On October 21, 2020, after we had breakfast at the hotel, we drove to the Pamirs. The photo was taken at the Gezi border checkpoint when entering the Pamirs.
To enter the Pamirs, you must apply for a border inspection certificate. We handled it at the international self-driving and RV camp in Kashgar on the first day.
A large advertisement on the wall of the international self-driving car and caravan camp in Kashgar: If you don’t visit Kashgar, you don’t count as Xinjiang.
The earliest ancient Chinese mythology "Shan Hai Jing. Da Huang Xi Jing": "Beyond the Northwest Sea, in the corner of the Great Wilderness, there are mountains that don't fit together, so the name is not Zhou." It is said that it is the only way to reach the heaven, and it is today's Pa Mill Plateau. After Zhang Qian emptied the Western Regions more than 2,000 years ago, the Central Plains called it "Congling". "Hanshu. Biography of the Western Regions": "The west is limited to Congling" for the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. The picture shows the newly renovated National Highway 314 (China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) in the Pamirs.
The Pamirs are amazing, like no other in the world. Topographically, the Pamirs are the confluence of the five major mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Karakorum, the Kunlun, the Tian Shan and the Hindu Kush. meeting place. The photo was taken in Gezi Canyon in the Pamir Plateau.
"Pamir" means "roof of the world" in Tajik, and all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in the world are related to the Pamir Plateau. The average altitude of the Pamirs is over 4,000 meters, with 4 peaks over 8,000 meters and 25 peaks over 7,000 meters. Therefore, it is also known as the "ancestor of Wanshan". The photo was taken in Gezi Canyon on the Pamir Plateau.
The Pamir Plateau is located in the southeastern part of Central Asia, at the western end of China, across Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan. In the south of the Pamir Plateau, there is the world's second peak at 8,611 meters above sea level, Qiao Geli Peak. In the north, there are the twin peaks of Gongger and Gongger Jiubie. There is also the famous "father of the iceberg" at an altitude of 7,546 meters - Mushi. Tug Peak. The photo was taken next to National Highway 314 in the Pamir Plateau.
When the bus drove to an altitude of 3500m, the winding road suddenly became clear here. I saw a white and delicate sand mountain standing between the blue sky and clear water. Against the backdrop of the surrounding blue-gray mountains and the blue and clear water of the lake, the stretching mountains seem to be covered with white silk. This is the magical Brunkul Lake and Baisha Mountain, commonly known as Baisha Lake and Baisha Mountain. The little girl ran out of the car excitedly to take pictures.
This peculiar landscape is formed because a large amount of white sand and stones washed down from icebergs are deposited on the bottom of Brunkule Lake, and here is just a huge wind outlet. Whenever the bottom of the lake is exposed in the dry season and the wind is strong, a large amount of white sand is blown away. Blow up the hills and form white sand hills. The photo was taken in Baisha Mountain.
Baisha Lake and Baisha Mountain I revisit the old places. When I came here more than ten years ago, the water area of Baisha Lake was not so large. The Kyrgyz villagers pitched tents in twos and threes around the surrounding area. One's bright mirror shines brightly in the sun.
In fact, Baisha Lake is not a lake at all, but a swamp formed by the confluence of two rivers. When the river is big, it is a lake; when the river is small, it is a swamp. The Baisha Mountain I photographed back then had a swamp in front of it.
In the Baisha Lake we see today, the common people have concentrated and settled in contiguous areas. The lake was divided into one piece like small bubbles in the past, like a huge mirror, reflecting the surrounding mountains. The blue-green blue-green lake reflects the white sand mountain in the sun, which is very magnificent.
Baisha Lake is an alpine lake in Pamir, also known as Chaklak Lake, with an altitude of more than 3,500 meters. There are no tickets and no fences here, far away from the world and unknown.
Baisha Lake is building a plank road leading to the lake, and maybe there will be a fee in the future.
The blue-green blue-green lake reflects the white sand mountain in the sun, which is very magnificent.
The fusion of mountains and water, stillness and movement, monotony and splendor makes Baisha Lake highlight its sanctity.
When it is quiet, the white plateau sand hills are reflected in the lake water, and the sand exposed above the water is covered with curved lines, like an abstract work.
Baisha Lake is like a huge mirror, reflecting the surrounding mountains.
The fusion of mountains and water, stillness and movement, monotony and splendor makes Baisha Lake highlight its sanctity.
Someone is taking pictures by Baisha Lake
Someone is taking pictures beside the plank road
I also took a commemorative photo by the Baisha Lake
There are not many tourists visiting Baisha Lake and Baisha Mountain today
An off-road vehicle by the lake becomes a prop for tourists to take photos
An off-road vehicle by the lake becomes a prop for tourists to take photos
I also took a commemorative photo next to this SUV
There are many snow mountains near Baisha Lake
The Congling Ancient Road of the ancient Silk Road, now the 314 National Road (China-Pakistan Friendship Highway), is a military passage with strategic significance. In this section of National Highway 314, the scenery is sometimes majestic and sometimes beautiful, with majestic peaks, sandy mountains, lakes and grasslands. The picture shows tourists taking pictures beside National Highway 314.
The tour guide said that a hydropower station is being built here, the Kulunkou Dam has been built, the water level of Brunkule Lake will remain relatively stable, the bottom of the lake will no longer be exposed in the dry season, and a large amount of white sand will never be blown up the hills again. It may not exist in a year. The picture shows tourists taking pictures in front of Baisha Lake.