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Qinghai Lake Travel Guide

🌊Qinghai Lake, known in Tibetan as "Cuowenbu" meaning "blue sea", is crystal clear and stretches as far as the eye can see. Some say Qinghai Lake is a "sapphire" 💎 left by nature in the inland, and it is also the "Jade Pool" mentioned in legends, associated with the Queen Mother of the West, or "Wangmu Niangniang". The average altitude is 3196 meters⛰️ 🌊Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saltwater lake in China, also known as Xianhai or Freshwater Sea. After the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was called Qinghai, characterized by low temperatures, large diurnal temperature variation, scarce and concentrated rainfall, long sunshine hours, and strong solar radiation. Winters are harsh and long, while summers are cool and brief🌞 📍Detailed address: Qinghai Lake Scenic Area, Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai 🔶Preparation for the trip: 🪪Documents: ID card, student ID (discount for tickets) 🧴Hygiene: Skincare products, cosmetics, high SPF sunscreen 🧥Clothing: Summer clothes + light jacket + windbreaker (check the weather three days before departure) ⚡️Electronics: Charger, power bank, selfie stick🤳 💊Medicine: Rhodiola, cold medicine, gastrointestinal medicine, motion sickness medicine 👌Others: Umbrella🌂, sunglasses🕶️, hat🧢, some cash💵 🗓Itinerary: 🎈Day 1: Arrive in Xining and check into a hotel🏨 🎈Day 2: Xining➡️Riyue Mountain➡️Erlangjian Scenic Area of Qinghai Lake➡️Chaka Salt Lake➡️Chaka Town 🎈Day 3: Chaka Town➡️Cross the Qaidam Basin (Gobi style)➡️Emerald Lake➡️Dachaidan 🍲Recommended food: Yogurt🧈Kang Pot🥘Yak Milk🥛Local Hotpot🫕Stuffed Pancake🥠Boiled Yak Meat🥩 📝Tips: 🌈Bring some dry food🍞 and water💦 for the long journey to replenish energy💪🏻 🌈Wear polarized sunglasses🕶️The sunlight☀️ reflected on the salt lake is very strong and can cause damage to the eyes⚠️ 🌈Be sure to take photos with the lambs🐑, 5 yuan per person💰 🌈Wear sky blue, white, or ethnic shawls to match the blue sky, white clouds, and lake, and you'll get amazing photos in minutes!📸 🌄While you're young, be sure to visit the great Northwest See the roughest romance💕 Deserts, Gobi, grottoes, Danxia landforms, snow-capped mountains🏔️, grasslands🌿, lakes🌊 everything is just right‼️
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Posted: Jun 11, 2024
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