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About Qiaxi Forest Park
The prefecture government places the park on the middle reaches of the Qiaxi river, a tributary of the Xiaojiergalang river, and describes the valley as opening onto the Jiergalang basin and running south-east, 13 km long and 800–1,000 m wide, with its floor between 1,270 m and 1,600 m and an area of about 10 square kilometres. It records that springs and streams run through the area, that raspberries grow widely over the slopes, and that Qiaxi is a well-known forest area. The county government describes it as backed by snow mountains, ringed by hills and full of old trees, and records that local herders call it "Awuliya", meaning "heaven".
The county government records that the scenic area was established in 1988 and was Ili prefecture's first grassland tourist site, and that the sample of the "spruce king" displayed in the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall came from this area. It records that the grassland is one of Gongliu County's important summer pastures, and that the name Qiaxi carries two meanings in Kazakh story, one of them the name of a beautiful Mongol princess. Both pages list the main sights: forest and pine waves, the deer enclosure, the stone gate, and streams and waterfalls are among them.
What to look for
- The valley itself: 13 km long and 800–1,000 m wide, opening onto the Jiergalang basin, with its floor between 1,270 m and 1,600 m.
- The stone gate and its cascade, and the deer enclosure, both named among the main sights on the two government pages.
- Raspberries, which the prefecture government says grow over the slopes and are a particular feature of the area.
- The "spruce king" — the county government records that the sample displayed in the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall came from this forest area.
- The alpine grassland scenery and folk customs that the prefecture government lists among the main sights.
Location & getting there
Getting to Qiaxi Forest Park
Check weather, trail access and the last return service. A mountain or forest area is not one entrance, and a map’s central pin may be far from the trailhead.
- Search for 恰西 with 伊犁哈萨克自治州 and 巩留县.
Find Qiaxi Forest Park
恰西 · 巩留县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.