Tourist attractions in Alashankou City

The tourist attractions at Alashankou Port are: Guaishiyu Scenic Area, Ebinur Lake, etc.

1. Guaishiyu Scenic Area

Guaishiyu, formerly known as Rocks Ditch, is located about 48km northeast of Bole City, Bortala Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is a scenic spot with peculiar grotesque landforms and is very famous locally. It is not far from the famous scenic spot Sailimu Lake, and many tourists will drop by here to see the wonders when they visit Sailimu Lake Scenic Area.

2. Ebinur Lake

Ebinur Lake is the largest saltwater lake in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the early days of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the lake area was 1,200 square kilometers, but now it has shrunk to about 500 square kilometers. The degree of desertification in the lakeside area has intensified and it has become one of the main sources of sandstorms in western China, which directly threatens the sustainable development and safe operation of the economic belt on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain.

Recommended other tourist attractions in Xinjiang:

1. Bayinbuluke Scenic Area

This is the second largest grassland in China, also known as the Yurudos Grassland and the Juledos Grassland, with a total area of 23,800 square kilometers. At present, this scenic spot has been positioned as a national 5A-level tourist attraction, and the scenic spots located at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,000 meters are mainly composed of grasslands, mountains, rivers and basins.

2. Karajun Scenic Area

Kalajun Scenic Area is a national 5A-level scenic tourist area located in Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The whole scenic area covers a total area of 1,050 square kilometers, in which it is not only beautiful, but also rich in species resources.

3. Pamirs Tourist Area

Pamir Tourist Area is a national 5A-level scenic spot located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, with a total area of 3.1 square kilometers. It is not only beautiful in scenery, but also rich in cultural heritage.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

The tourist attractions of Alashankou include Shenmu Garden, Ashkule Volcano, Jorma, Grand Bazaar, Shirshirxili Nature Reserve and so on.

1. Shenmu Garden

Shenmu Garden is located 60 kilometers northwest of Wensu County, Aksu, Xinjiang, with an altitude of l700 meters and an area of more than 600 mu. It is called Tianshan Shenmu Garden, also known as the Gobi Pearl.

2. Ashkule volcano

Ashkule Volcano, also known as Ashkule Volcano Group, is located about 120 kilometers south of Yutian County, Xinjiang, southeast of Ashkule Basin in Kunlun Mountain on the northwest edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average elevation of more than 4,600 meters, which is one of the highest active volcanic areas in China.

3. Jorma

Qiaoerma is located at the intersection of Duku Highway and Yiqiao Highway across Tianshan Mountain, where the terrain is dangerous and a bridge connects the north and the south, which plays an important role in the political, economic, military, transportation and cultural exchanges between the north and the south, and is of great significance for developing poor and remote mountainous areas, strengthening national unity and consolidating the border defense of the motherland.

4. Grand Bazaar

Bazaar, a Uyghur language, means bazaar and farmers' market, which is spread all over Xinjiang urban and rural areas. Xinjiang is located in the middle of the Silk Road, a trade route between China and the West. People of all ethnic groups, especially Uighurs, have a tradition of valuing, worshiping and doing business.

5. Charles Hill Nature Reserve

Charxili, Mongolian, means yellow hillside. It is a newly added nature reserve in Xinjiang, with a total area of 31,400 hectares, of which the middle and high mountains are in the west, with an area of 22,000 hectares. The middle part is a middle-low mountainous area with an area of 3,600 hectares, which is a natural corridor connecting the east and the west.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Shenmu Garden.