Bosten Lake was called "West Sea" in ancient times and "Fish Sea" in Tang Dynasty. It was named Bosten Lake in the middle of Qing Dynasty. It is located in bohu county, southeast of Yanqi Basin, and it is the largest inland freshwater throughput lake in China. The Uighur language means "oasis", and it is called Bagrash Lake, which is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. Bosten Nur, which means "standing" in Mongolian, is named after the three mountains in the middle of the lake stand tall in the lake. Bosten Lake is 14 kilometers away from Bohu County and 24 kilometers away from Yanqi County. The lake is 148 meters above sea level, 55 kilometers long from east to west and 25 kilometers wide from north to south. It is slightly triangular, and the great lake covers an area of about 988 square kilometers. The water storage capacity is 9.9 billion cubic meters. There are dozens of small lakes of different sizes in the southwest of the Great Lakes. There are relatively large lakes in the small lakes, with a total area of 24 square kilometers. The lake is deep in the west and east, with the deepest 16 meters and the shallowest .8-2 meters, with an average depth of about 1 meters. Bosten Lake, with a total area of 1,228 square kilometers, coexists with snow-capped mountains, lakes, oases, deserts, exotic birds and exotic animals, setting off each other and forming a colorful landscape picture. The Great Lakes, with its vast waters, vast smoke waves and natural waters, are known as a pearl in the vast desert. The small lake area, with fragrant reeds and deep winding paths, is known as "Xanadu".

Bosten Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Xinjiang. It is an intermountain subsidence lake located in Yanqi basin. Also known as Bakakachi Lake, the Notes on Water Classics in the Northern Wei Dynasty is called Dunqipu. Rivers flowing into the lake mainly come from Kaidu River and Malasitai River in the northwest, with an average annual runoff of 2.68 billion cubic meters, which is discharged from Peacock River in the southwest, with an average annual outflow of 1.25 billion cubic meters, passing through tiemenguan Canyon, entering Korla area and finally flowing into Lop Nur. The largest hydropower station in Xinjiang has been built in tiemenguan. After 196s, due to the increasing industrial and agricultural water consumption in Korla area, it is required to increase the amount of water discharged from the lake every year, which has caused the water level of the lake to drop, the lake surface to shrink and the salinity of the lake to increase year by year, and now it has evolved into a brackish lake. The resources such as Schizothorax fish (commonly known as pointed fish), flat-nosed fish (middle name "Xinjiang bighead fish", commonly known as bighead fish, a national first-class protected animal) and long-headed fish have declined. Reed resources for papermaking are quite rich, with a total area of 4, hectares. Covering an area of about 98 square kilometers, Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. When the wind blows, the waves are surging, just like the sea; When the wind is calm, the waves are shining and the lake is sky-high. On the west side of the Great Lakes, there are scattered small lakes, where the lakes are connected, the grass is dense, the wild lotus is in pieces, and all kinds of waterfowl live in it. Scenery Bosten Lake has vast waters and vast smoke waves; The small lake area in the southwest is characterized by winding rivers, reeds, lotus grass in full bloom, birds singing and fish jumping, and the scenery of Jiangnan water town, so it is known as the "Pearl of Cisse". Bohu Lake has magnificent scenery, integrating desert and water town scenery, only more than 6 kilometers away from Korla, an important town in southern Xinjiang. In recent years, tourist facilities such as Lotus Lake, Xiangsi Lake and Return to Nature in Bohu Lake have begun to take shape, and recreational projects such as yachting, water skiing and lakeside bathing have been opened up, and grilled fish and original Bosten fish banquet can also be tasted. Bohu Lake is an important emerging water recreation tourist area in southern Xinjiang, and the golden beach on its north shore is known as "Hawaii" in Xinjiang.

Bosten Lake Bosten Lake is far away from Tianshan Mountain, with no boundaries. As the weather changes, sometimes the waves are empty, just like a raging sea, and sometimes they are sparkling and blue. In summer, the fishing boats in the lake set off against the colorful clouds, and the fish and birds fluttered. In the golden autumn of October, the reed wadding is light, the reed is golden, the autumn water is dignified, and the flying geese are amazed. When winter comes, it is frozen thousands of miles, the lake is as silver as a mirror, and it is a northland scenery. In addition to the charming scenery, Bosten Lake also has beautiful legends. According to legend, a long time ago, there was no lake here, but a prairie with beautiful scenery and abundant water plants, where herders lived and worked in peace and contentment. There are two young lovers. The young man's name is Bosten and the girl's name is Gaya. They are deeply in love. I don't know when, the rain god in the sky found the beautiful Kaya and wanted to take her as his wife. Kaya vowed to die, and the rain god was furious and kept dripping for years, so there was a drought in the grassland. The brave Bosten fought the Rain God for 9981 days, and finally made the Rain God give in, but Bosten was exhausted from exhaustion. Gaya was in pain, tears turned into a large lake, and finally she died of grief and indignation. In memory of them, local herdsmen named the lake "Bosten Lake". Legend has it that when Tang Priest went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, he was blocked in the Liusha River not far from here. The third prince of the West Sea Dragon King was moved by the actions of Tang Priest and others who suffered a lot and insisted on retrieving the scriptures, so he was enlightened by Guanyin Bodhisattva and turned into a white horse, carrying Tang Priest and his party and crossing the Liusha River safely. The lakes in the small lake area are relatively independent, and there are branches and streams that are connected. During the boating, it is refreshing. The lakeside beach bathing beach has a coastline of more than 3 kilometers. Biological landscape reed: with a total area of 4, mu. Reed grows on the banks of Peacock River and Small Lake, forming numerous reeds and reed waterways. Visitors can enjoy the tall and straight green reeds along the river; In autumn, you can watch golden reed leaves and white reed flowers.

water lilies: the water lilies growing in the areas of Lianhua Lake and Ahongkou are the largest natural water lilies in China, and grow in the water with a water depth of .8-1.2 meters. Lotus leaves float all over the lake, and white and yellow lotus flowers bloom in summer.

Migratory birds: Migratory birds are a major landscape of Bosten Lake, and together with water lilies, they form the most distinctive landscape of Bosten Lake. There are more than ten kinds of egrets, seagulls, storks and cormorants, and the number can reach tens of thousands.

Fish: There are more than 2 species of carp, grass, silver carp, green carp, bighead carp, red perch (commonly known as Wudaohei), male fish, shrimp, mitten crab and mussel in Bosten Lake, with an annual output of about 2,5 tons. The fish in the lake can be fished in addition to the production, fishing and supply to the market and satisfying tourists' taste. It is an ideal fishing place for fishing enthusiasts. The sunrise, sunset, morning glow, sunset glow, morning mist and moonlight of Pinghu Lake in Bosten Lake area are very poetic and picturesque, which is one of the sources of photography lovers' creation.

There are sand hills with different heights, mobile and semi-fixed sand dunes, pyramid-shaped sand dune chains and undulating sandbags facing south near the south bank of the Great Lake Bosten. Combined with the development of lakeside bathing beach, sand skiing, sand mountain exploration and sand mountain gliding can be carried out. The main tourist attractions are Golden Beach Bath, Ahongkou Scenic Spot, Lotus Lake Resort, Yangshui Station, Dahekou, Bailuzhou and tiemenguan.

in may p>22, Bosten lake scenic spot in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was approved by the State Council to be included in the fourth batch of national scenic spots. Travel Tips Photo Tip: The reeds, birds and wild lotus in Bosten Lake are good natural themes. Here, you have to wait in the lake by boat to shoot birds. In the evening, when there are the most birds, it is best to shoot quietly instead of disturbing the birds. A bird camera must have a telephoto of more than 3 mm.

transportation: there is a shuttle bus to Bosten lake at the entrance of Korla post office, which runs six times a day.

Gourmet: Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China. You must try the fish and other aquatic products here when you come here. In addition, you can eat delicious wild ducks, but it is better not to eat them for environmental protection. You can eat Korla fragrant pear, which is probably the sweetest pear in the world.