西域硅化木园风景区旅游资源及开发

新疆准噶尔盆地地东部以其拥有规模庞大，保存良好的多种类化石，奇异的地貌形态，具特殊鸣沙效应的沙山以及神密的荒漠野生动物构成与我国东部完全不同的旅游区，合理开发该区旅游资源将形成新疆新的旅游业拳头产品，带来丰厚的社会和经济效应。

TOURISM RESOURCES AND TENTATIVE PLAN OF THE SCENIC SPOTS IN THE SILICIFIED WOODSTONE GARDEN, XINJIANG

Silicified Woodstone garden is located in the northern desert area of Jimsar and Qitai county and Mulei Kazak Autonomous County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is about 230km long from the east to the west and 70km wide from the south to the north, and occupies a land area of about 14 000km2. The area is rich in natural tourism resources incIuding physiographic and biological landscapes. The scenic spots are: (1 )Silicified woodstone garden consisted of Jurassic pine and cypress fossils in Qitai County;(2)The plain of stone coin zoolite site with a great number of marine zoolites and fossils in Qitai County; (3) Colourful Jurassic hills; (4)Soundable sand dunes; (5) Primeval forests of Popular diversdelia; (6) Wild ungulate Preservation Zone of Karamaili Mountain. A tentative plan is suggested for the tourism development in the area. The main contents in the plan are to construct the tourism line of Balikun-Mulei-Qitai-Jimsar-Fukan rumqi outside the scenic area and a circled line inside the scenic area, build and develop the scenic spots mentioned above, construct and improve the accomodations and other service facilities as well as the bases for scientific research and popularization, strengthen the planning, construction and mangement of Wild Ungulate Preservation Zone of Karamaili Mountain, restore the natural vegetation, etc.