Kanas Lake to be made into largest national park in China's west
Chinanews, Urumqi, Oct. 10 – Officials from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently reveal that the Kanas Lake will be made into the largest national park in China's west region in the near future.
The Kanas Lake is regarded as one of China's top five beautiful lakes. More and more tourists have visited the lake in recent years. However, its environmental condition is seriously deteriorating. A general plan has been made by the administration of the lake, where by it will be able to monitor an area of 1,000 sq km. The total planned area will surpass the Yellowstone National Park of the U.S., one of the world’s most prestigious parks.
Xinjiang regional government has invested some 300 million yuan to build Kanas Airport. So far this year, some 920 thousand tourists have visited the lake.
