Sayram Lake

Coordinates: 44°36′N 81°12′E / 44.6°N 81.2°E / 44.6; 81.2
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Sayram Lake
  • 赛里木湖 (
    Bortala Prefecture, Xinjiang
Coordinates44°36′N 81°12′E / 44.6°N 81.2°E / 44.6; 81.2
Basin countriesChina
Surface area458 km2 (177 sq mi)
Surface elevation2,070 m (6,791 ft)

Sayram Lake (

Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, less than 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Kazakhstan. The name Sayram originally derives from Kazakh
, meaning "blessing".

The lake is the largest (458 km2 or 177 sq mi) and also the highest (at 2,070 m or 6,790 ft)

AAAA National Scenic Area
since 2010.

History

Sayram Lake is located along the northern branch of the

ruins of temples, ovoo, steles and stage stations from different dynasties.[3]

Late

Southern Song Taoist monk Qiu Chuji recorded in his famous travel journal that the lake as "spanning 200 li and surrounded by snowing summits",[4] calling it a "heavenly pool".[5][4][2] Other famous visitors such as Mongol Empire politician Yelü Chucai and Qing dynasty viceroy Lin Zexu (who was exiled to Xinjiang after the First Opium War) also recorded descriptions of the lake.[6][5]

A local folktale relates that the lake was formed by a young Kazakh couple who had been separated by a demon, and were forced to jump into an abyss to be reunited. Their tears filled the abyss, forming the lake.[7][8][9]

Biology

Sayram Lake is one of the most

northern Xinjiang.[13]

Flora

The Sayram Lake region is home to 58

angiosperms.[10] The usable land around the lake is predominantly steppes, although there have been large areas of grassland degradation since the 1980s.[13]

Fauna

The native

cyprinids like ide, have been successfully introduced and naturalized into the lake.[10] The lake is currently one of the most famous bases of coldwater aquaculture in China, with a dozen species being sold on the market.[14][15]
。

References

  1. ^ 毛东雷; 金海龙 (2009). "新疆赛里木湖风景区深度开发构想" (PDF). 新疆师范大学学报(自然科学版). 28 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-05-26.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b 王树基. 关于赛里木湖的形成, 演变与第四纪古冰川作用的关系. 新疆地理. 1978;1(1):47-55.
  3. ^ "概况详情". 赛里木湖景区官网. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. ^ a b 卢钟 (2016-02-15). "丘处机：果子沟第一诗". 伊犁新闻网. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03.
  5. ^ a b 艾克拜尔·米吉提 (2017-12-21). "赛里木湖随想". 中国政协传媒网. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08.
  6. ^ 蔡景仙, ed. (2013-12-21). 中国古代帝师传 (in Chinese). 青苹果数据中心. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  7. OCLC 22616168
    .
  8. OCLC 310383372
    .
  9. OCLC 38278090
    .
  10. ^
    doi:10.16663/j.cnki.lskj.2018.02.007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  11. ISSN 1040-6182. Archived from the original
    on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  12. ^ 张铁 (2007-07-02). "塞里木湖景区牧民下山定居". 新疆林业 (2): 20. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  13. ^
    doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-288X.2016.04.063. Archived from the original
    on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  14. ^ a b "新疆赛里木湖高体雅罗鱼生物学研究". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  15. ^ a b 李思忠，《黄河鱼类志：黄河鱼类专著及鱼类学文选》 Archived 2021-02-15 at the Wayback Machine，水产出版社，2015年，ISBN 9789578596771，第598页

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