Bosten
Lake is a freshwater lake located on
the northeastern rim of the Tarim
Basin, about 20 km east of Yanqi. Covering an area of
about 1,000 km2
(together with adjacent small lakes), it is the largest lake in Xinjiang and
one of the largest inland freshwater lakes in China.
Bosten is
Mongolian, and means 'stand-up' in Chinese. There are three hills standing in
the central part of the lake, hence its name. It was once named 'West Sea' and
'Qin Sea' in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220), 'Bosten Lake' and 'Fish Sea' in the
Tang Dynasty (618-907), 'Yanqi Sea' in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was
finally named 'Bosten Lake' in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Bosten Lake is rich in aquatic life with beautiful
scenery, being famous as 'a bright pearl of the Oasis'. It is rich in fish and
reeds, and is the largest fishing area of Xinjiang
Province and one of the four biggest
reed producing areas in China.
It became a tourist site in the late 1980s, built with wharf at A Hong Kou
where you can look over the beauty of Bosten
Lake, the sand sculptures of Bailu
Zhou (Egret State),
and the volleyball facility at Jin Sha Tan (Golden Sand
Beach), and many other
attractive scenic spots.
Bosten Lake is a tourist attraction that gladdens the
heart and pleases the eye. Meanwhile, in May 2002, Bosten Lake
tourist spot was approved as the provincial tourist spot by the State Council. Bosten Lake
is not only rich in reeds, wild animals but also the rare animals such as the
yellow goats and the wild deers. Bosten
Lake is one of the fishery bases of
Xinjiang as well as one of the four reed growing areas in China. In
summer, people can organize rich, varied and colourful activities on the lake,
and in winter Bosten
Lake becomes another wonderful
place for people to enjoy themselves on the ice. So it is described as both a
summer resort and a heavenly place.
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