Bosten Lake

Xinjiang · China

Bosten Lake, China
Photo: liuxingy2015, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
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The largest inland freshwater lake in China, set in a basin north of the Taklamakan in central Xinjiang. Reed marshes, fishing boats, and sandy shores fringe its broad, shallow waters.

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