Kizilsu

Kizilsu: Lakeside Life and Mountain Water

At Akto’s Karakul Lake, snow, grassland and grazing introduce one part of Kizilsu’s living environment. Mountains are not detached scenery, and lake water meets everyday shore life.

• Recognise the setting in which culture actually occurs — Look at mountain snow, water colour and turf together. Around yurts, distinguish occupants’ working or living areas from places where visitors are welcome.
• Participate only where the setting clearly allows it — If a host offers an introduction to a yurt or food, agree on the activity, photography and price first. Without an invitation or visitor arrangement, remain in public viewing areas.
• Separate residents’ lives, ritual and performance — Leave passage for grazing animals and do not cross enclosures toward homes. Carry out litter without rearranging stones or making new tracks through grass for photographs.

City sources

Use the original publishers to verify city context, local culture and scope.

• Karakul Lake — Akto County Tourism Bureau
• Akto County A-rated Scenic Areas — Akto County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
• Notice Prohibiting Lake-surface Recreation at Baisha and Karakul — Akto County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
• Kashgar and the Pamir Road: Ports and Opening Up — Xinhua News Agency
• Winter Ice at Karakul Lake on the Pamir Plateau — Xinhua Audio and Video Department
• Service Points for Xinjiang Electronic Border-area Permits — Xinjiang Public Security Department

Understand the city

Kizilsu: Lakeside Life and Mountain Water

Region: Xinjiang

Places to visit

• Karakul Lake Scenic Area — Karakul Lake lies among high mountains in Bulunkou Township, Akto County, at over 3,600 metres. Muztagh Ata’s snow and ice rise b…