The difference between the Chaka Salt Lake and the Charkhan Salt Lake is the geographic location, the area of the salt lake, the composition of the salt lake, and the different characteristics of the scenery.

1, geographic location

The Chaka Salt Lake and the Charkhan Salt Lake, although both are located in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the western part of Qinghai Province. But Chaka Salt Lake is located in Wulan County, while Charkhan Salt Lake is located in Golmud City.

2, the area of the salt lake

Charkhan Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China, with an area of 5856 square kilometers, while the area of the Chaka Salt Lake is only 105 square kilometers.

3, the composition of the salt lake

The main ingredient of the Chaka Salt Lake is sodium chloride, which is mainly mined for edible salt. And the Charkhan Salt Lake is mainly potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, to mining potash, magnesium metal, industrial salt, edible salt.

4, different landscape features

The Chaka Salt Lake is famous for its clear water, mirror-like surface, snowy mountain reflection, etc. The lake water shows a unique blue color, which is known as the "mirror of the sky". Charkhan Salt Lake is known for its salt flower spectacle, where salt crystals precipitated from the lake water show various forms, like blooming flowers.

Qinghai food recommendations:

1, barley wine

Barley is one of the main grain crops in Qinghai, barley wine is a kind of wine brewed from barley. Barley wine not only has a unique taste, but also has some medicinal value.

2, mutton noodles

Qinghai's mutton noodles are mainly halal and delicious, especially the tender texture of mutton and rich soup, which is one of the daily staple food of Qinghai people.

3, pickled fish

Sour pickled fish is one of the specialties of Qinghai, due to the high terrain and cold climate of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, so Qinghai's pickled vegetables are very distinctive, especially the pickled vegetables contain a large amount of vitamin C.

4, hand-grasped lamb

Hand-grasped mutton is a traditional food in Xinjiang, Qinghai and other regions, usually with lamb leg meat or shoulder meat, torn into small pieces, marinated with chili noodles, cumin powder, salt and other seasonings, and then eaten directly by hand, delicious flavor.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Charkhan Salt Lake

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chaka Salt Lake