Sayram Lake-Autumn 1

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Sayram Lake (Chinese: 赛里木湖; pinyinSàilǐmù húKazakh: Сайрам көлі, romanized: Sairam köliMongolian: Сайрам нуур, romanized: Sairam nurr) is a fresh water lake located near the border of Kazakhstan at the Tian Shan Mountains in Börtala Mongol Autonomous PrefectureXinjiangChina. The name Sayram originally derives from Kazakh, which means ‘blessing’. The lake is also known as Santai Haizi and is the largest (458 km²) alpine lake in Xinjiang and also the highest at 2,070 m.

A local folktale relates that the lake was formed by a young Kazakh couple who had been separated by a demon, and were forced to jump into an abyss to be reunited. Their tears filled the abyss, forming the lake.

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