The Kunlun Mountain Pass is located at the southern part of Qinghai Province and in the middle part of Kunlun Mountains. It is 160 kilometers south of Golmud, and a gateway on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Kunlun Mountain is a symbol of Chinese culture, and a cradle of Chinese myths and legends. It ...
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The Aliens Ruins in Delingha is located at Baigong Mountain, which is 40 kilometers to the southwest of Delingha city. There are three 6-meter deep caves of irregularly triangular shape, with some iron-like pipes penetrating them. This abnormity makes people consider it as “an alien ruins.” The...
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Located in the northern west part of Qinghai, Qaidam Basin is one of the three largest interior basins in China. It is surrounded by Kunlun Mountain, Altun Mountain, and Qilian Mountain, covering a triangular area of 257,768 square kilometers. Qaidam Basin is the highest basin in China, and is abun...
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Qarhan Salt Lake, located in the southern part of Qaidam Basin is another salt lake in Qinghai which shares a same reputation with Chaka Salt Lake. The lake is about 750km away from Xining city and nearly 60km away from Golmud city. It covers an area of 5,856 square kilometers and is the largest sa...
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Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve is located to the west of Yushu, Qinghai. Covering an area of 45,000 square kilometers, it is the largest, highest nature reserve with the most abundant wild life resources in China. The main subject the reserve is to protect rare plants, endangered animals like Tibe...
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Chaka Salt Lake is a natural crystalline saline lake located in Chaka Town, Ulan County, Haixi, Qinghai in China. 298 kilometers away from Xining, the capital of Qinghai, it is one of the four largest salt lakes in Qaidam Basin. “Chaka” is actually a Tibetan word, meaning a salt pond. Chaka Sal...
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