China News Service, Urumqi, February 25th (Yin Lin, Liu Yushan, Guo Yushun) Recently, as the temperature continues to rise, my country’s largest inland freshwater lake Bosten Lake has seen an ice pushing spectacle. The ice surface pushed up varies in shape, and the highest point is pushed up. From more than 2 meters high, the longest place stretches for tens of kilometers, the scene is spectacular.
As the temperature continues to rise, Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in my country, has an ice pushing spectacle.
Photo by Guo Yushun
On the surface of Bosten Lake in Xinjiang, the "ice and snow mountains" have different shapes, some are like "wood houses" and some are like "sand dunes".
Pushing ice refers to the natural phenomenon that the ice on the lake surface breaks and rises when the ice and snow gradually melt.
According to Wang Fengying, a meteorological engineer from the Meteorological Bureau of Bohu County, Xinjiang, ice pushing phenomenon occurs in Bosten Lake every spring. This phenomenon is mainly due to the temperature warming in spring and the lake ice begins to melt. The ice layer melts differently due to different lake depths. Under the action of water and current, the ice layer moves to the shore. The ice blocks pile up to form peculiar landscapes such as icebergs and ice peaks. The higher the wind, the higher the ice layer is pushed up. This year due to the faster climate warming, the ice pushing phenomenon is also earlier than previous years Nearly 15 days.
The ice surface being pushed up has various shapes and the scene is spectacular.
Photo by Guo Yushun
Kaili Binur Tohutinyazi, a farmer from Ulan Zaigesen Township, Bohu County, Xinjiang, said: “I pushed the ice earlier this year than in previous years, and the ice peaks launched are higher and more spectacular. Bingfeng is about one or two meters high."
The ice pushing landscape of Bosten Lake attracts many tourists to come and watch.
Hou Wenxiao, a tourist from Jiangsu, said: “The weather is warm now. My friend and I came to Bosten Lake to play together. The first time I came to see this spectacle of pushing ice, it was spectacular and surprised. I had never seen it before. Having passed this kind of spectacle, I am very excited after seeing this kind of spectacle today."