Open today at 08:30-18:00(Admission ends at 17:00)
Recommended sightseeing time:2 hours
Address:
Haiziyan Township, 18 kilometers west of Balikun Kazakh Autonomous County, Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous RegionMap
What travelers say:
Three years ago, the second time, still free. The lake is dry now, there is no lake, but the scenery is still very beautiful. There are toilets in the parking lot and some small shops selling food. There are two riding fields nearby.
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Barkol Lake Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Balikun Lake is formed by the confluence of natural springs around it. It is about 12 kilometers wide from east to west, and about 20 kilometers long from north to south. The lake area is 112.15 square kilometers. The lake is also rich in mirabilite mines and salt fields, and the lake water contains aquatic artemia. Balikun Lake was called Pulehai and Poxihai in ancient times. There are many beautiful legends about Balikun Lake. One of the most popular legends is that a Han girl and a Kazakh youth named Pulehai fought together with the mountain demon who destroyed the lake. Now, the Kazakh youth twisted the mountain demon and sank to the bottom of the lake. They exchanged their lives for future generations to live a peaceful and happy life. In order to commemorate them, people call the several clear springs under Jianshan "Hangu Spring" and the lake "Puluihai".
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Barkol Lake Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Three years ago, the second time, still free. The lake is dry now, there is no lake, but the scenery is still very beautiful. There are toilets in the parking lot and some small shops selling food. There are two riding fields nearby.
Bari Wuhu, anciently known as the fern sea, is located 18 kilometers northwest of Bari Yu County, Xinjiang. It is a plateau lake with an altitude of 1585 meters, surrounded by mountains and rolling mountains, beautiful water and grass, and the blue waves in the lake. It has a unique spectacle of "lost the mountainous foothills of the city". Whenever in midsummer, the lakes and mountains here are very charming, and the herdsmen nomadic lakeside, the boudoir seats, the cattle and sheep flocks, and the pastoral songs are melodious. It is a good place to escape the summer. Bali Wuhu is injected by the confluence of natural spring water around, about 12 kilometers wide from east to west, about 20 kilometers long from north to south, and the lake area is112.15 square kilometers. The lake is also rich in mangositite and salt fields, and the lake contains aquatic biohalogen insects (nian insects). The lake is anciently called the fern sea, the Posi Sea, the Yuan Dynasty called Barkul Lejiao, the Mongolian sand and Barkul in the Qing Dynasty called Bari Wuhu.
Barry Lake is so quiet and transparent, often a few ducks across the water clear waves, stirring layers of sparkling light, stirring the scenery, causing people to wonder, so that the interest in the scenery increased.
[View] Very charming, good ride around the lake
This attraction is not very famous in Xinjiang, but the scenery is particularly good, the lake is not big, the lake is clear and calm, just like a mirror, reflecting the lake and mountains on the shore. The attraction is located in Hami. This place is at the junction of Xinjiang and the mainland. In fact, the scenery of the entire Bariyu Scenic Area is very beautiful, and it is also close to the mainland. The high-speed rail is directly accessible. It is very suitable for people who don’t have much time to go deep into remote attractions like Yili Hotan. You can not only appreciate Xinjiang's grasslands and alpine lakes, but also save time, energy, and Bariyu is a typical Xinjiang scenery, really very magnificent, you can fully experience what is a beautiful Xinjiang
After leaving the lake, we went straight to Bari. Because it was late, we planned to go to Bari Lake to watch the sunset. When we arrived at Bari Lake, the time was just right. The sunset was shining the golden afterglow on the earth. Walking along the long boardwalk, Barry Lake is inside. Because the impression of the illusion lake is really good, the expectations for Barry Lake are very high. As a result, I was very disappointed. Although the lake is blue, there is a layer of covering on the lake that I don't know what it is. The whole lake is stinky. The more you go forward, the more you can't stand it. But the photos taken, the effect is still ok. Looking back, the yurt in the distance seems to be coated with gold. The sunset is beautiful, the grassland and the distant mountains are beautiful, that is, Barry Lake is not beautiful. Dare not to stay too late, after the sun sinks, we will drive to Bariyu County. On the road, I am encountering the sheep returning home. Haha, the streets are full of running mutton skewers. . .