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About Five-Colour Beach
The site lies in Yegiztuobie township about twenty-four kilometres north-west of Burqin, on the north bank of the Irtysh. Its landforms are distinctive and the rock colours vary; in the light of the setting sun the colours are mainly red, with green, purple, yellow, white, black and transitional shades, which the page gives as the origin of the name.
The two banks differ markedly between north and south. Opposite the coloured cliffs lies a dense stand of desert poplar reflected in the water, brilliant yellow in autumn. The scenic area is small, about one kilometre deep, and has several boardwalks and viewing platforms, which the page describes walking along.
What to look for
- The coloured rock faces of the north bank, predominantly red in the setting sun with green, purple, yellow, white and black banding
- The stand of desert poplar (胡杨) on the opposite bank, reflected in the Irtysh
- The boardwalks and viewing platforms the page describes within the roughly one-kilometre-deep scenic area
Location & getting there
Getting to Five-Colour Beach
Use an authorised visitor route. Cave sections, geological sites and access roads can close independently, so confirm the area that your ticket covers.
- Search for 五彩滩 with 阿勒泰地区 and 布尔津县.
Find Five-Colour Beach
五彩滩 · 布尔津县
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.
Image credits & notes (1)
- The multicoloured eroded cliffs of Wucaitan (Five-Colour Beach) beside the Irtysh River, Burqin County · 布尔津县五彩滩，额尔齐斯河畔五彩丘陵 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 3 July 2007.Photo: Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized for the web; the photo itself has not been edited. Thumbnails may show a cropped view.
