China's largest inland saltwater lake is expected to attract a large number of tourist as ice begins to melt on the lake surface.
The Qinghai Lake, situated in northwest China's Qinghai province, goes into a "frozen period" every mid-December and completely melts in mid-April.
"The west side of the lake and several rivers to the lake's north are beginning to melt," said Wu Yonglin, with the protection station of the southern bank of the Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve.
