On the morning of Jan. 13, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 's Bureau of
Surveying and Mapping started to remeasure the altitude of
Aydingkol Lake, which is located in the lowest land region in
China.
Forty kilometers away from the south of the city Turpan in
Xinjiang, Aydingkol Lake is well known for its clear, clean,
tranquil and translucent water. Its lowest point was set out to be
154 negative meters in altitude in 1979.
During nearly three decades, the conditions in the lake area
have changed a lot, and China's surveying and mapping skills have
been improved greatly as well. In order to grasp more precise
geographic information, the local surveying and mapping bureau
determined to remeasure the lowest altitude of the lowest land in
China. The figures are to be exact to the centimeter, or even
millimeter.
(chinanews.cn January 15, 2007)
