Qinghai lake is one of the biggest salt lake in china, located in northwest part of china, qinghai province. Lots of people are attracted by the mystrious color of the lake. The birds island is home to great number of birds breeding.   The best time of visiting is from May to October.

Geermu (Golmud) is a country level city in qinghai. It's the second largest city in Qinghai Province. The population is over 200, 000. The average elevation is about 2.8km. There are more than 20 salt lakes around the city. The average temperature the year is around 5 °C. So the summer there is very short. The Tibetan railway is just across Golmud. There is also train from Xián and Xining to Golmud.

If you make your plan to go to Qinghai lake, here are some tips for you,

1, Qinghai lake is still quite backward as the big cities, so you need to take enough necessity.

2, take sun cream, sun glasses, and warm clothes. As it's quite cold at night 

3, respect local customs and traditions.

4, a car is necessary, as the sight is quite dispersed.   

Now It's a good time for the travel in Tongren, the mountains around is green and the weather is just right for the trip, not too cold or hot. You could enjoy all the great views around, the big green mountains, the yaks, the horse, the sheep and the tents. Just take your bag and go with me.

The Ta’er monastery was founded in 1377 during the Ming dynasty. Ta means pagoda.  It got the name after the silver pagoda was built in memory of Zongkaba, the founder of the yellow sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The silver pagoda is called "gunbenxian balin" in Tibetan, which means "maitreya temple with a hundred thousand lions roaring Buddha statues". The monastery is located in lushaer town, huangzhong county, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining city,Qinghai province. It’s rated as AAAAA tourists attraction.

It is the center of Tibetan Buddhism in northwest China and enjoys a good reputation in China and southeast Asia. In the Ming dynasty, the upper religious figures in the monastery were granted titles for many times. A famous plaque was awarded by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing dynasty .Emperor Qianlong awarded the monastery with the title of "Fanzong monastery", and a nice plaque was awarded to the dajinwa hall. The third dalai lama, the fourth dalai lama, the fifth dalai lama, the seventh dalai lama, the 13th dalai lama, the 14th dalai lama, the sixth panchen lama, the ninth panchen lama and the tenth panchen lama all conducted religious activities in the monastery.

Butter sculpture flowers, frescoes and barbola are known as the "three art masterpieces of the Ta’er monastery". In addition, many Buddhist classics and academic monographs on history, literature, philosophy, medicine and legislation are also kept in the monastery. The "four dharma meetings", a Buddhist event held every year, are even more lively.

Ta’er monastery is one of the six major monasteries of yellow sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China. It is also a leading scenic spot and historical site in Qinghai province and a national key cultural relic protection unit. On April 13, 2018, it was shortlisted in "amazing 100 sceneries in northwest of China".

   Chaka salt lake is a natural crystallized salt lake over 3000 years, located in chaka town, wulan county, haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province. It is one of the four major salt lakes in the Qaidam basin."Chaka" is a Tibetan word meaning salt pool, which is also the salt of blue sea.

   The feature of climate  around chaka salt lake is warm , cool, arid with little rain. It belongs to the plateau continental climate ,with an annual average temperature of 4 degree and an annual average rainfall  of 210.4 mm. The salt lake looks like an oval in shape and covers an area of 105 square kilometers.It is 3,100 meters above sea level, 15.8 kilometers long and 9.2 kilometers wide.

   Chaka salt lake is as famous as Ta'er monastery and Qinghai lake. It is reputated as the mirror of sky by tourists, which is a particular site for photographing. It was rated as one of  "55 places of must going in the lifetime" by national travel geography magazine.