Qinghai (青海省) · 4 places · 4 cities
4 places in Qinghai, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 1 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Wetland and lake (2), Geopark (2). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
1 place
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海北藏族自治州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Qinghai Lake (青海湖)Recorded as China’s largest lake and its largest salt lake, 4,625 square kilometres at 3,196 m. Rape flowers along the shore in July and August; swans and bar-headed geese stop in April and May. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
1 place
Haidong (海东市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Mengda Heavenly Lake (孟达天池)A landslide-dammed lake at 2,504 m in a reserve with ninety per cent tree cover and some five hundred plant species, unusually green for the plateau. Salar country. | Wetland and lake | 8:00 to 18:00 |
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Haixi (海西)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Chaka Salt Lake (茶卡盐湖)A salt lake with a crust smooth enough to mirror the sky, which is what people come for. It also sits under one of the darker skies in China for the Milky Way at night. | Geopark | 8:00 to 19:30 |
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Huangnan (黄南)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Kanbula (坎布拉)UNESCO GEOPARKRed danxia rock against the green water of the Yellow River, made a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2025. It is also where Tibetan Buddhism was re-established after the ninth-century suppression. | Geopark | 8:00 to 18:00 |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.