Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province.

The Chaka Salt Lake, located in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is situated in the easternmost section of the Qaidam Basin, west of the Chaka Basin. "Chaka" is the Tibetan language, meaning salt pond, Mongolian "Dabusun Nur", that is, the sea of green salt.

The Chaka Salt Lake is surrounded by snow-covered mountains, calm lake like a mirror, reflecting the beautiful sky view, known as "China's Sky Mirror", walking the lake as walking on the clouds above, the water reflecting the sky, the sky grounded, the people walk between the lake, like a painting.

The Chaka Salt Lake is a closed inland lake, its main water into the lake is the river. Chaka Salt Lake set in the snowy mountains and grasslands rather than the Gobi Desert, but with solid-liquid **** survival of the brine lake.

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1, the mirror of the sky

The Chaka Salt Lake area of open, flat terrain, the lake is very strong reflective ability, as a mirror for the sky to grooming and preparation, known as China's "Mirror of the Sky". The best time to photograph the "Mirror of the Sky" is before 9:00 am and after 5:00 pm.

2, the mirror of the night sky

The Chaka Salt Lake is located at 36 degrees north latitude, the eastern part of Qinghai's Chai Damu Basin, the plateau is pollution-free, in the lake area can clearly appreciate the Milky Way's vastness and majesty, the meteors of the blinding weird, and the lake's reflections make the starry night sky and the lake surface blends into a single color, appearing as if the starry sky spills down to the lake's surface of the scene, so the night of the Chaka Salt Lake is known as China's "mirror of the night sky". "mirror of the night sky".

3, sunrise and sunset

The Chaka Salt Lake before and after sunrise and sunset is the most beautiful time for the salt lake scenery, colorful clouds, sunrise or sunset reflecting the salt lake, forming a water and sky picture.