She was quiet: she lay quietly in the north of siberia, which was once the territory of the Huns, Turks and other northern tribes; once we called her the North Sea, that is, the famous indomitable man, the North Sea of Suwu shepherding sheep.
She is deep: it is the deepest freshwater lake on earth and the oldest, reaching a maximum depth of 1642 meters. Did you know that there are only 3 lakes in the world with a depth of more than 1000 meters, and the second and third brothers are Lake Tanganyika (1470 meters) and the Caspian Sea (1025 meters).
She is slender but the place is also quite large: although the whole Lake Baikal takes on the shape of a crescent moon, it is almost equivalent to the whole of Belgium when it comes to area;
She is very clear: she is also one of the cleanest freshwater lakes in the world, most of the lake water can be drunk directly, and the visibility of the lake water can reach up to 40 meters; so in winter we can see the clearest blue ice.
Every year during the frozen season, she is like a huge ice blue emerald. The texture of the ice is strange, the reason for this phenomenon is that the water quality is very clean on the one hand, and at the same time, because her ice is frozen layer by layer, the sunlight penetrates the ice layer with almost no impurities, of course, the few frozen fish found in the cold are not counted. So after layer after layer of refraction, it seems more deep and charming...
And, it sounds like it's far away, but in fact she's not far away from us. A direct flight from Beijing to Irkuzik takes only three hours!
Irkuzk
Irkuzk, the de facto capital of Eastern Siberia, is known as the "Heart of Siberia" and is also an important hub on the transportation artery connecting Moscow and the Far East. It is the gateway to Lake Baikal, just seventy kilometers from Lake Baikal, and most travelers use Irkutsk as their base camp for visiting Lake Bay.
It's a quiet city, but it's a little lively during the tourist season in winter. There are not many modern high-rise buildings here, but more of the rings and imprints of history.
Wander through countless museums, visit the iconic "onion-headed" Orthodox churches, and wander through the wooden houses of the 130 characteristic blocks. The Angara River outside the city is exceptionally gentle and quiet at the moment, and only the clanging of the slowly approaching tram inadvertently adds some lively atmosphere.
Let's go, let's experience the life of a fighting nation!
Deep on the banks of the Angara River, there is a peaceful Siberian village, Taltsy. The original color wooden houses carefully restored by the locals are full of quaint and mellow atmosphere here, recording the real life of Siberians for centuries.
As the sun shines through the birch forest, we walk into the lovely snow-capped cabins, warm up with a bowl of authentic Russian soup, eat a sumptuous lunch prepared for us by the "Fighting People", and then listen to the locals tell the stories of Siberian life and feel the different daily life of this northern land.
Most of the time in winter they are at home as a family
It's nice to be greeted
Little brothers and sisters full of art bacteria
And the appearance is outstanding
What's more, there are so many ice rides here that people can't stop playing at all, and the seconds become three years old or Li is three years old
Listvyanka
Listvyanka is a real lakeside town, nicknamed "Baikal's Riviera", in fact, not only winter, spring and summer Lake Baikal is full of tenderness, I heard that Li Jian's "Lake Baikal" was written in that season, in case we also opened other seasons in the future?
Here, there are three key words: museum + food + play snow. You can experience the authentic customs and culture of the Lake Baikal region.
Take a look at the museum: the Baikal Museum, which sits quietly on a hillside next to Listvyanka and contains all the wonders of Lake Baikal. Before officially heading to the ice in the depths of Lake Baikal, get a good look at the super lake in front of you!
Snowmobiling: On the mountain trails, experience a Siberian mode of transportation: snowmobiling! Hop on a special snowmobile and follow the locals through the snow and forests of the mountains, surrounded by the seemingly immutable Siberian wind.
Take a stroll through the local fish market: In the heart of Listvyanka, the fish market is also a very local experience not to be missed, try the unique Baikal smoked fish and special kebabs here, and feel that you also have the blood of the fighting people!
Snow on the slopes of the lake: The snow of Lake Baikal seems to float straight out of a Disney movie, and the thinly paved cotton-thick snow tracks under the sun are like a silky white carpet. How can you not slip on the snow when you come?
Early the next morning, before leaving here, we will pass by the ingresuary of the Angara River. The continuous flow of the Angara River makes the estuary leading to Lake Baikal become a strange unfrozen "harbor" where water and ice blend, and the abundant water vapor meets the cold wind on the way to the sky, condenses on the treetops on the shore, creating another kind of non-ice and non-snow wonder, making the morning estuary like a dream, if the weather (people) give (pin) force (good), maybe every morning we can meet this beautiful scenery ~ ~
Olkhon Island
Ascend to Olikhon Island, the largest island in the Baikal region, where we will embrace the blue ice of Lake Baikal from one south and one north! Olkhon Island sits in the middle of the west side of Lake Baikal, just near the deepest part of the lake. It is like a huge icebreaker, firmly blocking the frozen pace of the lake, stirring up ice flowers on the ice.
Hop on a rugged [Russian minibus], drive straight up to the ice and head north with the thickest layer of ice. When the cold siberian wind finally froze the last inch of Lake Baikal's water, the waves that had once been raised were condensed into brilliant ice. The winter sun shines through these giant ice, leaving a deep blue and green, shining like emerald. Surrounded by blue ice, the Buddha embraces the whole of Lake Baikal.
Encounter the crystal ice cave ~ the water vapor that was originally hidden inside the cave is condensed into crystal icicles in the winter, hanging upside down around the ice cave, like a miniature ice castle, staging a silent ice feast.
Then we turned back to the south. Unlike in the north, the shallower water level in the south allows for the early formation of thick ice, vast and pure.
With such a thick ice surface, it is better to walk on the ice in the vast white world! The scenery here is pure white, and under the feet is a mirror-like flat and boundless ice. This simple shock can only be felt by personal contact.
Of course, the reserved program of the Ice Games must not be absent ~ Warm tips: Are your pants thick enough? Be prepared.
Olkhon Island is the largest of the 27 islands in Lake Baikal. The vast expanse of people has basically retained its most primitive appearance, not only in its natural integrity, but also in the beliefs and traditions that the people who live here have continued.
A high pillar on a high ground on the edge of the town covered with colorful prayer flags foreshadows an unusual meaning. The local Buryats call it [Shaman Rock]. Animistic shamanic beliefs and peaceful minds originating in Tibetan Buddhism converge here, and the high prayer pillars give Olikhun Island a very different atmosphere than elsewhere. Listen to the sound of the cold wind blowing through the prayer flags, and look out at the dusk and sunset next to the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Fancy play + dinner, to have love and bread!
A bowl of the most authentic Russian soup, a sumptuous lunch of the "fighting people", a local fish market, a unique Baikal smoked fish and a special kebab, a variety of Russian flavors to set!
In addition, having an ice lunch and drinking in an ice cup sounds like it's full.
On olkhon island, stay in a cabin in Siberia.
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