Barkol lake

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Barkol Lake is an alpine lake located 18km northwest of the barkol county in Hami with an elevation of 1, 585m. The lake ripples with lush grass around, and surrounded by undulating mountains In midsummer the natural beauties of lakes and mountains are especially attractive. Herdsmen pasture on the lakeside, so this area is decorated with scattered yurts and flocks of cattle and sheep. Tourists can also en joy the melodious pastoral songs. It is a good place for summering and tourism Barkol lake is of about 12km wide from east to west and about 20km long from north to south with an area of 112, 15km”, formed by the surrounding natural spring water. It is rich in mirabilite and salt, and there are the aquatic life Brine Shrimps(fairy shrimps) in the lake.

There are also many beautiful and fascinating legends about Barkol Lake, and the most popular one is: A girl of Han and Puleihai, a Kazakh young man, struggled with a Mountain Monster who would destroy the lake. The girl was pressed under the Sharp Mountain and petrified, and the Kazakh young man clinched the monster and sunk in the lake. They created the peaceful and happy life with their lives for descendents. So in order to commemorate them, people call the several springs under the Sharp Mountain”Han Girl Springs and the lake”Puleihai”.