Caka Salt Lake in NW China's Qinghai attracts many tourists in summer
A tourist poses for photos at the Caka Salt Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Caka Salt Lake, covering an area of some 100 square kilometers and with an altitude of over 3,000 meters, attracted many tourists in summer. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
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