Situated halfway up the Tianshan Mountains at an elevation of over 1 900 metres above sea level, it is a gem of a lake more than 100 metres deep that covers some three sq km.

• 天池，犹如镶嵌在天山半腰的一颗明珠，湖面海拔1900多米，面积近3平方千米，水深约百余米。