This small city in Qinghai hides the wildest scenery in China!

Some people say that Tibet is a pure land for the soul and a paradise of beautiful scenery, but most people don’t know that there is such a magical place in Qinghai. Here you can find sacred mountains, holy lakes, grasslands, beliefs, etc. that are comparable to those in Tibet. All your fantasies about Tibet can be satisfied here. Apart from the Tibetan areas, this is the place where you can best experience Tibetan culture. This is Golmud, the second largest city in Qinghai and known as the Pearl of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Golmud, in Mongolian, means "a place with dense rivers". It is located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, connecting Lhasa in the south, Dunhuang in the north, Xining in the east, and Xinjiang in the west. It is a strategic fortress leading to Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu, and an important transportation hub in western my country. The Qinghai-Tibet, Qinghai-Xinjiang, and Dunhuang-Golmud highways meet here. To the east of Golmud is Xining, to the north is Dunhuang, and to the south is Lhasa. Its geographical location is very important, and it is a transit station to Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. Golmud is rich in tourism resources, with unique natural landscapes such as the source of the Yangtze River, the thousand-meter salt bridge, snow-capped mountains and glaciers, Kunlun snow scenery, sunrise over the vast sea, and desert forests. Today, let’s take a look at the most beautiful attractions in Golmud. 『Chaluhan Salt Lake』 Chaluhan Salt Lake is located in Golmud City, Qinghai Province. It is the largest salt lake in China and one of the most famous inland salt lakes in the world. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes through it. It is difficult for any green plants to grow in the Qarhan Salt Lake, but it has given birth to magical salt flowers that are as crystal clear as jade and have various shapes. Salt flowers are the name of the beautiful crystals formed when salt crystallizes in the salt lake. During the crystallization process of brine, due to different concentrations, different durations of time, and different components, salt flowers of various shapes are formed, which are like the work of nature. 『Kunlun Mountain Pass』 The Kunlun Mountain Pass is located in the southwest of Qinghai, in the middle section of Kunlun Mountain, 160 kilometers south of Golmud City. It is a must-pass place for Qinghai and Gansu provinces to Tibet, and is also a major pass on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. It is named after the valley pass and is also called the "Kunlun Mountain Pass". Kunlun Mountain is the symbol of the Chinese nation and the cradle of Chinese myths and legends. The ancients revered it as the "ancestor of all mountains" and the "ancestor of dragon veins", and thus it has the beautiful name of "the mother of national mountains". In Tibetan, it is called "Amani Muzhan Musong", which means ancestral mountain. The vast Kunlun Mountains are majestic and magnificent. In winter all year round, the mountains are covered in silver, and the sky is high in the sky. Climbing to the top of the mountain, the thousands of peaks and valleys of the majestic Kunlun Mountains are like herds of galloping horses in silver-gray armor, rolling forward with the wind and clouds. 『Yuzhu Peak』 Yuzhu Peak, also known as Kekesaijimen Peak, is 6,178 meters above sea level. It is located 10 kilometers east of Kunlun Pass, 160 kilometers south of Golmud, Qinghai. It is the highest peak in the eastern section of Kunlun Mountains. It is gentle in the south and steep in the north. The end of the glacier on the south slope is about 5,100 meters above sea level; the glacier on the north slope extends to 4,400 meters. The top of the mountain is covered with ice and snow all year round, with no exposed rocks. The snow and ice slope is relatively gentle. The glaciers below the grain snow basin are retreating continental glaciers due to the high annual temperature, rapid melting, little precipitation, and greater melting than accumulation. 『Hoh Xil』 Hoh Xil means "beautiful girl" in Mongolian. It is located in the northwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, sandwiched between the Tanggula Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains. It is one of the main source areas of the Yangtze River. The Hoh Xil Nature Reserve is one of the areas in the world with the most perfectly preserved original ecological environment. It is also one of the largest, highest-altitude and most abundant wildlife resources nature reserves in China. The climate in Hoh Xil is harsh and the natural conditions are adverse, making it impossible for humans to live there for a long time. It is known as the "forbidden zone of life." However, precisely because of this, the plateau has created unique living conditions for wild animals, making it a "wildlife paradise" and the Tibetan antelope is called the pride of Hoh Xil. 『Tanggula Pass』 Tanggula Pass is the boundary between Qinghai and Tibet provinces, with an altitude of about 5,231 meters, and is the highest point on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. "Tanggula" means "mountain on the plateau" in Tibetan. Due to the wind and snow all year round, it is known as the "wind and snow warehouse". Tanggula is the dividing line between Qinghai and Tibet, with an altitude of 5,231 meters. There are monuments and signposts at the mountain pass. It is the only way to enter Tibet along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and is the source of the Yangtze River. This is the highest highway in the world. 『Summary』 Golmud, the pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, has attracted countless travelers to explore with its unique natural scenery and profound cultural heritage. Whether it is the magnificent natural scenery or the rich cultural history, Golmud can bring you an unprecedented travel experience. If you want to take a trip on a whim, Golmud is definitely a destination not to be missed.