Karakul Lake

Karakul lake is located at the foot of mostag peak, the "father of glaciers". Because of its deep and dark water, it is named Karakul. Kirgiz means Black Lake.

In front of the lake is a vast grassland. In spring and summer, there are flocks of cattle and sheep on the grassland, waterfowls and ducks on the lake, and occasionally swans foraging here. The water of the lake is shining in the sunshine, reflecting the majestic mostag peak. It is said that there are water monsters in this lake. Of course, the truth is unknown, because no one has seen it after all.

The lake will change in different colors with the sunshine during the day. At ordinary times, the water of the lake is as clean as a mirror; when the clouds are thick, the water of the lake will become black as if it had been filled with ink, becoming a "Black Lake" worthy of the name. When the sun rises in the early morning, the floating lake, like the sky on the stage, is constantly changing: sometimes blue, sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, giving people the feeling of being in a fairyland.

Karakul Lake

Kalakul lake is a plateau lake. It is located at the foot of mostag and Gongger ice peaks in bulukou township of Pamir Plateau, aktao County, together with bulukul lake. The distance between the two lakes is only ten kilometers. However, the scenery of the two lakes is quite different.

Karakul lake is about 160 kilometers away from aktao county and 220 kilometers away from Atushi City, with an altitude of 3600 hundred meters, an area of 10 square kilometers and a water depth of more than 30 meters. Because the lake is deep and dark, it is called "Karakul" (Kirgiz means Black Lake). Kalakule lake is rich in grass and birds, with beautiful scenery and legend of water monster, which adds a charming color to the scenic spot.

Introduction to scenic spots

On the east side of the lake stands the "father of glaciers" Mt. mustag, and on the west side lies the endless saerguole mountains. On the south side of the lake is a grassland. When summer comes, the water is clear and the grass is abundant, the lakes and mountains are beautiful, the green grass is dotted with white yurts, reflecting the clear water of the lake and the bright iceberg reflection, just like the old poem "cattle and sheep are seen when the wind blows grass". There are lots of pastoral songs on the grassland and wild ducks on the lake. This scene is like a dream. No wonder even King Mu of Zhou in the 10th century BC sighed and sighed. Atushi travel agency has set up a tourist restaurant on the Bank of Karakul lake, and specially employs Kirgiz, Uygur, Han and other ethnic chefs to cook different ethnic flavor meals for tourists. In recent years, tourists at home and abroad have been attracted to Karakul lake.

Traffic information

Karakul lake is located next to national highway 314. Whether you start from Kashgar to the Pamir Plateau or from Tashkurgan to the plateau, you pass here at noon. There are several bungalows and tents by the lake. This is a plateau tourist reception station and a permanent base camp specially set up for mountaineers from all over the world. It can provide food and accommodation for you.

Kalakule Lake View

There are thousands of waterfowls and wild ducks swimming on the surface of kalakule lake. Occasionally, swans are playing in the water. Under the water, there are groups of fish swimming leisurely. The surface of the lake is full of light. In addition to the grass beside the lake, there is no living thing in the lake, especially in the kalakul lake. The water of the lake changes all kinds of colors in a day, which makes people confused. At ordinary times, the lake water is as clean as a mirror. But when the sky is full of dark clouds, lightning and thunder, the lake will magically become black, like pouring lead, black and bright, and become a real black water lake. When the sun rises in the early morning, the floating lake is constantly changing like the sky on the stage: sometimes blue, sometimes yellow, sometimes orange, giving people the feeling of being in a fairyland.

The legend of Karakul Lake

What makes the landscapes of these two high mountain lakes so different? For the color change of kalakule lake, the folklore is that there are water monsters in the lake, and this legend has been more than 1000 years. FA Xian, a senior monk in the Jin Dynasty, and Song Yun, a senior monk in the northern Wei Dynasty, call it "poisonous dragon pool", which means that there are poisonous dragons in the lake. When Xuan Zang, a senior monk in the Tang Dynasty, passed by, he called it "giant Jiaos"“ Big dragon pool. The water monsters in kalakul lake and the snowman riddle in Pamir Plateau leave a mystery to visitors. Come to Pamir to explore the secrets of chameleon lake and add endless reverie and fun to visitors.

Address: beside 314 National Road, aketao County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 75.04977799952

Latitude: 38.4416554746

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: it is located next to national highway 314. Whether you start from Kashgar and go to the Pamir Plateau, or from Tashkurgan and go back to Kashgar, you pass here at noon.

Ticket information: 50 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

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