Top 6 salt lakes in China

By Wang Yanfang
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Salt lakes, as their name suggests, is a body of water having significantly higher salt and other minerals content. Some of them even have a higher concentration of salt than sea water. When water evaporates from the lake, the salt is left behind, making salt lakes a great place for salt production. If the amount of water that evaporates from the lake is more than the water flowing into it, salt deposits will gradually form and create unique sceneries. Here are the top 6 salt lakes in China that offer tourists breathtaking beauty.

  Qarhan Salt Lake


Qarhan Salt Lake [Photo / China.org.cn]

Chaerhan Salt Lake in southern Tsaidam Basin in Qinghai Province is one of the largest natural salt lakes in the world, covering more than 5,800 square kilometers. It holds more than 50 billion tons of sodium chloride, or table salt, which can supply 6 billion people for 1,000 years. The briny water of the lake crystallizes into salt under the searing heat, forming a hardened salt bed around the lake.

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