Tuosu Lake

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There is a lake called Tuosu Lake in Qinghai, with water so clear that it is like crystal.

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The lake is about 40 km away from Delingha City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, northwest China. 

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Tuosu Lake is an inland saltwater lake. Surrounded by endless Gobi desert, it has a higher temperature and water evaporation is relatively quicker. 

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Therefore, it has a high salt content, which means fewer waterborne and floating animals and plants.

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Swans are swimming in the lake in Spring.

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Looking out at the lake through an aperture

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Frozen chunks of ice on the lake shores