Golden and Silver Beach Grassland

　　   Guide      The Golden and Silver Beach Grassland is located in Haiyan County, Qinghai Province. Its western part borders Qinghai Lake via Tongbao Mountain, while the northeast is surrounded by high mountains. To the south, it connects with Sanjiaocheng in Haiyan County (Sanjiaocheng is the site of the ancient Xihai Commandery, built during the reign of Wang Mang in the Western Han Dynasty). Spanning approximately 1,100 square kilometers, this vast grassland is crisscrossed by the Mapizi River and the Halijin River — this is the renowned Golden and Silver Beach Grassland of Qinghai.    Introduction       Tibetan people have lived on this land for generations, and over 300,000 heads of cattle and sheep graze here, making it a typical pastoral area. The golden season of the Golden and Silver Beach Grassland is from July to September, when flowers bloom and birds fill the air, especially the melodious and enchanting songs of larks.
　　     This place is so beautiful, so stunning that it can make you tremble; it is so high that the blue sky and white clouds seem within reach; it is a vast grassland covered in lush green. Flocks of sheep drift like floating clouds, and brown-and-black yaks roam sporadically among the grass and wildflowers. From time to time, Tibetans in traditional attire ride horses leisurely across the grassland. In the distance, rolling mountains rise, and occasionally an eagle soars by. Mongolian yurts, shaped like lotus flowers, are scattered in the depths of the white clouds.     

　　    Qinghai Lake