Qinghai Lake which covers an area of 4500 square kilometers at an altitude of 3195 meters is the largest salt lake in China. The lake is surrounded by endless outstretching of grassland and rapes, wheat fields. Besides that, you may easily find flocks and herds that dotted the lush green grassland with snow capped mountain as the background of the breathtaking scenery.
Over the centuries, Qinghai Lake as one of the most beautiful alpine lake in Northwest China has attracted millions of tourists by its splendid scenery and rich aquatic resources. You will discover shoal after shoal of fish swim around your when you are boating on the lake. Besides being a popular scenic area, the lake is also a treasure house that contains sodium, potassium, magnesium as well as scores of salts, which are important materials for chemical, electronic, optic and pharmaceutical industries.