Kanas Natural Scenic Area
In the morning, after breakfast, we bid farewell to Hemu Village. Although the time was short, it left me with good memories. But there are still some regrets: For example, there are still many places in the village that have not been transferred; there is no time to walk around the upstream and downstream of the Hemu River centered on the Hemu Bridge; watching the sunrise and taking pictures of the dawn in Hemu Village have not been realized, etc. Next time you come, you must stay one more night in the village to make up for this regret.
When we left the village, it was still raining lightly, and the driver slowed down the speed, which gave us a sense of security. But it didn't take long for the rain to stop. The group members who didn't sleep well last night and got up early today continued to take a nap in the car to get enough energy to meet the next scenic spot - Kanas Natural Scenic Spot.
Kanas Natural Scenic Spot is located in Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, with an area of about 5,000 square kilometers and a total length of 125 kilometers. The Kanas River is like a necklace strung with many pearls, and Kanas Lake is on this necklace. One of the largest, most beautiful and dazzling pearls. The lake is surrounded by mountains, peaks and peaks, dense forests, luxuriant grasslands, and a wide variety of flowers, trees, birds and animals. Kanas is not only rich in natural resources and biological species, but also has unique tourism environment and human resources: such as "color-changing lake", " Buddha Light in the Sea of Clouds". But what attracts us the most is the well-known legend of the "lake monster" that we want to see but can't see. In addition, there are Tuva customs and Altay rock paintings, which are very attractive tourism resources.
Kanas Natural Scenic Spot borders Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. The Kanas River, originating from the 4,374-meter-high Friendship Peak Glacier, is the only major tributary of the Irtysh River system in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean. It nourishes and nurtures the most beautiful primitive ecosystem in the Kanas Scenic Area.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the Kanas Natural Scenic Spot. The weather was fine and the sun was shining brightly. Engraved on a big stone at the door - Xinjiang Kanas National Geological Park.
According to reports, due to environmental protection reasons, cars cannot enter the scenic spot, and the so-called "Euro III" emission scenic shuttle bus in the scenic spot has to be replaced. There are no large guesthouses inside and outside the scenic area, so most tourists are arranged in Altay City and Burqin County, which are 3-4 hours away by car. A small number of tourists live in Jiadengyu, about 30 kilometers away from the scenic spot.
At this time, the gate was crowded with people, and tourists from all over the place arrived at about this time. Since they had to change cars, they all got off and gathered at the entrance of the scenic spot, and the order was a bit chaotic.
After buying the tickets, the tour guide led us to wait in line for the bus. The shuttle bus in the scenic area is very new, and they are all buses with about 50 seats, which are very air-conditioned. Stop according to several scenic spots, just like a bus, you can go up and down freely without charge. In fact, there are only 5-6 stops, and you have to buy a ticket for a CMB when you go to the "Guanyu Pavilion" and "Baihaba".
The tour guide announced free activities in the scenic area, had lunch at xx restaurant at 2-3 p.m., gathered at the parking lot before 6 p.m. and drove back to Burqin County. At the same time, he introduced "Baihaba Village". "Baihaba", known as the first village in Northwest China, is located in Tiereketi Township, Habahe County, the most northwest corner of China's territory, 31 kilometers away from Kanas Lake. It is also a village with the most concentrated Tuva people in Altay, Xinjiang. . We estimated the time and thought that if we went to "Baihaba Village", we would have to run for a tour. The children would definitely not be able to bear it. Besides, didn't we just leave Hemu Village, a Tuva people? So I choose not to go, and have a leisurely time at Kanas Lake. But the tour guide still fooled some of the group members to go to "Baihaba Village". They were all young people. Their reason was: I have already arrived and don't regret it, and it is impossible to come again in the future.
We decided to go to the "Guanyu Pavilion" to see Kanas Lake first, and then go back for a tour. The ferry car took us along the Kanas River winding mountains. Sitting in the car, looking up, the vegetation on the steep hills is lush; looking down, the light blue river rushes to the rear. Every time the car arrives at a scenic spot, there are tourists going up and down. Seeing the beautiful scenery of Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, Shenxian Bay, Yaze Lake, etc., there is an urge to get off the car, but I still comfort myself: we will come here when we come back. .
The car stopped at a fork in the road, and the driver reminded to get off at the "Guanyu Pavilion". After we got off the bus, we found the minibus going to "Guanyu Pavilion", so we bought tickets and queued up to get on the bus.
Guanyu Pavilion is built on the top of Kalakite (meaning camel's peak in Mongolian) at an altitude of 2030 meters, with a vertical drop of more than 600 meters from the lake surface. It is the best place to watch Kanas Lake.
The car was driving along the Panshan Road at a high speed, with 180-degree bends. It was not safe to sit in the car and hold the handle tightly. Fortunately, the driver was very familiar with the road conditions and knew when to accelerate and when to brake. Although the tourists swayed from side to side, fearful in their hearts, they shouted cool in their mouths.
About 20 minutes to the middle of the mountain, we got off the bus and began to climb up the steps along the side of the lake. Kanas Lake is an alpine lake located in the dense forests of Altai mountains. The lake is 1374 meters above sea level, covering an area of 44.78 square kilometers, and the deepest part of the lake is about 188 meters.
There are many tourists queuing up to climb the mountain. Although it was very hot, and with the mountain climbing, I was out of breath and sweating after a while. But the wind on the mountain is very strong, and it cools off after a short rest. There are a few times when the risk is that the hat will be blown down the mountain. When I got tired from walking, I stopped to take some pictures. Along the way, the scenic spot has built several sightseeing platforms for tourists to rest and take pictures.
The vegetation on the mountain is very rich, and there are many flowers and plants that are not well-known. Only a Xinjiang "five-needle pine" was introduced separately, saying that this place is not suitable for "five-needle pine" to grow. It is a miracle that it has survived to this day.
There is a round stone with a concave center on the side of the stone steps that caught my attention. There is a photo attached to the stele in front of the stone, explaining that the stone is incompatible with the rocks of the mountain itself in terms of composition and appearance. Because it is an uninvited guest brought here by ancient glaciers, it is called glacial boulder in geology. These boulders are all granite from the upper reaches of the Kanas River. During the process of being transported by glaciers, they were eroded to become round and smooth. Only with the help of glaciers can such boulders be transported here for a long distance. The fact that such boulders can be found on the high mountains of Karakite shows that at least 100,000 years ago, this place was also the bottom of the glacier's winding valley. Later, due to the rising of the earth's crust, the glacier accumulation was raised to its current position. , its accumulation period is earlier than the ice and hills at the front of Kanas Lake.
We took pictures on or next to the stones as souvenirs. Although we only came here for a visit, we also added a little knowledge.
After more than half an hour of climbing, I finally boarded the "Guanyu Pavilion". Overlooking the entire Kanas Lake, it is indeed beautiful. The blue lake water reflects the majestic green hills; the high-speed speedboat draws white waves on the lake, like five lines on a music score; Jumping, as if composing a wonderful movement. The Kanas River is like a silver snake in the grass winding towards the dense forest.
Due to time constraints, we stayed at the "Guanyu Pavilion" for more than ten minutes, took some photos from various angles, and climbed the mountain for more than half an hour just to see the beauty of Kanas Lake.
Going down the mountain is a winding mountain road back to the lake, which is relatively easy. But the scenery of the back mountain is not inferior to Kanas Lake, the mountains are full of colorful flowers and plants, the majestic Altai Mountains are rolling, and the white snow on the top of the mountain is particularly conspicuous under the sunshine.
When we got to the middle of the mountain, we queued up to take a car down the mountain. We met up with the tour guide and some members of the group at a restaurant we had agreed upon. Lunch is a buffet and there are not many varieties, but everyone is quite satisfied with the meal. It is the best meal in the past few days. After the meal, I ate some watermelon to replenish some water, and then went to the next scenic spot. Bay departure.
Take the shuttle bus, there are not many tourists, and there are seats, it may be lunch time. I found that the driver was a Russian, and his voice was retroflex. After getting off the highway, there was a large open area with a wooden plank road leading to the river. The Kanas River suddenly widened here, and the rushing water suddenly slowed down in this bay, and the river surface was as flat as a mirror. The lush pine forest on the river bank reflects the greenness of the river, the blue sky reflects the blueness of the river, and the color of the river is very rich.
When I got out of the car, I said "goodbye" to him, and he replied "goodbye Guludu".
By the river, there are local people leading camels, renting national costumes for tourists to take pictures, and there are also children leading sheep who want to make a little money. Tourists took pictures by the river, and we were no exception to "click" a few. There is a forest on the edge of the open land. I want to go in, but it is blocked by a small swamp. After two steps, I don’t feel good. My shoes are already covered with mud, and my whole foot will sink if I walk over. So I backed out and looked around for a place I could get in. I found two pieces of moso bamboo lying across the swamp, about 2-3 meters long. I tried it with my feet, and it felt relatively stable. At that time, I didn't even think about any danger, and walked in like walking on a balance beam. When you look inside, the visual effect is different from the outside, and it feels like a virgin forest. The trees by the river grow obliquely for various reasons, but they don't fall down. A path was covered with dead branches and leaves on the bank, and three calves were looking for green grass. Can such a beautiful scenery be let go? So my CF card lost nearly 100 M of space. I went back and asked them to come in and take a look, but they didn't dare to walk off the bamboo slices, so they could only look at the photos.
After leaving Shenxian Bay, I arrived at Moon Bay within a few minutes of taking the ferry. Some tourists gathered at the bus station and sightseeing platform beside the highway, posing in poses. We looked down, and it was really beautiful. The Kanas River has two crescent-shaped bays connected here. The green river is surrounded by pines and cypresses. Added a sense of mystery. There are two tidal flats that look like footprints in Moon Bay. The tour guide said that they were the footprints left by Guanyin Bodhisattva when he passed by. This is just a beautiful legend. Needless to say, my camera started to work again. After taking the photos, I scanned them again with the camera. My daughter walked over and looked at the camera lens, imitating the host and introducing the beautiful scenery.
We went down the stone steps and went to the river. We felt that we didn’t have enough time to walk halfway. It was easy to go down, but it was very tiring and time-consuming to come back up. So we decided to go to the next scenic spot and then go to the river to play (in fact, there is a road by the river) We didn’t know if we could go to the next scenic spot). We went back to the side of the road and waited for the shuttle bus to Wolong Bay. Not long after the car took us to Wolong Bay Scenic Area. Wolong Bay is 1325 meters above sea level. It is named after a dragon-shaped river beach in the river bend. This section of the Kanas River was cut in the glacial deposits at the bottom of the U-shaped valley of the ancient glacier. Collapses, mudslides and collapsed accumulations narrowed local river channels, widened the river above them, slowed down water flow, and deposited sand and sand in the river and banks to form river islands, creating a beautiful view of Wolong Bay.
We took some photos with the scenery of Wolong Bay as the background. We estimated that we still had plenty of time, so we walked along the steps to the river and had no contact with the Kanas River. These steps are covered with barbed wire, probably to prevent slipping in rainy weather. When you get to the river, you will feel cool. The river water is cool, and it feels very comfortable to wash your face with a towel. The tall birch forest blocks the hot sun, and the cool breeze blows from the river. Sitting on the dead wood poles by the river and taking a nap is all pleasant.
I continued to walk in depth along the steps by the river, and the sunlight slanted through the birch forest on the scattered dead branches and leaves; the dead trees fell irregularly in the forest and on the bank, crisscrossing; Under the blowing, waves of ripples flowed quietly by. Everything seems so primitive, so quiet.
As he was walking, he accidentally slipped his foot. In order to maintain his balance, he knocked off his sunglasses with myopia degree with his right hand. Due to the dim light in the forest and the deep weeds on the ground, I searched for more than 5 minutes but couldn't find it. I expanded the area and searched again, but still couldn't find it. When I wanted to ask them to look for it together, the sunglasses appeared, dizzy! Only then did I realize that I had been away from them for a while, and there was a distance, and I was the only one in such a big forest, and there was a river next to it, so I think I should retreat.
I went back to them, took a rest for a while, and replenished some energy. Seeing that it was not much time before the assembly, I walked up reluctantly, got on the highway, took a shuttle bus, and returned to the entrance.
It was past 6 o'clock at this time, and we found our car in the parking lot, but there was no member of the tour group. It seemed that we had arrived early. Find a shady place to rest, and after a while, members of the group came one after another. But I didn't see the group members going to Baihaba Village, I couldn't find the tour guide and asked the driver, and replied: It is impossible to come back so early, let us wait patiently. We feel like swallowed flies, depressed! Knowing that you can't come back before 6 o'clock, why do you ask us to gather at 6 o'clock? Some members of the group reasoned with the two drivers. I was thinking that we were all in a hurry, and those group members regretted not asking for their mobile phone numbers because they couldn't make it, otherwise we would communicate with them in time, and we wouldn't be in such a hurry. As a result, 2 hours were wasted in vain! Super depressed!
At 8 o'clock, the car left Kanas National Geological Park in Xinjiang. In fact, it is only a part of the Kanas natural scenic spot, which is the part that tourists like us can see and feel. Kanas is breathtaking and none of the four wonders we have seen or encountered. "Kanas Lake Long Beach": At the northernmost entrance of Kanas Lake, there is not enough time (it takes half a day to ride a horse); The "color change" of Sihu Lake: we came at the wrong time, it was already blue (April-May, September-October); hour). But the original, simple and beautiful scenery of Kanas Natural Area has really left us good memories.
