吐鲁番盆地的古代劳动人民为了适应干旱少雨的地理环境,用自己的聪明才智巧妙地利用地形创造了坎儿井。坎儿井将浅层地下水自然地引出地面,进行农业灌溉、解决人和牲畜的饮用水、浇灌和不断扩大绿洲,改善人类生存环境。坎儿井是古代水利灌溉工程,同时也是水文化遗产。有趣的名字“坎儿井”是维吾尔语“Kariz”一词的音译。除了坎儿井这个名称外,每条坎儿井都有自己非常有趣的名字。有时一条坎儿井也有好几个名字,这是因为这条坎儿井由于时代的变迁、易手等原因产生了名称 Ancient Turpan Basin working people in order to adapt to the geographical environment of drought, with their own ingenuity clever use of terrain created Karez. Karez wells naturally bring shallow groundwater out of the ground for agricultural irrigation, drinking water for people and livestock, watering and expanding oases to improve the human environment. Karez is an ancient water conservancy irrigation project, but also a hydrological heritage. The funny name “Karez ” is the transliteration of Uyghur “Kariz ”. In addition to the name Karez, each Karez has its own very interesting name. Sometimes a Karez has several names too, because the Karez name was born for reasons of change and change of hands