Autumn Tour of North and South Xinjiang | White Sand Mountain - White Sand Lake

The White Sand Lake on the Pamir Plateau is located in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture in southern Xinjiang, also known as Chakrak Lake. The White Sand Lake is named after its white sands and is beautiful because of them. The lake surface is as calm as a mirror, half covered with white sand and half with water, reflecting the changing layers of light and shadow under the sun, clear and bright, so beautiful it's almost criminal. White Sand Mountain - White Sand Lake is about 200km away from the Kashgar city area, situated at an altitude of about 3300 meters in the Karakoram Range. The white sand in the entire area is scattered like pristine snowflakes. White Sand Mountain - White Sand Lake is renowned for its stunning scenery; the white sands are like snow, the lakes are like mirrors, with White Sand Mountain on the edge of the lakes, and the vast snow-capped mountains in the distance. The entire White Sand Lake is surrounded by snow mountains, composing a pure picture with blue sky, white clouds, white sand, snow mountains, and the lake surface. White Sand Lake is known as 'the eye of the desert'. Traveling westward from Kashgar to the Pamir Plateau for over 150km, you will reach the White Sand Mountain - White Sand Lake scenic area. This is a complex natural landscape that integrates sand mountains, lakes, and forests. If you have been to Kashgar in Xinjiang, you will be amazed by such a highland lake by the roadside!