Xianhai Cuo Wenbu - Kokonor - Qinghai Lake Qinghai Tianjing Tour

🇨🇳Qinghai Lake China's largest inland saltwater lake 👉Lake surface elevation 3,196 meters Tibetan mtsho-sngon Cuo Wenbu 👉 Blue lake Mongolian Köke Naγur Kokonor 👉 Blue-green lake/blue-green sea 👉Qinghai Lake's poetic names Anciently called "West Sea" Also known as "Fairy Sea," "Freshwater Sea," "Beihe Qiang Sea" Named Qinghai after the Northern Wei dynasty Qinghai Lake's current name dates to modern times 👉Qinghai Lake legends Princess Wencheng 👉 Sun and Moon Treasure Mirror 👉 The treasure mirror fell and became Qinghai Lake. The princess crossed Riyue Mountain and continued west; her tears formed a river 👉 Daotang River Queen Mother of the West 👉 Main deity of Qinghai Lake 👉 The 💕Three Blue Birds💕 who watch over King Mu’s whereabouts live on Bird Island among thousands of migratory birds Water monster 👉 Recorded in the early Qianlong period’s "Xining Prefecture New Records": Mongolian herders saw a creature in the lake 👉 body of a cow, head of a leopard Sea worship 👉 Mongolians believe in Shamanism They believe all things have spirits and that Heaven is the supreme god They worship Heaven, mountains, and the sea 👉Qinghai Lake in the Book of Songs Horses from the Qinghai Lake area were famous during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods They were called "Qin horses" The Book of Songs describes the strength and speed of the "Qin horses" "Qin Feng · Si Tie" depicts fine horses in hunting scenes "Qin Feng · Xiao Rong" shows the excellence and majesty of war horses 👉Qinghai Lake Basin The lake is surrounded by four high mountains To the east is Riyue Mountain, to the south is Qinghai South Mountain To the west is Xiangpi Mountain, to the north is Datong Mountain (Qilian Mountain Range) Qinghai Lake spans 👉 Haibei and Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures, including Haiyan, Gangcha, and Gonghe counties Tips: Qinghai Lake scenic area is more than just Qinghai Lake 👉 Qinghai Lake (Heimahe sunrise, cliffs) 👉 Sand dune groups 👉 Haixin Mountain 👉 Erlangjian Scenic Area (many recreational activities) 👉 Jinyin Beach Grassland 👉 Riyue Mountain - Daotang River 👉 The first town on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province Daotang River Town Located on the east shore of Qinghai Lake, about 3,300 meters elevation 👉 Others For nature lovers Self-driving around Qinghai Lake 👉 Circle the lake Cows, sheep, horses, rapeseed flowers, wolfbane flowers, wildflowers Some water birds, migratory birds during migration season Herders, prayer flags, white towers Free and easy wind Free and easy clouds Qinghai meets the sky, dialogues with the universe Thinking of the people who worship the sea Devotion naturally arises 2025.8.16