I fell in love with mountains in Delphi, Greece and this time, the mountains in Xinjiang, China really moved me. I never quite appreciated chinese landscapes and was disappointed by the famous Xihu or West Lake in Hangzhou but this gorgeous gem of a place on earth changed all of that and simply took my breath away.
This is 天池 (Tian Ci or Heavenly Lake) in Northwest China, east of Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, where we were staying a few days for a work trip. I'm really thankful we managed to squeeze in one morning on our last day to visit this place.
Snow-capped Tian Shan mountain range in the distance. Xinjiang has 3 mountain ranges, 天山 Tian Shan, Er Tai Shan and Kun Lun Shan. Tian Shan mountain range is on the border between China and Kyrgyzstan.
The Tian Chi lake is 100m deep at the deepest point we were told. Crystal clear blue waters, absolutely gorgeous.
Gorgeous depths of blues and greens.
Beautiful!
White tents across the lake.
We took a scenic boat ride around the lake. Lovely weather!
I love this place!
Ethnic costumes on display.
Chinese restaurant back at the hotel in Urumqi.
Screenwall motifs in the restaurant.
Visited the Museum of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China.
View of Hong Shan from hotel windows in Urumqi.
Uyghur language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, it's also one of the official languages in Xinjiang. Most Uyghur-speaking communities are in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan although a lot of them are also in Xinjiang and Urumqi.
Urumqi Airport, Terminal 3. This is almost 10pm at night and it is still so bright!
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