Caka ("the sea of salt" in Mongolian) Salt Lake covers an area of 105 square kilometers in Qinghai Province, and is a typical chloride salt lake. The salt from Caka is sold in 20 provinces and cities like Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as in Japan, Nepal, and the Middle East. There tourists can watch the mining of salt, and admire various salt crystals in the shape of pearls, corals, snowflakes, and mushrooms. [Photo:Global Times]