Hongshan is the symbol of Urumqi. This is a folded fault mountain, which stands abruptly in the center of the city. Because the mountain is mainly composed of Permian purple glutenite, it is named Hongshan. It faces Yamarik Mountain in the west across the Urumqi River. The mountain trend is east-west, and the elevation of the main peak is 139 1 m. Whenever the morning dawns, the rock wall reflects sunlight and the red light shines, hence the name. Because the mountain is like a tiger, the momentum is extraordinary, and the rocks are red, it is also called "Hutou Mountain" and "Hongshanzui". Hongshan confronts Yamarik Mountain (commonly known as Yaoshan Mountain) which is less than one kilometer away. At the foot of the mountain, the Urumqi River runs through the north and south. Legend has it that Hongshan is a red dragon flying from Tianchi, which turned into a rock, but still slowly climbed to Yamarik Mountain. If the two mountains are closed and the Urumqi River is blocked, the city will become Zeguo, Wang Yang. So, 1788, Shang An, a superstitious Manchu local official, ordered the construction of a nine-grade blue brick "Zhenlongbao" on the heads of two dragons. Among them, the tower at the top of Hongshan Mountain has survived to this day, while the tower at the top of Yamarik Mountain was blown down by strong winds more than 20 years ago and has only been newly repaired in recent years. In the fourth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1799), the Jade Emperor Temple was built. This temple "Songkhla chalk wall is magnificent", commonly known as the Red Temple. There are also religious buildings in the foothills, such as the Great Buddha Temple, the Beidou Palace and the Dizang Temple. Local officials and people have the custom of climbing the red mountain in the east to "sacrifice" Bogda. Later, due to the war, the above temples were destroyed by the war. Today, this mountaintop temple was newly built in recent years.
Two: Erdao Bridge
There is a folk saying that "you can't reach Urumqi until you reach Erdaoqiao". Now entering Erdaoqiao, it seems that a colorful folk picture scroll is slowly unfolding in front of us.
There are a century-old commodity market with ethnic characteristics, Erdaoqiao Market, Xinjiang Minjie, the largest ethnic culture exhibition area in northwest China, and Xinjiang International Bazaar, which consists of indoor ethnic commercial shopping exhibition square, indoor ethnic food singing and dancing square, open-air happy square, 80-meter-high sightseeing tower, sightseeing mosque and 500-meter-long pedestrian street.
All this deeply touched the elderly Ji Guangzu who had lived in Erdaoqiao area for more than 50 years. "It used to be dirt roads and earthen bungalows. When it rains, the house often leaks rain. " Ji Guangzu, 70, lives in Salas Community, Erdaoqiao Community, Jiefang South Road Street. He said that Erdaoqiao used to be all bungalows, and the only second floor was the building of Erdaoqiao Market. Looking at the present Erdaoqiao, Lao Ji Man Guangzu said: "The change is so great that I don't know many places. There are many high-rise buildings and neon lights. Erdaoqiao has the most ethnic commercial street in Urumqi today, and it is also a place that reflects the exotic scenery and commercial characteristics of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Three: Water Park
Urumqi Water Park is located at the southern end of the city, in Yan 'erwo Natural Scenic Area, with an area of 1 km2 and a green coverage rate of 80%. The park was built in 1987. It is the largest park integrating tourism, vacation, leisure, amusement and appreciation in five northwestern provinces, and the only comprehensive amusement park integrating garden art and entertainment in Xinjiang.
The water park has unique terrain, pleasant scenery, pavilions, flowing bridges, carpet-like green lawns and flowers in full bloom. On both sides of the road, trees are shaded and flowers are overflowing. Wild reeds are distributed in180,000 square meters of natural waters, forming a natural ecological wetland. On the rippling water, speedboats and yachts walk through the water-colored lake. The antique Great Wall, with a length of 1000 meters, twists and turns, with one end deep in the playground and the other end sticking out of the water, commonly known as "the old faucet outside the Great Wall". National architecture is a major feature of the park, and the 300-meter viewing corridor stands in the front area, which is tall and majestic. The pavilion, which embodies the regional culture, stands by the lake and is beautiful and spectacular. Beautiful green grass connects lakes, mountains, pavilions and corridors, symbolizing the confidence of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to unite as one and build a beautiful home in Qixin.
There are nearly 60 kinds of amusement facilities in the water park, which is one of the top ten amusement parks in China. The super-large three-ring atomic pulley, the 58-meter giant ferris wheel, the only bungee tower with four super-high combinations in China, the freedom tower of time and space shuttle, the international standard karting track and freehand rock climbing, and the first large-scale comprehensive marine aquarium in northwest China have propped up the amusement backbone of the park. A paradise resort consisting of snow house, castle, Dai building and windmill building provides a leisure place for amusement; On the south bank of the lake, a flower orchard composed of grapes, fruit trees and Chinese roses unique to Xinjiang constitutes a more beautiful scenery for the water park. Today's water park has beautiful scenery, lush flowers and trees and a strong cultural atmosphere, making it an excellent place for Chinese and foreign tourists.
Four: Baiyun Ski Resort
Baiyun Ski Resort was built in 1997, which is one of the first four 3S ski resorts in Xinjiang. The ski resort is located in Dongwan Scenic Area, Shuixigou Town, urumqi county, 35 kilometers away from the center of Urumqi, covering an area of more than 2,000 mu. There are two natural ski resorts, three large traction ropeways and three small traction ropeways. There are primary, intermediate, advanced, off-road vehicle lanes 13, and 6 snow lane lanes.
Five: Salt Lake
Xinjiang Salt Lake is on the edge of the expressway from Urumqi to Turpan, only one hour away from the urban area. Salt Lake is located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, 72km away from Urumqi and 0/2km away from Dabancheng/KLOC-0 in the east. Brand-new cabins and pavilions have been built on the beach by the lake, and a long new wooden trestle leads to the depths of the salt lake.
The salt lake covers an area of 37 square kilometers, and the floating area on the lake is a salt pit of about 3 square kilometers. There are abundant surface water resources near the salt lake. Northwest of the lake 10 km is the freshwater lake of Chaiwobao, which is bigger than the salt lake. They belong to different water systems, but the water in the stratum seems to be connected.
The buoyancy of Xinjiang Salt Lake is almost as high as that of the Dead Sea in the Middle East, but the composition of the lake water is different. The main component of the Dead Sea is magnesium chloride, followed by halite; The main component of salt lake in Xinjiang is mirabilite, followed by halite. Salt lake is rich in salt, which can make people float on the water.
Precautions:
Launching in a salt lake is different from ordinary swimming. You can't have any wounds, or you will be "killed" by salt water. Salt lake brine has a high concentration. In order to prevent harm to health, besides bathing suit, you need three things: earplugs, nose clips and glasses. This is to prevent salt water from irritating the inner ear, nasal cavity and eyes.
Xinjiang is a beautiful and mysterious place. The local customs here not only have rich tourism value, but also have high humanistic value. Grapes in Turpan, melons in Hami, fragrant pears in Korla, crispy barbecue, mutton kebabs and pilaf are all for you to taste. Singing for you, beautiful girl in Dabancheng, dancing for you; Galloping on the Ili prairie; Go to the ghost town, the princess's tomb, the Grand Canyon and the Flame Mountain. ...