Tuotuo River Source
Braided wetland headwaters of the Yangtze River fed by glacial melt beneath snow peaks.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Ge Er Mu City
The towering Kunlun Pass guards the northern gateway to Tibet, flanked by the shimmering crystal expanse of the Chaerhan Salt Lake.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
The towering Kunlun Pass guards the northern gateway to Tibet, flanked by the shimmering crystal expanse of the Chaerhan Salt Lake.
Ge Er Mu City
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Atlas Attractions
Qarhan Salt Lake Ten-Thousand-Zhang Bridge
China's largest inland salt lake (5856 sq km), crossed by a highway and railway built directly on hard salt crust.
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Kunlun Pass Permafrost & Glacial Relics
High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Kunlun Pass crosses alpine permafrost and ranks among the best-preserved landmarks of geological evolution and glacial remains.
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Tuotuo River Sanjiangyuan Alpine Wetland
Traditionally regarded as the main source of the Yangtze, the Tuotuo River braids across frozen alpine marshes in a plateau wellspring of life.
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