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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)
Emerald Lake, covering an area of more than 26 square kilometers, was formed by many years of mining, leaving a high concentration of salt called brine.
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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)
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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)
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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)
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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)
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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)