Heaven Lake of Tian Shan

For other uses, see Tianchi (disambiguation).

Tianchi
Bogda Peak in the distance (August 2005)
Location	Bogda Shan (Tian Shan), in Fukang City, Xinjiang
Coordinates	43°53′9.7″N 88°7′56.6″E / 43.886028°N 88.132389°E / 43.886028; 88.132389Coordinates: 43°53′9.7″N 88°7′56.6″E / 43.886028°N 88.132389°E / 43.886028; 88.132389
Basin countries	China

Surface area	4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Max. depth	105 m (344 ft)
Surface elevation	1,907 m (6,257 ft)

Tianchi (Chinese: 天池; pinyin: tiānchí) is an alpine lake in Xinjiang, Northwest China, situated at 43°53′9.7″N 88°7′56.6″E / 43.886028°N 88.132389°E / 43.886028; 88.132389. The name (天池) literally means "Heaven Lake" or "Heavenly Lake" and can refer to several lakes in mainland China and Taiwan. This Tianchi lies on the north side of the Bogda Shan range of the Tianshan Mountains, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Fukang City and 45 kilometres (28 mi) east (straight-line distance) of Ürümqi. (Bogda is a Mongolian word, meaning "God".) It is an alpine drift lake shaped in the Quaternary Glacier period.

Formerly known as Yaochi (Jade Lake), it was named Tianchi in 1783 by Mingliang, the Qing Commander of Urumqi Command.

The lake is 1,907 metres (6,257 ft) above sea level, covering 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), 105 metres (344 ft) deep at the deepest point.

In 2006, it was designated for four years of restoration work at a cost of 800 million yuan (US$100 million). The plan calls for the tourism area around the lake to be increased from the present 158 km² to 548 km². The lake is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.^[1]

The lake is accessible by Provincial Highway 111 from Fukang City.

External links

Media related to Tianchi Lake at Wikimedia Commons

Lakes of China

Notable freshwater lakes	Lake Xingkai Poyang Lake Dongting Lake Lake Tai Hulun Lake Lake Hongze Nansi Lake Bosten Lake Chao Lake Gaoyou Lake Ngoring Lake Gyaring Lake Sayram Lake Baiyangdian Lake Hong Lake Longgan Lake Liangzi Lake Dian Lake Ulansuhai Nur Luoma Lake Erhai Lake Junshan Lake Fuxian Lake Shijiu Lake Wabu Lake Nanyi Lake Dongping Lake Ge Lake Yangcheng Lake Chenghai Lake Dianshan Lake Yangzong Lake Xingyun Lake Qilu Lake Yilong Lake Ayding Lake Buir Lake Chagan Lake (China) Daming Lake Diexi Lake Dongqian Lake Heaven Lake Hundred Flower Pond Karakul (China) Kunming Lake Lugu Lake Ruyi Lake South Lake (Jiaxing) Tangjiashan Lake White Cloud Lake Xuanwu Lake Yueya Lake (Nanjing)

Notable salt lakes	Qinghai Lake Namtso Serling Lake Zhari Namco Tangra Yumco Ulungur Lake Yamdrok Lake Pangong Lake Lake Rakshastal Aibi Lake Ayding Lake

National Parks	Jingpo Lake Wudalianchi Lake Lake Tai West Lake East Lake (Wuhan) Tianchi Lake (Tianshan) Songhua Lake Jingyue Lake Slim West Lake Lake Dongting Hongfeng Lake Lake Dian Lake Jin (Taining) Crescent Lake (Dunhuang) Qinghai Lake Lake Chao Fairy Lake West Lake (Huizhou) Lake Qiong Bosten Lake Feiyun Lake Huguang Rock Bailong Lake Lake Sayram Huating Lake Zhelin Lake

Protected wetlands	Dongting Lake Poyang Lake Dalai Nur South Dongting Lake West Dongting Lake Xingkai Lake Bita Lake Lake Napa Lashi Lake Ngoring Lake Gyaring Lake Manasarovar Lake

Nature Reserves	Hengshui Lake Xingkai Lake Wudalianchi Lake Shengjin Lake Lake Poyang Dongting Lake Erhai Lake Serling Lake West Lake (Dunhuang) Gahai Lake Qinghai Lake Caohai Lake Dalai Nur Kanas Lake Lake Hongze Haba Lake

Reservoirs	Three Gorges Dam Longtan Dam Longyangxia Dam Danjiangkou Dam Sapung Lake Qiandao Lake Xinfengjiang Reservoir Liujiaxia Reservoir Changshou Lake Yantan Dam Jiangkou Reservoir See also: List of dams and reservoirs in China

References

↑ "AAAAA Scenic Areas". China National Tourism Administration. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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