Kanas Lake Snow Peak stands on the green slope of Meilin, the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, known as "fairyland on earth, garden of God". Kanas is Mongolian, meaning "beautiful and mysterious lake". Kanas Lake is located in the northern part of Buerjin County in Altay region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The lake water comes from melting glaciers and local precipitation in Kuitun, Youyifeng and other mountains.