Heavenly Lake, like a silver mirror, lies in the valleys below Bogda Peak, and was included into the Bogda Biosphere Reserve in 1990. The lake water is supplied by the melting ice and snow running off the surrounding peaks, and remains cold even in midsummer. Consequently, the lake is a well-known summer resort for the people of Xinjiang.
Bogda Peak: It is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountain range. Situated in the south of Fukang County it has an altitude of 5,445 meters (17,864 feet). The distances as the crow flies, from the peak to Urumqi and the Fukang county seat, are 60 and 49 kilometers (37 and 31 miles) respectively. It is one of the fifteen peaks of Xinjiang open to tourists.
There are two optional routes for the climb to Bogda Peak.
Route one: Tianchi Lake – Xiao Donggoukou – Da Dongkoukou – Sangecha Daban – Bogda Peak
Route two: Sigonghe – Lixing Daban – Bogda Peak
Archway Entrance of Muslim Street
Archway Entrance of Muslim Street
Muslim Street, Changji
Muslim Street, Changji
Multicolored Bay (or Five Colored Bend): It is located in the north of Jimusar County, Changji Autonomous District, in the Gurbantunggut Desert. Covering an area of 3 sq kilometers (1.2 square miles), it has a typical wind erosion physiognomy and is believed to be the most beautiful one of its kind in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Various colors in the bay account for its name. It is multicolored because of the burning of coal. Once a thick coal seam was formed under this area, and millions of years later, the coal seam was exposed and then burned by lightening and sunlight. Sintered rocks having different mineral substances piled up and this hilly area became multicolored with reddish brown as its main hue. Hills and rocks of Multicolored Bay have various shapes. Using imagination, you will find some look like pythons, while others resemble lions, ladies and pagodas. One of the hills is like a beauty wearing colorful clothes, while the hill snuggling up to it looks like a girl.
Visitors are advised to spend a night in Multicolored Bay. Responding to changes of sunlight, Multicolored Bay presents different scenery at different times. At noon, the bay is extremely hot as if the big fire extinguished for tens of thousands of years is rekindled. The colors of the hills generally become lighter in the direct rays of sunlight. The whole bay is like a nebulous picture, kindling everyone’s boundless imagination. At nightfall, Multicolored Bay becomes bright and colorful. The glowing sky blends well with the colored bay. The whole bay seems lit by the sun, and starts burning again. In the morning sun, the bay is enveloped in colored ribbons. To be in it is like a sweet dream.
Multicolored Bay not only has an impressive landscape, but also abounds in oil, gold, agate, iron, zinc and other mineral deposits. Wild asses, pheasants and other animals live in the vegetated area.
Other Scenic Spots: Mori Euphrates Popular Forest
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