There are several entrances to scenic spots in Qinghai Lake
There are several scenic entrances to Qinghai Lake
There are four main scenic entrances to Qinghai Lake. They are Erlangjian Scenic Area, Bird Island Scenic Area, Sand Island Scenic Area and Fairy Bay Scenic Area. Qinghai Lake was called the West Sea in ancient times, also known as the Fairy Sea, the Fresh Water Sea, and the Beiheqiang Sea. It is the largest inland lake and the largest saltwater lake in China.
Qinghai Lake has an altitude of 3,196 meters, a shoreline of 360 kilometers, and an area of 4,583 square kilometers. The lake water is cold and highly salty. There is Haixin Mountain in the lake, surrounded by high mountains: Datong Mountain to the north, Riyue Mountain to the east, Qinghai Nanshan to the south, and Rubber Mountain to the west. The average temperature in the lake area in midsummer is only 15°C, making it a natural summer resort.
Erlangjian Scenic Area
Erlangjian Scenic Area is located on the south bank of Qinghai Lake. It was also known as the 151 base before. It is China’s first torpedo launch test base and a tourist reception center around Qinghai Lake. Base, national customs experience base. Erlangjian has become a pearl in the Qinghai Lake tourist area due to its special geographical location in Qinghai Lake and ecological natural resources dominated by grasslands, beaches and animals. Erlangjian Scenic Area is positioned as a "place that serves people". Erlangjian has built a viewing area composed of a bird watching platform, a sea view bridge, and a sea view pavilion. It also features large-scale ethnic songs and dances, a Tibetan customs garden, a holy lake sacrifice and other tourism projects. A leisure area, a water entertainment area with cruise ships, jet skis, water bikes, and self-driving yachts as its activities.
Bird Island Scenic Area
Bird Island Scenic Area, also known as Xiaoxi Mountain or Egg Island (so named because bird eggs are everywhere), is located on the west coast of Qinghai Lake, Buha 4 kilometers north of the river mouth, the east end of the island is large, and the west end is narrow and long, shaped like a tadpole, with a total length of 1,500 meters. After 1978, the lake bottom on the north, west and south sides were exposed and connected to the land.
Bird Island is named after the hundreds of thousands of migratory birds that live on the island. It is an aura and vitality place on the shores of Qinghai Lake. From April to June every year, nearly 100,000 migratory birds migrate here to breed and breed, which is a wonder of Qinghai Lake. In order to protect the hereditary territory of birds from interference and ensure that more tourists can watch birds at close range, Bird Island has built a new multi-functional half-bunker for bird watching that integrates bird watching rooms, lounges, cafes, and multimedia exhibition halls. room. The bunker passage is 443 meters long and has a construction area of 2,800 square meters.
Shadao Scenic Area
Shadao Scenic Area is located on the northeast coast of Qinghai Lake. In the scenic area, Jinsha Bay and Yinsha Bay are adjacent to each other. Sun Lake, Crescent Lake and Reed Lake are dotted among them. Jinsha, The silver sand shines together, and there are flocks of seabirds. Water yachting, sandboarding, beach motorcycles, beach cross-country, horse riding, and camel riding are the special tourism experience projects in the Shadao Scenic Area.
Fairy Bay Scenic Area
Fairy Bay Scenic Area is located on the north shore of Qinghai Lake. It is an important wetland of Qinghai Lake and a traditional sea worship holy place for the Tibetan people. There are a wide variety of animals and plants here, and the wetland landscape is unique. It is especially a favorite migration habitat for dozens of species of birds and is the home of swans.