This is surely one of those places worth visiting preferably from May to September once in a lifetime. Kalajun was where the north part of the ancient Silk Road lay , as well as where Wusun Kingdom, the ancient kingdom of nomads, was located.
There is little tourist infrastructure there, so you will be able to enjoy the pure, original scenery of blue sky and white clouds. Still, the area is well-worth spending some dollar as it offers mind-blowing sets for photographic shoots. The Kalajun Prairie scenic area is divided into western and eastern parts. The west area has undulating hills and grasslands. The east Kalajun area lies deeper in the mountains and is the place where the essential beauty of the prairie is.
With snow mountains, grasslands, forests and canyons, the scenery is diverse and beautiful there. The former is an open meadow with colorful wildflowers blooming all summer season and the latter is the place where you will be able to take amazing photos of the spectacular snow-capped mountains behind the grasslands.
Since the five spots are a little far away from the shuttle bus stops, it will take you half an hour to one hour to walk there. You can also spend 50 RMB to hire a motorcycle to take you there. People older than 65, children and students will be offered a discount. The prairie is open all day but the shuttle buses work from 8 am to 8 pm. The round trip of the whole prairie is about km long and will take at least 3 hours to visit.
Many visitors would choose to stay on the prairie for the night. It costs about 50 RMB per one night per person and you can book a yurt in advance. Generally, the owners of the yurts will pick up their guests at the World Heritage exhibition center by car or by motorcycle for free. Kuokesu Grand Canyon is at the core of the five scenic areas of Kalajun tourist attraction.
It features spectacular and graceful scenery of canyon landform, snow-capped peaks, alpine grasslands, primeval forests, cliffs, rivers and lakes. People over 65 years old, children and students can get a discount. If you are planning to visit both the Kalajun Prairie and Kuokesu Grand Canyon, it will be cheaper to buy a combo ticket. Among the numerous options, a classical trail along the Ili prairies is the one embodying the true spirit of the region. You can have a relaxing stroll among the sea of flowers and grass swinging slowly in the winds, take in panoramic view, zoom your camera around and shoot amazing photos very easily.
The full trail usually starts in Qiongkushitai and ends in Kuerdening, while you can also go reversely by ascending. You can take a long-distance bus departing from Urumqi at 6 pm to Tekes, which will take 16 hours, or take a night train from Urumqi to arrive in Yining at 7 am, and take a bus to Tekes. Take a bus or hire a car from Tekes County to Qiongkushitai.
It will take 3 or 4 hours and the distance is 96 km. The hiking starts in Qiongkushitai pastoral village, which is also the starting point of the Wusun Ancient Road hiking trail.
Surrounded by mountains and lakes, the place feels to be a paradise. It is mainly an ascent from Qiongkushitai to Jiasagan then to the borders of the Kalajun Prairie scenic area. This part of the trail continues to lead you to the east. The first half is easy but you will climb the peak of Kizilsu Daban 2,m , and then keep descending for 1,m.
The weather is changeable in the area of Daban, which is the high mountain pass. The road will be muddy and slippery after rain, so be careful and watch out. Your endeavours will be highly rewarded by the most spectacular scenery of the whole journey. Some nomad households are scattered along the road, immersing you in the atmosphere of the peaceful pastoral countryside.
The following journey are almost plain roads and gentle downhills and you almost pass through the Qiaxi Grassland National Forest Park. You can camp or stay in Qiaxi Village for the night. From Qiaxi Village you will traverse Qiaxi Grassland. In the beginning the grass is tall, which makes it hard to walk. After you leave the grassland area and get through three mountain passes and a forest, you will step into the Sukelun Grassland. The green grass is fading in the distance, buoyant streams are flowing at the foot of mountains, and you are walking in the dreamland.
Day 8: Mohuer Grassland campsite - Kuerdening scenic area. The hiking ends here and you can go to Yining. You can enjoy the view of the sun shining and rendering the mountains gold around the campsite. The peak of Nalati Mountain, Kabanbayi Peak, seems close enough to touch. After you reach Kuerdening, you can take a bus to Yining and then go back to Urumqi to complete the journey.
The recommended visiting time is from April to October every year, and the golden season on the Kalajun Prairie is from mid-June to mid-September. The weather is changeable in the Kalajun Prairie. Prepare some rain gear and choose proper hiking shoes. Download trail maps in advance as the internet coverage will be close to nonexistent and travel with a company to avoid getting lost.
Be careful with local dogs, they might run in packs and wish to devour some your your meat. Having come back to Yining, you can choose to continue your journey to Sayram Lake.
You can also reverse the trail by starting in Kuerdening and ending in Qiongkushitai to make it much more challenging. You will ascend more in this way. After you reach Qiongkushitai, you can start hiking along Wusun Ancient Road. The trails are the best in both their beauty and treacherousness. You are exposed to the elements, being in the middle of nowhere, walking along the cliffs, crossing the gushing waters, encountering man-eaters well, animals look ferocious and sometimes can attack humans, just behave yourself and keep calm and more, these trails require very professional skills, sophisticated plans and preparation, and guides.
As it is known that Xiate Ancient Trail has been forbidden for free public access, you may try your luck by searching online for professional clubs or trekking teams that work on the other two trails. Besides risking your life to complete the whole trail, there are many other ways you can go around to savor the beauty of the scenery around the trails.
There are breathtaking views of Muzhaerte Glacier and the Xiata River in the spot. Xiata is near to the main part of the Tian Shan and used to be a courier station between Ili and Akesu in ancient times. This is where the Xiata River rushes down from the lofty mountains and cuts through the vast grassland to dive into the Tekes River.
Walk up along the valley for 20 km and the mist-shrouded snow-capped peak of Muzhaerte comes into your sight. There are 6 major pools. The spring is available from mid-June every year and dries up in November, reaching the peak flow in August. The water temperature is degrees Celsius.
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Media News. State of Conservation SOC by year Donate Now. Extended 44 th session of the World Heritage Committee. Xinjiang Tianshan is een belangrijk leefgebied voor inheemse en relicte plantensoorten, waarvan een aantal zeldzaam en bedreigd. De landvormen en ecosystemen van het gebied dateren uit het Plioceen. The four components are located along the 1, kilometers of the Xinjiang Tianshan, a temperate arid zone surrounded by Central Asian deserts.
The property was nominated under criterion vii for its outstanding beauty and superlative natural features and criterion ix for capturing a range of biological and ecological processes. The property has outstanding scenic values and many superlative natural features — from red bed canyons to high peaks and glaciers to beautiful wetlands, meadows and steppe.
The visual impact of these features is magnified by the stark contrasts between the mountain areas and vast Central Asian deserts, and between the dry south slopes and the much wetter north slope. Xinjiang Tianshan is also an outstanding example of ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary process in a temperate arid zone.
Altitudinal vegetation distributions, significant differences between north and south slopes, and diversity of flora, all illustrate the biological and ecological evolution of the Pamir-Tian Shan Highlands. Xinjiang Tianshan has outstanding biodiversity and is important habitat for relic species, and numerous rare and endangered species, as well as endemic species. It provides an excellent example of the gradual replacement of the original warm and wet flora by modern xeric Mediterranean flora.
Criterion vii : The Tianshan is a large mountain range in Central Asia stretching about 2, kilometers. The Xinjiang portion of the Tianshan runs east-west for 1,km and is a mountain range of outstanding natural beauty. The Xinjiang Tianshan is anchored in the west by the highest peak in the Tianshan, Tomur Peak at 7, meters, and in the east by Bogda Peak at 5, meters. The beauty of the Xinjiang Tianshan lies not only in its spectacular snow-capped mountains and glacier-capped peaks, beautiful forests and meadows, clear rivers and lakes and red bed canyons, but also in the combination and contrast between the mountain elements and the vast deserts.
The stark difference of bare rocks on its south slope and luxuriant forest and meadow on the north creates a striking visual contrast of environments which are hot and cold, dry and wet, desolate and luxuriant — and of exceptional beauty. Criterion ix : Xinjiang Tianshan is an outstanding example of ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary process in a temperate arid zone.
Xinjiang Tianshan has all the typical mountain altitudinal zones of a temperate arid zone, reflecting the moisture and heat variations at different altitudes, gradients and slopes.
The property is an outstanding example for the study of biological community succession in mountain ecosystems in an arid zone undergoing global climate change. Xinjiang Tianshan is also an outstanding representative of biological and ecological evolution in the Pamir-Tian Shan Highlands. The property is also an important habitat for relic species, and numerous rare and endangered species, as well as endemic species.
It is representative of the process whereby the original warm and wet flora has gradually been replaced by modern xeric Mediterranean flora. The property is a serial property consisting of four components totaling , hectares, with buffer zones totaling , hectares.
The four components follow the boundaries of existing protected areas, except in the case of the Kalajun-Kuerdening component, where two parks have been merged. The boundaries of the various components follow prominent natural features including ridgelines, rivers, vegetation zones, etc.
The property is representative of the many superlative features and ecological processes in the Xinjiang Tianshan.
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