Located in the center of Eurasia and Xinjiang, on the northeast edge of Tarim Basin, it borders Kuruk Mountain and Hora Mountain, branches of Tianshan Mountain, in the north and Taklimakan Desert, the second largest desert in the world, in the south. "Korla" is Uygur language, which means "overlooking". Here is rich in fragrant pears, also known as pear city.

Korla has a long history and is the throat of the ancient Silk Road. In 630 AD, Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk, passed through Korla. Most cities were once one of the 36 countries in the ancient western regions. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human activities in the Peacock River Basin. During the Shenjue period of the Western Han Dynasty, all the western regions built towers in the Peacock River Delta and stationed troops here. Since then, the publication building city has evolved into Li Juecheng in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Lvcheng in the Northern Wei Dynasty and Lu Kuncheng in the Yuan Dynasty. 1939, Korla was promoted to county by the administrative office. After the founding of New China, Korla County has successively become the seat of Korla organization and the party and government leading organs of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. 1June, 979, the State Council approved the establishment of Korla City in Korla County. 1984, merger of counties and cities.

At present, Korla is the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the largest state in China, the center of politics, economy, culture, education and information in the whole state, and one of the two key development cities determined by the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The total area of the city is 7 1 16.9 square kilometers, with a total population of 380,000. There are 82 people with college education per thousand people, including 23 ethnic groups such as Han, Uygur, Mongolian and Hui, and ethnic minorities account for 30. 1%. The city has jurisdiction over 9 townships, 2 towns, 5 farming and animal husbandry parks, 5 municipal governments, 3 state farming and animal husbandry parks and 3 farms owned by the Second Agricultural Division. There are the second agricultural division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Tarim Oilfield Company, Tarim Petrochemical Engineering Construction Headquarters, South Xinjiang Railway Management Office and other central and autonomous units in the city.

The unique geographical location of Korla City has given birth to unique tourism resources. Historically, Korla was the throat of the middle road of the Silk Road. At present, there are 14 national first-class cultural relics protection units, 40 second-class cultural relics protection units and 240 cultural relics and historical sites listed in the national cultural relics archives. It has attracted countless Chinese and foreign tourists and scientists. There are also many unique natural landscapes around Korla, such as the vast Bosten Lake, the vast and charming Bayinbuluk grassland, the elegant and magical Swan Lake, the world-famous Lop Nur, the Gongnaisi in Songtaolinhai, the beautiful Tarim River, the magnificent Tianshan Stone Forest, various "Ya Dan" wonders, the world's longest desert highway, and the Muzhengtag ice peak at an altitude of 6,973 meters, which are all good places for people to travel and explore. In terms of national customs, there are mainly Mongolian "Nadam", Uygur "Maixilaifu" and other folk cultures and arts, which have a good mass base and are deeply loved by people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

As an excellent tourist city in China, the idea of developing characteristic tourism is to rely on the natural landscape, take ethnic customs and folk culture as the main body, focus on urban resources, enhance the radiation to surrounding tourist attractions, integrate into the divergent tourism circle, actively develop into entertainment, adventure, health preservation, shopping, participation and other modes, and build a new pattern of multi-level, multi-field and multi-faceted tourism development.

Unique soil and water gave birth to unique agricultural products resources. Korla has a long sunshine time and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is very suitable for the growth of cash crops such as pears, melons, cotton, tomatoes and safflower, forming a unique advantage in agricultural resources. Fragrant pear is a unique and advantageous agricultural product resource in Korla. Because of its high sugar content, rich flavor, tender meat, crisp and juicy, storage resistance and other characteristics, it is known as the "king of fruits" and exported to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. At present, the planting area of fragrant pears in the city has reached 265,000 mu, of which the fruit area is 54,000 mu and the total output of fragrant pears is 40,000 tons. Korla is a traditional cotton-producing area, which was listed as one of the top 100 cotton-producing cities in China from 65438 to 0995. The cotton produced is favored by merchants inside and outside the region because of its excellent quality such as white color, long fiber and high strength. At present, the cotton planting area in the city is about 250,000 mu, and the total output is about 500,000 tons. Korla long-staple cotton, licorice paste products, tomato sauce and wild apocynum venetum are also famous.

Korla, the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, is called Pear City because of its rich fragrant pears. The city has a total area of 7 1 16.9 square kilometers and a total population of 438,000 (excluding floating population). In 2005, the GDP reached 24.24 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of13.2%; Local fiscal revenue reached 600 million yuan, an increase of 20.5%; The per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen reached 498 1.92 yuan, an increase of 45 1.82 yuan; The disposable income of urban households reached 8700 yuan. Ranked 62nd among China's top 100 counties (cities) in 2005, up 10 from the previous year; Ranked 4 1 in the 5th China Top 100 Economic Counties (Cities) Basic Competitiveness Ranking, and became the only shortlisted city in Northwest China.

Korla, with a long history, is the territory of Yanqi State and Quli State among 36 countries in ancient western regions. 1June, 979, Korla was established with the approval of the State Council. This is a charming modern city, with both the prosperity of mainland cities and the tranquility of border towns; There are not only the historical origins of Loulan civilization, Milan culture and Lop Nur culture, but also the new city features with spacious streets, smooth roads and rows of tall buildings. It not only has the clean and elegant appearance unique to a sanitary city, but also has the regional characteristics and ethnic customs unique to a tourist city; There is not only the grandeur of entering Tianshan Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, but also the softness of Peacock River passing through the city and flowing water. There are snow peaks, grasslands, deserts and pastoral scenery outside the city, the charm of flowers, forests and water in the city, pavilions and pavilions in the city, and the night is like a fairyland; There are not only special fruit treasures such as Korla fragrant pears, which spread Korla's reputation, but also golden Populus euphratica, which cultivated Korla's humanistic spirit for 3000 years. There are stories of 23 ethnic groups living in harmony and building their homes together, and there are feats of 100,000 troops challenging the "sea of death" and crossing the Tarim desert by desert roads. ...

Korla, as the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, has the following points for reference:

Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, the largest river in China, covers an area of 482,700 square kilometers, governs eight counties and one city, and has a vast territory. Korla, the capital, is known as "Little Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall".

Taklimakan Desert is the largest desert in China, with a total area of 337,600 square kilometers.

Tarim River, the longest inland river in China, crosses the desert from west to east.

Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China, with a water area of 988 square kilometers.

Bayinbuluke Grassland is the largest alpine grassland in China, with a total area of about 23,000 square kilometers.

Tarim Basin is the largest basin in China, covering an area of about 530,000 square kilometers.

Bayinbuluke Swan Lake Nature Reserve, the only swan nature reserve in China, covers an area of 1 1,000 square kilometers.

Altun Mountain Nature Reserve is the largest alpine wildlife reserve in China, covering an area of 44,940 square kilometers.

The only wild camel nature reserve in China is located in the southeast of Altun Mountain, with an area of 1.70 square kilometers.

The only desert forest park in China is located in the desert on the north bank of Tarim River in luntai county.

The original Populus euphratica forest in Tarim River Basin is the largest Populus euphratica forest reserve in China, with a total area of 3,880 square kilometers.

The oil and gas reserves of Tarim Basin, the largest oil and gas exploration area in China, account for 1/7 and 1/4 of the whole country respectively, with oil resources of 6543.8+008 million tons and natural gas reserves of 8.4 trillion cubic meters. Now it has formed an annual production capacity of 4.3 million tons of oil.

Mangya Asbestos Mine in Ruoqiang County and Apa Asbestos Mine in Qiemo County, the largest asbestos producing areas in China, have asbestos reserves of 25.88 million tons, accounting for 30% of the whole country.

The frog stone mine in Yuli County, the largest producer of frog stone in China, has a reserve of 28.8 million tons.

Bosten Lake is the most important reed producing area in China, producing 300,000 tons of reed every year. It is one of the four reed producing areas in China, and it is also an important base of papermaking raw materials in China.

The most important licorice producing area in China-the annual recoverable amount is about 5000- 10000 tons.

The largest wild apocynum venetum producing area in China, covering an area of about 8 million mu, can harvest 6.5438 million tons of hemp skin and a large number of hemp leaves every year.

Ephedra is the largest producing area of Ephedra in China, and it is a kind of special medicinal material with high price. Heshuo Ephedrine Factory is the largest ephedrine production base in China.

Korla is the most important long-staple cotton producing area in China, producing high-quality long-staple cotton, which is a high-grade worsted raw material with an annual output of about 2000 tons.

The most important hop producing area in China-the planting area in recent years is about 1733 hectares, and the annual output exceeds 1000 tons.

Tarim desert highway is the longest grade highway built in the flowing desert in the world, with a total length of 522 kilometers, crossing the Taklimakan desert, which is a miracle in the world highway history.