Qinghai Lake lies about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Xining in a hollow of the Tibetan Plateau at 3,205 meters (10,515 ft) above sea level.[12] It lies between Haibei and Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures in northeastern Qinghai Province in northwestern China. Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into Qinghai Lake, most of them seasonal. 📷 tibettravelers