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Panji’er Strange Stone Forest

盤吉爾怪石林
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Open today at 10:00-18:00
Recommended sightseeing time:1 hour
Address:
Pangiltak Ridge and Hillside in Kerkian Town, Toksun County, Turpan CityMap
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Location: Panjir Monster Forest is located on the ridge and slopes of Panjir Tage Mountain in Keerjian Town, Toxon County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The average altitude is 1200 meters. The southeast is 55 kilometers from Toxon County and 10 kilometers from Keerjian Town. Features: The peak forest landscape formed by erosion and wind erosion is called "Pan Jiltage". "Pan Jiltage" Uyghur meaning "like a porous window of the mountain". The stone forest monolithic structure is generally 2 ~ 5 meters, the large height is more than ten meters, the total area is about 1 square kilometer. The rock mass is mostly Carboniferous volcanic rock and tuff, green gray or brown red, the rock contains rich calcium carbonate. Cause: wind and rain are the two main reasons for the formation of Panjir Monster Forest. Panjir Monster Forest is located in the "30-mile wind area" in the west of Turpan. It has strong winds and fast winds. The winds above level 8 account for one-third of the year. A train encountered a wind gust of level 13 in Turpan, and 11 carriages were overturned. The place where the incident occurred was the closest to Toxon County. Strong wind erosion coupled with the effect of rainwater in the mountains, formed a stone forest landscape similar to Taihu stone shape. This strange stone forest is a kind of Carboniferous volcanic rock mountain type stone forest formed under specific natural conditions. Attractions: Enter Panjir Monster Stone Forest Scenic Area, all kinds of strange rock formations are characters, birds and animals, with different appearances and lifelike. Among them, the thousand-year-old camel, Tang monks took scriptures, Li Bai asked the moon, the eagle overlooking, the crocodile out of the hole, etc., it is floaty and has a endless aftertaste. It is rumored that after Tang Seng's Xitian, monks of all ethnic groups living in the Western Regions followed suit and went to India to study. One day, a group of monks traveled west with business travelers, passing by the strange stone mountain, attracted by the wonderful scenery here, and advancing along the mountain road, but they never returned and mysteriously disappeared. [Fun] Eat a delicious Toxon noodles in Toxon, 40 minutes to reach the strange stone forest scenic spot, the tickets are not expensive, there are discount activities in the off-season, the mountain climbing road is all over the scenic spot, relatively good to climb, reserve 2 hours, while walking while watching while taking pictures, unique beauty makes people linger, Bringing children and family together is a good choice.

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