When can you see the extremely beautiful light pillar in the night sky of Chaka, Qinghai?

When can we see how to get to Chaka Salt Lake?

My friends, you should have seen the light pillars under the night sky in Chaka, Qinghai on Weibo today. You all think so when you look at the photos. It is very beautiful. In fact, this scene does not happen every year. The editor will introduce this situation to you below, so you can take a look. When can we see it?

At 3 a.m. on December 13, a very beautiful pillar of light appeared in Chaka Town, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province. In fact, this light pillar is a very rare natural phenomenon that only occurs on very cold nights. When the weather is very cold, when ice falls from high floors, it returns to a flat plate, shaped like some ice crystals. The light reflected by ice crystals is almost vertical, so there is a light column effect.

In fact, in some very cold places in our country, when there is extreme cold and high humidity, a state of ice and fog will form, which makes it easy for similar light column landscapes to appear. For example, in the central and eastern part of Inner Mongolia, which is one of the coldest places in my country, the light pillar phenomenon has been reported more than once. On December 26, 2016, a light pillar phenomenon appeared in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia. The brilliant light pillar phenomenon appears from 19:30 in the evening and lasts until 21:30. The outdoor temperature at that time was minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the lighting from the building was reflected into colorful light pillars.

In addition to China, there are also special reports of light beam restrictions in Canada, Russia, the United States, Northern Europe and other places. This is a phenomenon caused by ice crystals and light sources in the atmosphere. Sometimes, the light source can be the sun, forming a spectacular The "Sun Pillar" landscape.

This time the light beam scene was caused by the cold air mass traveling south from Siberia. The local temperature in Chaka, Qinghai Province has dropped below minus 10 degrees. At night, the water vapor in the air is condensed into ice crystals, and the artificial light sources on the ground are A spectacular spectacle of light pillars is formed in the atmosphere.

Therefore, it can only be seen when it is very cold and the air humidity is relatively high. It is invisible at ordinary times. Although there are such attractions, they don't happen often. How to get to Chaka Salt Lake

1. Bus

There are shuttle buses to Chaka Town at Xining Passenger Terminal. There are six buses a day, at 8:00, 9:45, and 11 :00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:30. The fare is 65.5 yuan and it takes about four and a half hours to get there.

2. Charter a car

The price of a car starts from 500 yuan per day in the off-season, and in the peak season. Prices start at 600 yuan a day, and the peak season is generally from June to September. The prices of SUVs and commercial vehicles are higher than those of cars.

3. Train

Trains will be available during the peak tourist season. The train number is Y961, which departs from Xining at 8:25 and takes about four hours to reach Chaka. There is another bus called Y962, which departs from Chaka at 17:00 and arrives in Xining in about four hours. The price is the same. Hard seat 62.5 yuan/person, hard sleeper: upper berth 110.5 yuan/person, middle berth 114.5 yuan/person, lower berth 117.5 yuan/person

Chaka is actually the off-season for tourism in winter, and many people do not travel at this time. I will go to Chaka, but there are indeed some attractions here that are worth visiting, but in comparison, I still recommend you to visit in the summer, because there will be more things to do.