Autumn tour to the north and south of Xinjiang | Kuerdening b

Kuerdening in Xinjiang is located in the eastern mountainous area of Gongliu County, Ili, 88km away from the county town. It is a wide valley running north and south, with an average altitude of 1500 meters at the bottom of the valley. What's unique is that, unlike most valleys that follow the mountain trend, this wide valley runs parallel to the snow mountain. Kuerdening means a horizontal valley. It has been designated as the autonomous region's Snow Ridge Spruce Nature Reserve and the West Tianshan National Nature Reserve. The main attractions include distant views of the Kabamba Peak, the forest sea of Tikka Kala, and the scenery of the Kuerdening grassland. Kuerdening is part of the Tianshan Kala Jun area, so its natural scenery is no less impressive. Whether you're strolling along the quiet and quaint country lanes, watching the herds of cattle and sheep on the grassland; sitting leisurely on the grassland set against the colorful autumn forest, enjoying the fresh air of the West Tianshan; or following the river upstream, walking into the mysterious world of the spruce forest deep in Kuerdening, the scenery is picturesque and tranquil...