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Introduction of Tourist Attractions in Qitai County
The tourist attractions in Qitai County are: Jiangbulake Scenic Area, Picnic Park, Shichengzi Ancient City, Dinosaur Ditch, Shiqian Beach, Dinosaur National Geopark, etc.

1, Jiangbulake Scenic Area

Located in Banjiegou Town, Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total area of 48 square kilometers, it is one of the important attractions of the ancient northern Silk Road. It consists of five areas and 18 scenic spots, such as the strange slope of Tianshan Mountain, ten thousand mu of dry wheat field, Hanshui Lecheng, sports and leisure trail and black lake.

2. Picnic Park

Located near Dongguan Street, Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The park is dominated by paleontological fossils and geological and geomorphological relics. In the narrow gully area with a length of 5km and a width of 2.33km, nearly 1,000 silicified trees are exposed, and cypress is the main tree species, accompanied by primitive spruce and South American fir. The age of trees generally ranges from hundreds to thousands of years.

3. Shichengzi Ancient City

Located 50 kilometers south of Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The site is located in the foothills of Qian Shan, on the edge of the Magou River, facing the cliff in the east, with the Magou River flowing eastward around Beize Heigou to Xinhuliang in the south, with a low slope in the south and gentle hills connecting the Magou River and Xinhuliang in the west, which is the geographical environment of the city.

4. dinosaur ditch

Dinosaur ditch is located in the low-lying area of Gobi depression. It is about 5 kilometers long from north to south. The hills on both sides of the valley are intermittent, and there are sporadic mounds on the surface of the sand in the ditch, just like giant steamed buns thrown down at random.

5. Shiqiantan

Shiqiantan is hidden in the most secluded place of General Gobi, 5 kilometers southeast of Shuangjingzi in General Gobi. It is a treasure house of paleontological fossils with a geological evolution history of 300 million years.

6. Dinosaur National Geopark

Located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain and the southeast edge of Junggar Basin, it covers an area of 492 square kilometers, including silicified wood scenic spot, dinosaur ditch scenic spot, ghost town Ya Dan scenic spot and Shiqiantan scenic spot. The silicified wood here is famous for its concentrated distribution, huge quantity and scale and extremely complete preservation. There are nearly a thousand trees exposed in the park's silicified wood scenic spot with an area of only 1 1.65 square kilometers, which is one of the most spectacular silicified wood groups in the world.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qitai County