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The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

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The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

Overlooking the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains, the diversity of colors here is dazzling. Photo by Li Jinghai

Urumqi, 19 Oct (Xinhua) -- In the golden autumn season, in the Scenic Area of the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang, the red river valley is like a red streamer lying at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

After summer, the vegetation in the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains is particularly dense and lush, and the leaves of the poplar trees have turned yellow. Photo by Li Jinghai

Toxon County is the only "zero altitude" county in the country, located in the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains and the western edge of the Turpan Basin. After the Poplar River, which originates in the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, enters the Turpan Basin, flows southwest, from the Hongshan Bridge to the Poplar River Gorge in the Batai Sea, rushing out of a beautiful river bay, forming the current Tianshan Red River Valley. In the Red River Valley, black Quaternary sediments cover the red mudstone of the Tertiary Period, and after being cut by the river to form a canyon, the walls are steep as a cut, red and black are distinct, and the mountains on both sides show red and meander for more than ten kilometers.

The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

As the temperature of the various trees in the Red River Valley decreases, the color of the leaves gradually changes. Photo by Hu Guokai

The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

After entering the Turpan Basin, the Poplar River flows southwest, from the Hongshan Bridge to the Poplar River Gorge in the Ba Tuo Sea, and rushes out of the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains. Photo by Hu Guokai

After a summer of nourishment from the snow and water of the Tianshan Mountains, in the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains, various vegetation is particularly dense and lush, and the leaves of the poplar trees have turned yellow, which is particularly dazzling against the background of the blue sky; the poplar trees are draped with "golden armor" and stand tall; the reeds by the river flutter with the breeze, and the babbling river flows quietly; as the sun sets, a golden warm light sprinkles on the riverside...

The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

In the Red River Valley, black Quaternary sediments cover the red mudstone of the Tertiary Period, and after being cut by the river to form a canyon, the walls are steep as a cut, and the red and black are distinct. Photo by Hu Guokai

The Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains in Toxun County, Xinjiang is full of autumn

The poplar tree is draped in "golden armor". Photo by Han Dong

Overlooking the Red River Valley of the Tianshan Mountains, the diversity of colors here is dazzling, the blue sky, red and black mountains, cyan rivers, yellow, white, red, green vegetation, here is like the palette of the earth, with the four seasons to mobilize the color of the earth. (End)

Source: China News Network

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