Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in China. It sits on a high altitude of 3260 m and covers an area of 4,500 sq km. It is one of the sacred lakes for Tibetan Buddhism.

We took this train near the entrance

Changed to this train to go to the lake

Lunch in Qinghai Lake

We went straight to the restaurant for lunch upon reaching Qinghai Lake. 

Pit stop

Breakfast at the hotel

Today we will visit the Qinghai Lake and take the Qinghai-Tibet Railway train to Lhasa at 2150. After breakfast we walked further from our hotel to buy more food for our train ride.

Holiday Dynasty Hotel

We went to the hotel after dinner and went to the nearby shops to buy bread and biscuits for our train ride tomorrow.

Kumbum Monastery : The Butter Sculpture Hall

This hall houses the best art of Kumbum Monastery. The making and displaying of butter sculptures has been a tradition since 1612. It all started because it is a practice in Buddhism to offer flowers as a tribute to Buddha on the altars. Since there are no fresh flowers in the winter, floower sculptures were used as a substitute. The butter sculptures now consist of Buddha, flowers , birds and pavilions.

Kumbum Monastery : Third Dalai Lama Stupa Hall

This temple was built in honour of the Third Dalai Lama. This is the site where he was born and once lived.

The Third Dalai Lama