Oases and Rivers of Xinjiang
An oasis is a patch of fertile land in the desert
It's like a pearl on the desert Beautiful pearls
Embedded in the vast expanse of Xinjiang
Shimmering with magical light
Rivers are Xinjiang's lifeblood
Nourishing all things in the river basin
From a high vantage point
In summerOasesRivers
Are restoring the original appearance of oases and rivers
And constructing another world
01 Oasis
'Oasis' is a region exclusive to desert areas
It's called 'Bostan' in Uyghur
Many places in Xinjiang are called 'Bostan'
It is the most eye-catching place in desert areas
China's artificial oases area
is about 10 million hectares
Xinjiang accounts for7.1 millionhectares
which accounts forthree-quarters
of desert areas. There are also large-scale natural oases in desert areas. Xinjiang accounts for
12 millionhectareswhich is based on green vegetation
But what people usually refer to as 'oases'
Refers to artificial oases
Vast plains of Ili Valley
China's most developed facility agriculture – Shijihezi agricultural fields
Mietou District's rice fields in Urumqi
Tacheng fields
Ilihe town's lavender fields
Kuche's oasis in the Flaming Mountains
02 Rivers
Xinjiang's average annual precipitation is
145 millimeters
which is only 23% of the national averageOf which
84.3%of the precipitation is concentrated in mountainous areas
Xinjiang's rivers60%above comes from snow and ice melt
21%comes from glacier meltThis shows the importance of mountains in Xinjiang's survival
Xinjiang has many rivers, including570 rivers
The average flow of these rivers
exceeds10 billion
cubic meters, with
16 rivers5~10 billion cubic meters11 rivers1~5 billion cubic metersdominated by
64 riversThis totals91 rivers
Rivers account for90%of the total flow, the remaining
10%of hundreds of riversflow with small flowis the most prominent feature of Xinjiang rivers
Of course, Xinjiang also has major rivers, such asIli River, the Yangtze River, and the Tarim RiverIli RiverThe upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Kasang River
Tarim River
Rivers can
Nourish grasslands
Grassland spring
Irrigate rice fields
Form landscapes
Kanas Moonlight Bay
Kanas Heavenly Bay
Burqin wetland
03 Lakes
Lakes are the
Concentration of rivers
Half a century ago
The area of lakes in Xinjiang is greater than
1 square kilometer
There are as many as
139Total lake area reaches
9700
square kilometers, which accounts for7.3%of the country's total lake area, ranking theIn terms of provinces and regions, it ranks
Due to the lake's rivers originating from mountainous areas, they trek long distances in front of the mountains, the salty environment has increased the mineralization of the river, in the entire area, the lake area is greater than100square kilometers
onlyBosten Lake
Freshwater lake4
The rest are saline lakes or salt lakes
Bosten Lake – Lotus Lake
Photography by Ake Sijie
Written by Hu Wen KangEdited by Lan Gan
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