Dachaidan Emerald Lake Travel Guide

The Dachaidan Emerald Lake travel guide can be referenced from seven aspects: transportation methods, opening hours, play time, visiting history, appreciating natural scenery, entertainment and leisure, and photography spots.

1. Transportation: Starting from Zhongxian County, enjoying the scenery of mountains and rivers along the way, you can reach Emerald Lake in about 2 hours' drive. If tourists want to travel more easily, they can choose to charter a car or travel by car.

2. Opening hours: Open all day.

3. Travel time: It is estimated that it will take about 3 hours to visit Emerald Lake and its surrounding attractions.

4. Visit the history: Emerald Lake was once an industrial mining area and has a rich mining history. Here, visitors can gain an in-depth understanding of the history of mining and industrial development and feel the impact of human wisdom and efforts on the natural environment.

5. Appreciate the natural scenery: The Emerald Lake is green and green, clear and tranquil, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. Here, tourists can stroll along the lakeside plank road, enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains, and appreciate the magnificence of nature.

6. Entertainment and leisure: There are four scenic spots and one park in the Emerald Lake Scenic Area, including the Ecological Leisure and Entertainment Scenic Area, the Dam Landscape Interactive Area, the Emerald Lake Guesthouse Area and the Emerald Park Area, providing a rich and diverse Entertainment projects and leisure venues. Visitors can engage in various outdoor activities here, such as running, flying kites, painting, etc., as well as enjoy delicious food and accommodation.

7. Photography resort: The beautiful scenery of Emerald Lake attracts many photography enthusiasts. The water area here is vast, the water is clear, the blue sky and white clouds complement the lake and mountains, which is very suitable for taking pictures. If tourists like photography, don’t miss this place.

Introduction to Dachaidan Emerald Lake

Dachaidan Emerald Lake is located in Dachaidan Town, Dachaidan Administrative Region, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is a unique salt lake style in Dachaidan. It is a magnesium sulfate subtype salt lake with an area of ??15 square kilometers. Salt lakes are composed of halides (water) and minerals (crystals) produced after mining resources are developed.

Dachaidan Emerald Lake is a magnesium sulfate subtype salt lake. It was originally the mining area of ??the salt lake mining team of the chemical factory and is the third largest artificial lake in Haixi Prefecture. Due to the high salt content of the lake water, it does not freeze all year round. The lake is rich in different concentrations of potassium, magnesium, lithium and other elements, so it shows different colors. The Emerald Lake is clear and transparent. Through the water surface, you can clearly see the salt layer at the bottom of the lake. The inner layer of the Emerald Lake is turquoise blue, and the outer layer is milky blue. Through the water surface, you can clearly see the salt layer at the bottom of the lake.

In August 2023, the Dachaidan Emerald Lake Scenic Area was designated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dachaidan Emerald Lake