The Many Blues of Mangya’s Emerald Lake
A 2021 account of Mangya’s Emerald Lake links its changing colors to salt beds, brine and a landscape shaped by both industry and tourism.
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Mapping the Ground at Oboliang
At Oboliang in Lenghu, a student field project tested high-precision positioning with three base stations and a drone, then set out a plan for route guidance and terrain protection.
The Ruins of Lenghu’s Oil Town
A 2022 field report follows the remains of the old No. 5 oil base near Lenghu, where pumps, a site marker, sand-filled rooms and former civic buildings preserve the outline of an oil town.
A Silver Seal Leaves the Reshui tombs
A 2023 exhibition at China Archaeology Museum placed a small inscribed seal from Dulan’s Reshui tombs before visitors as both an artifact and evidence.
How Archaeologists Read the Reshui Tombs
A complex tomb at Dulan’s Reshui cemetery became a historical argument built from architecture, timber dating, an inscribed seal and written records.
A 70-Degree Turn Above the Qinghai–Tibet Railway
A bridge on the Zongjia–Golmud East road project was designed to rotate across an active railway after being built beside the line.
From Qarhan Brine to Golmud’s Sodium Products
A 2023 account of Golmud Industrial Park traces a shift from basic salt processing toward a broader family of sodium products.
Where Two Railways Meet at Golmud
A 2020 junction project connected the Golmud–Korla Railway with the existing Qinghai–Tibet line through a new switch installation at Golmudhe.
The Salt Bridge: A Railway Across Qarhan
A 2026 account of railway maintenance calls the Qinghai–Tibet Railway’s passage across Qarhan Salt Lake a 33-kilometre “Salt Bridge.”
Chaka on the Map: Town Address, Lake, Visitor Precinct
The official scenic-area address places the destination in Chaka Town, while its public identity is organized around a much larger salt lake.
An Actual Desert Before the Mars Analogy
The Yadan landforms of Lenghu are a geological landscape; a nearby camp uses their appearance as a setting for simulated Mars education.
Building a Measuring Station on Saishiteng Mountain
Field researchers carried instruments through a high, roadless landscape to test whether the Lenghu site could support an observatory.