The Kanasi Lake Scenic Area is located at the northern tip of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region.

Kanas Lake, which means "beautiful, rich and mysterious" in Mongolian, can be found 1374 meters above sea level, in the deep forests and mountains of Altai. It covers an area of 44.78 sq kms, 10 times bigger than Tianchi on Bogda Mountain.

Kanasi Scenic Spot has been award...[Full]

The Kanasi Lake Scenic Area is located at the northern tip of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region.

Kanas Lake, which means "beautiful, rich and mysterious" in Mongolian, can be found 1374 meters above sea level, in the deep forests and mountains of Altai. It covers an area of 44.78 sq kms, 10 times bigger than Tianchi on Bogda Mountain.

Kanasi Scenic Spot has been awarded the title of "Pure Land of the World" because of its original look of natural ecological scenery and scenery of humanities. The Kanasi Nature Reserve occupies an area of 2,200 square kilometers and features many types of natural habitats, including glaciers, forests, grassland, lakes and rivers.  It includes three scenic spots and three cultural scenic sites: Kanasi Natural Nature Preserve, Kanasi National Geologic Park, Baibaha National Forest Park, Jiadengyu National Forest Park, Buerjin River Valley, Hemu River Valley, Hemu Grassland, Hemu Village, Baibaha Village and Kanasi Village. Kanasi Lake was honored “Most Beautiful Lake in the World”.

The Kanasi Lake not only natural resource and the biological species are rich, but also traveling environment and humanities resources also other extraordinary splendor,Kanasi has vigor the north scenery, also has the scenery tender  in south, in addition here also has “the cloud sea Buddha light”, “the color deterioration lake”, “the driftwood causeway”, “Kanasi Lake Nessie” and so on beautiful scenery,certainly scenery, therefore the name is the western region pays the beautiful scenery, the immortal scenery.

The long bean-shaped lake reflects the surrounding snowcaps and tree-covered mountains, inverted on the lake’s surface. During autumn especially, there is a picturesque landscape of forests in a riot of colors with gold, red, blue and green thrilling the senses.

There are also some fun legends about Kanas Lake. It is said that huge lake monsters live in the lake’s depths. In recent years, others claim to have seen four-meter long blood red fish in the lake. The "Emei Spectacle," that lights up the clouds after a morning rain, adds an air of mystery to the lake too. The practices of the Tuwa and local Mongolian ethic minority, and Altai Mountain rock-paintings have been attracting explorers and travelers to this area for decades.[Close]

The Kanasi Lake Scenic Area is located at the northern tip of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region.

Kanas Lake, which means "beautiful, rich and mysterious" in Mongolian, can be found 1374 meters above sea level, in the deep forests and mountains of Altai. It covers an area of 44.78 sq kms, 10 times bigger than Tianchi on Bogda Mountain.

Kanasi Scenic Spot has been award...[Full]