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Qianlong Lake

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Open year round, 24/7
Recommended sightseeing time:0.5-1 hour
Address:
Fukang, Changji, Xinjiang, ChinaMap
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20230723 In the afternoon: 1. "Qianlongyuan" is located in the "Tianshan Tianchi" in the 5A scenic spot. Tianshan Tianchi is a world-famous alpine lake and world natural cultural heritage. It is located at the foot of the highest peak "Bogda Peak" in the eastern Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang. It is called "Dianchi Lake" in ancient Chinese mythology. It is a place where the king's mother and wife bathed. It is 1980 meters above sea level and the surface area is 4.9 square kilometers. It was formed more than 2 million years ago by the Quaternary glacier activity, and there are Genghis Khan, Zhou Muwang, Sihanouk, Guo Moruo and Yu Youren in history. The scenic spot integrates alpine, lake, forest, waterfall, folk culture, and is divided into five areas: Kazakh folk customs garden, Tianchi, Xiaotianchi, Xiwangmu Temple, Lingshan Temple. ① Address: No. 501, Chaiyuer Road, Fukang City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Private cars cannot enter, and the mountain road is very long and you must take a sightseeing bus. ② Transportation: No bus, driving is very good. ③ peak season: summer, autumn. ④ Time: 1 day. The name of "Tianchi" was first seen in the Qing Qianlong 48 (1783) Urumqi's third Dutong, Qianlong Emperor's niece bright title "Lingshan Tianchi Tonghe Canal Stele", Qing Dynasty spring and autumn will be held once a year to "Borghda Mountain" sacrifice. The ancient Qin book "Mu Tianzi Chuan" records that in 989 BC, the fifth monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the first traveler recorded in Chinese classics, Zhou Mu Wang Jiman, set off from the capital of the country to Beijing to travel to the north, once on the shore of Tianchi Lake with the Western Wangmu mother song, and exchange gifts, so Tianchi is also called Dianchi. There were many temples and Taoist views near Tianchi, and there are only three left: Xiwangmu Temple, Fushou Temple, Lingshan Temple. 3, Xiaotianchi is located on the north side of Tianchi on both sides of the mountain road, divided into "East Xiaotianchi" and "West Xiaotianchi", and Tianchi is called "mother and daughter pool" (Tianchi is the mother, 2 small Tianchi is the sister), and it is said that 2 small Tianchi is the foot wash basin of the king mother. The small Tianchi and Tianchi are connected by a quiet cliff trail, and it is very artistic to walk between the cliffs and canyons. This area has: 4, the west small Tianchi is also known as "Qianlongyuan", because the lake is like a full moon, so it is also known as "Longtan Biyue", is one of the eight scenery of Tianchi, the water source is from Tianchi, 2 kilometers walk from Tianchi, 1600 meters above sea level, the maximum water depth is 13 meters, compared with the east small Tianchi low terrain, the pool is smaller, so it is also known as "Xiaolongtan", "Xiaolongxuan", "Baihetang", "Yunvtan", the pool reflects the pine tree shadow, one side is a small waterfall, forming a landscape "Yutan silver curtain", high building "Jantao Pavilion", is a good high viewing place.

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