Travel Notes | Chaka Salt Lake • Oh! Salt Lake turns out to be an aging lake

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I'm looking at the sky at the bottom of the lake

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The next day's itinerary was to Chaka Salt Lake. At seven o'clock, the tour guide came and knocked on the room. In the spirit of saying that you can go to bed late but never get up early, I covered my head with the quilt with an annoyed look on my face, and then my friend got out of the bed. I took it out, wrapped myself in several layers of clothes and headed straight for the Chaka Salt Lake. Although it is the off-season, there are many guests in Salt Lake. When I was queuing up to buy tickets, the waiter looked at my ID card and said, "Zhejiang residents are free." Hahaha, I felt an inexplicable sense of pride. I looked at the flying eyes of my friends on the side. Knife, I can only say that the reincarnation is a good one. It is said that Zhejiang provided one-on-one help when the Salt Lake was developed, so in order to repay the favor, Zhejiang people do not need tickets to come here.

There is still some distance from the gate to the Salt Lake. You need to take a car to get in. We thought we were here for a walk anyway, so we didn’t need a car. We went in on foot. We could also see the blue sky and white clouds on the way. The further we walked in, the whiter The stronger the feeling, the huge salt sculptures stand beside the road one after another, lifelike. It is said that most of these sculptures are made by internationally renowned sculpting artists. They use large green salt locally and are another new type of sculpture after sand sculptures, ice sculptures and clay sculptures. The art of carving creation. Customers are curious and study the salt sculptures. Some even touch the sculptures with their fingers to taste the taste, which is bitter and salty.

The lake water is very pure, like a mirror, and you can clearly see every reflection. Many tourists wear high-top rain boots and stand in the water to take pictures, as if they want to create the most beautiful look for the lake. I was no exception. I posed for photos one by one according to the cases in the Little Red Book. Finally, when I was tired, I simply sat on a wooden chair by the lake. In the distance was the Qilian Mountains, and in the distance was a small train, mountains, water, trains, and pedestrians. The white and blue colors form a beautiful picture. If I could stay here for a long time, I really wouldn’t want to leave. Such a pure atmosphere is unimaginable in the city.

When it was almost noon, the tour guide in the group began to urge us to leave, and then we reluctantly got up.

Not far from Chaka Salt Lake, there is an emerald lake, which is relatively niche. The entire lake is green. It is said that the colors are different because of the different contents of sodium, magnesium and potassium elements. Emerald Lake does not charge admission fees, and its area is relatively small. It is more like a puddle than a lake. When we passed by, there were a few scattered cars parked. It was very windy by the lake. Many tourists just stood next to the cars and looked at it. Of course, there were also girls in red skirts who were trembling and smiling while taking pictures. After staying for less than twenty minutes, we left and headed to Dachaidan Town to stay overnight.