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Snow-covered Qaidam Basin under the blue sky showcases a wild plateau view in winter in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)
Located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the Qaidam Basin, covers an area of about 325,800 square kilometers in Qinghai.
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Snow-covered Qaidam Basin under the blue sky showcases a wild plateau view in winter in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/11/15/562a5eaa2c3e498b8258fbc4543990ab.jpg)
Wild animals wander on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)
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Wild animals wander on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/11/15/8f93ff6d51414b2498ae695d9d7f28bc.jpg)
Snow-covered Qaidam Basin under the blue sky showcases a wild plateau view in winter in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/11/15/de02e016c856416da1b7970287e5e7e4.jpg)
Wild animals wander on Qaidam Basin in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Photo/China News Service)