Departure from Kuitun to Sailimu Lake (340 kilometers) at 8:30 am on the 19th, and enter Sailimu Lake at 14:30
Sailimu Lake is called the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean. This name is also very strange. It is very far away from the sea. Why do you say that? It turns out that this is the last place where the warm and humid Atlantic air flow reaches, forming this Xinjiang. The highest alpine lake with the largest area.
Sailimu Lake actually belongs to Bozhou, but it is also close to Yili. Yili is much more famous than Bozhou, and more often people call it Yili. Sailimu Lake is an important part of the Northern Xinjiang Ring Road. Stop, such a view is worth stopping for her.
Sailimu Lake was called "Western Jinghai" in ancient times, "Sailimuer" in Mongolian, which means "lake on the ridge of the mountain", and "Sailimu" in Turkic means "peace". Sailimu Lake is Kazakh, which means blessing; because it is said that Sailimu Lake was formed by the tears of a pair of young lovers who died for love, it is also called Tianchi and Milk Sea. This is the place where the warm and humid air flow of the Atlantic Ocean lasts, so Sailimu Lake is also called the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean; because the Qing Dynasty set up the Yitubomu Army Terrace (that is, the Three Terraces) on the east bank of the lake, Local people also call Sailimu Lake Sandai Haizi.
The four seasons of Sailimu Lake are beautiful and pure. In recent years, some people have summed up the "Ten Scenes of Sailimu Lake", namely "Golden Satin Border", "Keshan Viewing Pine", "Clean Sea Colorful", "Couple in the Heart of the Lake". ", "Surge Surging Embankment", "Green Sea Pearl", "Wusun Ancient House", "Fuji Dongzhi", "Saihu Leaping Gold" and "Songtouwu Waterfall".
If you don't go to Xinjiang, you don't know how big China is; if you don't go to Yili, you don't know the beauty of Xinjiang. Sailimu Lake is definitely the most dazzling existence on the Xinjiang landscape.
It was only when I stood by the lake that I really understood why the poet Ai Qing wrote the poem "The water of your gemstone/seeing it makes one's heart flutter...".
Sailimu Lake in the fault basin hanging high between the West Tianshan Mountains is pure to blue, really like a "sapphire". Surrounded by mountains, the sky and the water reflect each other. Looking at her, everyone's breathing became cautious, for fear that a little movement would break its peaceful beauty.
The blue lake under the sky, the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and the high-altitude morning air are also extraordinarily fresh. Such scenery makes people easily intoxicated.
The lake surface of Sailimu Lake is 2071 meters above sea level, 30 kilometers long from east to west, 25 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of 453 square kilometers. The overall shape is slightly oval. The average water depth is 46.4 meters, and the deepest point is 106 meters. The lake water is crystal clear with a transparency of 12 meters.
If you don't go to Xinjiang, you don't know how big China is; if you don't go to Yili, you don't know the beauty of Xinjiang. Sailimu Lake is definitely the most dazzling existence on the Xinjiang landscape.
A wooden plank road and a viewing platform have been built by the lake
Saihu Lake is surrounded by the Western Tianshan Mountains covered by peaks. At the foot of the mountains is the withered yellow grassland swaying in the autumn wind. The intoxicating blue lake is like a piece of sapphire inlaid among the alpine meadows.
An asphalt road around the lake quietly embraces Saihu Lake, and the winding shoreline of the lake is piled up with large and small dark-colored stones.
The sun sprinkled golden sunlight on the surface of the grassy lake, and the lake water was so clear that you could see the stones at the bottom of the lake.
The lake water is so clear and transparent
Sailimu Lake originally had no fish. In 1998, cold-water fish such as whitefish and whitefish were introduced from Russia to breed. In 2000, finished fish were caught for the first time, ending the history of no fish in Sailimu Lake. After ten years of development, It has become an important cold-water fish production base in Xinjiang.
Due to the effect of the waves and currents in the lake, the quiet and beautiful sapphire lake surface has dark blue and light blue intertwined water flow bands. This place does not need to be said with the mouth, but only needs to be seen with the eyes and the heart, and it seems to feel the deep breath of God.
At this time, the water of the lake has turned dark blue, and tourists are like walking in a beautiful landscape painting when they are in it.
Landscape paintings that belong exclusively to the Western Regions: quiet, warm, rough and profound.
The Sailimu Lake Scenic Area is divided into 6 functional areas including the scenic area around the lake, the grassland nomadic customs area, the ecological landscape conservation area, the swan and other rare bird habitat protection area, the tourism comprehensive service area, and the original ecological environment preservation area. . Three special-grade protected areas have been identified: the water body in the central core of Sailimu Lake, the water habitat in the Xihai Swan Wetland Meadow, and the Chagan Gol Ice and Snow Ecological Adventure Scenic Spot.
The Sailimu Lake Scenic Area is an asphalt road, and the road around the lake is about 70 kilometers. When we went to the Sailimu Lake Scenic Area, we went around the lake (round the lake tour), and we got off at 4 stops on the way.
The road around the lake is very smooth and the scenery is really beautiful.
After the tour around the lake, take a car to cross the [Guozigou Bridge], which is one of the control projects for the construction project of the Sailimu Lake to Guozigoukou Expressway on National Highway 045, and is also the first domestic road with two towers and two cable surfaces Steel truss girder cable-stayed bridge, car tour and photo taking.
The Guozigou Super Bridge is the controlling and landmark project of the Saiguo Expressway Project. It has a total length of 700 meters, a span of 330 meters, and the height of the main towers are 209 meters and 215.5 meters respectively. The truss highway cable-stayed bridge is also the highest highway bridge in Xinjiang.
As the first highway steel truss cable-stayed bridge in the country and the highest bridge in Xinjiang, the Guozigou Bridge is the controlling and landmark project of the Sailimu-Guozigou Expressway on the Lianhuo Expressway in my country. The combination of structure, new technology and new equipment is a major breakthrough in the history of highway construction in Xinjiang.
Between the blue sky and white clouds, the Guozigou Bridge looks so tall and independent. It is an all-steel structure, connected by high-strength bolts, and the entire bridge deck looks very domineering.
This bridge is like a silver snake running through the high mountains. The mountain dances with a silver snake, and the original galloping wax figure wants to compete with Tiangong. (Network photo below)
Cross the Guozigou Bridge (car tour), depart to Yining City (120 kilometers, 2 hours), and stay in Yining.
