Qinghai Lake is the natural treasure of Qinghai province.  People say that Qinghai province looks like a rabbit with Qinghai Lake being the eye.  It is truly a natural wonder! It is six times the size of Signapore and surrounded by snow-covered mountains, smaller mountains, AND sand dunes.  I’ve never seen water this blue before!

I don’t really have anything to say because the view made me speechless.  We took a 20 mile bike ride around the lake and I couldn’t believe the sight I was seeing.  The pictures just can’t do it justice!

Getting ready for the long bike ride ahead!

We stopped half way through the ride to eat lunch. Unbeknownst to me, we were going to eat in an abandoned Temple.  We walked down this long forgotten path to find…

this! Isn’t it a beauty! We spread out our picnic lunch and feasted!

I was wondering around the land and stumbled upon some autumn trees.  I had a little fun playing with the angles and light 🙂

After lunch it was back to biking!  We had to make it to our final destination which was the lake side.

Made it!

I don’t know if there are many places in the world where you can see large and small mountains, sand dunes, and a beautiful lake.  I feel very lucky to get the chance to see it in person! Maybe one day you can too!