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The Tiemen Pass(Iron Door Pass)
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| To go to Tiemen Pass from Korla |
| City It only takes about 15 |
| Minutes by Taxi!It is the No 26th |
| the number 26th pass in ancient |
| china.Once the very important |
| strategic pass connected North and |
| south Xinjiang.It was a place of |
| strategic importance,and area of |
| contention for the military |
| commander because in anceint time |
| There was only road and pass that |
| people can go through at that time |
| It was so named Iron Door Pass because it was very hard
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| attack at the ancient time.Mountain scenery is also beautiful |
| there. Do you want to also hear the beautiful love story
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| behind Tiemen Pass? It was Uygur love story about two
lovers |
| named Tayer and girl Zhouhela.Zhouhela was the princess
of |
| The ancient Yanji Kingdom.Zhouhela loved Tayer very much
but |
| Tayer was only a sheepherder so the Minister named Karehan
who |
| was very cattiness that he goaded King to capture Toyer
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| Kill him.Zhouhela tactfully rescued her sweetheart
after She |
| had known the message.The Minister immediately dispatched |
| the soldier to catch them after he had known.The couple
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| unluckily fell into gulf with the horse when they passed
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| Tiemen Pass. To commemorate this two lovers for the freedom |
| of the love and later the poeple had the grave built
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| at the top of the mountians. |
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