吐鲁番风光——英文版

1、a glimpse of turpan,the geographical position of turpan,turpan or turfan, in uygur language suggests a rich and flourishing place, namely a place of milk and honey. turpan is located in a depression with the area of more than 1000 square kilometers of the eastern part of xinjiang and some 80 meters

2、below the sea level. turpan is called the land of fire, which was derivedfrom the intense summer temperature, the highest ever recorded was 47.5 and in summer the ground surface temperature is about 70 . turpan, used to be regarded as a pearl of the ancient silk road, enjoys its popularity as a tour

3、ist resort of xinjiang.,karez wells,there are more than 1400 karez wells in turfan. the total length amounts to more than 5000 km with an annual runoff volume up to 300 million cubic meters, surpassing the total runoff volume of the flaming mountain water system. karez well can realize irrigation by

4、 water flowing automatically, which means low cost in running the system. it reduces evaporation, and avoids contamination caused by sand storm, to ensure the regular flow of irrigation water. it is stable in runoff volume and good in water quality to meet the standard for drink and irrigation. http

5、://en/tentativelists/5347/,flaming mountains,located on the northern edge of the turpan basin, flaming mountain runs 10 kilometers east of turpan city, stretching up to 100 kilometers from east to west and about 10 kilometers from south to north. the mountains average altitude is about

6、 500 meters, with the highest peak, shengjinkou, towering 831 meters above sea level. known as red rock mountain in ancient chinese classics, or keziletage (red mountain) in uygur, flaming mountain is largely made up of bare rock. /gb/en_curiosity/2004-07/28/content_57271.h

7、tm,grape valley,the grape valley of the flaming moun-tains, 15 kilometers from the city center, is a world of unique beauty, presenting a striking contrast with the hot, dry and barren outside. scattered everywhere in the valley are trees: mulberry, peach, apricot, apple, pomegranate, pear, fig, wal

8、nut, elm, poplar and willow; also watermelons and muskmelons, making the valley into a garden of one hundred flowers in spring and an orchard of one hundred kinds of fruits in summer. http:/www.china-,jiaohe town ruin is the best preserved town ruin in china. it is located about 10 kilometers away f

9、rom turpan city. the strip-shaped town was around 0.8 kilometers long and the widest point spanned about 300 meters. the town was surrounded by sheer cliffs, then two twisting 30-meter-deep rivers. thats why the town was so called for jiaohe means twisting rivers in chinese. ,the jiaohe ruins,sugong

10、 tower,the su gong tower (sugong tower, su gong ta) located in the central area of xinjiang province, is about 2 kilometers from the turphan city. it is a famous islamic tower and has another name turphan tower. the su gong tower is a typical tower of islamic characteristics. it has a cylinder body made of yellow bricks standing 37 meters high. the outside decorated with the traditional minority tribes flower patterns such as