Do I need to apply for a border defense permit to go to the Pamir Plateau?

You must apply for a border defense permit when traveling to the Pamir Plateau.

1. Travel tips:

1. You must apply for a border defense permit when traveling to the Pamir Plateau. If you are joining a tour group, you can apply for it through a travel agency. Individuals can also apply for it at the Kashgar City Public Security Bureau. Not accepted on weekends. Individual application requires a letter of introduction or application at the public security bureau of the place of residence. Foreign tourists can travel into Pakistan from the Khunjerab Pass with valid travel documents.

2. Please note that the plateau is cold and the weather changes rapidly. At an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, it is best to bring an oxygen bag.

3. The tourist season is from May to September every year.

2. The climate of the Pamir Plateau:

It has a severe cold continental alpine climate, especially the continental climate in the East Pamir is more significant. The winter here is long (from October to In April of the following year), at an altitude of about 3,600 meters, the average temperature in January was -17.8°C, and the absolute minimum temperature was -50°C. In 1953, Breungol reached a low of -53.3°C, and the average temperature in July was 13.9 ℃, the highest does not exceed 20 ℃, the temperature in the shade is significantly lower than that in the sunny place, and there are permanently frozen salinized soils. Due to the high mountains blocking the moist airflow from the west, the annual precipitation in the Eastern Pamir is only 75 to 100 mm, and even less in the Kara Lake Basin to 30 mm.

The Western Pamir has many parallel mountains running east and west, with high mountains and deep valleys, and great vertical changes in climate. The moist air mass from the Atlantic encounters the obstruction of the mountains, rises along the slopes and cools. In the area above 2000 to 3000 meters, it condenses into dense fog and a large amount of precipitation. The annual precipitation on the windward slopes of the mountains can reach 1000 mm, while in the valleys Only 100~200 mm. At an altitude of 2100 meters, the average temperature in January is -7.4℃, and the average temperature in July is 22.5℃. There are vast pastures on the plateau. In the Taxkul Wadi, it is suitable for farming and animal husbandry, and can grow highland barley, wheat and other crops. More than 90% of the residents on the plateau are Tajiks. The Pamir Plateau is China's western polar region, with an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters. It is located in the area of ??Gonggar Mountain and Muztagh Mountain due to the west and southwest of Kashgar City, Xinjiang, and its westernmost point is close to the Kara Lake in Tadistan. Gong and Mu Mountains are known as the "Father of Glaciers" and are known as mountaineering resorts.

The Pamir is the most dangerous and mysterious section of the ancient Silk Road. There is a local folk song: the mountains are covered with snow on the first, second, and third, rain showers on the head on the fourth, fifth, and sixth, it is just the right time to leave on the seventh, eighth, and ninth, and the twelfth lunar month of winter begins. July, August and September are the golden seasons for travel to the Pamirs! The Pamir Plateau has an alpine climate and is a powerful center of modern glaciation, with more than 1,000 mountain glaciers. The natural landscape has obvious vertical changes. The Pamir Plateau straddles the ancient Silk Road from Xinjiang to Central Asia and South Asia. Due to the high and cold terrain, travel is difficult and dangerous, so it is particularly important to set up post stations along the way to help travelers provide accommodation and supplies.

There are many post station ruins on the Pamir Plateau. In Burenkou, Akto County, there are three collapsed stone house inn ruins; from the Taxkorgan Stone City to the south, along the Taxkorgan River to the Ming Dynasty There are 6 posthouse ruins on the ancient Silk Road at Tiegai Mountain Pass. Among them, the Dabudar ancient posthouse ruins, built with several pebbles and a square pointed arch roof, are the best preserved. There is also a pebble stove in the corner of the house. , there are obvious traces of smoke on the indoor walls. The riverbank grassland in front of the stone house of the post station is rich and fertile, which can be used by business travelers to graze camels and horses.

3. Topography of the Pamir Plateau:

The Pamir Plateau is actually not a flat plateau, but is composed of several groups of mountains and broad valleys and basins between the mountains. . According to terrain characteristics. The Pamir Plateau is divided into east and west parts by the north-south Academy of Sciences Mountain in the northwest of Sarez Lake.

The terrain of the East Pamir is relatively open and broad, consisting of two northwest-southeast mountains and a group of valleys and lake basins, with an absolute height of 5,000 to 6,000 meters. The relative height does not exceed 1,000 to 1,500 meters. The mountains are round and divided by wide and shallow valleys. There are moraine plains and desert plains at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 meters.

The Western Pamir is composed of several roughly parallel mountains and valleys running from the northeast to the southwest. The terrain has relatively large height differences and is characterized by high mountains and deep valleys. The Western Pamir is mainly a strongly cut alpine terrain. The relative height of the mountains is 2,000 to 3,500 meters. The valleys are narrow and deep. The ridges are 3,000 to 4,000 meters above the valley bottom. Alpine-type mountains and deep canyons with permanent snow and glaciers. They are staggeredly distributed and various glacial terrains are widely developed.