Kanas Travel Guide – Kanas Free and Easy Travel Guide
Consultation Tel.: 0991-8585456 181-3962-2229
In-depth Travel Guide to Northern Xinjiang
Xinjiang, a pearl on the northwest border of the motherland. It is one of China’s five ethnic minority autonomous regions and also the largest landlocked province in China, covering one-sixth of the country’s total land area. North and south of the Tianshan Mountains, there is fertile land for thousands of miles! Xinjiang is a sunny treasure land. This vast land in the northwest of the motherland is filled with countless myths and legends. This land is vast and broad, bearing countless vicissitudes. On the Irtysh River in Xinjiang, the sparks of civilization are reflected, shining with the wisdom of humanity, like a beating heart pulsating with the pulse of hundreds of millions of years, with a long history. Xinjiang, you have a sacred name, namely the Kunlun-Loess Civilization. The fragrance of Xiangfei spreads like snow lotuses all over the world. The donkey of Avanti has been imagining heaven since childhood.
Xinjiang is rich in tourism resources, with various travel destinations that are too numerous to take in at once, which is not friendly at all for those who have difficulty making choices. Today, let’s talk about a mysterious place in Northern Xinjiang—Kanas.
Kanas Attractions
Kanas is located at the top of northwest China’s territory. It dominates the scenery of the entire northwest and is a must-visit place for travelers to Northern Xinjiang. For photography enthusiasts, Kanas is even a guidepost for shooting natural landscapes.
Kanas Lake is located in the center of this pure land and is a landmark attraction of Kanas. The entire area is covered with grasslands, lakes, and mountains. The romantic colors of summer satisfy people’s fantasies about a fairy tale world.
By climbing up the Fish Viewing Terrace by Kanas Lake, you can overlook Kanas Lake, formed by the melting of glaciers. Natural scenery and Tuwa culture converge along the lakeshore. The three bays of Kanas, embedded along the road to Kanas Lake, are a favorite among photography enthusiasts.
Whether on the way to Kanas or on the return trip from Kanas by shuttle bus, we can encounter the three bays of Kanas, each with its unique charm typical of this season.
D1: All parts of the country-Urumqi
D2: Urumqi-Koktokay
D3: Koktokay-Irtysh River Canyon-Burqin
D4: Burqin-Haba River-Baihaba
D5: Baihaba-Kanas
D6: Kanas-Hemu
D7: Hemu-Urho Ghost Town
D8: Urho-Dushanzi Grand Canyon-Urumqi
In the deep mountains and dense forests of the Altay region, it is far from the famous scenic areas such as the Kanas Lake scenic area and Baihaba Village of the capital.
The charm of Hemu and Swiss towns is like a fairyland on earth.
Here is Hemu grassland, located in an intermountain graben basin at the confluence of the Hemu River. The surrounding mountains are broad and thick, with rounded tops. The rivers are mostly cut into canyons, creating a complex terrain. Running northeast to southwest, the terrain divides the grassland into two halves. The shady slopes of the mountains are covered with lush forests, where red deer, marmots, and snowcocks inhabit. The green grass of Hemu, colorful wildflowers, blue skies and white clouds, snowy peaks and clear waters, wooden cabins and jungles together constitute the world of midsummer. From September to October,