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Kuche Xiaolongchi

庫車小龍池
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9 Reviews
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Open Open all day
Recommended sightseeing time:0.5-2 hour
Address:
Kuqa, Aksu, Xinjiang, ChinaMap
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20230720 morning: 1. "Xiaolong Pool" is located on the "Duku Highway". Duku Highway is the 217 National Road "Kuqa-Dushanzi" section, the length of 561 kilometers, is the traffic road of the north and south Xinjiang, the scenery along the way is beautiful, across the Gobi, hills, streams, wetlands, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, canyons and other landforms, known as the "most beautiful highway", It is a paradise for self-driving parties, the south is the desolate and rough Gobi mountain, and the north is the vibrant grassland valley. At least half of the highways are in areas above 2,000 meters above sea level, and the highest altitude is more than 3,400 meters. It is generally closed from early November to May and June of the next year due to weather. ① Address: Kuche City, Aksu District, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Dushanzi District, Karamay City. ② Transportation: No bus access. ③ peak season: no. ④ Time: 2-4 Days. 2. Duku Highway began in 1964 with the approval of the central project 07042 and 0603, in 1969 officially construction, to 1979 the whole line opened to traffic, due to the difficult project, natural conditions, the construction process of 168 PLA soldiers gave their lives. Duku Highway is a monument in the history of China's highway construction, and its significance is that: ① greatly improve transportation efficiency: shorten the original journey of more than 1,000 kilometers from the north and south Xinjiang by half, saving time, effort and money. ② Promote Xinjiang's economic development: If you want to build roads first, it is convenient for Xinjiang's cattle, sheep, fruits, resources and energy to integrate advantageous resources. ③ Strengthen territorial defense capabilities: Xinjiang is bordered by 8 countries, and its geographical location is important and its national defense is of great significance. ④ Promote north-south exchanges in Xinjiang: Xinjiang accounts for 1/6 of the country's territory, and the north and south Xinjiang are blocked by Tianshan, and most residents of the two Xinjiangs have never visited another area in their lifetime. ⑤ Accumulation of construction experience: 1950s coincided with the deterioration of China-Soviet relations. After losing assistance, China's infrastructure construction began from scratch. Overcoming various difficulties in construction, accumulated experience and became today's "Infrastructure Crazy" step by step. ⑥ makes self-driving tour possible. 3, the size of the dragon pool: one large and one small 2 alpine lakes, "small dragon pool" small pocket, "big dragon pool" more magnificent, the water area of 2 square kilometers, the water is beautiful blue and green, surrounded by mountains and forests, can be with the snow mountain in the distance. The scenic spot is a free open landscape. There is a parking platform on the roadside. You can enjoy the lake when you get off the bus. There are watermelon and fruit on the observation deck. There are many types of fruit. There are jackfruit dried, fig dried, and cucumber dried in the Central Plains area. If you want to go to the lake pier at the lower end of the road, you can pay for a boat tour of the lake. When Xuanyu Xitian in the Tang Dynasty, he passed by Dalongchi when he took the scriptures, which is recorded in his "Tales of the West Region of Datang".

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