A place where the temperature drops in a second, the Mustag Glacier Park

After admiring the highest altitude lake in Xinjiang - Karakul Lake, we continue to head west. Traveling 30 kilometers along National Highway 314, we arrived at the Mustag Glacier Park. Fortunately, the park is open as usual. It's so comfortable to come to Xinjiang at this time, with few tourists. The altitude of the terminal parking lot is 4512 meters. After arriving, there is a 900-meter walk to the glacier viewing platform, with the highest altitude of 4688 meters. Here you can feel the majesty of the glacier and touch the glacier with your own hands. The park is located in Tashkurgan County, under the skirt of the world-famous 'Father of Icebergs' Mustag Peak. The peak is covered with snow all year round, forming glaciers, composed of several peaks, among which Gongger Peak is 7649 meters above sea level, Gongger Jiubie Peak is 7530 meters high, and Mustag Peak is 7546 meters high. Mustag Peak blocks the westward route from China, and only by bypassing Mustag Peak from the north and south can you enter Tajikistan and Pakistan respectively. These are also the two routes that Xuanzang took when he went west and returned. After seeing the glacier, we continue to drive west along National Highway 314. The glacier park is 70 kilometers away from the county town, passing through the port to Tajikistan - Karasu Port. The scenery along the way is beautiful! 【Destination Guide】 Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, meaning 'Stone City', is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Kashgar Region in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and is also a border county located in the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau. The Karakoram Corridor of Kashmir is actually governed by this county. Tashkurgan is located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang, in the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau. The world's second highest peak, K2, and the famous snow mountain Mustag Peak with an altitude of 7546 meters are located in the south and north of the county. It borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, with a border line of 888.5 kilometers; it is adjacent to Yecheng, Shache and Akto County of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture. The total area of the county is 25,000 square kilometers. It is the junction of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges, with continuous snow peaks and crisscrossing gullies in the territory. The terrain slopes from southwest to northeast, and the mountains extend from southwest to northeast. The main rivers are Tashkurgan River, Taheman River, Wacha River and Kuleqing River, and the river replenishment is mainly based on the melting of high mountain glaciers and snow.