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Chaka Salt Lake (1 day) — Qinghai

Qinghai · Day Trip

Chaka Salt Lake (1 day)

The Mirror of the Sky - the white salt flats that reflect the clouds, best at sunrise and sunset.

1

The morning drive

Early start from Xining (about 5 hours) - the road climbs the plateau past the Qilian foothills.

2

The mirror flats

The white salt of the lake and the reflection - the railway walk and the still water of the afternoon light.

3

The sunset mirror

Stay for the evening reflection - the sky and the salt in one frame, then the return to Xining or the lake.

Practical — RMB 70 + shuttle 30 · 5 h by car from Xining · early start · still air for the mirror.
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