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Chapter 227 Cuona Lake

Cuona Lake is located in AD County, NQ City, XZ Autonomous Region.

Cuona Lake is the source lake of the Nujiang River, with an altitude of 4800 meters and an area of ​​about 300 square kilometers. It is the highest freshwater lake in the world.

The rivers and streams in the south of the Tanggula Mountains flow into the Cuona Lake and flow into the Nujiang River.Cuona Lake is a pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Like Namtso, it is a lake that believers often come to worship.Legend has it that it was once the bathing place of the Queen Mother of the West.

In the eyes of the local Tibetan people, Cuona Lake is a "sacred lake".

Cuona Lake in summer is one of the most famous scenic spots along the Amdo and Qinghai-Tibet Railways, where the green water is clear and the fish are jumping.

Cuona Lake in winter is covered with snow, and the surface of the lake is like a mirror, sparkling in the warm sun
Two cars are driving on their way to Cuona Lake
"Boss, how many hours will it take? We won't be spending the night by the lake today, will we?"

"The weather is fine today, and camping by the lake seems to be a good idea!" Xiang Tian said while looking at Luo Chen, the co-pilot, while driving.

"We can stay overnight, but what about these two puppies?" Luo Chen looked helplessly at the two puppies in his arms and said.

"Sleep with you when the time comes, don't you say you are in the best health? Young people are full of anger."

"Sleep with me? I'm afraid I'll turn over and crush them to death when I'm asleep. Boss, why don't you sleep with me?"

"Me? I don't think so. Give it to Yang Wei, he's a veterinarian!" Xiang Tian muttered.

After more than three hours of driving, Xiang Tian and Yang Wei finally arrived at Cuona Lake.

The wide lake has not yet frozen, and a group of snow-white egrets are looking for food in the shallow water of Cuona Lake.
On the shore of Cuona Lake, there are a group of black wild yaks wandering.

The drone slowly flew towards the herd of wild yaks, suspended in mid-air, and photographed the herd of hundreds of wild yaks.

"I'm going, this dark place is full of yaks??"

"Is this a wild yak?"

"I heard that wild yaks are very aggressive and often use their horns to attack people. Is it true or not?"

"Anchor, is it illegal to catch a wild yak and eat it?"

"Hey, look, there are wild donkeys there!!!"

"Fuck, there are dozens of wild donkeys!!!"

"There seem to be a lot more animals here than in the depths of no man's land before."

The audience in the live broadcast room discussed one after another.

Xiang Tian looked at the bullet screen that refreshed the screen, and slightly opened his mouth to explain.

"I'm sorry to tell you that these wild yaks are national first-class protected animals!"

"We were very lucky this time, and we were able to see so many wild yak herds at once."

"Wild yaks are the wild counterparts of domestic yaks. They have strong limbs and long hair. The hair on the chest and abdomen almost hangs to the ground, which can protect against wind and rain. There are fleshy teeth on the tongue, and they are ferocious and good at fighting."

"They are typical high-cold animals, extremely cold-resistant, a unique breed of cattle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and a national first-class protected animal.

It inhabits alpine meadows at an altitude of 3000 to 6000 meters, in various environments such as inaccessible alpine peaks, intermountain basins, alpine grasslands, and alpine desert grasslands. "

"Wild yaks live on the hillside all year round. They like to eat soft bonza grass. They gnaw with their teeth in summer and lick with their tongues in winter. The wild yak's prickly tongue is very powerful, and it is also one of its weapons."

It mainly comes out to forage at night and in the morning. The food is mainly alpine and cold desert plants such as stipa, sedge, sedge, and wormwood. "

"Wild yaks usually roam the grasslands in numbers of 20 to 30, looking for food, and sometimes form large groups of 200 to 300 to protect the calves."

I heard Tashi say that someone saw thirteen bison cows all facing the outside in a circle, protecting a herd of calves inside the circle against four wolves outside the circle. "

"We can stay away from such tank-like things as much as possible, because the impact force of a yak can overturn our off-road vehicle, so don't try to tease them."

After shooting the wild yaks, the drone slowly flew towards the wild donkeys farther away.
Compared with the wild yak herd, the number of wild donkeys is much smaller. There are about 20 of them. Through the lens of the drone, it can be found that there are many small wild asses among them.

"Haha, this little wild donkey is so cute!!"

"It looks so silly. Its fur is different from that of our domestic donkey."

"Anchor, what level of protected animals are the wild donkeys in this snow area?"

"Keep asking for popular science!!!!"

Yang Wei stood behind Xiang Tian, ​​looked at the barrage on the phone, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"This kind of simple question, I will give you science!!"

"The XZ wild donkey is the largest of all wild donkeys. The average shoulder height of an adult wild donkey is 140 cm. It is similar in shape to the Mongolian wild donkey."

"Their head is short, the ears are long, and they can move freely. The tip of the snout is round and blunt, and the color is black. The body coat is mainly reddish brown, and the hair on the tip of the ear, the back ridge, the mane, and the end of the tail are dark in color. The top of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, limbs, etc. are covered with white hair, and the color boundary with the sides of the torso is clear."

"The XZ wild donkey, which looks like a mule, is much larger in body and hooves than a domestic donkey, and looks particularly vigorous and majestic, so local people often call them "wild horses."

"They generally live at an altitude of 3600 to 5400 meters and live in groups."

"It is extremely tolerant to cold, sun and wind and snow. Most of them form small groups of 5 or 6 heads. The large group has more than 10 heads, and the largest group can reach hundreds of heads. The small group consists of a male donkey. Leading, wandering life. Good at running, high vigilance. Like to eat thatch, sedge and artemisia, a large herbivore."

"Of course they are also national first-class protected animals!" Yang Wei introduced eloquently.

"Good guy, this wild donkey and wild yak are both prison beasts!!!"

"I heard that the anchor still wants to camp by this lake, I'm afraid it will be ruined!"

"What are you afraid of? Don't Luo Chen still have two snow mastiffs in his arms? Someone close the door and release the snow mastiffs!"

The audience in the live broadcast room laughed.

"We are about one kilometer away from this group of wild yaks, and the wild donkeys are even further away. They probably won't come to us. Let's take a walk around first.

Approaching this Cuona Lake, the water of Cuona Lake is crystal clear, and small fish swim by from time to time.
Today's weather is particularly good, the water surface is like a mirror, reflecting the clouds in the sky.

This beautiful scenery was captured by a drone and transmitted to the live broadcast room, which immediately caused a burst of exclamation from the audience.

"This wrong lake is indeed a divine lake! It's so beautiful!!!"

"Indeed, you can see that the water is crystal clear and surrounded by mountains."

"Cuo Na Lake is even bigger than Nam Co!!"

"There are still a lot of fish in this water, can the anchor go fishing?"

"Looking at the size of the fish, if you cast a net, you will get rich!!"

The audience in the live broadcast room said.

"Haha! My friends, we cannot catch the fish here."

"Let's eat some simple cooked food today. When we return to the Lingnan Reserve, I will take everyone fishing." Xiang Tian said with a smile.

Cuona Lake and Tianchi Lake have similar approaches but equally effective results, but each has its own beauty.

Even Xiang Tian likes Cuona Lake more.

"Let's make do with one night here today, and we're returning to LS tomorrow!" Xiang Tian said looking at the blue sky in the distance.

"I think it's okay. This place can really purify the impetuousness in people's hearts." Yang Wei didn't argue this time.

"Let's take a rest here, let's go on the road."

In the evening, Xiang Tian and his party ate some simple food in the car.

Yang Wei followed Tashi to the lake to purify his soul, and Luo Chen was a dog mother, feeding two little puppies that were waiting to be fed.

Xiang Tian was the only one left, controlling the drone and watching the scenery for the audience in the live broadcast room.

(End of this chapter)