Kuitun River Grand Canyon

In the upper reaches of Kuitun River, where the snow and ice melt away in Tianshan Mountains, there is a gorge and gully that is like sculpture. The valley between mountains is nearly 20 kilometers long, with nine twists and turns and dangerous cliffs. After hundreds of millions of years of roaring and surging of the river, the erosion of rain, and the erosion of wind and snow, a breathtaking picture of natural history has emerged on the cliffs on both sides of the river, making it an amazing spectacle of water erosion. This is Kuitun River Grand Canyon.

Kuitun River Grand Canyon

Kuitun River Grand Canyon is located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, about 20 kilometers southwest of Kuitun city, and can be reached along national highway 217. The stratum is composed of gravel and sand. In ancient times, it should have been the sea floor and uplifted into land through geological activities.

The rain, snow and river water of Tianshan Mountain have been scouring for years, and a grand canyon more than 100 meters deep has been washed out on this flat land. After the Kuitun River came out of the mountain, it cut the inclined plain to form a huge Canyon, nearly north-south, about 20 km long, 100-400 m wide at the bottom, 800-1000 m wide at the shoulder, and 200 m high from the bottom to the shoulder. The valley wall is nearly upright, and there are cliffs everywhere along the valley. The gully on the valley wall carves the valley wall into a stone forest shape, which is strange and steep. The bottom of the valley is flat and open. The gravel is everywhere on the beach. The running water gathers at the same time. The canal on the east side of the valley extends along the bottom of the valley, forming a beautiful picture.

Address: 20 km southwest of Kuitun city, Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 84.790355851868

Latitude: 44.23157816466

Traffic information: 20 km southwest of Kuitun city, along G217.

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