What are the enviable places of the 440,000 territory in the outer northwest that Russia forced the Qing Dynasty to cede?

In the late Qing Dynasty, China entered modern history, and a humiliating history began. 1840, the opium war broke out. After the failure of the Qing Dynasty, it was broken and treaty of nanking was signed. 1856, the second opium war broke out, 1860, the war ended and the Qing dynasty was defeated. With the internal troubles and foreign invasion of the Qing Dynasty, Russia forced the Qing Dynasty to sign the Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty, and Russia gained more than one million square kilometers of territory, and at the same time negotiated and demarcated the northwest border. The Qing dynasty was dissatisfied with the Russian lion's big mouth, but the Qing dynasty could not beat Russia. 1864, 10, Russia forced the Qing Dynasty to sign the Northwest Border Reconnaissance Treaty and ceded 440,000 square kilometers of territory to the Qing Dynasty. 1884, Russia forced the Qing Dynasty to sign the Kashgar Border Reconnaissance Treaty, making the whole northwest region belong to Russia. Now we call this area the outer northwest. Looking back at history, how many good places are worth exploring in this respect? I have to say that the outer northwest is really a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and many places have enviable scenery. What are they? 1: Balkhash Lake. As a lake that once belonged to China, we can only look at it now. Lake Balkhash is located in Kazakhstan, with an area of 1.82 million square kilometers and an average water depth of 6 meters, making it the fourth largest lake in the world. Yili River is the main water source here. What is even more surprising is that the east and west parts of Balkhash Lake are different water resources. The west is a freshwater lake, the east is a saltwater lake, and the west is mainly injected by the Ili River, so it becomes fresh water, but the east is not. In ancient China, Lake Balkhash was called the sea of communication. When the Western Regions Capital Protection House was established in the Han Dynasty, Balkhash Lake was the natural dividing line in the northwest of the Han Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty pacified Junggar Khanate, Balkhash Lake became a lake in the Qing Dynasty. In the whole Balkhash Lake basin, there are mountains and rivers, grassland forests, lakes and deserts. The Ili River Basin is rich in water plants and crystal clear water resources, especially the Ili River, which is called the Ili in the south of the Yangtze River and is a picturesque place. 2: Lake Issyk. This is an ice-free lake in Kyrgyzstan, which is called "the pearl left by God". There is a proverb in Kyrgyzstan: You have never been to Kyrgyzstan until you reach Lake Issyk. This shows how important this lake is to Kyrgyzstan, which once belonged to China. China, formerly known as Qingchi, Tuchi and Rehai, covers an area of 6,280 square kilometers and is located on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain, just across the mountain from China. Lake Issyk Kul is surrounded by mountains. Due to the mountainous climate, the annual precipitation here is not bad. As a closed inland lake, the environment here is very good. It is an important grain and animal husbandry area in Kyrgyzstan. The groundwater on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain has also injected abundant water resources into Lake Issyk-Kul, and the water surface is crystal clear. There are many animal and plant resources in the forest here, and there are more than 200 species of birds alone. Master Xuanzang also visited this place in the Tang Dynasty, and the name of "Qingchi" was introduced to the Central Plains at this time. 3: Lake Ala. Located in Kazakhstan, east of Balkhash Lake, about 30 kilometers away from Alashankou, Xinjiang, China. It also belonged to China and was later ceded. The lake covers an area of 2,650 square kilometers and is a salt lake. Geographical location is also very important. In the southwest, it is the prairie of Kazakhstan, which extends to Russia. This is a typical arid and semi-arid area with a large temperature difference between day and night and a large sandstorm nearby. The most beautiful scenery here is at dusk. The dusk in Lake Ala is beautiful, and there are many fish in the lake. In summer, the surrounding environment of Lake Ala is lush, which makes people linger. 4: Pamirs. As a famous area in western China, it also has a familiar name: Congling. Since the Han dynasty, the western regions have been protected by the imperial court, and Qingji has been included in the jurisdiction of the Central Plains dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the western regions were reunified and the Green Ridge became the Pamirs. The Qing Dynasty ruled here and divided it into eight pagodas, from north to south: Heshuo Kuzuk Pamir, Sarez Pamir, Langku Pamir, Alkur Pamir, Big Pamir, Little Pamir, Takdun Bashi Pamir and Wahan Pamir. In today's Pamirs, only a part of Rankuri Pamirs and Takdun Bashi Pamirs belong to China, and the others have been taken away, mostly in Tajikistan and a small part in Afghanistan. This is the only place on the ancient Silk Road in China. Many canyons have been moistened by glacier water and turned into high-quality grasslands. There are many lakes, excellent ecological environment and abundant animal and plant resources. It is one of the main pastoral areas in Tajikistan. These places used to be China's territory, but now they have missed China and will never be seen again. What caused this result was Russia's ambition to forcibly sign various unequal treaties against the backward Qing Dynasty and occupy a large territory for the so-called ice-free port, unlimited annexation and expansion, and without considering the feelings of other countries. At the same time, we have also seen the end of weak countries without diplomacy. Taking history as a mirror, we must be alert to Russia's ambitions.