2008-12-16

Turpan - Chinese tourism scenic spots

In the central part of the low-lying basin in Xinjiang, known as a "Fire Island", where the Grape Valley produces a variety of high-quality grapes, it is referred to as "grapes of the villages," the Turpan. Gu Chen Changli Turpan, the ancient Silk Road city, since the Ming Dynasty from Turpan said. It's an area of 15,738 ping Km, live in Uygur, Han, Hui, Kazakhstan, Russia, 24 nationalities, of which the Uighurs account for 71% of the total population.

  Regardless of Turpan Gucheng division, the division before the car to the Han Dynasty, Wang before the car division, said Tang Changli, West states, the state fire. It is located east of the Tianshan fault basin, east of ulu Qi 182 km. Turpan in Xinjiang is a popular tourist destination and one of the areas are renowned for their specific environment, heritage over and over, products that are rich in the world. Turpan Basin is China's lowest land, the basin was shaped Zaohe, 275 km from east to west, 75 meters wide north-south with a total area of 50,000 sq km, of which less than the sea The surface area of 4050 square meters, 100 meters below sea level below the land area of 2085 sq km, the lowest Ayding Lake basin, the lake 155 meters below sea level, the lake if total, the data for -160 Meters, the Turpan Basin is the world's second only to the Dead Sea, Jordan (-3 2 m) of low-lying second in the world.

  It is China's hottest places on the average temperature over 35 degrees Celsius in the number of days was 100 days, extreme maximum temperature had reached 49.6 degrees Celsius (July 13, 1975), the surface temperature has been measured 83.3 degrees centigrade, can be called China " Heat "Therefore, there are" Fire Island. "Wind is strong and often Basin, the largest wind up to 12 or more, so it has" the Treasury wind. "Fire Island for many years an average of only 16 mm of precipitation, and more Toksun To a small 5.9 mm, can be regarded as China's "very dry." Although the Fire Island hot, people do not feel too By because it's very low humidity, generally only about 3%, high temperature and low humidity, heat, although not stuffy. Although Turpan heat and little rain, fire Chau unique underground water - the water Kaner well into the ground, dozens of hectares of irrigation basin fields, so that turned into a desert oasis.

  Turpan basin as a whole were Kaner be more than 1,200 wells, the total length of over 5,000 kilometers, and is worthy of the ancient Great Wall of China, the Grand Canal comparable to the great project. Turpan grapes rich, long-staple cotton and fruits. By the precise determination of the Turpan grape sugar content as high as 22% - 26% more than the world's most sweet grapes. Huozhoutulu China is the "minimum" and "hottest" and "the most drought", "sweet", its unique natural environment, the magic.

The unique geographical position makes the Turpan-rich underground water storage, which Fengmao fruits, rich in grape, watermelon and other fruits; also due to dry weather and little rain, so the fruit-bearing Far too high, many people to travel is directed at local Turfan delicious fruits go. Turpan grapes as a result of the tourism industry and the prosperity of the local government to build a special grape street, there are many grape corridor for visitors to tour and pick grapes.

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