378 1 100 million cubic meters, which exceeds Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake and Chaohu Lake among the five largest freshwater lakes in China.

Due to the special geological structure, geographical environment and seasonal influence, Kanas Lake has to change colors several times or even a dozen times a day, sometimes like jasper, sometimes like freshly squeezed milk, sometimes clear, sometimes green-gray, and sometimes like the fairyland in the sky. With the change of season, weather, time and visual angle, the color of Kanas Lake changes greatly, so Kanas Lake is also called "ever-changing God Lake". Lu Ye Chucai, a strategist of Genghis Khan, praised it like this: "Who knows that the situation in the western regions is excellent, but only believes that Dong Jun does not love the world; There are 300 square pools in the round marsh, and the clear spring is flat. " There are many kinds of precious fish living in Kanas Lake, among which only 6 species are unique to Kanas. There are often "lake monsters" in the lake.

The private plot of harmony with God

Harmony, God left it to themselves.

Harmony Scenic Area is located in the middle of Altai Mountains, on the northern edge of Junggar Basin, to the border of Altay City in the east, to the border of China and Mongolia in the north, to the border of Kanas National Nature Reserve in the west, and to Kanas River (including rivers) in the southwest. The total area of the whole region is more than 2,000 square kilometers, calculated by Burqin County as 150 kilometers. It lies between 86 54'-87 54' east longitude and 48 35'-48 65,438+065,438+0' north latitude.

The scenic spot is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, far from the ocean and with high latitude. At an altitude of 1300- 1400 meters, it belongs to the alpine mountain climate of cold temperate zone and has obvious continental climate characteristics. There is no obvious summer in the whole year, the spring and autumn are cool, the rivers are abundant, the annual precipitation is 1065.4 mm, the average temperature is 18℃, the frost-free period is less than 70 days, the winter is long and cold, lasting for 6 months, and the average snow depth is above 1.5 meters.

The scenic spot is rich in natural resources, and the biological combination is strange and different. There is a Tegarin in the cold temperate zone in the scenic spot, which is a representative area where Siberian animal and plant species extend southward to China. Nehrig in the scenic spot is alternate with grass, the biological community remains in the original state, the natural vertical band spectrum is obvious, and the ecosystem is unique. This is a concentrated distribution area of rare wild animals and plants and a rich natural gene pool.

The scenic spot is a branch of Mongolian nationality-the settlement of Tuwa people. At present, there are only more than 2,900 Tuwa people in China and more than 800 in Hemutuwa village, which is the most complete and oldest Tuwa village in China.

Harmony Scenic Spot is divided into 8 scenic spots, including Tuwa Village Scenic Spot, Han Hui Scenic Spot, Jipulin Scenic Spot, Japanese Kyoto Electronic Industry Co., Ltd. Grassland Scenic Spot, Meilifeng Scenic Spot, Hu Bing Scenic Spot and Snow Mountain Grassland Scenic Spot, with more than 30 scenic spots.

Fish viewing platform

The fish-watching platform was built at the top of Harakat (Mongolian means Camel Peak) at an altitude of 2,030 meters, with a vertical drop of more than 600 meters from the lake. Because it is in the best position to observe the "lake monster", it is named as the fish-watching platform.

You can see the overall beauty of Kanas Lake when you climb the "fish-watching platform" on the top of the mountain on the west side of Kanas Lake.

One is a bird's eye view of Kanas Lake, with a panoramic view of three quarters of the lake. The lake is as smooth and calm as satin, just like a colorful jade inlaid between valleys, winding towards the downstream valley, sparkling and fairy tale in color. Downstream, you can see the winding rivers such as Shenxian Bay and Wolong Bay. The colors of grass, wood and water are constantly changing under the backlight, full of fresh spirituality, reflecting the exquisite and elegant beauty of the south China.

Secondly, you can see the mountains around the lake, the reflection of Cuifeng, and the mountain beauty of Yun Qi waves;

Third, looking north, Kanas Lake, which winds from south to north, is blocked by mountains. You can clearly see Friendship Peak (4,374 meters), the highest peak of Altai Mountain. The magnificent world of ice and snow at the top of the mountain is like a glittering white jade shopping mall, standing on the top of the peaks, while the ancient glacial landforms such as "U" valley, ancient ice bucket and moraine ridge are distributed in the ravines on both sides of Kanas Lake.