In the northwest of the mainland, due to geographical environmental factors, a humid wonderland has been bred, which is the Ili River Valley, located in the western part of Xinjiang on the mainland, located in the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains. The Ili River in the valley is the largest inland river in China and the richest river in Xinjiang. [gf]feff[/gf]The Ili River is one of the few international rivers on the mainland, with beautiful scenery and rich vegetation, and is praised as the south of the Saiwai River, commonly known as Xinjiang does not know the size of China. Ili does not know the beauty of Xinjiang.
The Ili River is an inland river in central Asia, an international river that crosses China and Kazakhstan. The Turks River, the main source of the Ili River, originates from the north side of the Khantenggri Peak of the Tianshan Mountains, flows east through the Zhaosu Basin and Turks Valley in Xinjiang, China, and crosses the Ishgrek Mountains in the north, merges with the Gongnais River, a tributary on the right bank, and is called the Ili River, flowing west to the Khorgos River into Kazakhstan, flowing through canyons, desert areas, and flowing into Lake Balkash in Central Asia. From the source of the river to the mouth of the lake, the total length is 1,236 kilometers, and the drainage basin area is 151,000 square kilometers, of which 442 kilometers are in China and the drainage basin area is 56,000 square kilometers. The Ili River basin is rich in rainfall, and agriculture requires little irrigation.
Known as the "South of the Cyprus River", Ili is one of the richest lands in western China. It has abundant precipitation, pleasant climate, beautiful scenery, abundant resources and abundant products. There are majestic and magnificent snowy peaks and glaciers, as well as handsome and charming rivers; There are both quiet and leisurely, fertile and vast grasslands, and agricultural lands woven by people and gods. Beautiful natural scenery, rich national customs, unique location advantages, huge prospects for industrial and agricultural development, and ever-changing economic construction have created this magical land.
The mineral resources of the Ili River Valley have great potential for development. 86 kinds of minerals of 9 categories have been discovered, of which the reserves of beryllium, muscovite and potassium feldspar rank first in China, the reserves of 23 kinds of minerals such as copper, gold, pyrite and cobalt rank first in Xinjiang, and the prospective reserves of coal are about 477.1 billion tons. In May 2013, after five years of exploration and evaluation, the Xinjiang Geology and Mining Department discovered a very large gold mine in the Ili River Valley located in the northwest border of the mainland, with a gold resource reserve of 53 tons, a long-term resource expected to reach hundreds of tons, and a potential economic value of nearly 20 billion yuan. The Ili River Valley is home to the Ili River, the largest river in Xinjiang, and Serimu Lake, the highest mountain lake. The Ili River is an important international river, originating in the western section of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, where the lower reaches flow through Kazakhstan into Lake Balkhash, with an annual runoff of about 38.1 billion cubic meters and a water energy reserve of 7.0525 million kilowatts.
On the west side of the river valley there is also a Bagua City, which is Turks City, which is said to have been designed by Changchun Zhenrenqiu. The city is designed according to the Bagua Map of the day after Zhou Yi, and the center of the city radiates outward to the eight streets of Qian, Li, Jin, Xun, Kan, Geng and Kun, and is connected by four ring cities from the inside to the outside, making it the largest and most complete Bagua City in the world. Next, we come to the northwest corner of the Ili River Valley, which is known as the hometown of lavender in China, Huocheng County, a flower native to the Mediterranean Sea that is abundant in the Ili River Valley on the mainland.
The Ili River Valley has both majestic and magnificent snowy peaks and glaciers, as well as handsome and charming rivers; It is one of the richest soils in western China, with its tranquil and fertile and vast grasslands, as well as the cultivated land woven by people and gods. In the scenic area, there are Guozigou, Lavender Base, Xinyuan Wild Fruit Forest, Nalati Grassland, Gongnais Grass [gf]feff[/gf], Xinyuan Xingshugou, Tohurasu grassland, Xiaoye White Ash Nature Reserve, Baishi Peak, Wusun Mountain, Qiong [gf]feff[/gf] Bora Forest Park, Shata Gorge, Zhaosu Grassland, Canola Flower Sea, Karajun Sky Grassland, Qiongkush [gf]feff[/gf] Tai, Tangbula Grassland, Kurdenin Scenic Area, Qashi Grassland, Big Mohul, Little Mohur , wild walnut ditch [gf]feff[/gf], etc.
Legends about the Ili River. According to legend, the only daughter of the khan, Ayiguli, saw that the prime minister was dictatorial, her father ignored the imperial government, and her own mother was killed, so with the help of her mother, she fled the capital disguised as a man, ready to avenge her mother. On the steppe she met the orphan Bahati, the two married and lived a happy herding life, the prime minister found Ayiguri and sent someone to rob her, Bahati rose up and killed the prime minister, and Ayiguri was also killed by the people sent by the prime minister. [gf]feff[/gf]
When [gf]feff[/gf] was dying, she begged to bury herself by a clear spring so that it could be turned into a large river to irrigate the grassland. After that, a large river appeared in the steppe, and people called this big river "Ili River".