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Men Yuan Hui Zu Autonomous County
Glaciated summits of Mount Gangshika tower above the golden midsummer rapeseed blossom plains framing the winding Haomen River.
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MUZIChinese Matrix
Haibei spreads beneath the Qilian Mountains, with golden canola fields in Menyuan and the Jinyintan grassland of Haiyan, site of the Atomic City.
A useful starting point for Haibei is the documented fact “Haibei spreads beneath the Qilian Mountains, with golden canola fields in Menyuan and the Jinyintan grassland of Haiyan, site of the Atomic City.” The natural conditions and social experience of Haibei therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Haibei a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Haibei within the larger region.
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Glaciated summits of Mount Gangshika tower above the golden midsummer rapeseed blossom plains framing the winding Haomen River.
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Scarlet Danxia cliffs of Mount Zhuoer overlook boundless alpine pastures, where historic Arou Temple sits nestled beneath snow-capped peaks.
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Ancient rammed ramparts of the Han-dynasty Xihai commandery overlook Jinyintan Grassland, stretching southward to the quiet shores of Qinghai Lake.
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Crystal rivers flow into Qinghai Lake at Gangcha, where migrating naked carp and nesting bird sanctuaries gather on the northern shore.
Qinghai Lake is a vast inland salt lake whose Tibetan name means 'turquoise sea,' a refuge for migratory birds on the Plateau.
A high-altitude glacier belt straddling the south side of the Hexi Corridor — its endless frozen reservoir drip-irrigating the entire lifeline of the Silk Road.
A serene bay known as Fairy Cove, premier winter sanctuary for migrating whooper swans across the plateau.
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A surreal desert-lake landscape where soaring yellow sand dunes border crystal blue waters.
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