There are many lakes in China, the largest is Qinghai Lake at 4,583 square kilometers, the deepest is Changbai Mountain Tianchi Lake at 373 meters deep, the highest is Huoerpo Lake at an altitude of 6,166 meters, the largest salt lake is Chaerhan Salt Lake, the largest thermal lake The water lake is Yangbajing, and Qiandao Lake has the most islands, but few friends know that there is also a very magical lake in China, with fresh water on one side and salt water on the other. Do you know where it is?
This lake is Xitaijiner Lake located in Haixizhou, Qinghai. National Highway 315 of China’s National Highway 66 passes through the lake, dividing the lake into two. Amazingly, the lake water on both sides of National Highway 315 is quite different, with one side being light green. , one side is indeed dark blue, with clear lines, which surprises every tourist who comes here.
This lake can be described as unknown in the past, but in recent years, it has suddenly become popular together with the nearby Dongtai Jinel Lake, and has become an online attraction that fascinates countless tourists. Although these two lakes are not far apart, their style is different. Very different.
The lake water of Jinel Lake in Dongtai is like the sea, it looks like the noble color of Tiffany gemstones representing happiness and romance, plus the soft and white beach salt crystals, which are as delicate as melted cheese, and are called by many people as China’s Maldives in the northwest. In contrast, Xitai Jinel Lake is not as stunning as Dongtai, but the spectacle of two lakes and two colors in the same lake is breathtaking.
Why does the same lake have two colors and two lake waters? This is a topic that many friends are very concerned about. Since this is not a commercial scenic spot, there is no professional person to give an authoritative introduction. However, according to Yufan, Xitaijinel Lake was originally the same lake. The Damu desert is surrounded by no-man's land, which belongs to arid and extremely arid climate, with an annual precipitation of less than 25mm. The lake water mainly depends on the ice and snow melting water on the Kunlun Mountains.
When National Highway 315 divided Xitai Jinel Lake into two from the middle, the lake water supply was divided. One side of the lake was supplied with the same salt water as Dongtai Jinel Lake, and the other side was melted ice and snow water from Kunlun Mountains. Therefore, because of the water source The difference between the lakes gradually changed the water quality of the lakes on both sides, and only then did it present such a unique natural wonder.
According to local friends who are traveling with me, Xitaijinel Lake was formed 2.6 million years ago. It belongs to the magnesium sulfate subtype salt lake. It is the salt lake with the best resource conditions among the many salt lakes in China. It is also known as Chaerhan Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in China. It is the two salt lakes with the most development value.
We noticed that there are Yardang sand dunes of different shapes on the water Yadan around Xitai Jinai Lake and Dongtai Jinai Lake, but there are no Yadan sand dunes on Xitai Jinai Lake Er, so it looks relatively plain, but when we drive from the lake Passing by, the lake and the sky meet outside the window, the wild ducks are flocking, it is still very beautiful, so we can't help but stop the car to enjoy it slowly and take aerial photos.
The Dongtai Jinel Lake adjacent to the West Terrace has quietly disappeared, and the Xitai Jinel Lake is still open for free. You can enjoy this peculiar natural wonder without tickets. So if you like it, you must take advantage of the wonders. Come early Let’s take a look, maybe at some point, it will disappear as quietly as Dongtai. To give a simple example, if the two lakes are connected, the spectacle of mandarin duck pot with clear water will disappear. What do you think?
