introduce
Chaerhan Salt Lake is located on the north side of Golmud City in the west of Qinghai Province, about 60 kilometers away from Golmud City. It is the largest salt lake in China and an important salt production base in Qinghai. Tourists come here mainly to watch the scenery of the Salt Lake and take pictures. In addition, there are also facilities such as the Salt Lake Museum and the Wanzhang Eye Bridge in the factory area, which can be visited and played.
Most of the tourists who visit Chaerhan Salt Lake come here by chartered car from Golmud, or pass by here when driving to Golmud on the Qinghai-Tibet line. The salt factory has a large area, and it takes several kilometers from the gate to the lake, so you have to drive into the salt factory to play. In principle, the salt factory only allows vehicles with visiting documents to register and enter, so it is best to confirm whether you can drive into the factory area when chartering a car in Golmud, otherwise you may be charged a so-called "ticket" by the security guard at the gate.
After entering the factory area, you will first see a Salt Lake Museum next to the factory area. The museum is a two-story building that can be visited. The museum displays the formation history and mining process of the Chaerhan Salt Lake, as well as the model display of the Chaerhan Salt Lake. You can learn a lot about the salt lake and salt mining. The most exciting thing is the many salt flower crystals in the museum, which are very beautiful and you can take a good look at them. Especially at the entrance of the museum is a crystallization of "Wonderful Flowers of Salt Lake". The four characters "Wonderful Flowers of Salt Lake" have become a popular place for many tourists to take pictures, which is very interesting.
After visiting the museum, you can continue to drive to the lake, where you can see a road extending into the lake. The road is called the Wanzhang Salt Bridge, but it is actually paved with salt. The hardness on it is the same as that of ordinary asphalt roads, and it can be opened to traffic. And when the road is damaged, the workers in the factory can restore the road by pouring some brine, which is very miraculous.
You can get off at the Wanzhang Salt Bridge and walk on foot. Walking on this "bridge", there are endless vast salt lakes on both sides. There are white salt crystals on both sides of the salt lake. The lake water is transparent and green. You can clearly see that the bottom of the lake has also become white due to the crystallization. There are also many naturally crystallized salt pillars growing in the lake. The scenery is very beautiful. Especially on sunny days, the surrounding scenery, sky and white clouds are reflected in the lake, which is an excellent place for photography. When playing on the salt bridge, you can choose how long you want to go, and you can return after you have fun and end the game.
opening hours
April 1-June 30 08:30-18:30 (last admission 17:00); July 1-October 31 08:30-19:30 (last admission 18:00 ); the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day
