Nalati scenic spot

Nalati scenic spot

Nalati scenic spot, located in Xinyuan County, Xinjiang, is located in the hinterland of Tianshan Mountain and the east end of Ili River Valley, with a total planning area of 960 square kilometers. From south to north, the scenic spot is composed of alpine grassland sightseeing area, Kazakh Folk custom area and tourism life area.

Nalati scenic spot is the leading scenic spot in Yili Prefecture, and one of the famous scenic spots in Xinjiang. It has summer pasture, kezilaxia waterfall, Wangtian cave and other famous scenic spots. On April 13, 2018, he was shortlisted for the "magic northwest 100 scenes".

On December 29, 2018, it was named the Sixth Batch of national demonstration areas (units) for national unity and progress by the National People's commission.

Historical evolution

In 2001, it was named national AAA scenic spot.

At the beginning of 2004, it was named as an autonomous region scenic area.

In April 2005, Nalati grassland was awarded "the grassland with the largest population in Kazakh" by Shanghai Guinness World Headquarters.

In June 2005, the scenic spot passed the certification of ISO9001 international quality system, ISO14001 environmental management system and oshms18001 occupational safety and health management system.

In October 2005, it was rated as one of the six most beautiful grasslands in China.

In January 2011, it was awarded national AAAAA scenic spot by National Tourism Administration.

In April 2015, it was rated as a national ecotourism demonstration area.

On April 13, 2018, he was shortlisted for the "magic northwest 100 scenes".

geographical environment

Location context

Nalati scenic spot is located in the hinterland of Tianshan Mountain, at the east end of Ili River Valley. It is located between 85 ° 17-28 E and 43 ° 01-15 n with a total planning area of 960 square kilometers.

climate

Nalati tourist scenic area has a continental semi-arid climate, with an average altitude of 1800 meters, an annual rainfall of about 880 mm and an annual average temperature of about 20 ℃.

natural resources

plant resources

Nalati grassland is one of the four steppes in the world. It is a subalpine meadow with rich vegetation and abundant iris tenuifolia formation. The other associated species mainly include phloem, Gentiana, Carex, Agropyron, Festuca, strawberry and thyme. There are also equisetifolia, which belongs to equisetifolia subfamily.

Animal resources

Nalati tourist scenic area is rich in animal species, including snow pheasant, ring necked Pheasant (pheasant), otter, roe deer, lynx, fox, moxa weasel, egret, kestrel, North goat, snow leopard, wolf, Golden Eagle, hairy foot bunting, etc.

Main attractions

Summer Ranch

Nalati grassland is a middle mountain grassland developed on the tertiary paleodiluvium. It is connected with Nalati kaolin in the southeast and is like a barrier. In the northwest, it breaks down along the valley of the upper reaches of Gongnaisi River, with a large area of sloping terrain, dense mountain springs and crisscross streams. At the foot of the edge of the mountain, the gullies are deep, the rivers are crisscrossed, the forests are dense, the wilderness is gently undulating, the pine pagoda is along the valley, the pillars, the yurts and the herds are moving. It is an important summer pasture in Gongnaisi grassland.

Kezilaxia waterfall

Kezilaxia waterfall is located more than 10 miles to the east of Nalati tourist area, and Duku highway is winding in the deep mountain gorge. The waterfall is more than ten meters high and several meters wide. From the top of the mountain, many murmuring trickles gather in Qifeng, Komatsu, weeds and fresh moss, pouring down.

Wangtian cave

Wangtian cave is located 4 kilometers north of Nalati tourist spot. It is exposed in Qifeng cliff. The cave is tens of meters away from the ground. The stone statue leading to it from the foot of the mountain is a ladder, hanging in mid air. There is a huge rectangular stone at the entrance of the cave.

History and culture

At the time of Cheng Jisi Han's westward expedition, a Mongolian army set out from the depths of Tianshan Mountain to Yili. It was spring, and the hungry and cold army crossed the mountains and saw the grassland. At this time, the clouds are blooming, the sun is rising, and the setting sun is like blood. People can't help shouting: "narati! Narati (Zhungeer Mongolian, meaning the place with the sun, later referred to as "the first place to see the sun"), narati got its name from this.

Narati, translated into Narat in the Qing Dynasty, is explained in tongwenzhi of the western regions: "Narat Daba, Uyghur: it means that the sun is shining. The snow is deep and the sun is visible, so it's called Narat Daba." Narat is the sun.

Honors

On December 29, 2018, it was named the Sixth Batch of national demonstration areas (units) for national unity and progress by the National People's commission.

Cultural Activity

Shanhua festival activities

In 2014, Nalati held an 8-day Shanhua festival with 17 activities, including cross-country vehicle challenge, Kazakh Folk Sports (drinking horse milk, wrestling, playing polo, horse racing, carrying sheep, chasing girls, etc.), motorcycle cross-country race in Nalati scenic area, air grassland and air Festival, Kazakh Kazakh Food Exhibition on the tip of the tongue, Kazakh Folk bonfire party (with The first round Nalati bicycle rally in Xinjiang, dream back to childhood - ten thousand people parent-child interaction competition, dream back to Han and Tang Dynasties - Wusun Princess wedding ceremony, Nalati grassland ten thousand people rock night, "accompany you to see the grassland" hiking competition, Nalati photo exhibition, Nalati scenic spot mobile phone photo competition, Nalati scenic spot Meiwen And so on.

Aken ayetes Cultural Tourism Festival

On July 24, 2014, the 60th anniversary of the founding of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and the fifth aken ayetes Cultural Tourism Festival directly under the prefecture opened for three days. The cultural tourism festival will focus on aken duet, and also hold food culture, yurt culture, milk tea culture, horseback culture exhibition, performance competitions such as carrying sheep, girl chasing, wrestling, Jiajia, speed horse racing, horse racing and handicrafts exhibition.

tourist guide

Opening Hours

8:30-20:00

admission ticket

Peak season (June 1 - September 30): 95.00 yuan (excluding shuttle bus); off season (April 1 - May 31, October 1 - November 30): 60.00 yuan (excluding shuttle bus); preferential tourism season (December 1 - March 31): 22.5 yuan (excluding shuttle bus)

Special food

Roast whole sheep, mutton cake, camel milk, butter tea, horse intestine, boiled wheat kernel, etc

Address: Nalati tourist scenic spot, Nalati Town, Xinyuan County, Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 84.228991

Latitude: 43.292466

Tel: 0999-5291888; 0999-53

Ticket information: peak season (June 1 - September 30); 95 yuan; off season (April 1 - May 31, October 1 - November 30) 75 yuan; preferential tourism season (December 1 - March 31 of the next year) 47 yuan.

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