Yining City is known as "South of the Great Wall", "Flower City" and "Yangshucheng". It is a warm green island in the hinterland of Central Asia, with beautiful scenery and rich folk customs. Yining City was built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty (1762), and Qianlong was named Ningyuan City, which means peace in the distance. Heather District is the old city of Yining City, located in the south of the city. It is one of the earliest developed urban areas in Yining City, and it is also a relatively concentrated area of ethnic minorities in Yining City. It governs 25 ethnic groups, with a core area of 12.4 square kilometers. It is a minority area dominated by Uighurs, with about 1.8 million residents and a total population of 87,000. Heather District is surrounded by clear water and shaded by trees, with a green area of 465,438+0.3%. The residential buildings and environmental construction in Shinan District have maintained a relatively complete traditional style and the street pattern surrounded by ditch and water. They are basically quadrangle-style residential buildings with unique shapes and rich national characteristics, forming a block with unique national characteristics and artistic value. There are a certain number of cultural relics in Shinan District, including cultural relics protection units at the autonomous region level. They are the famous Shaanxi Temple (175 1) and Baitula Temple (1773), which were built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and have a history of several hundred years. There are 3 cultural relics and historic sites and 8 registered ancient and famous trees. The history of the Heather Scenic Area for nearly a hundred years describes the changes of the times and history. There are a large number of modern houses (monasteries) in Shinan District of our city, which have different styles and are well preserved. Among them, there are several modern houses with simple, elegant and solemn shapes, which are refreshing. Most of these houses are European-style and decorated with national characteristics. Generally, there are three or four rooms in a building with a porch in front of it. Its unique double doors, window sills, verandahs and wooden columns are decorated with wood carvings with classical shapes and rich ethnic customs. These old houses (monasteries) are hidden in the tree-lined downtown alleys, adding many precious cultural landscapes to the city.