Sailimu Lake

Sailimu Lake is located in the Boertala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygurs Autonomous Region. Encompassing an area of 457 square kilometers, it is a fault basin at an elevation of 2,073 meters, the highest among the Xinjiang high mountain lakes and with a maximum depth of 86 meters.
It has a vast water surface with blue ripples and abounds in water resource and lush grass. Tucked away in the steep mountains, it is secluded and misty. The snow-capped peaks and the dragon spruce on the mountains set each other off. What a splendid and picturesque scenery! In July and August, the Mongolian and Kazak herdsmen gather on the lake-side grassland to hold their traditional ethnic activities such as horse-racing, wrestling, picking up a sheep on the galloping horse-back. It is interesting and entertaining.