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About Xiata Scenic Area
The county page records that the snow mountains of Xiate carry more than 20 glaciers, Turansu among them, and that ice falls, ice mushrooms and ice "reclining elephants" are among the glacier features visible there. It records wild flowers through the summer and mushrooms and medicinal herbs among the tall snow-ridge spruce, and describes the ancient road as 120 km long, listed among "China's ten classic expedition routes" and one of the most precipitous of the ancient passes on the Silk Road, bringing together glacier, forest, grassland, lake, river and hot-spring scenery.
The county government records that the scenic area runs 35 km and now has six self-drive car parks, five hot-water supply points, three rain shelters and 50 canopy tents, with volunteer services at the points. It adds that Zhaosu has formed an all-time, all-season, all-area tourism pattern and promotes the name "pastoral Zhaosu, home of the heavenly horses", and describes Xiate as an important part of the county's tourism.
What to look for
- The Xiate ancient road, which the county page says is 120 km long, listed among "China's ten classic expedition routes" and one of the most precipitous ancient passes on the Silk Road.
- The glaciers — more than 20 in the snow mountains, Turansu among them, with ice falls, ice mushrooms and ice "reclining elephants" among the glacier features.
- Summer wild flowers, and mushrooms and medicinal herbs among the tall snow-ridge spruce.
- The vertical landscape itself: snow mountains, meadow, forest and river in sequence.
- The six self-drive car parks, five hot-water supply points, three rain shelters and 50 canopy tents that the county page records along the scenic area's 35 km.
Location & getting there
Getting to Xiata Scenic Area
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 夏塔 with 伊犁哈萨克自治州 and 昭苏县.
Find Xiata Scenic Area
夏塔 · 昭苏县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
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