Songshutang

Songshutang

Songshutang is 73 kilometers south of Hami City, Xinjiang. Songshutang is located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, across the junction of Hami, Balikun and Yiwu, with an altitude of 1 800-3 000 meters. The annual average temperature is - 0.4 ℃. The phenomenon of snow falling in June and frost falling in August often occurs. It is the origin of Yiwu horse, a new military horse variety, which is mainly used for carrying and riding.

Scenery

Songshutang is adjacent to Balikun mountain in the South and Balikun grassland in the north. On the gentle slope of alluvial fan, hillside and valley, songshutang is lush with pine and fir trees. The forest is all over the slope, and spruce trees extend all the way to pingye. According to statistics, the area of virgin forest in Barkol County alone is as much as 56000 hectares, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round.

history

The song of ten thousand pines in the pine pond was written by Hong Liangji, a native of the Qing Dynasty, who visited the area. "Thousands of peaks are the same peak, and there are no misty antlers in them. Thousands of pine, thousands of pine, the same pine, thousand know straight up no back The curious maniac suddenly came here, laughing and forgetting to die. Look at the horseshoe driving ahead of the peak, and stop at the end of the green pine. "

In ancient times, there were post stations and beacon towers. Ma renshang of Han Dynasty and Jiang Xing of Tang Dynasty made great achievements here. There are steles nearby. Nowadays, in the peak tourist season of songshutang, colorful flags are flying and tourists are weaving. The "knights" gallop on the lawn, countless climbing figures of men and women are gathered in the mountains, and melodious songs are heard from the colorful Kazakh yurt In the face of the magnificent nature, people are bold and heroic.

Songshutang is now the site of Yiwu army horse farm. The Yellow buttock red deer raised in the farm is of great economic value and tourism value. In recent years, the State Sports Commission has built alpine skiing and skating rinks on the northwest side of songshutang by taking advantage of its superior ice and snow climate resources and ideal slope conditions. Pine pond in winter has become a paradise for ice and snow athletes.

Address: it is located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, crossing the junction of Hami, Balikun and Yiwu, 73 kilometers south of Hami City

Longitude: 93.62540435791

Latitude: 43.36580657959

Tel: 0902-6826677 (Barkol County Tourism Bureau)

Chinese PinYin : Song Shu Tang