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Chaka Salt Lake must be the emerald that God dropped into the world

✨If you like the scenery of the salt lake 👋🏻Then Chaka Salt Lake will not disappoint you Chaka Salt Lake The lake is vast and white as snow It's as big as 55 Chaka Salt Lakes It's the second largest and the largest salt lake in China! 📍Location: Chaerhan Town, Golmud City, Qinghai Province Opening hours: 8:00-20:00 🎫Ticket: 100 yuan/person Best time to visit From June to October each year, the climate is mild and the sun is abundant. You can enjoy the beautiful lake and surrounding scenery, especially in autumn, the lake dries up, forming a red salt layer, which is very spectacular! ✈️Traffic guide Take the high-speed train/train/plane to Xining first, then drive or charter a car to Chaka Salt Lake (no public transportation) It is recommended to take a trip around Qinghai and Gansu, with plateaus, snow mountains, lakes, Yadan, grasslands, deserts... The scenery along the way is colorful, like God's palette overturned ✨Main attractions 💚Ten Thousand Salt Bridge A natural highway, all made of salt, 32km long, with a thickness of 15-18 meters. This is the best place to enjoy the entire salt lake, with beautiful scenery! Dream Island Located in the center of the salt lake, the island has various shapes of pianos, swings, exposed salt flowers and other landscapes. You can take many beautiful photos. There are starry sky rooms on the island for experience, and you can enjoy the starry sky and lake light at night Salt Ship The iconic landscape of Chaka Salt Lake, the shape of the ship is made of salt crystals, like a huge ship sailing on the salt lake, very attractive Precautions The sunlight reflection on the salt lake is very strong, pay attention to sun protection and eye protection Do not step on or damage the salt layer at will, protect this natural wonder! Chaka Salt Lake is located in the plateau area at an altitude of 2670 meters, there may be altitude sickness, pay attention to proper rest and hydration 🚙Recommended itinerary : Xining→Qilian Grassland→Zhuoer Mountain→Qilian County : Qilian→Suqi Highway→Zhangye Colorful Danxia→Jiayuguan City : Jiayuguan→Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring→Dunhuang : Dunhuang→Mogao Grottoes→Dachaidan Emerald Lake→Dachaidan Town : Dachaidan→Water Yadan→-U-shaped Highway→Golmud City : Golmud City→Chaka Salt Lake→Chaka Salt Lake→Chaka Town : Chaka Town→Nanshan Panorama→Qinghai Lake→West
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Posted: Feb 4, 2024
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