Photos of Guozigou

Guozigou is the natural gateway of the Ili area. It is a famous canyon tunnel that goes north to Sailimu Lake and south to Ili River Valley. In ancient times, it was the throat of my country's Silk Road North New Road leading to Central Asia and Europe, and it was called "Tieguan". At the same time, because of its pleasant scenery, it is known as "the first scene in Ili" and "the wonderland". The total length of Guozigou is 28 kilometers, and the terrain is dangerous. When Genghis Khan was on his westward expedition, he began to dig mountain passages and built 48 bridges, showing the steepness of the road. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt into 42 blocks, and it is still an important section of the Wuyi Highway. Although today’s Guozigou is no longer famous for its fruit trees, it still has beautiful scenery, with narrow valleys, strange rocks and rocks, towering peaks, luxuriant pines and birches, blooming mountain flowers, waterfalls and springs, and beautiful scenery. It is called the stunning scenery in the natural beauty. Guozigou is also a place full of mountain resources. The river beaches and hillsides of the entire valley are covered with wild Severus apples, mountain apricots and walnuts. This is where the name "Guozigou" comes from. In the early Yuan Dynasty, Yelu Chucai said in "Journey to the West" that Guozigou "the ground is all ringo, the trees are dark and the sun is not exposed". The Ringo here is the wild apple. Guozigou is a natural treasure house endowed by nature. It is not only distributed with vast fruit trees, but also rich in medicinal resources. Hare, fox, and wolves are often infested in the dense mountain forest.