Kanas Lake Information

Kanas is Mongolian, which means "beautiful, rich and mysterious".

Located in the north of Burqin County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, it is 0/50km away from the county seat/kloc-. It is an alpine lake, located in the dense forest of Altai Mountain.

The lake is surrounded by dense virgin forests, and the sunny slopes are covered with dense grass.

Lake water comes from glacier melt water and local precipitation in Kuitun, Youyi Peak and other mountainous areas, and flows into Kanas Lake from the surface or underground.

Lake elevation1374m, covering an area of 44.78 square kilometers. The deepest part of the lake is about180m.

It is the only Siberian plant protection distribution area in China.

Now, Kanas Lake Natural Landscape Reserve has been established with the lake as the center.

With a total area of 5,588 square kilometers, the reserve consists of glacier constant snow belt, mountain frozen snow belt, alpine meadow belt and mountain grassland belt from top to bottom, which are vertically distributed.

Animals and plants

Speaking of Kanas scenic spot, we should mention its uniqueness: it is the only Swiss scenery in Asia, the only nature reserve in China bordering on the four countries, and the birthplace of Brzin River, the largest tributary of the Irtysh River, the only arctic ocean water system in China.

Kanas Lake is also the only flora and fauna distribution area in southern Siberia, China, where there are precious tree species such as larch, Korean pine, spruce and fir, and many birch forests.

Animals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, as well as fish and insects thrive here, which is even more interesting.

Kanas Lake is an extremely rare area with European ecosystem in China. There are 798 species of plants in the nature reserve, including 30 rare plants, 39 animals, 7 species of birds 1 17 and 7 species of fish, including 5 species of national first-class protected animals, 0/3 species of second-class protected animals 13 species, 9 species of other rare animals and 60 species of new insect fungi.

Lakeside residents

Tuwa people, also known as "Tuwa", "Dewa" and "Kukumenkak", have a long history and are recorded in ancient documents.

Some scholars believe that Tuwa people are some old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers left over from Genghis Khan's western expedition, and they have gradually multiplied to this day.

Middle-aged elders in Kanas village said that their ancestors migrated from Siberia 500 years ago, and they belong to the same ethnic group as Tuva and Gotova in Russia now.

Tuwa people have their own unique living habits and languages. Tuwa language belongs to Altai Turkic language family, which is similar to Kazakh language.

In terms of living habits, Tuwa people celebrate the traditional Mongolian Aobao Festival, as well as the local Zoulu Festival (Winter Festival), the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Tuwa people believe in Buddhism, and the funeral method is Quti funeral. Tuwa people live in Tuwa village and Baihabatwa village of Kanas Lake in Altay.

Kanas Lake and Tuwa people reflect each other and blend into one, which constitutes the unique ethnic customs of Kanas Lake tourist area.

Four wonders of Kanas

1. km long deadwood long dike

At the northernmost entrance of Kanas Lake, there is a kilometer-long dead wood embankment, which is one of the wonders of Kanas Lake.

During the flood, the long embankment of dead trees will float. Theoretically, these dead trees will go down the river, but for years, they have been strangely upstream, long across the six bays at the top of Kanas Lake.

It is said that someone threw the dead wood into five bays downstream, but it still stubbornly returned to its old place and became an organic whole with the dead wood long dike.

Why is this? Every flood season, the river will carry a lot of dead wood from the upstream to the mouth of the lake. Later, after the strong valley wind met the giant mountain in the south of Kanas Lake, the wind changed direction and pushed the driftwood drifting into the lake to drift upstream. Over time, it gradually gathers and accumulates at the mouth of the lake, forming a special natural landscape of "Kilometers of Dead Wood Long Embankment" with a width of 100 meters and a length of 2 kilometers. These dead trees float with the fluctuation of water.

Second, the "Lake Monster"

Another wonder of Kanas Lake is that there are giant "lake monsters" in the lake.

According to local Tuwa folklore, there are huge monsters in Kanas Lake, which can smoke and often devour cattle, sheep and horses on the shore. This legend has lasted for a long time since ancient times.

In recent years, a large number of tourists and researchers have personally observed giant fish from the top of the mountain, and dozens of meters long black objects swim slowly in the lake in droves, making waves, spreading the "lake monster" and adding a bit of mystery to the beautiful Kanas Lake.

1at the end of July, 985, when the expedition led by Professor Xiang of Zoology of Xinjiang University was working by the lake, dozens of giant fish suddenly appeared on the lake. Two days later, the investigation team of Xinjiang Institute of Environmental Sciences, led by Yuan, also observed the giant fish in the lake on the "one-stop pavilion" and took many photos and a video, thus starting the research on the mystery of "Lake Monster" in Kanas Lake.

The mystery of Kanas Lake is probably related to the legend of the lake monster.

According to some experts' investigation, the so-called lake monster is actually Dahongyu who likes to move in groups.

This is a kind of "longevity fish" that grows in deep cold lake water. Its longest life span can reach more than 200 years, and its whereabouts are secretive, so it is difficult for inexperienced people to catch it.

The local Tuwa people don't believe this statement. According to their legend, the lake monster can eat the whole cow.

But what the lake monster looks like, no one can tell.

Their predecessors also tried to catch the lake monster twice, but both ended in failure.

So far, Tuwa people do not fish in the lake or graze by the lake.

As for whether "Lake Monster" and Dahongyu are the same thing, it is still a mystery.

Kanas Lake is home to rare fishes such as Hucho, Lepidoptera, Cod, Altai Sturgeon, Siberian Sparus, etc.

In particular, the famous hucho salmon, with a body length of 2 ~ 3m and a weight of several hundred kilograms, is commonly known as Dahongyu because of its reddish body color.

Dahongyu is a typical carnivorous fish in fresh water and cold water, and its temperament is very fierce. People once found two wild ducks in the belly of a 6 kg fish.

This kind of fish can grow very big. 1984, caught a 38-kg dahongyu.

It is rare for such a big fish to exist in high-latitude alpine lakes in the world.

The discovery of giant fish in Kanas Lake has attracted the attention of scientists engaged in fish research at home and abroad, and has also aroused great interest.

Third, "the sea of clouds and the Buddha's light"

Climb to the top of the mountain in the morning-fish-watching pavilion to see the sunrise scenery. You can see the sea of clouds billowing over Kanas, the fog rising, and sometimes you can see the Buddha-like spectacle of the sea of clouds in Emei Mountain.

Abundant precipitation and cool climate make Kanas Lake area often shrouded in hazy fog and hail, and the peak above the cloud top becomes an ideal place to watch Buddha's light.

In August, every morning after the rain, Kanas Valley is often covered with thick clouds, revealing only peaks over 2000 meters.

At this time, if you board the "sightseeing pavilion" to watch the sunrise, you will see a huge Asahi hanging obliquely in the blue sky overhead, and the snow peaks far and near reflect red light under the sunrise.

At the foot of the white sea of clouds, the waves roll with the wind, sometimes revealing a mirror-like blue lake and sometimes a green forest.

The oncoming colorful clouds, with the glow reflecting the sun, are varied and endless, making people dizzying.

At about 9- 10 in the morning, when the sun rises to a certain angle, in the cloud and mist of the West Lake Valley, that is, in the direction opposite to the sun, a semicircular huge color halo gradually appears, with seven colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, which is bright and dazzling, but the lower part is not in the cloud and mist.

With the change of cloud shade, the color of halo is also deep and shallow, bright and dark.

These peaks, pavilions, and your figure are colorful and dazzling against a colorful aura, giving people a feeling that the immortal Buddha wants to show up and is on cloud nine.

Buddha's light can last for about a quarter of an hour, and gradually fades with the change of the height of the sun and the angle of light, which is unforgettable.

Kanas Lake is a famous "color-changing lake".

There will be different color changes every year, season and day.

It is especially obvious to observe from the fish-watching pavilion.

Fourth, the "color-changing lake"

Another wonder of Kanas Lake is discoloration, which is called "Discoloration Lake".

In spring and summer, the lake will change color with the change of season and weather.

From the opening of the lake in April and May to the closure of the lake by snow and ice in June165438+1October, the lake presents different colors in different seasons.

In the lake in May, the ice and snow melted, and the lake was dark and blue-gray; In June, the lake turned green with the plants in Zhoushan, showing light green or blue; After July, it was a flood period, and the white lake in the upper reaches of the white lake was replenished in large quantities, changing from bright green to milky white with blue-green color. In August, the lake was affected by rainfall and was dark green; 10 in September and June, the water supply of the lake was obviously reduced, the surrounding plants were colorful, and a pool of green lake was dazzling.

The reason for the discoloration of lake water is the increase of mineral components in the upper reaches of the river caused by seasonal changes; It is also related to the different colors reflected by the plants on the surrounding mountains in the lake with seasonal changes, as well as the changes of sunlight angle in different seasons and the influence of illumination and action on the lake.

Kanas Lake mainly comes from Kanas Glacier on the south slope of Friendship Peak. When the glacier acts on the surrounding mountain composed of light-colored granite, the granite blocks carried by the glacier excavation are squeezed and ground into white fine powder and mixed in the ice layer. In hot summer, the glaciers with white powder melt, and a large amount of milky glacier melt water and rainwater enter Kanas River and flow into Akkule Lake (White Lake). The milky water of Akkule Lake flows down the river and flows into Kanas Lake, which is called Kanas Lake.

After freezing in June+February in 5438 every year, Kanas Lake looks like a white crystal mirror, and local herders use sledges to transport goods or ski and skate on the lake.

In addition, when Kanas is viewed from different angles in different weather, the special water quality reflects different colors with the sky and mountains.

Because Kanas Lake is surrounded by mountains, under the background of blue sky and white clouds on the plateau, the lake is reflected by sunlight and clouds, and the surrounding mountains are also reflected in the lake. The lake will change with the changes of clouds in the sky and the brightness of mountains in the sun, and it will be colorful.

The trail of "Lake Monster" photographed in Kanas Lake, Xinjiang on June 8.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the "Lake Monster" expedition in Kanas, Xinjiang, costing 6.5438+0.5 million yuan, is expected to be held in July this year.

Kanas Lake is a beautiful and mysterious alpine lake, located in the deep forest of Altai Mountain in Xinjiang.

It is famous not only for its beautiful scenery, but also for the "lake monster" in the lake.

From June 7th to 8th, Kanas "Lake Monster" appeared on the lake twice in less than 17 hours. At that time, some tourists photographed the "Lake Monster" swimming on the water.

According to eyewitnesses, the length of Kanas "Lake Monster" is about 10 meter.

It is understood that the diving team participating in the "Lake Monster" expedition used advanced American equipment, which can exceed the water depth limit of Kanas Lake.

In July 2004, the diving team conducted a diving test in Kanas Lake. After diving for 20 meters, it was found to be dangerous.

Most of the lake water is melted by ice and snow, which is close to the deep sea water temperature and the human body can't bear it.

Yuan, chairman of the Xinjiang Ecological Society and a researcher at the Xinjiang Academy of Environmental Protection Sciences, believes that the "lake monster" may be a hucho fish.

This statement was confirmed when he witnessed the appearance of the "Lake Monster" 20 years ago.

Huang Renxin, a retired professor at the School of Life Sciences of Xinjiang University, believes that it is not worth guessing whether Kanas has a "lake monster". The so-called "lake monster" is Dahongyu, and Kanas Lake is an alpine lake in the Arctic Ocean system. Dahongyu may grow up, but no one can talk nonsense about how big it is.

Huang Renxin also told reporters that the development of science and technology in the 2 1 century has made human beings have a considerable understanding and understanding of many unknown things, which should be said to be "not surprising". He hopes that everyone can pay attention to more and more meaningful things.