Xinjiang, a magical and beautiful region, has many of the largest in the world and the largest in China, such as the largest province in China (1.66 million square kilometers, accounting for about one-sixth of the country), and the longest land border in China. province (the land border is more than 5,600 kilometers, accounting for about a quarter of the country), has the largest Taklamakan Desert in China, has the longest inland river in China in Tarim, and is the province that borders the most neighboring countries in China (surrounded by Mongolia , Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and other 8 countries), and it is also the province with the most land ports in the country (17 first-class ports and 12 second-class ports). The Baktu port in the city is one of them.
Baktu Port belongs to Tacheng City, Tacheng District, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located at the junction of my country and the Republic of Kazakhstan, and is directly accessible by the national secondary road. It is the port closest to the city among the many ports in Xinjiang (it is about 12 kilometers away from downtown Tacheng and 60 kilometers west of Makanchi Town in Kazakhstan), and it is also the closest port to Urumqi.
According to relevant information, the Baktu port has a 200-year history of trade and is the main traffic route from western China to Central Asia and Europe. In the 33rd year of Guangxu, there were 291 Russian merchants (numbers and lines) in Tacheng, There are 3840 people, and there are many foreign firms. In the 1960s, due to some special reasons, trade and personnel exchanges were interrupted. Until the autumn of 1988, with the support of the governments of China and Kazakhstan, the local governments on both sides of the border broke the nearly 30-year-old closure through mutual visits of government officials.
In 1990, the Baktu Port was reopened for temporary cargo and people passing. In June 1992, the state approved Tacheng City as a city along the border to further open up, and granted various preferential policies. It was approved as a first-class port by the state on March 14, 1994, and now it is one of the important land ports in Xinjiang. There is also a Silk Road Cultural and Trade City, which gathers high-quality products from Central Asian countries.
Standing at the gate of Baktu Port, the Republic of Kazakhstan is in the distance. Compared with Tacheng, which is full of tall buildings in China, Kazakhstan is a barren and uninhabited land, and houses are rarely seen.
Tacheng City, where the port is located, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Tacheng District, Yili Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Tacheng Basin on the northwest edge of the Junggar Basin. It borders the Republic of Kazakhstan in the northwest and is 530 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of the autonomous region. , is one of the open cities closest to the border in China. Its original name was "Talbahatai" (marmot in Mongolian), and it was later shortened to Tacheng.
There are some sculptures on the pass, among which the stone statues on the side of the road are very eye-catching. According to the archaeological circles, the Xinjiang stone statues first originated from Shamanism around 1200 BC. These stone figures on the prairie are a manifestation of shamanism, which embodies the local people's worship of heroes and ancestors.
Throughout the development history of the Baktu port, especially its rapid development since the 1990s, the Baktu port has become an important hub for business, tourism, economic and cultural exchanges with the CIS countries and Europe, and the expansion of regional opening up. window.
The ancient port, brand-new modern building facilities, the sacred national gate, climbed to the Guanlou, you can have a panoramic view of the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and you feel a sense of pride in your heart. You can also see the No. 158 boundary marker not far away. There are many on the Internet. People say that the No. 158 boundary marker must be photographed, which has a good meaning such as "going all the way". Now it is not only a famous port, but also a famous local tourist attraction.