The desert became "Xue Hai". The Kumutage desert has ushered in a day when there is no heavy snow for 40 years.

The local climate in Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang is very dry and hot, close to the Kumutage Desert. For many years, it has hardly seen the appearance of heavy snow, and people living here have hardly seen the color of snow. But recently, it has ushered in the heavy snow that it has not seen in 40 years, making this desert a very beautiful "Xue Hai".

From the night of 65438+1October 14 to 15 in Xue Hai, Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang ushered in the first snowfall in 2020. According to the news released by Shanshan Meteorological Bureau, the maximum snowfall is 9.8 mm, and the snow depth is 10 cm, which is the largest snowfall in the county for more than 40 years. The Kumutage Desert, adjacent to Shanshan County, is covered with snow and covered with sand waves, just like a "Xue Hai". The beautiful snow scene really makes local residents feel the breath of winter. Walking in the street, you can see the footprints of snow everywhere. The ground, trees and roofs are covered with snow, which is particularly enchanting. Many citizens take out their mobile phones to shoot beautiful snow scenes, or take their children out to play and feel the charm of snow for themselves.

Road Warning After the heavy snow in Kumutage Desert, the monotonous yellow sand in the past was covered with silver-white clothes, and the snowy desert was like a picture scroll. However, the heavy snow has had a certain impact on people's production and life, urban operation, industrial and agricultural production, transportation and tourism in Shanshan County. Khalidan Kadir, weather forecaster of Shanshan Meteorological Bureau, said: "It is expected that the snowfall will last until the evening, and the snowfall will be very strong in this weather, which will adversely affect traffic safety and facility agriculture. The Shanshan County Meteorological Bureau issued a yellow warning signal for road icing in time to remind relevant departments to take countermeasures. "

Safe operation of roads In order to ensure the safe and smooth road traffic in the county and facilitate citizens' travel, Shanshan County launched an emergency plan. Cadres and workers of all departments and units took to the streets early in the morning with cleaning tools and carried out large-scale snow removal activities on national highways, main roads and sidewalks in the county. Relevant departments dispatched a number of large snow removal machines to mechanically clean the snow on the main roads to ensure that there is no snow on the main roads. The community also mobilized and led residents to clean up the snow in residential areas.

Shanshan County Shanshan County belongs to a typical temperate continental arid climate, with hot summer, cold winter, large temperature difference between day and night, abundant sunshine and long frost-free period. The unique climatic conditions gave birth to the world-famous Hami melon and seedless white grape.

In the south of Shanshan County, it is the mysterious Kumutage Desert (Shashan) scenic spot. Kumutage Desert Area 1880 km2. This desert has very obvious characteristics:

One is the border of the desert.

It is very clear that the border between its north and Bizhan Oasis has not changed much for many years, and there is no obvious trend of outward expansion. There is only a thin line between them. On the one hand, there are desert scenery and sand tides, on the other hand, there are beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, small bridges, flowing water and trees.

2. The beautiful sandy land in Kumutage Desert is complete. Although the area is not very large, it represents the aeolian sand accumulation landform types of major deserts in Xinjiang. These aeolian sand landform types basically include the aeolian sand deposition landform types of major desert areas in the world.

Kumutage Desert is 90 kilometers away from Turpan, which is the closest desert to the city in the world. For thousands of years, it is very rare for sand not to enter or retreat. It is a flowing desert, with sand nests and sand mountains, and the scenery is diverse and spectacular. The Uighur word "Kumutage" also means "sand mountain". Formed in the Han Dynasty, it is a museum that condenses the typical landscapes of the world's major deserts, and it is also the last holy place to interpret the disappearance of the ancient Loulan kingdom.