Qinghai Chaka Salt Lake Tour Guide

Qinghai Chaka Salt Lake is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a natural lake with excellent natural ecosystem protection, and there is no trace of large-scale human development around it. It is a super powerful tourist destination, and everyone can travel together. Here is a detailed travel guide.

Chaka Salt Lake, together with Ta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake and Tianchi Lake in Mengda, is one of the "Four Great Scenery" in Qinghai, which is called "Land of the Sky" by travelers and "55 Places to Visit in Life" by National Tourism Geography magazine.

On major travel websites, Chaka Salt Lake is among the best in Qinghai, and some short video websites such as Tik Tok and Chaka Salt Lake are more popular. The reason is that this kind of scenic spot is too scarce in China, and the temperature here is too comfortable every summer, so many people will go to Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake together.

But if you want to see the truly dreamy "sky", you really need a little luck, which we will mention later.

1. How was Chaka Salt Lake formed? During the formation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, part of the seawater stayed in low-lying areas, forming many salt lakes and ponds, and Chaka Salt Lake is one of them. At the bottom of Chaka Salt Lake is a halite deposit. Since the formation of salt lake, chemical deposition has been relatively continuous and stable, and the thickness of chemical deposition salt layer is relatively large, generally 4 ~ 8 meters, and the maximum thickness can reach 10 meter. Chemical deposition is mainly composed of halite. Chaka salt is very easy to mine. People only need to uncover the salt cover of more than ten centimeters to get natural crystalline salt from below.

2. Where is Chaka Salt Lake? Chaka Salt Lake is located in Chaka Town, Wulan County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is 298 kilometers east of Xining and 70 kilometers away from Qinghai Lake. The unique geographical location has made the tourism here popular in recent years. It is often crowded from June to August every year, and you can also consider peak-shifting tourism.

3. What are the highlights of Chaka Salt Lake? 1. Mirror of the sky

Chaka Salt Lake has an empty area, flat terrain and strong reflection ability, just like a mirror for the sky, which is called "the mirror of the sky" in China. The best shooting time of Mirror in the Sky is around 9 am and 5 pm. Fantastic scene, I hope you can see it.

2. The mirror of the night sky (shooting the Milky Way)

Chaka Salt Lake is located at 36 degrees north latitude in the east of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province. The plateau is pollution-free. In the lake area, you can clearly appreciate the vastness of the Milky Way and the dazzling strangeness of meteors. The reflection of the lake makes the starry sky blend with the lake, and the starry sky seems to fall on the lake. Therefore, the Chaka Salt Lake at night is called "the mirror of the night sky" in China.

3. Snow Mountain reflects the lake.

Chaka Salt Lake is sandwiched between Wanyan Tongbu Mountain, a branch of Qilian Mountain, and Wangga Xiushan Mountain, a branch of Kunlun Mountain. The two mountains are covered with snow all year round, and the snow-capped mountains are reflected on the lake, forming a magnificent and unique natural scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

4. Chaka Salt Carving

There are large outdoor salt sculptures in Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area. The whole material of the goddess of Chaka Salt Lake is all high-purity and high-grade white marble. The total height of the whole statue is 6.3 meters, of which the statue is 4.5 meters high and weighs 28 tons.

4. How to choose transportation in Chaka Salt Lake? 1. Choose a car. Xining Xinning Road Bus Station has a shuttle bus to Chaka Salt Lake every noon 12. The journey takes about 5 hours, and the fare is about 60 yuan.

Xinning Road Bus Station has 4-5 buses to Wulan County every day, passing through Chaka Town on the way. The journey takes about 6 hours, and the fare is about 70 yuan. It's about 5 kilometers from the town to the salt lake. There is no public transportation, so you can only walk or take a taxi, or you can consider hitchhiking.

2. the train. Y96 1/2 Xining-Chaka tourist train, the one-way fare is 62.5 yuan, and the journey takes about 4 hours. Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company will continue to operate Xining-Chaka tourist train from June to August according to the actual tourist season in Qinghai Province. The travel time of this tourist train is: leave Xining Station at 8: 25 and arrive at Chaka Station at 12: 23; /kloc-leave from chaka station at 0/7: 00 and return to Xining station at 2 1: 08+03.

3. carpool/drive. The most popular way is to drive or carpool, and you will pass Qinghai Lake along the way, so there are big movies along the way, which is super awesome! The number of people is 1-2. It is most suitable for signing up for a 2-day tour of Qinghai Lake+Chaka Salt Lake, with low cost and good play. Taking public transport is not recommended.

Charter 500 in the off-season-around 600 yuan, around 700 yuan in the peak season. If you carpool, you can split the cost.

5. How much is the ticket for Chaka Salt Lake? Tickets to 60 yuan, the scenic train goes one way to 50 yuan, and you can sit all the way inside. The farther you go, the more beautiful the scenery and the fewer people there are. Along the way, you can see salt sculptures and observation platforms filled with salt. If you take a battery car instead of a small train, you can only get to 1/3, and you have to go far inside.

6. when is the tea card the easiest to reflect the sky? There are many ways to shoot large movies with professional SLR cameras on the Internet. I think that's suitable for a very small number of photographers, most of whom use mobile phones to get tea cards, so today we will only talk about how to shoot large movies with tea cards as an ordinary tourist!

1. Chaka season

Chaka Salt Lake is located at high altitude. The temperature in summer is the most suitable for traveling, which is cooler and the depth of salt water is the most suitable. Therefore, it is recommended to come from June to September every year, and the effect in other months is not the best.

2. The best time of the day

If we must say that the time is good, we suggest around 9 am or 5 pm, one is that there are fewer people and the lake is relatively flat, and the other is that the light is relatively just right.

3. The most important weather

Come to the tea card, if it is cloudy or cloudy, even if you have superb photography skills, you still can't shoot any big movies.

So sunny day is the most important factor, and there is no wind. If you have both, it will be a big movie on foot, so you might as well know the weather on the day of your trip carefully before you come.

7. What can I wear to make a good film? I'll give you some advice on dressing, shooting angle and shooting skills.

1. After shooting a still portrait, be sure to wait for the water surface to calm down before shooting, and pay attention to the clean background, and don't shoot the person behind the subject; The subject of the dynamic portrait should move as much as possible. When the level of the lake calms down, the photographer suddenly jumps up and captures it, taking a quiet beauty.

2. It is better for girls to wear long skirts, which accords with the pure and ethereal feeling of tea cards. Solid color is better, and red is of course the most eye-catching and classic, but it has been flooded in Chaka Salt Lake, and you will see all kinds of red skirts as soon as you enter the scenic spot. If you don't want to be too vulgar, you can try some other colors.

3. Shuttle buses and small trains at the entrance section of the scenic spot are quite distinctive, which is a good place for concave modeling, and there is also a large area on the railway track; In addition, a scarf, an umbrella, a balloon, sunglasses and other small combinations can be icing on the cake, remember to bring them.

Eight. Several points for attention in playing tea cards 1. Pay attention to sun protection, ultraviolet rays are relatively strong, and it is easy to get sunburned or sunburned; For students who like to take pictures, it is very necessary to wear some bright skirts or scarves, which will make the photos look good. .

2. It is best to prepare wet tissues before playing in Chaka Salt Lake. After the skin is stained with salt particles or salt water, it should be washed with clear water or wiped off with a paper towel to avoid causing some harm to the skin.

3. The light here is very strong in sunny days, and there is reflection from the lake, so it is necessary to prepare for sun protection. It is recommended to prepare sunglasses to protect your eyes.

You can't eat in the scenic spot, and shopping is not convenient. It is best to bring your own drinking water and dry food.

5. Chaka Salt Lake area is about 3000 meters above sea level, so don't do strenuous exercise to avoid altitude sickness.

6. Because the salt layer is rough, it hurts a little to walk barefoot, and the mud in the lake is deep. It is not recommended to go too deep.

9. What are the recommended tourist routes to Chaka? 1. 2-day tour of Chaka Salt Lake and Qinghai Lake.

Day 1: Departing from Xining, Ta 'er Temple, Raj Mountain, Sun Moon Mountain, Daotang River, Erlangjian 15 1, Qinghai Lake;

The next day: Chaka Salt Lake, Huanhu West Road, Gangcha, Jinyintan Grassland, atomic city, and return to Xining.

2. Qinghai Lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Qilian Three-Day Small Ring Road.

Day 1: Starting from Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Sun Moon Mountain-Daotang River-Qinghai Lake;

The next day: Chaka Salt Lake-back to Huanhu West Road-Gangcha Grassland-Dadongshu Mountain-Binggou Linhai spent the night in Qilian;

Day 3: Zhuo'er Mountain-Qilian Grassland-Arou Temple-Jingyangling-Menyuan Huahai-Heiquan Reservoir-Return to Xining.

3. Qinghai Lake-Chaka Salt Lake-Qilian-Zhangye 4-day classic small loop line.

Day 1: Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Sun Moon Mountain-Daotang River-Qinghai Lake (lodge);

The next day: Chaka Salt Lake-return to Huanhu West Road-just check the grassland-Dadongshu Mountain-Binggou Dabanshan-spend the night in Qilian;

Day 3: Zhuo'er Mountain-Qilian Grassland-Arou Temple-Jingyangling-Hungry Fight-Colorful Danxia in Zhangye-Zhangye (Lodge);

Day 4: Zhangye Horseshoe Temple -227 the most beautiful national road-Biandukou-Qilian Prairie _ Menyuan-Dabanshan-Heiquan Reservoir-Xining.

4. Qinghai Lake-Chaka-Dunhuang-Zhangye-Qilian Seventh Ring Road.

D 1: Xining-Ta 'er Temple-Laji Mountain-Riyue Mountain-Daotang River-Erlangjian of Qinghai Lake-Heima River.

D2: Heimahe Sunrise-Chaka Salt Lake-Qaidam Basin-Emerald Lake-No Man's Land-Dachaidan Cabin.

D3: Dachaidan-Ya Dan Southern Ghost Town in Baxian, Qinghai-Dangjinshan-Aksai Oil Town-Yangguan-Dunhuang stayed in Dunhuang.

D4: Mogao Grottoes:-Crescent Spring in Mingsha Mountain-Shazhou Night Market in Dunhuang for free.

D5: Dunhuang-Guazhou-Jiayuguan Great Wall-Linze (the hometown of Elaeagnus angustifolia)-Colorful Danxia in Zhangye-Stay in Zhangye.

D6: Zhangye-Biandukou, Folk Music-The Most Beautiful National Road-Qilian Grassland-Arou Temple-Qilian Inn.

D7: Qilian Zhuo'er Mountain-Menyuan Huahai (June-August)-Dabanshan-Heiquan Reservoir-Xining.