Enter Xinjiang, enter the beautiful Bayinguoleng, and enjoy the world-famous lakes and mountains, desert scenery, grassland customs and Ya Dan landforms.
Bayinguoleng, which means "beautiful and rich river basin" in Mongolian, has 53 basic types of tourism resources in China, accounting for 7 1.6% of the total number of basic types of tourism resources in China and 85% of the basic types of tourism resources in Xinjiang. Lakes, deserts, grasslands, mountains, ice peaks and numerous historical sites form a big pattern of tourism resources. The vast territory, the disparity in height difference, the gift of nature and the love of human history have formed Bayinguoleng's vast, magical, unique and diverse natural and cultural tourism landscape and become a tourist destination.
Looking at the vast territory of Bayinguoleng, the first impression is the endless desert. Taklimakan Desert is the second largest desert in the world after the Sahara Desert in Africa. The types of sand dunes in the hinterland of desert are complex and diverse. From a distance, it looks like a dragon perched on the earth. The exuberant evaporation makes the surface scenery erratic, and at this time, the illusion of "the sound tower of the sea" often appears.
Populus euphratica, which accounts for more than 90% of China, grows in Tarim River Basin. Of course, the Populus euphratica here is the oldest, largest, best preserved and most primitive original Populus euphratica forest community in the world. Every time I walk into Hu Yangshu, which has been baptized by countless years, I will concentrate on watching and stop to think. A long-lost heroic plot often rises in my heart.
The beautiful Bayinbuluke Prairie is covered with green grass, covered in silver, with flocks of cattle and sheep, with vast and undulating terrain and a wide variety of plants.
Bayinbuluke Mongolian means "rich spring water". It has a vast territory, flat terrain, rich aquatic plants and high-quality "butter grass" everywhere. Every summer, the grasslands are full of flowers, the sheep wander like white clouds, and there is a yurt like snow lotus in the middle. The annual grassland East belongs to Nadam convention is held here. Bosten Lake, which was listed as a national key scenic spot in 2002, involves three counties and one city. Here, the winding path of the lake is quiet, the clouds are reflected, the water features are endless, and there are countless strange flowers and birds. Tourists are in it, as if creating a poetic world.
Bayinguoleng has a magical natural landscape bred by unique geographical environment and climatic conditions, as well as a humanistic landscape that is relished by people because of history. Zhang Qian to Ban Chao Baosi Road is safe and smooth; From Kyle Poirot's participation in Rob Desert to the discovery of Loulan site in Swinheding; Returning to the People's Liberation Army from Turkut East to settle in Xinjiang; From the great achievements created by Malan people to the fruitful results of Tarim oil battle; People of all ethnic groups living in Bayinguoleng since ancient times have formed colorful and simple folk customs in the long-term historical development process; All these show the humanistic essence of Bayinguoleng from different levels.
Loulan, a mysterious country, was one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty.
The ancient city of Loulan was the early political, economic and cultural center of Loulan Kingdom. The north-south road of the ancient Silk Road diverged from Loulan. As early as 77 BC, Loulan area was already an oasis of agricultural development in the western regions. As a transportation hub in the hinterland of Asia, it has played an important role in cultural exchanges between the East and the West. In the Tang Dynasty, "Loulan" almost became synonymous with remoteness. The once prosperous small towns in the western regions quietly withdrew from the historical stage after the 3rd century A.D., and have not really solved the mystery.
Extreme Lop Nur is another "fire continent" in Xinjiang. Rare evaporation and almost zero precipitation make it a real "sea of death". Famous traveler Yu Chunshun and famous scientist Peng Shuangshuang disappeared in Lop Nur. However, the years are like smoke, but the vicissitudes have left traces. People all have the same feeling that Lop Nur is still full of desolation, terror, danger and mystery.
In recent years, Bayinguoleng tourism has developed rapidly. As a new industry, it has been listed as a new growth point and pillar industry of the national economy of autonomous prefecture to be cultivated, and the social atmosphere of big tourism is gradually taking shape. Golden Beach, Lotus Lake and Jinsite have been developed around Bosten Lake Scenic Area. Around Bayinbuluke natural grassland scenic spot, Bayinbuluke grassland, Swan Lake, Manhan Palace and so on in Gongnaisi Forest Park have been developed. Around Populus euphratica scenic spot in Tahe desert, Populus euphratica forest park and desert highway have been developed. The Luobu village has been developed around the adventure tourist area in the south of Tarim Basin, and the ancient city ruins in Lop Nur area, the wildlife viewing adventure tour in Altun Mountain and the drifting tour in Tarim River have been carried out.
Korla, the capital of Bazhou, is striving to become the best tourist city in China.
Bazhou has initially formed a tourism service system of "food, shelter, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment". June 23rd, 2004 is a joyous day for the 50th anniversary of Bazhou. Since Bazhou was founded 50 years ago, its comprehensive economic strength has been significantly enhanced, and a comprehensive economic system with coordinated development of construction, transportation and commerce has been formed, with industries such as petroleum, chemical industry, textile, paper making, electric power, building materials, electronics and tourism taking shape.
Bazhou is located in the traffic arteries of northern and southern Xinjiang. The transportation network has formed a three-dimensional transportation system with complete roads, railways, aviation and pipelines, and opened passenger and freight trains from Korla to Xi, Urumqi and Kashgar. Round trip flights from Korla to Urumqi and Beijing. The program-controlled telephone and wireless communication industry in Bazhou has entered the international and domestic special dial-up networks, and the telephone penetration rate in the city can be comparable to that in Urumqi, the capital of the autonomous region. These greatly facilitate tourists and travelers traveling abroad.
Bazhou now governs eight counties and one city, namely, Hejing, Heshuo, Bohu, Yanqi, Luntai, Yuli, Ruoqiang, Qiemo and Korla. There are the Second Agricultural Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, South Xinjiang Railway Management Office, Tarim Petroleum Development Command and other central autonomous region units. Bazhou is an autonomous ethnic group with Mongolians, and consists of 37 ethnic minorities, including Mongolians, Uighurs, Han and Hui, among which ethnic minorities account for 42.2% of the total population. Bazhou, which spans 800 kilometers from east to west and covers an administrative area of 482,700 square kilometers, is the largest minority autonomous prefecture in China, so it is called "the first state in China".
Bayinguoleng's long history and unique nature will definitely leave a profound, mysterious, unique and diverse unforgettable impression. The hospitable people here will definitely make you want to go and want to leave.
Beautiful Bayinguoleng-Korla, a famous city in the west.
Korla, a famous city in the west, is located on the northeast edge of Tarim Basin, bordering Tianshan branch, Kuruke Mountain and Hora Mountain in the north and Taklimakan Desert in the south. The Peacock River, which originates from Bosten Lake, runs through the whole territory. This used to be the throat of the ancient Silk Road. In 630 AD, Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk, passed through here to learn from the West.
Most of Korla City once belonged to Quli State, an ancient western region. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human activities in the Peacock River Basin. During the Shenjue period of the Western Han Dynasty, the capital of the western regions built a tower city in today's Peacock River Delta, and troops were stationed. Since then, Luoloucheng has evolved into Li Juecheng, Liulvcheng in the Northern Wei Dynasty and Lvkuncheng in the Yuan Dynasty. 1June, 979, LeKorla was established with the approval of the State Council.
Korla is rich in fragrant pears and is known as the city of pears. Korla fragrant pear is a fine pear in China, with thin skin and thick flesh, sweet and juicy, no residue in food and instant melting in the mouth. Korla fragrant pear has a long history of cultivation. According to Wu Yun's Miscellanies of Xijing in the Jin Dynasty, "pear blossoms in the vast sea are not cold-resistant". Based on this calculation, Korla fragrant pear has a history of 1400 years. Of course, this only tells a little bit about fragrant pears, and the legends circulating among the people in our country are more exciting and vivid.
According to legend, a long time ago, there were no fragrant pears in Korla, and the father of Ahriman, a Uighur girl, was entrusted by the villagers to introduce exotic pears into the distance and graft them with local pear trees. He climbed the sand mountain and walked the Gobi, and went through hardships, attracting 99 pear seedlings. In order not to let the pear seedlings dry up on the road, he hollowed out the pumpkin seeds and put the pear seedlings inside to keep them moist. In this way, only one pear seedling was grafted and survived. The surviving pear tree is thriving and the pear is very delicate. When it falls to the ground, it will break into silver. So Elimane wants to share this pear tree with the villagers for grafting, so that everyone can live a good life. The news was heard by the landlord, Kabi. He wanted to keep it for himself, so he planned to kill Elimane's father. On a dark night, Rekabee strolled into Elimane's yard and raised his axe to cut down the precious tree. The sound of logging awakened Ahriman, who bravely rushed up to fight the bad guys and finally fell in a pool of blood. The following spring, 99 fresh branches sprouted from the cut pear tree stump. In memory of her father, the villagers grafted 99 branches onto local pear trees. Although the newly connected pear tree does not carry treasures, the pears are yellow-green, red, like gems, with strong fragrance and floating in the wind. Since then, people have called the pear produced by this pear tree cultivated by her father in the Elimane River "Simiti" or "Elimane" and introduced it to thousands of families along the Peacock River.
Shayidong Garden Art Factory, which is 6 kilometers away from Korla, has become the main producing area of Korla fragrant pears. Pear City is an extremely lucky city. Bosten Lake, the "Mother Lake" of Bayinguoleng, is particularly fond of it, running towards it across the alpine valley and watering this oasis on the edge of Taklimakan Desert. Bring endless enjoyment and fun to people of all ethnic groups living in this city.
Tiemenguan is located in Kurutag Valley, 8 kilometers north of Korla. This used to be the only place on the northern line of the Silk Road. On both sides of the canyon, the mountains are steep and the rocks are towering. The Peacock River flowing from Bosten Lake crosses the mountains, forming a winding and deep canyon of more than 30 kilometers here. The gorge walls on both sides of the river are as steep as knives and axes.
According to historical records, customs inspection has been set up here since the Jin Dynasty. Because of its dangerous terrain, it is known as "one person defends it, and ten thousand people can't force it". The cliff next to the pass is engraved with four official characters of "Jinshan follows the river", which has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. From the foot of Gongzhuling, opposite to tiemenguan, up the steps along Panshan Road, more than 800 meters, came to the top of the mountain in front of a statue of a young Uighur man and woman. There is a pair of "Maza" here, which is the legendary cemetery of Tyre and Zohra.
Legend has it that Johera, the princess of the ancient Yan Qi King, fell in love with the young hunter Tyre. The sinister prime minister Kajhan wanted to give his stupid son to the king for the benefit of his family. He instigated the king to arrest him. He killed Thiel and tried to put him to death for something he didn't do. When Zola learned this, she came up with a clever plan and said to the king, "Let the son of the Prime Minister come with Tyre. I have a question to test them. If the Prime Minister's son passes, I will marry him. If Taier passes, you can let him go. " Father agreed to Johera's request and wanted to see which of them was the cleverest. Zohra has three days to make Hu Yangshu sing outside the palace gate. Three days later, the Prime Minister's son tried his best to make Hu Yangshu sing, but Tayle took out a duta made of Populus euphratica trunk and began to play. The sound of the piano shocked the king, brought tears to Johera's eyes, and made the sinister prime minister and his son extremely ashamed. The king promised to let Thiel go. Knowing that the Prime Minister would never leave it at that, Johera sent a message to Tyre, determined to elope overnight. Prime Minister Kajhan sent someone to hunt him down as soon as he found out. When the two lovers went out at night, they unfortunately fell into a deep stream with their horses and men. Later generations built Mazha on Gongzhuling to commemorate the lovers who died for love and freedom.
Every spring, pear flowers and butterflies dance at the foot of Gongzhuling Mountain. People say that Taylor and Zola have changed. This is the story of Liang Zhu, a Uighur. These natural and human landscapes are precious gifts left by history to future generations. There are many such interesting places in Korla.
In recent years, Korla, proceeding from reality, made use of the advantages of Peacock River passing through the city to build the Peacock River scenic tourism belt project. The scenic spot has perfect infrastructure, lush grass, birds and flowers, and pleasant scenery, and has become a beautiful greening and beautifying line and tourist landscape in the urban area. One side of the water and soil is beautiful because of its elegance; A city is civilized because of its historical accumulation and upbringing.
Now the downtown section of Peacock River is full of jade and water. In the morning, the mist fills the air, refreshing; In the evening, the sunset sprinkles water, which vaguely brings people to sleep. People who do morning exercises here spit out the old and absorb the new, and adopt the essence of heaven and earth; In the evening, leisure people enjoy a cool walk here and watch the wonderful night scene. The tidal flow of people jostled shoulder to shoulder, making Peacock River full of festive atmosphere.
Located in the northeast of Korla, a ridge at the foot of Kurutag Mountain is called "Longshan" by local people. Climbing this mountain and having a bird's eye view of Korla City is quite a feeling. Afforestation was carried out on the bare mountain ridge, the Leshijie River Pavilion was built, and it was beautified and brightened, making it a major landscape in Korla. From the central leadership to Bazhou inspection, to the people sightseeing, there is a feeling of * * * when you board Longshan, and you have a broad vision and a panoramic view of such a big city.
In recent years, Korla has won more than ten awards, such as "National Health City", "National Double Support Model City", "China Excellent Tourism City", "China Model Award for Human Settlements" and "Civilized City in Autonomous Region". According to the strategic pattern of "Northern Wu and Southern Ku" in Xinjiang, it is currently positioned as the second largest city in Xinjiang. Among the cities in Xinjiang 19, the comprehensive strength of Korla ranks third after Karamay and Urumqi, the capital of the autonomous region, and ranks first among county-level cities in Xinjiang. At present, Korla is improving and accelerating the construction of urban infrastructure, supporting facilities and tourism projects on the basis of China's excellent tourist city, striving for "the best tourist city in China".
The tourism network of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture with Korla as the center is drawn. You can enjoy Loulan Ancient City and Lop Nur Ancient Site on the East Line. To the west, you can ride the longest desert highway in human history; In the vast grassland of Bayinbuluke on the northern line and the beautiful Swan Lake, you will be intoxicated and have endless aftertaste; The majestic appearance of the southern plateau desert, plateau lakes and the Mustag Ata in Altun Mountain makes your mind wide open and refreshed. Korla spirit in the new century is inspiring and inspiring.
Modern Korla people are more efficient and pragmatic besides the simplicity unique to westerners. The rapid rise of modern architecture, wide and straight roads and national sculptures are the best evidence of the development of these cities. Korla, with a long history and outstanding people, will get better and better, and there will be more and more scenery like "paradise on earth, Suzhou and Hangzhou". The natural western customs here will definitely make Korla a veritable western city in the future urban process.