The vast Russian West Siberian Plain is the largest plain in Asia, with tundra, forests, forest steppes and grassland landscapes distributed in parallel to the north and south, during which tigers, brown bears, leopards, wolves, wolverines, lynx, sables, red foxes and countless other rare animals are distributed.
And all this depends on the feeding of two rivers, the longest of which is called the Ob River, which runs through the entire steppe, with a total length of 3650 kilometers, which is the longest river on the plain, and then flows into the Arctic Ocean.
The river also has a Chinese name: the Irtysh River, because it originates in the Altai Mountains in the northern Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, or more precisely, in the Altai Mountains of Fuyun County.
The Irtysh River is 4248 kilometers long, flowing out of the country from the mainland's Habahe County, 546 kilometers in China, and the water volume is second only to the Ili River, known as the second largest river in Xinjiang.
In the mouths of locals in Xinjiang, this area is called Cocoto Sea, because Fuyun County and Cocoto Sea Town have inextricable origins, and today's Cocoto Sea Town is the former Fuyun County.
The Irtysh River passes through the small town of the Cocoto Sea, giving the town its name, the Cocoto Sea, which means "green jungle" in Kazakh.
For Fuyun County, many Chinese people may be unfamiliar with this small county in Xinjiang, but the song "Shepherd of the Cocoto Sea" is definitely familiar, the lonely shepherd and the beautiful beekeeper live in the small town of Cocoto Sea, once hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, almost unknown to the world.
However, at that time, this was the seat of Fuyun County. In 1959, Fuyun County moved out of the Cocoto Sea for reconstruction, and the Cocoto Sea became the Cocoto Sea Town in Fuyun County, which was once known as the "111 Mine".
Explore the source of the Irtysh River, all the way through the steep and majestic peaks of the mountains, and the majestic rivers, lakes and seas are at the top, whether it is the desert sunset or the cold and wild land, it is touching people's hearts.
Legend has it that the source of the Irtysh River is densely packed with a nine-curved ileum-like river, but for thousands of years, herders have never found this mysterious place.
Even today, with the development of science and technology, in the shocking Irtysh Grand Canyon, you can't find that the water is the true source of the Irtysh River, because the number is uncountable, just as the Irtysh River has become the source of countless lives in the arid northern desert.
But perhaps, it is this mystery that has attracted groups of explorers.
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