Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake in the northwestern Qinghai Province.

Located in the northeast of the 4,500-metre-high Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Qinghai Lake is a blue mirror nestled between snowy mountains and grasslands. It has abundant fish and other aquatic creatures, which in turn attracts large flocks of birds to perch in the islands of the lake. Every summer...[Full]

Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake in the northwestern Qinghai Province.

Located in the northeast of the 4,500-metre-high Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Qinghai Lake is a blue mirror nestled between snowy mountains and grasslands. It has abundant fish and other aquatic creatures, which in turn attracts large flocks of birds to perch in the islands of the lake. Every summer, cool breezes sweep across the lake, where thousands of birds live in nearby wetlands.

　　
Bird Island is the most charming and attractive place in the Qinghai Lake. Situated on the western shore of Qinghai Lake, the island has attracts hundreds of thousands of migrating birds in spring and summer. Birds of different species such as geese, gulls, sandpipers and cormorants, nest on the island and the sound of its calls, twitters are carried far and away. For birds as well as bird watching enthusiasts, the island represents nothing short of a piece of heaven.[Close]

Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake in the northwestern Qinghai Province.

Located in the northeast of the 4,500-metre-high Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Qinghai Lake is a blue mirror nestled between snowy mountains and grasslands. It has abundant fish and other aquatic creatures, which in turn attracts large flocks of birds to perch in the islands of the lake. Every summer...[Full]