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180 km from Xining and 3200 metres above sea level, Qinghai Lake is the largest
salt water lake in China; not only that it is also the largest of all lakes, both
salt water and fresh, in the whole country. In Qinghai Lake Bird Island is the
most charming and attractive place. Situated on the western shore of Qinghai Lake,
the island has largely due to the receding of waters off its shores, been turned
into a peninsula. Though it covers an area of slightly less than
1000 square meters it attracts many migrating birds in spring and summer. To these
hundreds of thousands of migrant birds, the island has become a very important
bird sanctuary. Thousands of birds of different species such as geese, gulls,
sandpipers and cormorants, nest on the island and the sound of its calls, twitters
is carried far and away. For these birds as well as bird watching enthusiasts,
the island represents nothing short of a piece of heaven. Another attraction on
the lake is Haixinshan where according to legend great horses were bred.
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