What are the remains of castles in Lake Issyk-Kul?
Lake Issyk-Kul China was called Toast Pool, Hot Sea Pool and Clear Pool in ancient times. Xuanzang once passed by here when he was trying to learn Buddhist scriptures in the Western Heaven, leaving the world's earliest record about Lake Issyk-Kul: "It is more than 400 miles from the foot of the mountain to Daqingchi. More than a thousand miles a week, long from east to west and narrow from north to south. Surrounded by mountains, many streams meet. The ribbon is blue and black, and the taste is salty and bitter. Hong Tao is vast, with stormy waves and sudden tears, dragons and turtles mixed, and ghosts rising. So travel and pray. Although there are many aquatic animals, I dare not fish. " It is worth mentioning that it is said that there are monsters in the lake, and the locals think that they are hung by gods and dare not fish.
Lake Issyk Kul is a brackish tectonic subsidence lake in the upper Tianshan Mountains. Among the world's alpine lakes, Lake Issyk-Kul is second only to Lake Titicaca in South America. Its transparency is over12m, and its salt content is high, so it can't be drunk and irrigated, so it is also called "salt lake". Lake Issyk-Kul has a dry climate, blue water, fresh air and mineral springs everywhere. The south bank is surrounded by Tianshan Mountains, close to Tyre Mountain, which belongs to Tianshan Mountains, forming the Issyk-Kul Basin. Lake area is located in the middle of continental climate zone, with mild and dry climate. 1 annual average temperature -6℃, and July average temperature 15℃ ~ 25℃. The annual precipitation is 200 mm ~ 300 mm, and the mountain area can reach 800 mm ~ 1000 mm, but the evaporation is large, reaching 820 mm, and the lake has dropped by about 2 meters in the past 40 years. The air in the lake area is fresh, the lake is clear, the sun is abundant, and the forest land is lush.
The 23,000-square-kilometer plain lowland in the lake basin area is an important grain-producing area and animal husbandry area in Kyrgyzstan. There are regular sailings in the lake. There is the port of Rebaziye. There is a health resort along the coast. There are mud baths, mineral baths and other facilities in the convalescent area centered on the lakeside city of Rebaziye. There is a submerged ancient city site 7 meters below the lake. Most residents in the basin are Kyrgyz and Russians, but there are also many Ukrainians, Tatars, Uzbeks and Donggan people. There are two big cities, Pul Gerval Sk and Esek, and hundreds of villages. Most of the population is concentrated in the east of Priscilla. Residents mainly farm, planting wheat, potatoes, vegetables and medicinal poppy, and raising livestock. There are ships sailing back and forth in the lake regularly to transport goods and passengers. In addition, there are roads, railways and air transportation.
Lake Issyk-Kul Basin is composed of Quaternary lake siltation. The highest point of Gekun Mountain is 477 1 m, and the highest point of Tolski Mountain is 5216m. Its steep slope and Qifeng ridge are the boundaries of the basin. The eastern part of the basin is covered with snow all year round. There are often strong winds blowing towards the lake, and the average wind speed in the west is about per hour 145 km. There are about 50 rivers in the basin, and the largest rivers, Jirgalan River and Tipp River, are nearly 97 kilometers long, both located in the east of Priscilla. The Chu River flows along the west side of the basin.
The shore of Lake Issyk-Kul is flat, with bays in the east and southeast. The soil is mainly sandy soil. The lake is sky blue and the visibility is 20 meters. The western part of the basin is desert, with overlapping rocks and some salty semi-shrub plants. To the east are dry grasslands and grasslands, and an elm tree grows on chestnut soil and black soil. There are subalpine and alpine grasslands on the mountain.
There are more than 20 kinds of fish in the lake. The basic commercial fish are scaleless Osman fish and common carp. The east and west banks of the lake are wintering places for waterfowl, and the wintering birds mainly include diving ducks, mallard ducks, bald webbed chickens and water ducks. 1948, Issyk-Kul wildlife reserve was established. Hunting is prohibited around the lakeside and within the lakeside 1.6km. Rabbits, foxes and muskrats all live in bushes. There are about 40 species of mammals and 200 species of birds.
Lake Issyk-Kul is a famous "hot lake" because it is not frozen all year round and has unique scenery. The mineral content in the lake is 6%. More than 90 rivers flow into the lake, but none of them flow out. There are beautiful natural scenery by the lake here. Moreover, the summer climate is cool and pleasant, and it is a famous convalescent tourist resort in Central Asia. The income brought by the annual tourist season has become one of the important economic sources in Issyk-Kul State and even Kyrgyzstan. Cross Panshan Highway, drive along the lake for about 1 hour, and reach the famous sanatorium built by the former Soviet Union. On the road, you can witness the long coastline of Lake Issyk-Kul, and you can fully feel the sunshine of different colors on snow-capped mountains, lakes and beaches. Lake Issyk-Kul is the cleanest lake in the former Soviet Union, and it is also a holiday resort for the leaders of the former Soviet Union. It is particularly worth mentioning that the northwest shore of Lake Issyk-Kul is tokmak, known as Broken Leaves in ancient times, which is the birthplace of Li Bai, a great poet in China. It is conceivable that the magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers in Li Bai's poems must also have the shadow of Lake Issyk Kul.
In the early morning of summer, walking by the lake, the clear blue lake is as bright as a mirror and sparkling. On the boating lake, the snow peaks on the north shore are hidden in the clouds, which are quiet and magical. As soon as the wind blows, white waves suddenly surge on the lake, and layers of waves rush to the shore, but when they reach the beach on the shore, they slowly retreat into the lake, and the lake and the beach contact and blend in their own unique ways.
Golden beaches, green lakes and towering snow-capped mountains seem to stand in the middle of the lake. Issyk-Kul, the dazzling pearl of Kyrgyzstan, is dazzling and exudes irresistible charm, attracting people from the city to its hinterland and enjoying the beauty of nature.
There are various legends about the origin of this lake. A long time ago, there was a castle on the high mountain. Its owner was a greedy and cruel Khan. At the foot of the mountain lived a beautiful daughter of a shepherd. Many people admire her beauty and propose to her, but the girl always replies, "I have a sweetheart." A handsome knight once took her to a very high place on a white horse, took the ring off her hand and put it on her hand, saying, "I will come again soon." As long as you have a ring, you will stay away from any disaster. "Khan brought a valuable gift to propose, but he was also rejected. The girl went up the mountain alone to find her sweetheart and accidentally lost her ring. She ran home crying and was kidnapped by Khan to the castle on the way. But the girl would rather die than follow, jumping out of the window and falling off the cliff. At this moment, the earth shook, Khan's castle began to sink, and the flood rushed to the castle from the surrounding valley until the valley and the castle sank together.
There are indeed ruins of ancient castles at the bottom of Lake Issyk-Kul, which has aroused the interest of more and more archaeologists. They salvaged some ancient articles for daily use and ancient coins from the bottom of the lake, which were identified as items from the Genghis Khan era. Therefore, there are more and more conjectures and speculations about the secrets of the bottom of Lake Ikhank. The most explosive thing is that Genghis Khan's cemetery is at the bottom of the lake. This area is the territory of Genghis Khan's son. It is said that after the death of Genghis Khan, later generations secretly transported Genghis Khan's bones and countless treasures to the lake area, made a huge sarcophagus, filled with bones and treasures, and sank to the bottom of the lake. Then put other treasures in the valley of Lake Issyk-Kul area, and draw springs to hide them. Later, all the people involved in the water diversion project were killed, and the secret of the hidden treasure has not been revealed so far.