Chaiwopu Lake

Chaiwopu Lake

Chaiwopu lake is located in the Chaiwopu basin at the foot of Bogda peak, about 45 kilometers southeast of Urumqi city. It is located in the west of Dabancheng area. It is a natural cold water lake. It is adjacent to Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway, 312 National Highway and Tuwu Da high-grade highway in Hubei Province, connecting the East and the West.

geographical position

Chaiwopu Lake tourist area is located 40 kilometers south of Urumqi, Xinjiang. It is just in the Tianshan Grand Canyon between Urumqi and Turpan, with high mountains and snow peaks in the south. In the north is Chaiwopu forest farm, and in the east of the lake is mound. It is an ancient nomadic family in the Han and Jin Dynasties. Chaiwopu lake is the largest freshwater lake in the suburb of Urumqi. It is round, with an area of about 28 square kilometers. It looks like a walnut. The average water depth is 4 meters, and the deepest depth is about 7 meters. The lake water is slightly salty. It is formed by melting snow from Bogda peak in the north of the lake and Gongger peak in the south of the lake. The water level is as clear as a mirror, which can be used for reference.

Due to the low water temperature of Chaiwopu lake, the lake is rich in carp, grass carp, silver carp and black carp, and a large number of crabs are transplanted. The growth cycle of fish and crabs is long, so the taste is delicious and the quality is high. At the same time, it is suitable for the introduction of high-grade cold water fish.

About the formation of Chaiwopu lake, there is a beautiful folk legend: on the birthday of the queen mother, the Jade Emperor sent the golden girl to send two bright pearls as a gift. On the way, a gust of wind blew, and two bright pearls on the golden girl's plate fell down, one in the south of the mountain, turned into Tianchi, the other in the north of the mountain, turned into Chaiwopu lake.

It is only 20 kilometers southeast of Chaiwopu lake and covers an area of 47 square kilometers. Because the terrain of the salt lake is lower than Chaiwopu lake, the salt in the surrounding mountains and Highlands is washed down by rivers, floods and groundwater, and gradually deposited in the salt lake through the bottom of the lake connected with the two lakes, thus forming the spectacle of the fresh water lake and the salt water lake close to each other.

Because the terrain of the salt lake is lower than Chaiwopu lake, the salt in the surrounding mountains and Highlands is washed down by rivers, floods and groundwater, and gradually deposited in the salt lake through the bottom of the lake connected with the two lakes, thus forming the spectacle of the fresh water lake and the salt water lake close to each other.

Chaiwopu lake is a newly planned tourist base. There are fishing area, swimming pool, entertainment field and rest room in the tourist area. Horse racing, carrying sheep and chasing girls can be carried out on the open lawn on the bank.

Chaiwobao hairy crab, big plate chicken, four countries fish feast, fish and crab is famous, the scenery is also very charming. In 2003, it was rated as one of the "ten new sights" of Urumqi. Near chaipu lake, there is a beautiful Salt Lake and a fascinating Dabancheng.

Related Legends

At Christmas, the Jade Emperor sent the golden girl to send two bright pearls as gifts. On the way, a gust of wind came, and two bright pearls fell from her plate. One fell in the south of the mountain and turned into Tianchi Lake, the other fell in the north of the mountain and turned into Chaiwobao lake. When she saw that she had made a big mistake, she burst into tears, and two tears fell down and turned into today's salt lakes. Fortunately, the queen mother did not blame too much, just let the golden girl never leave.

Standing on the lakeside, you can see all around. The tourist area is covered with trees and the buildings are hidden in the green sea forest. There are grassland, forest belt, countryside, desert, wetland, swamp and reeds by the lake. In the distance is a vast snow mountain, and in the near is a pool of clear water. Sometimes there is a breeze, trees and reeds swaying in the wind, fishing boats shuttling, seagulls flying, which makes people forget to return. Sometimes there is a strong wind, the lake water is empty, and the vast scenery is spectacular. It seems that the flowing air can be seen between the heaven and the earth, and it also makes people sigh about the magic of creation However, the scenery makes you relaxed and happy; at night, there are many stars. When you look up, the sky is so close that you can't tell the light from the star.

Due to the low water temperature and long growth cycle of fish and crabs, Chaiwopu lake is delicious and of high quality. It is also suitable for the introduction of high-grade cold water fish.

Ecological characteristics

Chaiwopu lake is a moderately to eutrophic brackish lake, and the order of pollutants is sulfate, chloride, pH, copper, potassium permanganate and nitrate nitrogen. It is thawed in late March and early April, and freezes in mid November, with ice thickness of 27-41cm. The highest water temperature is 12 ℃ in May, 18.6 ℃ in June, 20 ℃ in July and August, and below 15 ℃ in September The diurnal variation of temperature and air temperature is the same, the difference is obvious, the lowest at 08:00 and the highest at 18:00; there are 14 species of fish, which belong to 13 genera and 2 materials respectively. Among them, Cyprinidae has the most species, 12 species, accounting for 85.7% of the total species, followed by loach family, 2 species, accounting for 14.3%. The main economic fishes are carp, crucian carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp and Changchun carp.

Morphological description

Chaiwopu lake is slightly walnut shaped, with a shallow saucer shaped basin and flat bottom. It is 6.37 km long from north to South and 5.75 km wide from east to west. The water depth is generally 3-5 meters, and the maximum water depth is 6.1 meters. When the lake area is 30 square kilometers, the volume is 125.3 million cubic meters. There is a small lake in the west of the lake, commonly known as Xiaoxihu, with an area of 0.468 km and a water depth of less than 2 meters. It mainly depends on baiyanggou during the flood period There are four perennial rivers, sulaxiagou, Liuhegou and no outlet lake.

Chaiwopu lake is the largest freshwater lake in the suburb of Urumqi, more than 40 kilometers southeast of the city. The lake is round with an area of about 28 square kilometers. The lake is rich in carp, grass carp, silver carp and black carp. It is also one of the bases for stocking river crabs in Xinjiang. It is only 5 km southeast of Chaiwopu lake and covers an area of 47 square kilometers. Because the terrain of the salt lake is lower than Chaiwopu lake, the salt in the surrounding mountains and Highlands is washed down by rivers, floods and groundwater, and gradually deposited in the salt lake through the bottom of the lake connected with the two lakes, thus forming the spectacle of the fresh water lake and the salt water lake close to each other. On one side of the highway on the East Bank of the salt lake, there is also a beacon site of the Han and Tang Dynasties. If you are interested, you may as well go sightseeing.

Chaiwopu Lake area has a fishing area, a swimming pool, an amusement park, a rest room, etc. the open lawn on the bank can carry out horse racing, carrying sheep, chasing girls and other activities.

Cultural Archaeology

Driving to the East Bank of Chaiwobao lake, about 1.5km away from the lake, you can see several tombs at site 2 of Chaiwobao forest farm. Although they are divided into two groups, they are arranged orderly and not far apart. According to archaeology, there are 69 tombs around Chaiwopu lake, but only seven large mounds can be seen. According to the situation of the Serb cemeteries excavated in Ili River Valley and Alagou, archaeologists determined that the cemeteries here might be the cemeteries of the king or leader. The date of these tombs is about 2670 years ago, which is closely related to "Cheshi culture".

Now, when you walk along the Chaiwopu lake, you will see a scene of green trees, birds flying and fish leaping in front of you. I don't know how much sweat has been shed by Shanghai intellectuals. A group of microlithic relics unearthed by Chaiwopu lake from 6000 to 10000 years ago met the public for the first time in Urumqi Museum, which aroused great interest of cultural relic lovers in the capital.

specialty

Eriocheir sinensis h. Milne Edward

Chinese mitten crab originated in the Yangtze River of China. It is named as Chinese mitten crab because of the dense hair on the two big crabs. It is a rare aquatic product with unique flavor and delicious taste. Chaiwopu lake was introduced from the Yangtze River Estuary in 1979. After more than 20 years of careful cultivation, it has become a famous Tianshan snow crab at home and abroad. Its eggs are full of cream and fat, and its meat is delicious, which is widely praised.

Coregonus Peled

It is a cold water fish. In the 1990s, our country introduced it from Russia. In 2001, Chaiwopu lake was transplanted and released, which was rich in nutrition and fresh meat. Only Chaiwopu lake and Sailimu Lake were successfully raised in Xinjiang, forming a situation of "market without goods", and winning the title of "organic food".

Rainbow trout (S. gairdneri Richardson)

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is native to streams in California mountains, USA. it lives in low temperature water all year round. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a kind of carnivorous fish. It feeds ferociously and often lives on the water. It was introduced from Korea in 1959 and colonized in Chaiwopu Lake in 2000. The rainbow trout cultured in Chaiwopu lake is delicious, orange red and nutritious, and enjoys the reputation of "green food".

Hyponeus olidas paiias

Male pond fish are distributed in Hokkaido, Japan and the Pacific region of the former Soviet Union. Euryhaline fishes, which prefer cold water, live in the upper middle layer of water and die after spawning for one year. Male fish is tender and unique, cucumber flavor, rich in nutrition, protein content of 11-15.5%, fat content of 2.9-5.9%, foreign habits of the whole food, the Japanese market is selling well.

Cyprininae (Cyprininae)

Carp and crucian carp are benthic omnivorous fishes with strong adaptability. Carp was first raised in China. There are many varieties of crucian carp, common goldfish are after the Song Dynasty

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