Bayinbuluke Swan Lake

Bayinbuluke Swan Lake

Bayinbuluke Swan Lake is the largest Swan Nature Reserve in Asia and the only one in China, inhabiting the largest wild swan population in China. Located in Bayinbuluke grassland, Hejing County, Xinjiang, with an average altitude of 2400 meters and a total area of 1100 square kilometers, it is composed of numerous meandering lakes. Bayinbuluke grassland is the second largest grassland in China after Ordos, with an area of 24000 square kilometers and an altitude of 2300-2800 meters. The residents of the area are mainly Mongolian, accounting for about 78% of the population of the area. The local Mongolian herdsmen protect the swans and get along with them peacefully. Every spring, when the ice and snow thaw and the spring flowers bloom, more than 10000 rare birds, mainly swans, cygnets and warty nosed swans, who live in India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and even as far as the Black Sea, red sea and Mediterranean coastal countries, fly to bayinbruk to live and breed. When winter comes, they take their families and fly south over the Himalayas.

Basic introduction

The National Nature Reserve is located in the west of bayinguolengzhou and Jingxian. With an average altitude of 2400 meters and an area of more than 1000 square kilometers, the terrain is flat and rich in water and grass. "Bayinbuluke" means "rich mountain spring" in Mongolian. Swan Lake is a marshland composed of many interconnected small lakes.

Viewing Area

Birds: around April every year, rare birds such as big swan, Little Swan, warty nose Swan and wild goose gull fly back from the south to breed here. Under the sun, swans, lakes, mountains and clouds merge into a spectacular scene. There is a bird watching platform in the area for visitors to watch birds.

There are also aerxia and gongnaisigou scenic spots in the scenic area. Aerxia is Mongolian, which means "spring for curing diseases". The hot spring area is located on the North Bank of the arxia River, with 12 springs distributed in a 400 meter long valley. There are cushion springs, cold springs, eye springs, etc. in the area, there are tourist hostels and hot spring bathrooms. Gongnaisigou scenic area, known as "Snow Mountain Zoo", has more than 20 kinds of rare animals, such as snow chicken, snow leopard, red deer, goose larynx antelope, etc Zhengyan.

Bayinbuluke prairie means "spring of abundance" in Mongolian. Located in Hejing County of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, it covers an area of 23835 square kilometers, second only to Ordos grassland in Inner Mongolia, and is the second largest grassland in China. This is a verdant Alpine basin surrounded by Tianshan Mountains. In the East, it is called the little eurdus basin, and in the west, it is called the great eurdus basin. The terrain is flat with abundant rain and snow, and there are many kinds of plants. In the midsummer, grassland flowers are in full bloom, and hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses, yaks, camels and other livestock roam on the green grassland. The scene is very spectacular.

Tianshan covers an area of more than 300000 square kilometers, accounting for about one fifth of the area of Xinjiang. Surrounded by it, there are dense primeval forests, grasslands in full bloom, beautiful and charming springs and lakes. Tianshan Mountain is also the birthplace of many rivers. The famous Kaidu River originates from Bayinbuluke prairie.

In July of summer, the annual Donggui Nadam Festival is also held here. Thousands of people gather near Bayinbuluke town from all directions to hold colorful activities such as singing and dancing, wrestling, horse racing and archery.

The famous Swan Lake, the only Swan Nature Reserve in China, is located in the prairie. Swan Lake, a beautiful name full of poetry and painting, is fascinating. With an altitude of nearly 3000 meters, it is a high mountain wetland lake, surrounded by continuous snow mountains and ice peaks, forming the natural barrier of Swan Lake. Spring, stream and snow water flow into the lake, with abundant water and grass, abundant feed, cool and humid climate, which is very suitable for the breeding of many kinds of water birds, especially swans.

festival activities

China's second Bayinbuluke Swan Lake International Equestrian endurance race, sponsored by the Sports Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, CO sponsored by the Sports Bureau of Bayinbuluke and the equestrian association of Hejing County, and organized by the people's Government of Hejing county and the KaiHong Mining Co., Ltd., will be held in Bayinbuluke grassland of Hejing County, Xinjiang from July 9 to 11. The purpose of the event is to carry forward patriotism and the spirit of national unity, and to show the new style of unity and struggle of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. This year's Bayinbuluke Swan Lake International Equestrian endurance race is held in strict accordance with the rules of the International Equestrian Federation (Fei) equestrian endurance race. The contestants come from seven countries and regions. The level of the race is one star. It is divided into four stages, with a total length of 80 km and completed in a single day. The theme of the event is "endurance horse grassland competition, bayinbruck's situation is back". There are group events and individual events in the competition. The total amount of prize money is 556000, which is the highest in domestic equestrian endurance events. There are also the best horse condition award, the best rider clothing award, the best female rider award, the best horse care award and the courage to fight award, as well as the competition closing award.

During the event, a series of activities will be held, such as Nadam meeting, Bayinbuluke prairie fun endurance race, Bayinbuluke horseback photography DV competition, Swan Lake prairie horseback travel and so on. Efforts have been made to enhance the characteristics, culture, artistry, participation and festivity of the activities, fully demonstrating the grassland features and folk culture of Bayinbuluke, a multi-ethnic region.

The world-class Swan Nature Reserve, the magical Bayinbuluke meadow grassland, is the largest subalpine meadow grassland in China. It is 270 kilometers long from east to west and 136 kilometers wide from north to south, covering a total area of 23835 square kilometers. It is surrounded by snow capped mountains and densely forested. On the endless grassland, there are lush flowers and plants, clear springs, streams, white yurts, cattle and sheep everywhere. Kaidu River, the mother river of Southern Xinjiang, flows slowly here. It stops here, intoxicated and reluctant to leave. It creates a magic nine bends and eighteen bends. The setting sun is reflected and nine suns are rippling in it. The afterglow of the setting sun emits thousands of golden lights. Naughty swans sometimes chase the waves in the clear water and sometimes soar in the blue sky. They travel thousands of miles here to reproduce and express their faithful love Mythology, the beautiful grassland dotted into a beautiful fairyland on earth, to create a paradise for love.

This competition has the extremely important humanities historical commemoration significance, six big unique points: first, the patriotism spirit. In the grassland where turhute heroes gallop, who are indomitable, fearless of hardship and bloodletting, returning from the Volga River to the East, they compete for a thousand li horse to reflect the heroic journey and show the spirit of patriotism and national unity. Secondly, the event has high specifications. In order to ensure the high starting point operation of the event, the organizer strictly follows the rules of the International Equestrian Federation equestrian endurance race. During the competition, the audience can view the whole competition process from a more objective and professional perspective; The third highlight is the highest amount of bonus, with a total amount of 556000 yuan, leading the national endurance horse race; the fourth highlight is that a series of diversified and distinctive activities will be held during the race, such as horseback DV, Mongolian wrestling, horse crossing, horseback basketball performance, Mongolian cooking handlebar meat, grassland starlight party, etc., which will make the race interesting; the fifth highlight is The beautiful Bayinbuluke grassland, the magical nine bends and eighteen bends, and the fascinating Swan Lake and kuikewusu stone forest are all out of print natural landscapes in the world. The sixth highlight is the performance of Donggui Nadam Festival, including horse racing, wrestling, archery, chess, track and field, tug of war, sheep and other traditional Mongolian sports The game.

Hezing County in Bazhou, Xinjiang, has a long history and splendid culture. It is known as the "hometown of returning to the East" and the main residence of turhute Mongolian heroes returning to the East. Yanqi horse, which is known as one of the "three steeds" of grassland and has super endurance, is produced here. As early as the Han Dynasty, Yanqi horses, who are good at endurance, have been known as "Longju" and "Haima". Most of the horses in this competition are Yanqi horses from Bayinbuluke.

According to the official of the Organizing Committee of the competition, the competition will start an exploration tour of enriching the spiritual and cultural life of farmers and herdsmen, enhance the pride of domestic and foreign tourists to gallop in the horse paradise, ignite the passion of all sectors of society to promote grassland culture and sports tourism, further inherit and carry forward traditional culture, excavate and protect local culture, and promote patriotism and the people's spirit of fighting bravely The spirit of national unity.

This competition will definitely become a grand event in the field of grassland endurance horse racing. It will have a far-reaching impact on the history of endurance horse riding with its high starting point, high standard, diversification, inheritance and development of national traditional culture!

Traffic information

Bayinbuluke district government is 338 kilometers away from Hejing county. There is a shuttle bus every other day. The ticket is 30 yuan. Rent a car from the district government and go to the grassland. The jeep costs 400-500 yuan a day. After starting from Korla, you can have lunch in Baluntai on the way. You can choose to go to huangmiao in Baluntai on the way, and then take another bus. Usually, the travel time from Korla to Bayinbuluke prairie is 5 days, 2 days on the return road, 3 days on Gongnaisi forest farm and Swan Lake.

Practical information

Ticket information: the ticket is 48 yuan, and the bird watching platform is 50 yuan

Address: Northwest Hejing County, Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture

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