Bosten lake
3 min readBosten Lake is located in the southeast of the Yanqi Basin in Bayinguoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, within the territory of Bohu County, Yanqi County, and Heshuo County and Korla City. The lake surface is at an altitude of 1, 048m, and it is the largest inland freshwater lake in China The lake area was 960km”before 1998. and more than 1000km”now.
Bosten lake is both the destination of Kaidu river and the source of the peacock river and it is vast and boundless. linking the Tianshan Mountains from a distance as weather changes, sometimes great waves beat like a raging sea, and sometimes the vast expanse of water sparkles beautifully. In summer, the fishing boats float under the colorful clouds, fish wander under the waves and birds fly over. In October, the catkins of the golden reedsfly in the sky, and the water becomes quite and dignified. which will be interrupted by the passing wild geese. When winter comes, ice and snow cover the region for thousands of miles, and the lake surface is just like a mirror, expressing a magnificent northern scene The ma jor scenes of Bosten lake and the surrounding region include Lakes: The small lakes region in the southwest of the bosten lake is constituted by 16 small lakes, which are relatively independent, but also interlinked with tributaries; and one will feel relaxed and happy rafting in this region. The shoreline of lakeside bathing beach is over 30km long, and visitors here can fully enjoy the pleasure of a bathing beach Living beings: reeds grow on the bank of the peacock river and sides of small lakes forming a number of reed marshes and reeds waterways. Visitors can enjoy the tall and green reeds along the river way, and can also view the golden reed leaves and the white reed catkins in autumn.
The area at the lotus lake and hongkou is the largest growing region of natural water lilies in China. Water lilies grow in the waters of 0. 8-1. 2m deep with leaves covering the whole lake. In summer, there are white and yellow lotus flowers Migratory birds form a ma jor landscape of Bosten Lake, and they also form the most distinctive scenery line with reed marshes and water lilies. The species of birds are more than ten, such as egrets, gulls, white storks, and cormorants, with the quantity reaching tens of thousand.
In addition, there are also more than 20 species of fish, such as carp, grass carp, silvercarp, black carp, bighead carp, perca fluviatilis(commonly known as the five black lines), and pond smelt, and shrimp velvet crabs, freshwater mussel, and so on in Bosten Lake Among them. the bighead carps in the lake have been listed as the first class national protected animals. The fish in the lake can be caught for selling and satisfing the needs of the visitors and they can also be used for recreational fishing Therefore. Bosten lake has become an ideal place of fishing enthusiasts.
Sand hills and Dunes: There are many sand hills of different heights, wandering and semi fixed dunes, the pyramid chains of sand dunes, and undulating dunes in the south area near the South Shore of Bosten Lake. In combination with the development of the lakeside bathing area, other sporting events are also carried out here, such as sand boarding activity dune adventure, and sand hill gliding, and so on.
The Scene of the Sky: The sunrise, sunset, rosy dawn, sunset glow, morning fog, and moonlight on the lake in the lake region of Bosten are full of idyllic color, which is one of the best creation source for photo Enthusiasts.
Combined with these main scenes, the major tourist attractions of Bosten Lake are Jinshatan Bathing Beach, Hongkou Tourist Attraction, Lotus Lake Tourist Resort, Pumping Station, and Big estuary, and so on.
