Three years during the natural disaster, Qinghai people rely on Huangshui fish to survive.

1960 to 1962 during the three years of natural disasters, Qinghai **** fishing Huangshui 72,900 tons, according to the three years of Qinghai's average population of 2.21 million people, three years of Qinghai people ate 66 pounds of Huangshui, which figure does not include an immeasurable amount of private fishing. One person 66 pounds of Huangshui fish

In Qinghai Geological Bureau of the "trekking all over the Kunlun" commemorative book as a performance record, the 1962 Bureau of Fishing Team annual **** fishing about 230,000 pounds. This is only a unit, Qinghai how many units and how much Huangshui fishing, is unable to count the numbers. Three years of natural disaster period, Qinghai Huangshui is life-saving fish, I do not know how many people's lives.

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The Qinghai Lake nudibranch is a cold-water fish. Prefer to inhabit in the beach, the slow flow of water between the pile of boulders, deep pools or rock crevices, adaptable, in the semi-saline water (Qinghai Lake water salinity of 12 ~ 13 ‰) or fresh water can live. The naked carp of Qinghai Lake are usually active in the shallow water of the lake for feeding.

In winter, they overwinter in deep water and spend 4 to 5 months of freezing period. Qinghai Lake naked carp is a broad-spectrum omnivorous fish, mainly feeding on algae and zooplankton, adults also often swallow decaying plant debris, aquatic insects and