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China From Above | Breathtaking winter scenery of Bayinbuluke Grassland
Bayinbuluke Grassland is located in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Covered with snow, the grassland was transformed into a winter wonderland.
Posted by New China TV on Jan 4, 2021
Bayinbuluke Grassland 巴音布鲁克草原 aka. Bayanbulak Grassland, literally means "abundant spring" in Mongolian, is the second largest grassland in China after Hulunbuir Grasslands 呼伦贝尔草原 in northeastern Inner Mongolia. Located in the Bayanbulak Basin of the Tian Shan mountains 天山 in northwest China, the terrain is mostly flat, and encompasses a middle section of the Kaidu River 开都河 or Peacock River. The place is 200 km northwest of Korla in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
As a high-altitude marshland (at 2,000 - 2,500 meters), the grassland is an important breeding and staging ground for birds and waterfowl, and is the highest-altitude breeding ground for swans in the world. The reserved area has been designated an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA #CN-114) by Birdlife International.
The Bayanbulak Basin is an intermontane valley of the basin-and-range of the Tian Shan mountains, to the north of the Tarim Basin. The total area of grassland is 23,835 km2, of which the reserve itself covers 1,486 km2. The Kaidu River runs from west to east through the area, at times meandering and leaving cutoff lakes, and is fed from streams from the high ranges of the Tian Shan to the north and south. The rivers are meandering and braided over gravel beds. In 1982, the Du-Ku highway (the section between Dushanzi and Kuqa crosses the Tianshan Mountains) was built across the Tian Shan, greatly opening access to the area. The road is part of the China National Highway 217 (G217) 217国道 runs south from Altay to Hotan, both within Xinjiang. It is 1,753 kilometers in length and runs southwest from Altay towards Kuqa County and from there southwards through the Taklamakan Desert to Hotan.
Bayinbuluke Grassland is located in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Covered with snow, the grassland was transformed into a winter wonderland.
Posted by New China TV on Jan 4, 2021
Bayinbuluke Grassland 巴音布鲁克草原 aka. Bayanbulak Grassland, literally means "abundant spring" in Mongolian, is the second largest grassland in China after Hulunbuir Grasslands 呼伦贝尔草原 in northeastern Inner Mongolia. Located in the Bayanbulak Basin of the Tian Shan mountains 天山 in northwest China, the terrain is mostly flat, and encompasses a middle section of the Kaidu River 开都河 or Peacock River. The place is 200 km northwest of Korla in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
As a high-altitude marshland (at 2,000 - 2,500 meters), the grassland is an important breeding and staging ground for birds and waterfowl, and is the highest-altitude breeding ground for swans in the world. The reserved area has been designated an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA #CN-114) by Birdlife International.
The Bayanbulak Basin is an intermontane valley of the basin-and-range of the Tian Shan mountains, to the north of the Tarim Basin. The total area of grassland is 23,835 km2, of which the reserve itself covers 1,486 km2. The Kaidu River runs from west to east through the area, at times meandering and leaving cutoff lakes, and is fed from streams from the high ranges of the Tian Shan to the north and south. The rivers are meandering and braided over gravel beds. In 1982, the Du-Ku highway (the section between Dushanzi and Kuqa crosses the Tianshan Mountains) was built across the Tian Shan, greatly opening access to the area. The road is part of the China National Highway 217 (G217) 217国道 runs south from Altay to Hotan, both within Xinjiang. It is 1,753 kilometers in length and runs southwest from Altay towards Kuqa County and from there southwards through the Taklamakan Desert to Hotan.
