Tianshan Grand Canyon

Tianshan Grand Canyon is a natural scenic spot with snow mountain, forest, lake and grassland.

The scenery here is fresh and natural, and the ecology is rich and diverse. It is a good place for Urumqi residents to visit the mountains in summer.

Both sides of the Grand Canyon are made of reddish brown rocks carved by wind and rain. The canyon is winding and quiet, and the mountains are in various shapes, with peaks and mountains straight into the sky.

You can see all the sceneries in Xinjiang, including snow mountains, canyons and flowing water. Every place is a good place for photography.

There are also many Kazakh herdsmen's yurts in the canyon, which provide special food such as mutton. You can enjoy the delicious food between the mountains and rivers, which is very pleasant.

Tianshan Grand Canyon

Tianshan Grand Canyon is also known as kezilia Grand Canyon. Located in Urumqi county, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 48 kilometers away from the city. The planning area of the scenic spot is 1038 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an average altitude of 2020 meters and an annual average temperature of 4-6 ℃. It is the most complete and most ornamental primitive spruce forest on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain,

The main scenic spots of Tianshan Grand Canyon include Tianshan dam leisure area, Zhaobi Mountain Resort and recreation area, gasdaban tourist area, Swan Lake natural scenic area, niuya Lake Forest and Songtao tourist area, Kazakh ethnic customs Park, alpine grassland ecological area, snow mountain and glacier tourist area. The two lakes, three waterfalls, four streams and eighteen valleys compete for glory, especially the "strange pines, strange rocks and sea of clouds" are favored by tourists, With the praise of "the five mountains do not look at the mountains, the Grand Canyon often remembers the valley" and "the hundred mile golden tourist corridor, an outdoor paradise for leisure and vacation", Tianshan Grand Canyon is a living museum of nomadic culture before human farming civilization, covering all the natural landscapes in Xinjiang except the desert. It has high tourism appreciation, scientific investigation and historical and cultural value.

Tianshan Grand Canyon, national AAAAA scenic spot, National Forest Park, national sports and leisure base, national fitness development training base of the autonomous region, hiking training base of the autonomous region, national fitness mountaineering training base of the autonomous region,

On December 19, 2013, Tianshan Grand Canyon was awarded the title of "national AAAAA tourist attraction";

On April 13, 2018, he was shortlisted for the "magic northwest 100 scenes".

geographical position

Location context

Tianshan Grand Canyon is located in the southern suburb of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Its geographical coordinates are 42 ° 8 ′ N and 83 ° 5 ′ E. Banfanggou township of Nanshan is about 40 kilometers away from Urumqi City, with an average altitude of 2000 meters. It spans Banfanggou Township, Tuoli Township and Shuixigou town of Urumqi county, covering most of ZHAOBISHAN National Forest Park. The scenic spot starts from the forest management station of Banfanggou Township in the north, reaches the boundary of Toksun County in the south, national highway 216 in Urumqi county in the East and provincial highway 103 in the West. The longest section from north to south is about 49 km, and the longest section from east to west is about 42.5 km.

topographic features

Tianshan Grand Canyon is located on the north slope of the middle part of Tianshan Mountains, between Bogda peak and TIANGEER peak, at the mouth of Dengcao gully in Banfanggou township of karawucheng mountain canyon in the middle part of Tianshan Mountains, and at the southern edge of Junggar basin. The terrain of the Grand Canyon is both high mountain and Intermountain basin, with towering mountains and fluctuating terrain. The terrain of the Grand Canyon is generally high in the South and low in the north, and inclined from south to North and from southwest to northeast. Its planning scale is 1038 square meters Kilometers. Relying on ZHAOBISHAN National Forest Park and ZHAOBISHAN scenic area, it is a new scenic area group of Nanshan ranch. Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area is located in the upper part of alluvial fan on the north slope of Tianshan Mountain. The stratum is Quaternary loose accumulation. The sandy soil layer is about 1m, containing a small amount of gravel. The vegetation type on the surface is desert grassland (crops can be planted). The water resources in the area are good. Several mountain stream rivers flow between the two mountains, forming a rare forest Grand Canyon.

natural resources

plant resources

There are abundant plant resources in the scenic area of Tianshan Grand Canyon. There are 1123 species of wild plants in the original Xueling spruce forest on the north slope of Tianshan Mountain,

Tianshan Grand Canyon has more obvious plant vertical zone, from low to high is shrub steppe zone, forest shrub steppe zone, subalpine forest steppe zone, subalpine meadow zone, alpine gravel meadow zone. There are more than 100 kinds of wild plants, which can be called the plant kingdom of Xinjiang. Among them, Saussurea involucrata, Rhodiola sachalinensis and celery have significant medicinal effect, and edible fungi such as grass mushroom, pine mushroom and pilose antler mushroom are rich in nutritional value, which are good resources for developing tourism commodities and health tourism products.

There are many kinds of understory vegetation in Tianshan Grand Canyon, including Fritillaria, rhubarb, Codonopsis pilosula, etc. Edible fungi are: Grass mushroom, pine mushroom, etc.

Animal resources

There are 32 species of mammals, 144 species of birds and 181 species of vertebrates in Tianshan Grand Canyon,

Among them, snow leopard, marmot, wolf, bear and other rare animals, eagle, eagle and other Kazakh domesticated birds of prey, there are a large number of wild animals in Swan Lake, shitougou and other places.

Water resources

The surface water in the planning area belongs to the tixiong river of Urumqi River system, and the river water supply mainly comes from the atmospheric precipitation, glacier melt water and snow melt water of Tianshan Mountains. Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area is rich in water resources. Due to the rational use of artificial damming means, the surface water system of Gaoxia Lianhu lake is formed. The water landscape is beautiful, the water quality is clear, and has good landscape value. It is a high-quality tourism resource for the development of water sightseeing, entertainment, leisure and vacation.

Main attractions

overview

There are eight unique scenic spots in Tianshan Grand Canyon, namely Tianshan dam leisure area, Zhaobi Mountain Resort and recreation area, gasdaban tourist area, Swan Lake natural scenic area, niuya Lake Forest and Songtao tourist area, Kazakh ethnic customs Park, alpine grassland ecological area, snow mountain and glacier tourist area. At the same time, it is compatible with "the grandeur of Mount Tai, the beauty of Emei, the skillful stone of Yandang, and the precipitousness of Huashan" The two lakes, three waterfalls, four streams and eighteen valleys compete for brilliance, especially the "strange pines, strange rocks and sea of clouds" which are favored by tourists, leaving behind the praise of "the five mountains do not look at the mountains, the Grand Canyon often remembers the valley" and "the hundred mile golden tourist corridor, an outdoor paradise for leisure and vacation".

scenic spot

Swan Lake

Swan Lake is a beautiful lake on the alpine meadow with an altitude of 2449 meters. The water is deep and clear, also known as lover's tears. It is said that a Kazakh girl cried for three days and nights for her lover who died in the battle. Her tears formed Swan Lake. Every summer and autumn, there are beautiful swans stopping at the Bank of Swan Lake, shining with blue sky, white clouds, green pines and grass. It is said that swan is the embodiment of Kazakh girl. Swan Lake is surrounded by mountains, forests, meadows and pastures. The scenery around the lake is picturesque everywhere. Sightseeing and recreation facilities can be built around the lake to fully display the beautiful scenery of Swan Lake.

Zhaobi mountain

Zhaobi mountain is the main mountain at the entrance of Tianshan Grand Canyon Scenic Area. It is densely covered with pure spruce forest. The mountain is northeast southwest, surrounded by water on three sides, and the side is in a pyramid shape of 400 meters high. According to folklore, Zhaobi mountain is named because its shape is similar to that of Zhaobi in the old aristocratic mansion. Due to the unique terrain, there can be a line of peaks, three sunrise after rain and other peculiar natural landscape. The Picea forest on Zhaobi mountain is straight and dense, the valley is flat and open, the grass is green, the stream at the bottom of the valley is murmuring, and the water quality is cool and sweet, which is suitable for the development of forest health tourism products.

JOYA grassland

Qiaoya grassland is located in the east of Swan Lake, with an altitude of more than 2500 meters. Herds of cattle and sheep in the grassland, white yurts scattered in the col, lake, Kazakh herdsmen's home. We can develop nomadic cultural experience tourism products in combination with Kazakh ethnic customs.

Into the valley

Entering the valley is the West passage of Zhaobi mountain into a ring road. The valley is tortuous and winding. The narrow and narrow cliff on both sides of the valley compresses the sky into a tortuous line. The canyon is an important section of Tianshan Grand Canyon, with deep mountain streams, winding streams, dense springs and pools, jagged rocks, towering peaks, towering trees, and extremely steep Panshan road. Entering the valley is the main access to the Tianshan Grand Canyon. We should build good sightseeing projects along the valley to give tourists a good first impression.

Wudaogou

Wudaoao is located on the west side of the entrance gully of the first ring line of Tianshan Grand Canyon. On both sides of the valley, cliffs face each other. Only a line of blue sky is exposed in some sections of the canyon, forming a famous water gorge with a length of more than ten kilometers. In the gorge, there are deep forests and dense grass, cliffs force water, stone gates stand, and mountains turn back. The environment is very quiet and dangerous. There are often red deer, roe deer, wild boar and so on. With the quiet environment of wudaoao and various manners, it attracts camping and exploration enthusiasts.

Ha Xiong gou

Located in a ring line of Tianshan Grand Canyon, haxionggou is named after a stone named "haxiongwangyue" on its side. Ha Xiong is also called "blind bear" locally. The local people call the beautiful woman "ayi", which translates to the meaning of the moon. Ha Xiong has poor eyesight but also wants to see a beautiful girl. He lies on the top of the mountain every day and waits. Ha Xiong looks at the moon, showing the local people's longing for a better life. The forest is luxuriant, the vegetation is good, and the air quality is high. It can build forest clubs and other leisure resorts.

Niuyakugou

Niuyazhagou is located on the east side of Zhaobi, a long gorge from shitougoukou to gasdaban

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