The most northern part of Altay, Xinjiang, located in the southern foot of Altai. Here hills, dense forests, rivers, plants plump, mineral rich, cattle and sheep flocks, charming scenery, is the most plump Xinjiang region. Known as "Gold Mountain silver water."

Altai is in the Turkic language in the "Gold Mountain" means that this mountain belt is rich in gold deposits. Folk said, "Altay 72 ditch, Gou Gou a gold." Then Russia would like to annex the Lao Maozi Altay region, is the coveted gold in here. In fact, there is far more than gold, copper, nickel and zinc are also extremely rich in non-ferrous metal deposits. There Altay Prefecture, is called "Fuyun", just listen the name of the treasures hidden here know how rich.

In addition to Jinshan, as well as the famed "Silver Water", that is Irtysh. Irtysh originated in the northeast mountains Fuyun among the west, along with Kara-Irtysh, ulungur, Crane River and burqin he joined to form a vast river water potential, and then into Kazakhstan into Russia, to import the Ob River and ultimately into the Arctic Ocean. This is the only river flows to the Arctic Ocean.

"Gold Silver Water" became a synonym for Altay.

Altay's Qinghe County, Genghis Khan, who joined the hole in Xinjiang, where three scenic Hai Zi; Fuyun County, nationally known mineral deposits and reservoirs; Fuhai County Wulungu Lake, comparable to "八百里洞庭"; Burqin County , Habahe County, Jeminay County, where there is a real million species Altay style.

Here, a number of national, historical disputes frequently. History, has been attached to the call to expose, the Huns, the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xianbei., Rouran, Turkic, Tang, Uighur, Kara-Khitan Khanate, Mongolia, ogadai, Yuan, Waci, Qing Dynasty, the Han regime in the Republic ... ... Almost all of North rivals have ruled here.

This is the most beautiful in Xinjiang, the most fertile and most attractive areas.

Altay regional capital city, like an Jiapigou the city, surrounded by the mountain, near Crane River flows. City is not, as a small town, a north-south street, street end of the street just 15 minutes walk, there is a small plaza downtown, musical fountain, there is a Kazak herdsmen troops on Cuima sculpture. Walk around the square, very comfortable, very calm. The square behind a creek, stream behind stands a brown mountain, called Camel Hill, a pagoda on a hill, called camel tower. Suddenly looked, and Urumqi Hongshan very resemble, but also a bit like Yenan Baotashan. To this mountain, this tower is a sign of Altay City.

Urban area clean, quiet, quiet, a very tranquil feeling.

Farms is rich in vegetables, cabbage, radish, cucumber, green peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, celery, ginger, onion, garlic ... ... pork, beef, mutton, fish ... ... every one. Fruit is also very rich, peach, plum, pear, apple, banana, grapes, fresh longan (I do not know how could it have this) ... ... there is a peach, fresh, incredibly, Shui, and sweet, and a go fragrant, honey turbulence along the cheek. I did not expect that this northern town of fruits and vegetables actually everything.

The streets ran a lot of small surface can be regarded as a taxi driver were very friendly, very gentle and kind, will be very kind enough to guiding you. Surface is very cheap, only two dollars.

People here are honest, kind-hearted, warm, and their interaction, people of a comfortable, safe feeling.

This is a peaceful city.

Afternoon birch forest northwest of the city park to play, this is a state-level tourist scenic spots, which are all looking a few kilometers radius of endless white birch, the garden is very quiet, gurgling streams, birch lit, the sun shine through the leaves woods, the woods one gold, truly beautiful, place in them, as if in Russia's birch. (In this case, met with looked streams, you simply do not believe that it is in Xinjiang, where even a trace of Fujian Wuyi Mountain streams style)

The evening, at a small restaurant, to a broader market stewed pig's trotters, pig's trotters are braised for a long time, together with garlic, onion, potato chips, green peppers, garlic, ginger blast pot, pan, when sprinkled with coriander , steaming hot, fragrant. Ate a plate overturned. (Wow, fragrance unforgettable.)

By the way talk about the broader market in Xinjiang cuisine. Xinjiang people extravagantly simple and easy to eat is also expansive. 1 boss boss plate, put big chunks of cooked main ingredient, ingredients poured into the broader market on the dishes. Main ingredient is chicken, called Taipan Ji; main ingredient is the lamb, and called the tape meat; main ingredient is noodles, called the tape surface. That tape, large enough to have people around a table to eat from small one person to eat. But regardless of plate size, main materials what is inside of several ingredients Daoshi roughly the same. Such as garlic, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes and the like, is indispensable to.

Night, in the Internet cafe where bubble for two hours.

Move toward Kanas Lake (2002/8/31)

The next step is the destination - Kanas Lake.

Kanas in the Mongolian one that is "beautiful and mysterious lake," one said, the "Valley of the lake." A very real, she is deep deep in the Altai Mountains, a mysterious and beautiful mountain lake. Here Xuefeng Yong Zhi, row of trees Tsui dye, blue water containing micro-, green slope Mo Lin, the United States numerous subject.

At that time, Mongolia generals Chucai, westwards over Kanas Lake, is where the beauty of intoxication, could not help but into poetic reverie, the master that the Han poem: "Who would have thought the Western Regions every pleasant phase, before the letter is not Dongjun World Love . circle marsh 300 square pool, a pool of spring water Cheng Cheng-ping. "

This poem will become the only one the ancients Yong-Chan Kanas Lake verse.

Kanas lake at different times of day, changing into a blue and green will be a different color, and her view of the four seasons in a year will be a different flavor changes, which makes her a lot of the mystery increases. Of course, the lake infested impermanence of red lake monsters and redfish are also the mystery of her more mysterious. Many Chinese and foreign visitors to her called "Eastern Switzerland", she was also known as the "human side of the last pure land",

However, for me, the most important, it is not just Kanas, but the way to the Kanas, the way of beauty, the way process.

The process is often more important than the target.

From the Altai to the Kanas Lake had three.

The first is the first Burqin County, and then by red peace child to Kanas, all the way asphalt road, walking very well, is the routine tourist road.

The second is to Burqin County Bypass Habahe County, through the iron hot Curtis Township, White Haba village into the Kanas, this road far and dangerous, difficult of access.

The third is to go directly from the Altay Chong peaceful child, from qungkur to Kanas, this road is very desolate, very few people go.

I intend to walk along the first road, traveling to Burqin, in Burqin stay a day or two to understand these cases, and then wait for an opportunity to the children washed peace, peace in the red near the Kazak herdsmen children at home rent-seeking horse, riding all the way towards into the Kanas Lake.

This is a bold plan, but also my attempt to have a long program. Topographic map in Xinjiang checked, red peace child is about 100 kilometers away from the Kanas Lake, along the way to cross the mountains, canyons, forests, grasslands, pastures, rivers, wetlands, meadows ... ... all the way must be very charming scenery. I know that there have been teams with a wizard, and global positioning systems into riding too, but also know someone who had entered from the Kamoku Wang Dan's light horse, but a peace from the children washed into the Kanas Lake riding alone, but also unheard of.

The idea in my mind linger a long time, now the time to realize. (The reason why with such a heavy luggage, that is, to prepare for this action) Of course, this is only a general plan. All of the locations, all of the distance and routes, all of those who may encounter, all is unknown, but the little knowledge and just get online and check the map, and in front of what will happen, and I totally do not know.

It is precisely because I do not know everything completely before full of charm, full of exploration, filled with passion and courage.

I am determined to act according to their own plans.

Inquiries to the Burqin County, there is no off-site ATM, then check out the streets to the withdrawal. Transfer times the city did not have even a bank open. One asked, I discovered that today is the weekend, where the banks are required to open the door until 11:30. In the passers-pointing, the gold went to four-star hotels overseas automatic teller machine to get the money.

Money on the courage, and quickly a taxi to the bus station.

Author: ncmg