Worth a Detour
Qinghai Lake
China's largest lake, a vast salty mirror on the Tibetan Plateau, ringed by grasslands that bloom yellow with rapeseed in July.
- Best Time to Go
- Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Qinghai Lake is being written. It's on the Northwest China and Tibet list as Worth a Detour.
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Must-SeeTerracotta Army
Shaanxi
About 544 miles away
Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers guarding the first emperor's tomb.
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Must-SeeMount Emei
Sichuan
About 549 miles away
A sacred Buddhist mountain of temples and forest, climbed on foot or by cable car to the Golden Summit.
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