General Gobi

General Gobi

The general Gobi in Xinjiang is directly in front of the general temple, so it gets this name. Located in the north of Qitai County in Xinjiang, on the eastern edge of Junggar basin, it was an ancient wasteland with few personal traces. Red willow, Haloxylon ammodendron and Achnatherum splendens grow on the open sand. Under the sunlight, the red and black stone beach is steaming in summer, and there are often illusory mirages.

brief introduction

Jiangjun Gobi is located in the north of Qitai County in Xinjiang, in front of Jiangjun temple, so it is called Jiangjun Gobi. It is said to be related to a general of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a general led more than 500 soldiers to fight with the West Turks in this Gobi area. On the battlefield, the sword was shining, the sword was moving, and the blood was flying. The West Turks were scattered, but the Tang army also lost its way and fell into a desperate situation without water. When he was helpless, he suddenly found a pool of clear water in front of him, sparkling, willows swaying by the lake, and there were many houses in front of him. The general and the soldiers ran towards the front with water, but they could never get close to the water. The lake disappeared, and the front was still a red Gobi. The soldiers were regretting. Suddenly, a mirage appeared on the left, and the lake lured the soldiers to come back again The whole army died here. Later generations built a temple at the place where the general died to commemorate him. It was named "general temple". The Gobi desert in this area was also called "general Gobi". Due to the discovery of silicified wood, dinosaurs and so on, tourists in the general Gobi began to increase in the early 21st century. Due to the discovery of Huoshaoshan oilfield, oil development has also begun.

geographical position

Jiangjun Gobi is located in the northeast of Changji Prefecture, north of Qitai County, Xinjiang, and east of Zhungeer basin, covering an area of thousands of square kilometers,

It is surrounded by Gurbantonggut desert, the second largest desert in Xinjiang. The exact location is in Qitai County. The north of Jimusaer county is 43 kilometers long from east to west and 20 kilometers wide from north to south.

In the area of nearly 1000 square kilometers, there are many wonders. It has formed a large-scale Gobi Desert tourist area with multiple features, which is unique in China and rare in the world. This primitive and rough land is full of magic and charm everywhere. Due to the great changes of nature hundreds of millions of years ago, nature has left a large number of silicified wood, ancient marine fossils, dinosaur remains and other precious popular science materials here. Due to the uncanny workmanship of nature, it is also a tourist area There are geological wonders such as colorful Bay and ghost city, and desert creatures such as wild horses, wild donkeys and gazelles, which make you feel lonely.

Jiangjun Gobi is a very magical and charming place. Its unique geographical environment breeds a unique natural landscape. The sky here is so blue that you can't bear to breathe. The fire mountain is like a flame in the air; the fire array of red willows is like red carpet; the forest of Haloxylon is like spring. What's more pleasing to you is the mirage like a dream, which is just a fairyland. From afar, the spring water is rippling with microwaves, dotted with sand dunes and small trees, and transformed into pavilions and pavilions. Occasionally, you can see the figure flickering, just like the idle clouds and wild cranes, which is very attractive. It is said that general Bu Nian was misled by the temptation of mirage. In addition, the largest group of silicified wood in Asia, the Dinosaur Valley that made a sensation in China, and Shiqiantan, known as the fossil bank, are all here. Together with ghost city, they are called "four wonders" of Jiangjun Gobi.

Night Veil

General Gobi is a place full of mythical color, always covered with mysterious veil. There are often illusory mirages. Anyone who has been to the general Gobi is shocked by its strange landscape.

In the northeast of Changji Prefecture, it is a part of Gurbantunggut Desert. It starts from jimusar County in the West and ends at Mulei County in the East, covering an area of thousands of square kilometers. The famous Gobi landscapes, such as colorful city, ghost city, silicified wood, Populus euphratica forest and Mingsha mountain, are all here.

Sure enough, out of Qitai is the Gobi desert, where people call it general Gobi. Red willow, Haloxylon ammodendron and Achnatherum splendens grow on the open sandy land. Mirage often appears on the red and black stone beach under the sunlight. There is also a sad legend about the general Gobi. In Tang Dynasty, a general led more than 500 soldiers to fight against Xiongnu in this Gobi. On the battlefield, the Huns were defeated and fled.

But the army of Tang Dynasty also lost its way and almost fell into a desperate situation without water. At the end of the mountain and water, I suddenly found a pool of clear water in front of me, the willows swaying by the lake, and the houses in front of me.

The general and the soldiers ran towards the front with water, but the people retreated into the water and could never get close to them. The lake is gone, and the Gobi is still in front of it. All the soldiers were regretting. Suddenly, a mirage appeared on the left. The lake lured the soldiers to rush again, and eventually the whole army died here.

Later generations built a temple in the place where the general died, named "general temple" to commemorate. Later, the Gobi desert in this area was also called general Gobi.

Ghost city

The full name of the devil city should be "the devil city of normin" or "the wind city of normin". Located in the southwest of Dinosaur Valley. It's bigger than carat

Mayi's Wuerhe ghost city is seven times larger, with a total area of 84 square kilometers.

This is actually "Yadan landform". Geological Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous sediments from the combination, after wind erosion and rain stripping, forming a variety of strange shapes: people, demons, animals, buildings, platforms, pavilions, pavilions, castles, caves, stone bridges, beacon It's weird.

Every time the wind blows, the castle will make a variety of creepy sounds: or like a thousand troops, or like ghosts crying, or like a long cry, or like a scream and sneer. Hence the name "ghost city".

The devil city is not made by human beings, it is entirely the work of nature. I don't know how many years ago, due to the movement of the earth's crust, some mountains with sandstone structure were formed here. These relatively soft rocks have been eroded for tens of millions of years, forming various strange shapes and small caves. The ghost city is formed under the action of this external force. According to the book records, the total area of the ghost city is 84 square kilometers. It is estimated that all the related places around it are included. In fact, the most city like part of the ghost city is a one kilometer hill, surrounded by grotesque scenery, very much like an ancient castle, rock layers scattered, like a row of doors and windows. The most amazing thing is that on the left side of it stands a large and a small huge rock, which looks like an ancient tower and a gatehouse. The lifelike degree of that kind of artificial architecture is amazing, which is not available in the devil city of Urho. So it's not too much to call it a city.

Yinniugou

Located 130 kilometers northeast of Qitai County. This was the ancient road that the ancient gold miners passed by, which is very legendary

A long time ago, it was said that there was a mysterious Silver Ox here. It was said that it was the work of a general who died of thirst in the desert. Before his death, the general turned his silver salary into a silver ox, and let it sing and call his relatives to his hometown. The camel drivers in the past said that the Silver Ox often shines at night, guiding the way for those who travel at night. In fact, the so-called Yinniu in yinniugou is a rare alien meteorite. This giant meteorite ranks third in the world, with a volume of 35 cubic meters and a weight of 30 tons.

In the 1930s, many Western explorers had their ideas, but they failed to achieve their goals because of the difficulties in transportation. During the period of the Republic of China, some people used fire to set fire around it. They burned it for seven days and seven nights, trying to decompose it. As a result, they burned the silver ox to a gray black spot, but failed to do so. It was not until 1964 that the geological department removed it. Yinniugou is a place for collecting gold and silver, attracting many gold miners.

The magic of that "City Tower" is that it changes with time. When the sun rises to the East, from a distance, "Castle" is like a pair of warriors in the morning, faithfully guarding the peace of the castle; when the evening comes, the moon is in the sky, and the taller one is like an old man in a hat, telling an old and interesting story. Looking at that scene, you will never associate it with the word devil. Only on a windy night can you really appreciate the devil side of it. The wind here goes back and forth very suddenly, sometimes the moon is in the sky, the wind is clear and the moon is beautiful, maybe there will be a strong wind, flying sand and rocks. At this time, you will hear the whole ghost city crying, some as loud as a bell. If angry, if angry; some as thin as a woman crying, sad; there are squeaky, let a person creepy. When you are alone in the desert, in the night of high wind and dark moon, you will definitely feel like you are in the devil's land when you hear these shocking voices. However, when the sun rises to the east the next day and you look at the ghost city in the morning, it is so gentle and quiet. The fear of a windy night is like a dream. You will feel a kind of novelty and excitement that you have never seen before.

The mystery of Silver Ox

Out of Qitai County, along the Ancient Road passed by the ancient gold miners, walking about 130 kilometers to the northeast, is the legendary Yinniu ditch. It is said that a long time ago, there was a mysterious Silver Ox here. It was the greedy act of the general of the Tang Dynasty. Before the war, the general turned silver into a silver ox and wanted to take it back to his hometown after the war.

I didn't expect that it was his greed that destroyed him. If he had prepared more grain, grass and water with the money, the whole army would not have been destroyed.

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