Kuitun River Canyon Review

The important link on the Duku Highway, the scenery is good, but for me, it is the second time, I still feel that it is not interesting, I only recommend going once on the Duku Highway, the second time it is boring.

Don't think that the Kuitun River Grand Canyon was formed because of the impact of the Kuitun River. The reason for the formation of the entire Grand Canyon is entirely because of the movement of the mantle. Don't worry about whether you are going to the Kuitun River Grand Canyon, or going to the Anjihai Grand Canyon, or the Red Mountain Grand Canyon. In fact, the geological characteristics of the three canyons are similar, but they are in different geographical locations. If I recommend them, I will still recommend them to the Anjihai Grand Canyon. Of course, no matter which canyon you go to, the most important thing is to encounter a good weather, only good weather, you can photograph the various beauty carved by nature on this canyon, even if it is a trace of the river.

Located in the south of Kuitun City, 18 kilometers away from the city, due to the natural erosion of Tianshan and snow water over the past tens of thousands of years, the north-south direction, about 20 kilometers long, the valley bottom width is 100 ～ 400 meters, the valley shoulder width is 800 ～ 1000 meters, from the valley bottom to the valley shoulder height can reach 200 meters. It was really shocking to see it on the spot, although I have seen it in other people's travel notes.

Kuitun River Grand Canyon, located 20 kilometers southwest of Kuitun City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, is not open to Xinjiang Tourism Bureau because of its dangerous terrain. The Grand Canyon runs quietly in the upper reaches of Kuitun River, where ice and snow melt in Tianshan Mountains. It is like a carved Canyon ravine, with nine meanders, rocky cliffs and spectacular scenery. The bottom of the canyon is composed of three streams: the confluence of the three rivers, forming a unique landscape. Cliffs have many colors, such as red, brown and black, forming a gorgeous Canyon ravine. When the sun rises in the east, the canyon is full of sunshine, which is a natural picture given to us by nature.

The Kuitun Grand Canyon is in the upper reaches of the Kuitun River, where ice and snow melt in Tianshan Mountains. Because of the natural erosion of snow and water in Tianshan Mountain for tens of millions of years, it is about 20 kilometers long, 100-400 meters wide at the bottom of the valley, 800-1000 meters wide at the shoulder of the valley, and up to 200 meters high from the bottom of the valley to the shoulder of the valley. The valley wall is nearly upright, with cliffs everywhere along the valley. The gullies on the valley wall carve the valley wall into stone forest, which is strange and precipitous. The Kuitun River passes through the bottom of the valley, along with millions of years of rainwater erosion, leaving weaved gullies, rills, cutting ditches on the suspension wall of the downward cut valley where gravel accumulates. The gullies are covered with the walls of the valley channel for tens of kilometres, forming a beautiful picture. Nature's skillful manipulation of nature, the God-made ghost axe, shocked every one of us, sincerely sent out the United States of Xinjiang!

The road is very steep, drive slowly, stones fall from the hillside at any time, pay attention to safety, the road is very narrow, or two lanes, but the scenery is good, it is worth driving from inside, there is snow on the roadside in July.

The Grand Canyon of the Kuitun River is located in the north of Tianshan Mountain, nearly 20 kilometers southwest of Kuitun City, and is accessible along National Highway 217. The formation is completely composed of gravel and sand. It should be the seabed in ancient times, and it is land after geological activity. Tianshan rain and snow and river water after years of continuous washing, in this flat land washed out a 100 meters deep canyon. After the Kuitun River is out of the mountain, the tilted plain is cut into a huge canyon, near the north and south direction, about 20 kilometers long, the valley bottom width is 100 ～ 400 meters, the valley shoulder width is 800 ～ 1000 meters, from the valley bottom to the valley shoulder height can reach 200 meters. The valley wall is nearly upright, and there are cliffs everywhere along the valley wall. The ditch on the valley wall carved the valley wall into a stone forest, which is strange and steep. The valley floor is flat and wide, the gravel on the river beach is everywhere, and the running water is gathered at the right time. The canal on the east side of the valley bottom extends along the valley floor, forming a beautiful picture.