Qinghai Lake is a photographer and artist'sparadise of mirrored pastel sunrises, azure beauty in midday and the indigo blues of sunset.The Bird Island on the western tip hosts hundreds of thousand migrate birds, hovering overthe sky or diving into the water. Great Lamasery of Kumbum (Taer Lamasery), still one of theliving and the most important for believers, was built in 1560. With Tsongkhapa, who found theYellow sect of lamas and was born in here, all solemn religious celebrations observed here tohis honor. The excellent collection in Kumbum are an eyeful of classic Chinese-Tibetanarchitecture which has been preserved in best condition for centuries and its three typicalTibetan Supreme Arts developed by Kumbum's lama artists, that is evident in Yak ButterSculpture, Frescoes and Embossed Embroidery.
The Qaidam, once been prosperous as the ancient Silk Road stretching across much of itslength, is an idea place for expedition. You can explore the 'end of the World', mystic 'LostCity' of which had been described by Peter Fleming in his news from Tartary and discover thebeauty of dazzling salt lakes.
The Mengda Botanical Reserve in Qinghai present a unique combination of plants and naturalstone sculpture. A wide variety of trees, shrubs and flowers from native to sub-tropicalblazes a rich exuberance of color. With its famed pond-Heavenly Lake, waterfalls and visiblewildlife, it is an idea for rambling and camping.
Along the Yellow River down to the southeast of Qinghai, Tongren has been familiarized as theHome of Tibetan Culture and Art. "Regong Art", originated in this place, mainly reflect TibetanBuddhist culture. This unique Tibetan culture legacy include painting, frescoes, thangkas,sculpture and architecture. Handing down from generation to generation, almost every manhere inherits the occupation as an artisan. These are just a few of the diamond attractions ofQinghai Province, the Qutan monastery, Bichan Daoist Temple, Great Donguan Mosque, andother scenic spots and historical sites still await you to explore.
Notes:
1. Yangtze River 长江
2. Mekong River 湄公河（澜沧江）
3. the gobi desert 戈壁滩
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