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Surely, the most amazing part of Qinghai are its majestic mountains. They throne over the cities, dominate every landscape, and determine life as going from one place to another often means having to cross a high mountain pass. Mountains reflect the colours and shades of nature at different times of the day, different weather and cloud formation render them an eternal kaleidoscope. The photos were taken during September 2002! (view map of Qinghai)

Taken from the airplane on the way to Xining, about 20 minutes before landing

Just before landing in Xining, view on Qinghai very particularly shaped mountain ranges

Contrasts of dark and light create a feeling of having reached a higher, more majestic place on this planet

Unbelievable how people eke out a living on those steep mountain slopes

A lonely river meandering through the valley

The mountains on the way to Guide, mysteriously covered in fog and mist

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