It seemed that he had just entered the sleep state, and was urged by the hotel's morning bell to pack up. With the experience of being stuck at the speed limit on the road during the security check yesterday, we are already mentally prepared for the bumpy trek today. After watching Tianchi yesterday, it took nearly 10 hours to travel 580 kilometers from Fukang in Changji region to Fuyun in Altay region through Jungar Basin. Today’s journey of more than 600 kilometers does not allow us to slack off at all. .
Driving on the mountain road, winding up, as the sky gradually brightens, ocher-brown mountains can be faintly seen from the sea of flowers in the distance, and a long S-shaped streamlined building appears in front of you.
A stone tablet lies in front of it——Keketuohai Global Geopark
Going forward, you will still be surrounded by a sea of flowers and surrounded by mountains. As the mountains narrow, you can see the entrance gatehouse of the Irtysh Grand Canyon, which occupies the widest area and the most beautiful scenery in the Keketuo Sea Area.
We filed in from the gate tower, eagerly took the shuttle bus of the scenic spot and rushed to the high place of the canyon.
As the car moved up and the trees moved down, the ocher-brown mountains that we saw before gradually turned into grayish-white and turquoise. Although the clouds were thick and the sun was not visible, these peaks and rocks were shining brightly, reflecting the mountains and valleys in front of us. Bright.
The canyon is winding and long, and the shuttle bus we took drove for nearly an hour. When the car stops at the foot of the hillside with several yurts, this abrupt, round and smooth boulder is in front of you!
After crossing the Amersara Bridge, you will enter the real Irtysh Grand Canyon.
Walking along the mountain road under the rocks at the foot of the mountain, there is no vast river bed, so why is it called a "sea"? In fact, from the free translation explanation, "Ke Ke Tuo Hai" means "green forest". The only river that flows from east to west to Kazakhstan, to Russia, and finally to the Arctic Ocean.
Maybe it's the splendor of the rocks here, maybe it's the lush jungle here, or the green water here, I wonder if I have visited the canyons and streams before! The mountain waterfall in Anji is called Hidden Dragon because its flowing water winds and whizzes down from a high place; the mountain waterfall in Jingxi is called mysterious because it suddenly opens up and flies straight down; It twists and turns and flows for more than 70 kilometers. What is a canyon must be towering cliffs on both sides and long flowing water, and this is the Irtysh Grand Canyon in front of you.
Moreover, here is not only the towering boulders on the walls, not only the long history, but also the countless unique peaks and rocks on both sides of it; Bell-shaped, dome-shaped, cone-shaped. On the surface of the mountain, there are mostly dense honeycomb-shaped pits and vertical grooves like frozen giant waterfalls. These unique granite peaks complement the forests in the canyon dominated by fir trees, pine trees, birch trees and poplar trees, and the turbulent canyon water with stacked rocks, naturally outlining a series of simple, desolate and quiet landscape paintings. .
Wandering around, we set foot up for more than an hour, and asked the inspector of the scenic spot that there were still nearly 10 kilometers to go to the source. How long, this canyon! Although the excursion is not over, time does not wait for me, and the rest of the itinerary can only make us feel regretful.
Looking at the round and smooth mountain boulders in different shapes and the fir trees, pine trees and birch trees around them again, I give this Altai mountain scenery the best point of "like" from the bottom of my heart, because I have already begun to find the beauty of Xinjiang!
Supplementary note: Although the time was short, I was unable to go to the No. 3 mining area in Keketuohai (although there is a big pit with a depth of 200 meters), but I still want to show a few photos.
This was taken at the Geological Park Museum after leaving the Keketuo Sea Scenic Area. It is an exhibit of the rich ore contained in the No. 3 mining area. The rare ore contained in the No. 3 mining area accounts for 60% of the global output; the rare ore in the No. 3 mining area is the origin of the development of my country's nuclear energy and aerospace industry; Forty percent of the debt of the former Soviet Union.
Therefore, Keketuohai was called "Little Shanghai of the Western Regions" at that time, and it will be called "the hometown of gems" now and in the future!
