On the fourth day, tourists can visit the NO. 1 Glacier. Glacier is the source of the Urumqi River, located 120 kilometers form Urumqi on Mount Tiangar. It is 3,800 meters to 4,000 meters above sea level, 2.4 kilometers long, averages 500 meters wide and covers an area of 19,500 square kilometers. Surrounding it are 76 large and small younger glaciers. Visitors can take a bus southward along the Urumqi-Korla Highway to the No.1 Glacier.
Marmots live on the nearby cliffs, as do beautiful snow lotus.
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