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Heavenly Lake (Tianchi
Lake): is situated to the east
of the Tianshan Mountain range, north of Bogda Peak,?97 km south
of Urumuqi. Known as Yaochi in ancient times, the lake surface
elevates 1,910 meters above sea level, with an average depth of
60 meters. Surrounding the Heavenly Lake are snow mountains, glacier
forests and grassland alpine lakes, featuring
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Red Hills (Hongshan Gongyuan)is
situated to the east bank of the Urumqi River, Red Hill, 910 meters
or 3,000 feet high, at the very center of the city, resembles a
mighty wriggling dragon. This reddish-brown hill is dotted with
small pavilions and at the top stands a nine-storied, gray-brick
pagoda called Zhenlong Pagoda (Pagoda to Suppress Dragons), 8 meters
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West Poplar Valley in the
Southern Mountains (nanshan ximougou) is "Southern Mountains" generally
refers to the mountain area at the northern foot of Karawuquntag
Mountain, a branch of the Tianshan Mountains to the south of
Urumqi. This place is not only an excellent natural pastureland
but also an ideal summer resort for sightseeing visitors. There
are dozens of parallel valleys and ravines running from west,
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Xinjiang Uygur Regional
Museum (xinjiang weiwuer zizhiqu bo wu guan) is Xinjiang
municipality cultural relics store up and science research center.
The museum was built in 1953.Staff are made up of Uygur, Kazak,
Hui, Mongol, Xibe, Manchu, Han, etc nationalities' cultural relics
workers. Affiliated departments have preservation, exhibition,
restoration, study work as well as cultural relics team. The
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Southern mosque: lies in Erdaoqiao
in Jiefang Road in Urumqi, has history of one hundred years, being
a leading place of religious gathering of a sect of Islamic in
Xinjiang. Originally at Nantaizi , it was rebuilt Erdaoqiao in
1919. The main structure is the prayer hall in a convex shape.
The front section of the roof has double raised eaves covered by
glazed tiles. At the top of the ridges of the eaves are
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