Bosten Lake

Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China which lies 57 kilometers northeast of Korla. The lake composed by a big lake and many small lakes connected with one another. It is a paradise for water birds including egret, hern, red-billed gull and widgeon. In addition, the lake is one of the four major reed production places in China. 400,000 tons of dry reed is produced annually as the raw material for paper.
As one of the fishery bases in Xinjiang, there are 24 kinds of fishes in the lake. Visitors can taste the delicious fish here.