Changji
Prefecture has long history,
in neolith, former people hunt and lived a nomadic life
here. Set up Jiaowei of defend themselves, began to
appear Bastille and field.Set up Beiting Grand MIlitary
Vicceroy's Officer, managing region north of Tianshan
mountains to south and east of Barkashi lake, became
into center of politics? mIlitary? ecomomy? cultural
movements of western region. Set up "Bieshibali"
Shangshu province to manage the places north of Tianshan
in Yuan Dynasty, pacificated Junggar rebellion in Qing
Dynasty, set up Changji? Banyuan? Suilai? Qitai and
Jinghua county. During this period, there are amount
of emigration remove here, collected the field, promoted
development of agriculture? handicraft industry? commerce.
Minguo period, decrease and set up Qiande? Muleihe county,
every county subject Dihua special office. Came into
existence Changji Hui monicipality on 15th the July
in 1954,managing Urumqi? Changji and Miquan county.Renamed
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in 1955. Manas? Hutubi?
Fukang? Jimsar? Qitai county and Mulei Kazak autonomous
government are measured off and vested in Autonomous
Prefecture in may in 1958.
Places of Interest
Wucaiwan Gully
Wucai gulf Lies in 100 kilometric
center of desert north in Jimsar, is called General
Desert. core spot is Huoshaoshan hill petroleum
base 30 kilometric Wucaicheng north the Xinfu
Road. After entering the city gate from the clear
desert, colorful mountains of administrative levels
is clear. Manaohuai is below the Wucaishan, biology
fossil is found here and there, ancient forest
fossil extend over one hundred li.
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Ruins of west
big temple
Lies in 500 meters north of ancient city
of Beiting. It is a ruins of first founded large-scale
Huihu temple. Temple is about 70 meters from south
to north, is 40 meters wide from east to west,
is divided into positive palace, east palace and
west palace. Eastern rock cave of positive palace
is divided into upper and downer layer, is in
all 15 rock caves, the top takes on arch. There
is a Bodhisattva statue in every rock cave. There
is a decubital Buddha, is 13 meters long, the
statue isn't already integrated. There are murals
in the wall of the palace and in the top of the
rock cave, existed murals whose color and luster
are flamboyant, brushwork is elaborate, personal
portraits are verisimIlitude, reflect prosperous
of Buddhism and cultural development at that time..
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Heavenly Lake
Heavenly Lake-the Heavenly Lake Was
called "Yaochi" (jade lake) in ancient
times, is a famous scenery spot, Heavenly Lake
lies in mountains of Bogda mountain south in Fukang
city, altitude is 980 meters, is 3,400 meters
long, the widest place is about 1,500 meters,
the deepest place is 105 meters ,belongs to moraine
lake in geology. There, mountains encircle a pool
of green water, majesty tall and straight snow
mountains reflect on the lake, lake and mountains
become into one integrated mass. Lush pines and
peaks over peaks, lush and green, stretch to the
horizon, flowers and grass all over the woods,
felt houses lie around, sheep is wandering. Whole
scenery strew at random orderly, shad is worthwhile,
like a poem and a picture, if after overcast and
rainy fortunately, scenery is more charming. In
midsummer, tourists of China and foreign countries
are in an endless stream.
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Haxuong valley
Located 47 kilometers of Tianshan region southeast
in Miquan county,Here mountains scenery? snow
scenery and water scenery are all charming. spruces
covered whole mountains, spruces follow hypsography
of mountains to undulate,like green billow.when
hill wind comes, green billow roll,look like whole
hill is moving,a magnificent scenery.Here air
is cool and wet,water quality is very well,tourists
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Ancient city of Shichengzi Located
50 kilometric mountain south Qitai county in Changji
Hui Autonomous Prefecture, east? south and north
side are all steep cliffs, clutched the ancient
road from Qitai to Turpan basin, hypsography is
high-abrupt. Cloud veins tile with Han style and
plate tiles? tube tiles, etc, is proved it is
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Big temple of
Dongdi Lies in 20 kilometric Xidi
countryside east in Qitai county. This temple
built in Qianlong 56th year(1792),now there are
Guandi temple? Chenghuaang temple and Niangniang
temple three temples. There are integrated murals?
brick carving. There are about 3.2 meters thick
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Petrified wood Located north of General
Desert in Qitai county. Found over one thousand
ancient fossil forests in 3.5-square-kilometer
region, there are over a hundred-million years.
According to foreign references' records, distributing
area of SIlicification wood in General Desert
and conservation degree are both the biggest in
the world.
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Ruins of west big temple
Lies in 500 meters north of ancient city
of Beiting. It is a ruins of first founded large-scale
Huihu temple. Temple is about 70 meters from south
to north, is 40 meters wide from east to west,
is divided into positive palace? east palace and
west palace. Eastern rock cave of positive palace
is divided into upper and downer layer, is in
all 15 rock caves, the top takes on arch. There
is a Bodhisattva statue in every rock cave. There
is a decubital Buddha, is 13 meters long, the
statue isn't already integrated. There are murals
in the wall of the palace and in the top of the
rock cave, existed murals whose color and luster
are flamboyant, brushwork is elaborate, personal
portraits are verisimIlitude, reflect prosperous
of Buddhism and cultural development at that |
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The ancient city of Tangchaodun
Lies in northwestern suburb in Qitai
county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, according
to textual research ,it is ruins of Pulei county
in Tang Dynasty. the rampart is still exist, is
315 meters from east to west and is 490 meters
from south to north, is rectangle, basin? pot?
jar? arrow chain? tile and ancient Arabian currency
are unearthed. analysed from unearthed relics
,there were inhabitants which lived in this city
in Song and Yuan Dynasty.
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Mount Bogda
Also called ^Bogduo Mountain ̄ and
situated in the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture,
Mount Bogda is 5,445 meters above sea level and
one of the highest peaks in the Tianshan Mountains.
Covered with snow year-round, Mount Bogda also
has the nickname ^the Sea of Snow. ̄
Along with three smaller peaks, it magnificently
penetrates into the sky, and Lake Heavenly Lake
nestles into Bogda1, 900 meters up its northwest
slope.
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Rock painting of Kangjiaashimenzi
Lies in hinterland of Tianshan mountains
southwest in Hutubi county, is 83 kilometers far
from county. rock painting is 14 meters long from
east to west, is 9 meters high from up to down,
area of picture is over 120-square-kilometer,
bestrewed figure group which carriage is different?
two heads and one body? three heads and one body
pictures ,is about 300 persons. The biggest of
the men pictures and women pictures is about 2
meters, smallest picture is about 20 centimeters.
some are standing and some are lying? some are
dressing and some are naked. many men pictures
whose genitalia erect, men and women have sexual
intercourse, shape and posture is clear. below
them, a group of little persons, showed adoration
of life and death of hominid imprecated procreation,
multiply populations. This rock painting is rock
caving art in father gentes tribe period ago 1,000
B.C, having history of 3,000 years.
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Ancient city of Shichengzi
Located 50 kilometric mountain south Qitai
county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, east?
south and north side are all steep cliffs, clutched
the ancient road from Qitai to Turpan basin, hypsography
is high-abrupt. Cloud veins tile with Han style
and plate tiles? tube tiles, etc, is proved it
is a ruins of wall in Han Dynasty.
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Ruins of ancient city of Beiting Lies
in 10 kilometers north in Jimsar county, is a
city of Han and Jin and Man, a place of Cheshi
latter kingdom court. Yongping 17th year in Han
Dynasty, Gonggeng Wuji Jiaowei stationed troops
here. Zengguan 14th year(640) in Tang Dynasty,
set up Ting state and was controlled by state.
Chang'an 2nd year(702),set up ancient city of
Beiting. Later was destroyed by war. Now only
exists remnent wall, but shape and scale of ancient
city is cognizable. The ancient city is divided
into inner city and outer city, rectangle, perimeter
is 4,596 meters. Inner city lies in northeastern
outer city. There are turrets around the outer
city, there are enemies' dais and moat of prevent
city encircled in the outer city, there is Yangcheng
north in outer city.
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Saurian valley Lies
in Qitai county. During 1987 to 1988,China-Canada
united dinosaur exploration group unearthed a
saurian dinosaur fossil, its body is 30 meters
long, is the biggest saurian dinosaur fossil in
Asia at present. |
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