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Kanas Scenic Area
eographic location:Northern Burqin County,
Altay Region, Xinjiang, China
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2. Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Moon Bay, Kanas Guanyutai, Wolong
Bay
Suitable for the play season:June and September
Kanas Scenic Area is located in the middle section of the Altai
Mountains in Xinjiang. It is located in the border of China with
Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. There are 55 scenic spots in the
Kanas scenic area with a total area of 10030 square kilometers. There
are 33 basic types, including Hanas National Nature Reserve, Kanas
National Geological Park, Baihaba National Forest Park, Jia Dengyu.
The National Forest Park, Kanas River Valley, Hemu River Valley,
Naren Grassland, Hemu Grassland and Hemu Village, Baihaba Village,
Kanas Village and other famous natural and scenic areas and three
major cultural landscapes.
The core essence of the Kanas National Scenic Area is the intense
erosion of the glacier, and the ice stone surface is filled with the
valley and forms the end of the ridge into a lake. The lake is 1375
meters above sea level. The lake is shaped like a crescent moon, with
a length of 24.5 kilometers, an average width of 1.9 kilometers, an
average water depth of 90 meters, a maximum depth of 188.4 meters,
an area of 69,000 mu, and a water storage capacity of 4 billion cubic
meters, one of the deepwater lakes in China.
The main attractions of Kanas Scenic Area include Kanas Lake,
Wolong Bay and Taijialin Corridor. On April 13, 2018, he was
shortlisted for “Magic Northwest 100 Scenes”.
Historical evolution
In the 20th year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1755), the
Quasi-German Department was settled. This area was under the

3. jurisdiction of the left general of Uriah Sutai.
In the 27th year of the Qing Emperor Qianlong (1762), the Qing court
compiled the Altai Wulianghai people living in the Yangtai of the Altai
Mountains into seven flags, which were divided into left and right
wings, and the chiefs of the wing were given a letter, which was
attached to the left wing of the Altai Wulianghai. Zuoqi Zasak.
In the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu Emperor Guangxu (1903), this
place was under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Court of Kobdo.
In the thirty-second year of Guangxu (1906), Kobudo and Altai were
divided. The place was under the jurisdiction of Altai. At this time,
the area under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Altai was directly
under the jurisdiction of the Qing court.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), following the old
system of the late Qing Dynasty, the Altai area was still under the
jurisdiction of the central government.
In the eight years of the Republic of China (1919), Altai was placed
under the Xinjiang Provincial Government and set up Ashan Road. It
is located in Burqin County, and the Kanas area is affiliated to Burqin
County, Ashan Road, Xinjiang Province.
After the founding of New China, in 1980, the People’s Government of
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region approved the establishment of
the Kanas Nature Reserve.
In 1986, with the approval of the State Council, it was identified as a
national nature reserve, under the management of the Forestry
Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and set up a
management office.
In 2000, the Kanas Environment and Tourism Management
Committee and the Kanas National Nature Reserve Administration
were established. The organization is affiliated to Burqin County.
In 2003, the Kanas administration moved to the Altay region and
changed the Kanas Environment and Tourism Management
Committee to the Kanas Environment and Tourism Administration to
implement unified management of the development, utilization and
protection of regional resources.
In July 2006, the Altay Committee and the Administrative Office
decided to set up the Kanas Scenic Area Committee and the Kanas
Scenic Area Management Committee to clarify the large tourist
jurisdiction of the Kanas Scenic Area of 10030 square kilometers and

4. the Hemu of Burqin County. The Hanek Mongolian Nationality
Township and the Higahe Township of Habahe County are under the
unified jurisdiction of the Scenic Area Management Committee.
Geographical environment
Location horizon
The Kanas Scenic Area is located in the middle section of the Altai
Mountains in Xinjiang. It is located in the area bordering Kazakhstan,
Russia and Mongolia. The geographical coordinates of 10030 square
kilometers are 48°30′20′′ north longitude and 87°07′37′′ east
longitude.

5. Topography
The Kanas Scenic Area is located in the vertical zone of the landform
and vegetation of the Altai Mountains. It is from high to low. The
altitude is more than 3,000 meters. It is a modern glaciers and
permanent snow covered alpine ice and snow, and the altitude is
2400-3000 meters. The tundra mat-like meadow belt, 1300-2400
meters above sea level is the mid-mountain cold-temperature
coniferous forest steppe belt (composed of coniferous species
Siberian larch, Siberian fir, Siberian spruce, Siberian red pine), 800-
1500 meters above sea level for low mountains The hilly shrub
meadow steppe belt, below 800 meters above sea level, is the oasis
desert belt of the piedmont alluvial plain, with vertical vertical
stratification, and the true appearance of 6-7 vertical natural
landscape belts in the Altai Mountains.
Climate
Kanas Scenic Area is a cold temperate zone with a long cold period
and a short frost-free period. It is located in the hinterland of Eurasia,
far away from the ocean, with high latitude, wide disparity, and
complex terrain, forming a unique climate. -0.2 ° C, extreme

6. maximum temperature of 29.3 ° C, minimum temperature of -37 ° C,
the annual average temperature of 6 months is less than 0 ° C, the
winter is up to 7 months. The coldest January average temperature is
-16 °C, the hottest July average temperature is 15.9 °C, noon is only
20 °C, the frost-free period is 80-108 days, and the plant growth
period is concentrated in May-August. The annual precipitation is
about 1000 mm, and the maximum precipitation is 2100 meters
above sea level. The winter is long and the snowfall is abundant.
Generally, frost begins to appear in early August. At an altitude of
1400 meters above sea level, snowfall begins in late August; altitude
is above 3,000 meters, snowfall begins in early August, until the end
of May or early June of the next year, the snowfall period is about 8
months, and the snow depth can reach 1-2 meters, snowfall. The
number of days is generally more than 73 days, and the stable snow
cover period is about 200 days. The snow line is distributed at an
altitude of 2,850 meters. The annual evaporation is about 1000 mm,
which is roughly the same as the precipitation. The Kanas Nature
Reserve has better water conditions, greater air humidity, and the
relative humidity is generally 59-90%. The humidity increases with
altitude, and the humidity in the forest generally reaches over 90%.

7. Main Attractions
Review
There are 55 large and small scenic spots in the Kanas Scenic Area,
belonging to 33 basic types, including Hanas National Nature Reserve,
Kanas National Geological Park, Baihaba National Forest Park,
Jiadeng National Forest Park. The Kanas River Valley, Hemu River
Valley, Naren Grassland, Hemu Grassland and Hemu Village, Baiha Ba
Village, Kanas Village and other famous domestic and international
landscape areas and three major cultural landscape areas.
Kanas Lake
Kanas Lake is the core essence of the Kanas National Nature Reserve.
The glacier is strongly eroded, and the ice stone surface is filled with
valleys, forming a lake with a final ridge. The lake is 1375 meters
above sea level. The lake is shaped like a crescent moon, with a length
of 24.5 kilometers, an average width of 1.9 kilometers, an average
water depth of 90 meters, a maximum depth of 188.4 meters, an area
of 69,000 mu, and a water storage capacity of 4 billion cubic meters,
one of the deepwater lakes in China. The lake week is a green
coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest, which is connected with
the vast mountain grassland.

8. Wolong Bay
Wolong Bay is located 140 kilometers from the county town on the
way to Burkan in Burqin County and 10 kilometers from Kanas. The
lake is surrounded by dense forests, flowers and green grass, and the
small islands in the lake are beautiful. The lake’s waters reach the
middle of the stream, and the waves smash the boulders and the jade
beads splash. There is a wooden bridge flying over the water outlet of
the lake. Standing on the bridge to the north is a flat mirrored
Wolong Bay to the south is the Kanas River roaring. About 1 km north
of the Kanas River from Wolong Bay, you will see a blue crescent-
shaped bay in the canyon, which is Moon Bay.

9. Bilberry Island
On the island of Kanas Lake, there is a peninsula that stretches into
the lake. The moss layer on the island is covered with a unique
bilberry bush, which is called the island of bilberry.
Taigalin Corridor
The term taiga is originally from Russian and refers to the coniferous
forest bordering the southern edge of the tundra near the polar. The
term now refers broadly to the cold temperate boreal forest. In the
cold temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, Taigalin is found
throughout North America and northern Eurasia, forming a vast
expanse of forests that make up the world’s largest forest ecosystem.
The length of the Taijialin Corridor is 4.5 kilometers, which is rich in
the essence of the Western Siberian Taigalin. The corridor is bordered
by the sparkling Kanas Lake and the east is surrounded by winding
mountains. The winding path is beautiful and can be seen. The
Taijialin Marshes, the King of Taigalin, the Giant Root Carving Wall
and many other attractions.

10. Fish station
Guanyutai, a round-trip shuttle bus of 20 yuan/person, is a must-see
for Kanas. It was built in 1987. It was called Guanyutai after the
reconstruction. Why is it called Guanyutai? I think there are three
reasons. First of all, the pavilion must be more than the bottom of the
pavilion, and this reconstruction is the base is larger than the top
pavilion, the platform is larger than the pavilion, of course, it should
be called Taiwan. In addition, the pavilion has the suspicion of self-
enclosure, and the Taiwan has the temperament of opening outwards,
which is in line with the requirements of the times. Secondly,
compared to the two words of the pavilion, the homonym is too
particular. The ordinary people of the family, the pavilion is also
stopped, and the Taiwanese are carrying, I spend money to travel, in
order to seek happiness and auspiciousness, why should we stop and
not lift it. No one wants to make progress in the Kanas tour and make
a career. Once again, looking up at the fish platform in the mountain
lake, it is like a incense stick that sits on the west hill. In the case of
the sky with clouds or evening glow, the incense on the stage is
steaming Xia Wei, full of eyes and clouds. These three are the reasons
why the platform is better than the booth.
The Observatory is the last exclamation point in the Kanas tour. Not
looking at the fish platform is not enough to appreciate the beauty of
the beautiful scenery of Kanas; it is not enough to understand the true
meaning of life.

11. Safeguard
The Kanas Scenic Area was included in the key area of the 2008 Altay
region cultural relics survey. In the third national cultural relics
survey in 2011, more than 130 new cultural relics were discovered,
including the Kanas scenic spot in the national 5A scenic spot. Newly
discovered 6 ancient tombs dating from 2000 to 3000 years ago. The
census and protection of cultural relics in the Altay region began in
1988. In the past 20 years, more than 200 cultural relics have been
discovered and identified. Among them, there are 2 state-level
cultural relics protection units and 15 autonomous region-level
cultural relics protection units. There are 46 municipal cultural relics
protection units.
The geological relics of the Kanas National Geological Park in Xinjiang
are characterized by Quaternary glacial relics. Among them, Kanas
Lake is the deepest ice-blocking lake in China. The park has rich and
typical glacial relics, and its preservation system is complete. It is one
of the rare middle-altitude areas in the world where the Quaternary
glaciers are well preserved. The most typical area of Quaternary
glacial remnants in the same latitudes of the world.

12. Honors
Kanas Scenic Area has “one of the five most beautiful lakes in China”,
“one of the six most beautiful ancient villages in China”, “the top of
China’s top ten autumn landscapes”, and “China Photographers
Association Creation Base”, which has become a tourist in Xinjiang.
Faucet. Kanas is a national AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot with
National Geological Park, National Nature Reserve, Jiadeng National
Forest Park and Baihaba National Forest Park.
Since 2000, Kanas Scenic Area has won the national 5A level scenic
spot, National Geological Park, National Forest Park, China’s top ten
scenic spots in the west, Chinese photographers’ creation base,
China’s most beautiful top ten lakes, China’s most beautiful top ten
autumn colors, Chinese people Dozens of honors and brands, such as
members of the Biosphere Network and demonstration sites of
national civilized scenic spots, and the first batch of “China National
Natural Heritage, National Natural and Cultural Heritage List”.
On April 13, 2018, he was shortlisted for “Magic Northwest 100
Scenes”.

13. Traffic information and ticket prices
Walking route:
Kanas Lake to Guanyu Pavilion, Wolong Bay, Baiha Ba Village, Naren
Grassland.
By plane:
After the completion of Kanas Airport, Urumqi will take you directly
to the scenic spot by plane.
By car line:
Urumqi-Kelamayi Oil City-Devil City-Huyanglin-Fuhai Fishing
Ground-Fuhai County-Beach Bathing-Bingtuan City Beibei-Buljin
County-Colorful Beach-Kanas
Urumqi – Cainan Oilfield – Huoshan – Junggar Basin – Wulunguhe –
Fuhai Beach – Altay City Hualin Park – Chemuerchek Ancient Tombs –
Burqin County – Colorful Beach – Habahe County – Baihaba Village –
Northwestern First Sentinel – Kanas Lake
Urumqi-Kelamayi Oilfield-Devil City-Huyanglin-Burqin County-
Colorful Beach-Hailiutan-Agungatei Grassland Stone Man-Jadengyu-
Kanas Lake
ticket price:
The ticket price of Kanas scenic spot is 160 yuan/person·2 days in the
peak season and 80 yuan/person·2 days in the off-season.
The peak season is from May 1st to October 15th, and the off-season is
from October 16th to April 30th.
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