Tamgaly Tas

Tamagaly Tas 20 kilometers north of Kapshagai Reservoir, located on the right bank of the Yili River. The rock is up to 60 meters high, and there are rock paintings from different historical periods at the foot of the mountain, mainly sitting Buddha. Here you can also see Tibetan, Kalmyk and other languages carved into ancient rocks, which have a prayer meaning. However, it is not known when and how these pictures appeared. Scientists have been trying to solve this mystery for more than 150 years. It is said to be a good base for climbing, but there are no traces of climbing. Suddenly there are many holes in the ground, waiting patiently for a while, and there are a few groundhogs. Perhaps there are not many humans here, and groundhogs are not as timid as we think, but they are not too close to disturb them.

After reading the foreign blog recommendation and the nomad land on the other side of the river is the best choice, after all, tamgaly tas has ancient nomad stone carvings and Buddhist portraits, but also entered the world. However, the care is taken, the friend who is going to go is best to participate in the local one-day tour group only opened on summer and autumn weekends, not expensive, 100rmb/person, otherwise like we hit the yandex taxi, the app's own navigation actually led to the desert edge of the Yili River, walking 2km can not be more than, the car can not get out, super tragedy. The local network is particularly poor, and there is no signal for help on the phone. Fortunately, a herdsman passed by to help. Be cautious in Central Asia for self-service tours, unless Russian has a certain level or reports an outdoor tour, all kinds of accidents can occur.