The beautiful sunset, a niche travel destination in Xinjiang, the underrated Barkol

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County is under the jurisdiction of Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located in the northeastern part of Xinjiang, bordering Yiwu County to the east, Yizhou District to the south, Mulei Kazakh Autonomous County to the west, and Mongolia to the north. The administrative area covers an area of ​​36,901 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, it had a registered population of 105,441. It is composed of 13 ethnic groups including Han, Kazakh, Uyghur and Mongolian, of which Kazakhs account for 35%. One theory is that Barkol means "Tiger Lake" in Turkic, and it is named after Barkol Lake; another theory is that it is a homophone of Mongolian "Barkul", meaning "tiger front paw", and it was named after the dangerous terrain; One is said to be the ancient Yuezhi language. The border between China and Mongolia is 309 kilometers long, and there is a national first-class seasonal open port - Laoyemiao Port. Barkol has landscapes such as Barkol Mingsha Mountain, one of the four largest Mingsha Mountains in the country, Barkol Grassland, one of the three largest grasslands in Xinjiang, Xiheigou, and Strange Rock Mountain.