Gahai Lake

　　Introduction     Gahai is a saltwater lake located about 30 kilometers from Delingha City and is an important wetland in the Qaidam Basin. A seemingly unremarkable tiny creature—brine shrimp (also known as Artemia), also called "fattening shrimp"—has brought Gahai Lake into the public eye from time to time. Brine shrimp eggs are an important feed in the aquaculture industry, and their price once soared to 700,000 yuan per ton, earning them the nickname "soft gold."

　　 Delingha, Qinghai