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Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)

Emerald Lake, covering an area of more than 26 square kilometers, was formed by many years of mining, leaving a high concentration of salt called brine.

Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)

Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)

Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)

Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)

Cyclists compete along Emerald Lake with marvelous natural colors on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 23, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Haiyuan)