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Places in Northwest China
01 / NORTHWEST CHINANORTHWEST CHINAChaka Salt LakeChaka Salt Lake is called "China's mirror of the sky" — a Chinese answer to Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni. The lake sits at 3,100 m and covers about 105 km². On a clear, windless day the surface turns to glass, reflecting theExplore ↗
02 / NORTHWEST CHINANORTHWEST CHINAXiningXining is the capital of Qinghai and the eastern gateway to the Tibetan Plateau, at about 2,300 m. Almost every trip to Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake or Kekexili starts here. Xining itself has the Dongguan Great Mosque aExplore ↗
03 / NORTHWEST CHINANORTHWEST CHINAKanas"An earthly paradise", "God's own reserve". In autumn (late September–early October) it is the ceiling of China's fall scenery. Kanas Lake lies deep in the Altai Mountains; the water changes colour with the seasons and iExplore ↗