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Cocoto Sea Scenic Area
eographic location:5 km west of Coco Tohai
Town, Fuyun County, Altay Region
Level:AAAAA
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2. Famous scenery:Coco Suli, Karajangel, Irtysh Grand
Canyon
Suitable for the play season:August to October
Coco Tuohai Scenic Area and Xinjiang Coco Tohai National Geological
Park is located in Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture, northern Xinjiang,
covering an area of 788 square kilometers, 485 kilometers away from
Urumqi and 53 kilometers away from Fuyun County. The scenic area
consists of four parts: the Irtysh Grand Canyon, the Coco Suli, the
Iremut Lake, and the Karasenger earthquake fault zone. It uses
beautiful canyon rivers, mountain woodland, mineral resources, cold
lakes and strange earthquake fault zones as natural scenery,
integrating geological culture, regional characteristics and national
customs, with sightseeing, leisure and special tourism (hiking, Large-
scale tourist attractions with main features such as photography and
scientific research.
In 2012, the Cocoto Sea Scenic Area was promoted to the national 5A
level tourist attraction.
Historical evolution
The Cocotohai mining area was discovered in 1930, when only the
local ethnic minorities mined the outcrop part of the No. 3 vein, and
the products were used as jewelry decoration materials.
In 1935, two geological units of the former Soviet government came
to Altay. After several geological explorations, the No. 3 vein was
mainly used for trial mining in the Cocotohai mining area, and beryl
and coltan were mined.
On March 1, 1950, the “Ashan Mine Management Office of Sino-Soviet
Nonferrous Metals and Rare Metals Co., Ltd.” was established.
On January 1st, 1955, all the enterprises in the mining area were
handed over to China to operate independently. The former Ashan
Mine Management Office was renamed as the Noncoferrous Metals

3. Management Bureau of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry,
Xinjiang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., which is directly under the
central management.
In 1958, it was renamed the Cocoto Sea Mining Bureau.
In 2005, the Cocoto Sea Scenic Area was officially approved by the
Ministry of Land and Resources as a national geological park.
On July 15, 2008, the Coco Tohai National Geological Park officially
opened.
In 2009, it was assessed as a 4A-level scenic spot by the National
Tourism Administration Tourist Area (Point) Quality Rating
Committee.
In early 2010, it was awarded the honorary title of “10 Excellent
A-level Scenic Spots in Xinjiang” by the Tourism Bureau of Xinjiang
Autonomous Region. It was awarded the honorary title of
“International Original Eco-tourism Scenic Spot” by the United
Nations Tourism Economic Promotion Association, China Marketing
Association and China Tourism Brand Association.
In 2010, Fuyun County invested 36.78 million yuan to improve the
Coca-Tuohai comprehensive reception center hotel and simple
restaurant, Zhongshan Road to the hot springs, scenic area signage,
scenic ticket inspection system and environmental protection
ecological toilet, scenic fast food service center and geology
Infrastructure such as museums and spa treatment centers.
On May 19, 2012, the Cocoto Seaview District was promoted to the
National 5A Tourist Attractions.
In 2013, Fuyun County invested 40 million yuan to develop and
construct ethnic speciality bars, open buffet dining areas, cross-river
sightseeing suspension bridges, tourist souvenirs, strange stones,
gem shops, outdoor amusement facilities and other service facilities.

4. Geographical environment
Location horizon
Cocoto Sea Scenic Area, located in Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture,
northern Xinjiang, covers an area of 788 square kilometers, 485
kilometers away from Urumqi and 53 kilometers away from Fuyun
County.
Topography
The Cocoto Sea Tourism Scenic Area is located in the middle
mountain belt of the southern slope of the Altay Mountains. The sea
level is 1200-1500 meters. Due to special geological structures, wind
and rain erosion and water cutting, many deep trench canyons are
formed. The Cocoto Sea View area is dominated by granite landforms.

5. Climate
The Cocoto Sea has a high dimension, deep inland and far away from
the ocean, forming a typical continental cold and arid climate, which
is cold in winter and cool in summer. In summer, the rain is long and
the winter wind is mostly snowy. The coldest month is January, the
average temperature is minus 37 °C, the extreme minimum
temperature is minus 51.5 °C (January 1961); the hottest month is
July, the average temperature is 25 °C, and the extreme maximum
temperature is 37 °C. Its extreme minimum temperature (minus 51.5
degrees Celsius) is second only to Mohe County in Heilongjiang
Province (the extreme minimum temperature is minus 52.3 °C), and it
is called the second cold pole in China. The average annual
precipitation of the Cocoto Sea is 250mm, and the annual average
wind speed is 1.4m/s. The dominant wind direction is the northwest
wind. The depth of the frozen soil is 2.2 meters and the frost-free
period is 120 days.

6. Natural resources
Mineral resources
As of 2013, there are more than 80 kinds of mines in Cocoto,
including lithium, antimony, bismuth, antimony, bismuth and
antimony. Among them, the reserves of antimony rank first in the
world. Gemstones such as emeralds, aquamarines and emeralds,
amethysts, hibiscus stones, garnets, tourmalines, etc. are produced in
granitic pegmatites.
Biological resources
As of 2013, there are more than 100 rare wild animals in the Cocoto
Sea, including brown bears, wild donkeys, beavers, snow leopards,
saigas, etc. There are dozens of wild plants such as wild lavender,
Lonicera japonica, Spiraea, Siberia. Juniper, all kinds of lichens and
moss, berberine, peony, Xinjiang Codonopsis, Altay alone.

7. Scenic spots
Coco Suri
Cocoa Suri is located in the northeast of the Tulhong Basin in Fuyun
County. The lake covers an area of 2 square kilometers and has a
water depth of 2 meters. It is a natural marsh wetland formed by the
melting snow of the surrounding mountains. The lake is clear and
blue. Rich in vivid plants. Every summer and autumn, a large number
of red geese, white swan, gray cranes, sand gulls, wild ducks, etc.
gather here to prosper. In the autumn, the reeds of the lake are open,
and more than 20 reed islands float in the wind, and the dense wild
ducks play and play.

8. Iremu Lake
Lake Iremu is located at the intersection of the Irtysh River and the
Kayil River. The lake covers an area of 212.5 square kilometers, with
an altitude of 1,120 meters, with a storage capacity of 113 million
cubic meters and a depth of about 100 meters. It is huge from the air.
The “8” shape is the largest dammed lake in the Fuyun earthquake.
The peaks on both sides of the lake stand tall, surrounded by green
trees on both sides of the north and south, and the fields are inlaid.
The center of the lake was cut off by most of the two mountains.
Karasenger earthquake fault zone
The Karasenger earthquake fault zone is located 30 kilometers
southeast of Fuyun County. It is the remains of the 1913 Fuyun
earthquake and is one of the rare earthquake fault zones in the world.
The earthquake has spread to the whole world, and the area with
obvious earthquakes is 2,500 kilometers in diameter. It leaves a
spectacular subsidence area of 1500 meters long and 350 meters wide
in the center of Karajanger. The hard rock layer is shattered by a
width of 6 meters and a depth of 10 The trench of Yumi, the mountain
that stretches more than 20 kilometers, is down 10 meters in total,
accompanied by earthquake relics such as ridges, beaded faults,
drums, and fissures. The remains have been preserved to date and
have geological research, scientific investigations, and eco-tourism.

9. Longmen Square
The Longmen Square is located at the entrance to the Irtysh Grand
Canyon Scenic Area. The mountains are connected to the Irtysh River
at the beginning and end, and the mountains surround the square. It
consists of four parts: Tourist Service Center and Geological Museum,
Main Monument Square, Ecological Parking Lot and Leisure Square.
Birch forest
The birch forest grows on the bank of the Irtysh River, covering an
area of 1.5 square kilometers. It consists of three different types of
white birch. It is dominated by birch trees, and the Siberian bitter
poplar is the second. The forest is cold and temperate. Leaves
secondary forest.

10. Flower field
Baihuacao Farm is located in the Irtysh Grand Canyon in the Cocoto
Sea Scenic Area, Fuyun County, Xinjiang. The clear amount of river
water flows from its west side. There are flowers such as gypsophila,
wild rapeseed, azalea, wild chrysanthemum, and thorns.
Canyon Granite Scenic Area
The Canyon Granite Scenic Area is located on the banks of the Irtysh
River in the Cocoto Sea Scenic Area in Fuyun County, Xinjiang. It is
mainly a number of pictographs on both sides of the road from

11. Shenzhongshan to Jirande Hot Spring. They are collectively called
“Gorge Granite Scenic Area”. “. There are waterfall fossils, two huge
gneiss granites, fairy chairs and inverted boots. There are also many
rocks like small animals, such as: giant pythons, elephant trunks,
camel peaks, eagle peaks, human head horses, Noah’s Ark.
Shenzhongshan
Shenzhongshan, also known as Amir Sarah, is a bell-like granite peak.
It is pulled up on the south bank of the foreshore, with an altitude of
1608 meters and a relative height difference of 365 meters. It is the
highest mountain view of the Altai Mountains. Birch, pine, and
Siberian spruce grow on the rock wall. Due to the concentric circular
layered joints on the parallel slopes of the rock mass, the joints along
the parallel slopes are continuously detached from the disintegration
and collapse due to the cold and weathering, so that the surface of the
mountain is both round and smooth, and it is very steep, thus forming
a bell-like shape. Landform.

12. Travel Information
Ticket information
The ticket price for the scenic spot is 90 yuan/person, and the ticket
for the section is 36 yuan/person (the gate-Zhongshan)
Travel information
Traveling by car: Take the Urumqi City-Rizigou Bus Station in Urumqi
City, take the Fuyun County Long-distance Bus, and arrive at Fuyun
County, then take the Fuyun County-Cocoto Sea Line Taxi (Fuyun Bus
Terminal) and arrive. Cocoto sea. Or take the Urumqi City-Cocotohai
Town Line long-distance bus and arrive at Cocotohai Town.
Self-driving tour: Drive from Urumqi to the happy intersection of
Fukang City, along the 216 National Road, from Urumqi City – Wucai
Bay – Kara Miri Hoofed Wildlife Sanctuary (here there are wild
horses, yellow sheep and other protected animals) ) – Chakultu (there
is a toll station, usually for lunch here) – Fuyun County (along the
provincial road 226 line) – Coco Tuohai Town (you can enjoy Cocoa
Suri and Iremu Lake along the way) Beautiful view).
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