In ancient times, Ayding Lake was known as juéluòwǎn (觉洛浣). The Uyghur derived name Aydingköl means "moon lake", due to the lake having a layer of white salt along its edge, giving the appearance of a shining moon.
GeographyEdit
The lake is located in the south hinterland of the Turpan Depression, approximately 35 kilometres away from the city of Turpan. From east to west, the lake spans 40 kilometres; the north-south span is 8 kilometres; and the total area of the lake is 200 square kilometres. The lake was formed from the formation of an orogeny of the Himalayas 249 million years ago, and once held approximately 5 million square kilometres of inland sea, which at one time surged up and became vastly extended. During the winter of 1948, the lake basin was once filled with freshwater, which primarily originated from melted snow water from the mountains, as well as supplementary groundwater; owing to the lesser use of water to irrigate cultivated land during the winter, the water level was higher. During the summertime, the water level declined as a result of increased use of irrigation water for farming, as well as significant natural evaporation. Due to the expansion of farming in the region, the population using water from the lake subsequently increased, and by 1958 the lake only held up to 22 square kilometres, with a water depth of about 0.8 metres. As of 2000, except for the southwest region, little lakewater remained, and the entire lake area has become a saltpan, with the centre of the lake holding siltswamps, and no longer holds any native birds. During times of intense sunshine, mirages can often be seen.
Nowadays, Ayding Lake has a salt mill, which uses the region's alum salt crystals and saltpeter raw materials to manufacture chemical products. Scenic tours also run near the lake.
On 24 July 2015, a new China-wide high temperature record was set at a meteorological station near Aydingkol, with a temperature of 50.3 °C (122.5 °F).[3]
^Mackerras, Colin; Yorke, Amanda (1991). The Cambridge handbook of contemporary China. Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN0-521-38755-8. Retrieved 2008-06-04. +Aydingkol.
^Murray, Geoffrey; Cook, Ian G. (2002). Green China: Seeking Ecological Alternatives. Routledge. p. 4. ISBN0-7007-1703-X. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
^. 天山网. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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ayding, lake, ayding, redirects, here, confused, with, aiding, aydingkol, uyghur, ئايدىڭكۆل, Айдиңкөл, aydingköl, aydingkul, mongol, ayding, chinese, 艾丁湖, pinyin, Àidīng, lake, turpan, depression, xinjiang, uyghur, autonomous, region, china, below, level, lowe. Ayding redirects here Not to be confused with Aiding Aydingkol Uyghur ئايدىڭكۆل Ajdinkol Aydingkol Aydingkul Mongol or Ayding Chinese 艾丁湖 pinyin Aiding Hu is a lake in the Turpan Depression Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region PR China At 154 m below sea level it is the lowest point in China 1 This lake is now totally dried and very muddy and salty 2 AydingkolStele at AydingkolAydingkolLocationTurfan Depression Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionCoordinates42 39 27 N 89 16 14 E 42 65750 N 89 27056 E 42 65750 89 27056Native nameئايدىڭكۆل Uyghur Ajdinkol Uyghur Aydingkol Uyghur EtymologyMoon Lake in UyghurBasin countriesChinaSurface elevation 154 m 505 ft Monument marking the lowest elevation point in China Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditIn ancient times Ayding Lake was known as jueluowǎn 觉洛浣 The Uyghur derived name Aydingkol means moon lake due to the lake having a layer of white salt along its edge giving the appearance of a shining moon Geography EditThe lake is located in the south hinterland of the Turpan Depression approximately 35 kilometres away from the city of Turpan From east to west the lake spans 40 kilometres the north south span is 8 kilometres and the total area of the lake is 200 square kilometres The lake was formed from the formation of an orogeny of the Himalayas 249 million years ago and once held approximately 5 million square kilometres of inland sea which at one time surged up and became vastly extended During the winter of 1948 the lake basin was once filled with freshwater which primarily originated from melted snow water from the mountains as well as supplementary groundwater owing to the lesser use of water to irrigate cultivated land during the winter the water level was higher During the summertime the water level declined as a result of increased use of irrigation water for farming as well as significant natural evaporation Due to the expansion of farming in the region the population using water from the lake subsequently increased and by 1958 the lake only held up to 22 square kilometres with a water depth of about 0 8 metres As of 2000 except for the southwest region little lakewater remained and the entire lake area has become a saltpan with the centre of the lake holding silt swamps and no longer holds any native birds During times of intense sunshine mirages can often be seen Nowadays Ayding Lake has a salt mill which uses the region s alum salt crystals and saltpeter raw materials to manufacture chemical products Scenic tours also run near the lake On 24 July 2015 a new China wide high temperature record was set at a meteorological station near Aydingkol with a temperature of 50 3 C 122 5 F 3 See also EditList of extreme points of ChinaReferences Edit Mackerras Colin Yorke Amanda 1991 The Cambridge handbook of contemporary China Cambridge University Press p 192 ISBN 0 521 38755 8 Retrieved 2008 06 04 Aydingkol Murray Geoffrey Cook Ian G 2002 Green China Seeking Ecological Alternatives Routledge p 4 ISBN 0 7007 1703 X Retrieved 2008 06 04 50 3 C吐鲁番市艾丁湖刷新 中国热极 记录 天山网 Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 nbsp This Xinjiang location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayding Lake amp oldid 1147944981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
