Stunning palette of nature: Salt lakes in Shaanxi's Dingbian
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Aerial photo shows salt lakes in Dingbian county, Yulin City, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Compiled by Lyu Xingke, photo: Xinhua)
Located in National Forest City Yulin, Dingbian Salt Lake is one of the oldest salt lakes in China, composed of 14 natural salt lakes spanning 100 square kilometers. (Photo: Xinhua)
With temperatures rising, the water shows blue, pink or green under the sun, mainly due to algae reacting with minerals in the salt field. (Photo: Xinhua)
The huge palette of nature lies across the edge of Mu Us desert, a desert bordering Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia. (Photo: Xinhua)
As Shaanxi’s only lake salt production area, Dingbian Salt Lake has a salt production history dating back over 2,000 years. Aerial photo shows salt factory employees working at the salt lake. (Photo: Xinhua)
Aerial photo shows salt factory trucks to be loaded with salt at the salt lake. (Photo: Xinhua)
Over the years, the ecological and environmental governance of salt lakes has been promoted, contributing to species diversity, including microbes and birds. (Photo: Xinhua)