Haixi

Salt Lakes and Diverse Haixi

In the Qaidam Basin, Mongol, Tibetan and migrant communities have formed layered ties through herding, transport, mineral work and towns.

• Recognise the setting in which culture actually occurs — Notice salt-working terms, rail and road links, dairy foods and water use in an arid setting, while distinguishing industrial, pastoral and protected land.
• Participate only where the setting clearly allows it — Ask official guides or shops about a salt product's use, origin and processing, and learn the seasonal or cooperative source of pastoral goods.
• Separate residents’ lives, ritual and performance — Do not treat dress as a prop or enter homes, work zones or religious places uninvited; follow residents and site managers.

City sources

Use the original publishers to verify city context, local culture and scope.

• Launch of the Travel Qinghai Programme — Qinghai Provincial People's Government, with material from the provincial culture and tourism department
• How Haixi Builds on Its Local Conditions — Qinghai Provincial People's Government

Understand the city

Salt Lakes and Diverse Haixi

Region: Qinghai

Places to visit

• Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area — Chaka Salt Lake lies on the eastern edge of the Qaidam Basin in Ulan County. Salt crust, seasonal shallows, mountains and sky cha…