Brief information on Qinghai Lake  

Qinghai Lake, located in the northeast of the Qinghai Plateau about 100 kilometers from the provincial capital of Xining, is the biggest salt lake and inland lake in China. Sitting 3,205 meters (10,515 feet) above sea level, it is fed by 23 rivers and streams.

Qinghai Lake was once 5,694 square kilometers large, but has since shrunken gradually to 360 kilometers (220 miles) in circumference.

Qinghai Lake is wedged between Hainan and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures in northeastern Qinghai. The lake sits at the crossroads of several bird migration routes across Asia, so it serves as an intermediate stop of diverse birds during their migrations. The well-known Bird Island is located at the northeast end of Qinghai Lake.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Qinghai Lake if you plan to visit Qinghai Lake and have language problems.

   

Hours:8:30-17:30
Location:Xining ,Qinghai Province