Very long period of time, some word has circled in mine mind, motions a person to not go for a very long time. Today, when I first time step west the motherland this desolate land, this word is even more clear. That is - - keeps watch. Keeps watch is the appearance which between the lover that kind of ear temple rips rubs defends; Keeps watch is also between the affectionate couples looks at the husband fossil often facing one another. Defends, faces one another, is precisely the spirit which this kind keeps watch is supporting Chinese nation's soul. Therefore, one all keeps watch the story, is then deducting on the length and breadth Qinghai-Tibet Plain.

Riyue mountain：The Datang prosperous times time passage, some beautiful Datang peony is in full bloom quietly in the western region yi the place. Shy, delicate, actually underwent years standing a severe test; Has experienced the historical vicissitudes great change. , That beautiful Datang peony is still now in full bloom on the palatial plateau. Stands erect makes an idol in red livelihood summit white marble Princess Wen Cheng kept watch the millennium, on her face is the calm smiling face, is only in the eye still cannot cancel that one wipes the light nostalgia, unconscious, already was the millennium, east that looked at Chang An's pupil to be already bitter, could meet the Chang An lively livelihood valuable mirror already with tears to transform under foot's two mountains, accompanied princess only then river which of that tears dripped to the west, bitter and astringent collected lake of the tear with that Wang, the millennium, princess looked out Chang An, actually resolutely persevered under foot's this side well-loved place, had that beautiful DatangThe peony, the ignorant Tibetan national minority only then had the hope and the vitality. She is that millennium is in full bloom in the Chinese Tibetan popular sentiment beautiful Datang peony.

Riyue mountain and Pours drips the river ：Lake Qinghai's southeast area, has an arteries steep hump. Its high peak stands in great numbers, probably a row of sharp Lance, in-line blue sky - - this is the famous Riyue. Speaking of the Riyue, but also has section of beautiful fables! in our country Tang Dynasty's time, Tibetan King Songzanganbu sent the messenger to propose to Tang Wang, Tang Wang was a wise crowned head, he to do well the ethnic relations and communicate the economy which, the culture the Chinese hid, decided that married below station Tibet youngest daughter Princess Wen Cheng.
Princess leaves the Chang An national capital time, Tang Wang and queen the livelihood valuable mirror will have given her at the same time, said: “son! You this walk are the Mt. Guanshan ten thousand miles, returns to the long encoreter not to be easy again. This mirror is called the livelihood valuable mirror, it is a treasure. If you have missed homeland, illuminates the valuable mirror, will see from the mirror the Chang An city, will see you own parents.”
  Princess Wen Cheng said good-bye the parents to start off, she along with the guard of honor which went to bride's home to escort her to the wedding, travelled day and night west bound, walked walks, has arrived at Lake Qinghai. Princess arrives at the Qinghai bund, in her heart is very uncomfortable, because she saw the lake water is soon dry, the shore vegetation is sparse, the land splits, because in groups cattle and sheep cut off the water supply lack the grass, becomes very emaciated. Princess saw all these, the mood is very anxious. She orders the guard of honor to suspend the advance, oneself look for the water in all directions, but could not find, afterward has found a river, but was very far to Lake Qinghai, the current of water did not come ......Princess thinks it over, finally has put out the valuable mirror, she said: “valuable mirror, valuable mirror! I had the difficulty, you could help me busily?”
The mirror replied: “line! But did not know that what princess does have to tell?”
“I want to ask you to make a mountain! The river water which goes to this east blocks!”
The mirror said: “may! But has made the mountain, you again also did not look that Chang An, does not look at your parents!” Princess Wen Cheng hears here, hesitates slightly, but she thought that must benefits for here people, resolutely the mirror faces the ground vertical stroke. ! The flash, sees only the silver light sparkle, the thunderclap thunders, tall and straight, steep mountain, has set upright in the Lake Qinghai southeast. As soon as the mountain raises up, likely has built a wall, east that original dynasty the class river, falls immediately turns the head to flow rapidly to the northwest direction, the river water is incessant, “whish whish whish whish” flowed in Lake Qinghai. The lake water has suffused, the shore has been moist, the grass has been exuberant, the prairie changed is green. Henceforth the crops is much longer, the cattle and sheep feed the strength, Lake Qinghai changed. Because was the livelihood valuable mirror turned a mountain, therefore was called the Riyue; Because our country's rivers flow mostly to the east, but that river water actually to the west Beiliu, therefore calls to drip but actually the river.
Lake Qinghai ：The Lake Qinghai shape assumes the ellipse, the thing is slightly long, perimeter more than 300 kilometers, area 4583 square kilometers, level of the lake elevation 3195 meters, hydraulic mean depth 18 meters, maximum water depth 33 meters, lake water total quantity 74,200,000,000 cubic meters. Is our country biggest interior salt water lake. Around the lake the natural condition is good, the forage grass growth is luxuriant, is in the province the important animal husbandry economic zone. Lake Qinghai is the historical famous lake, as early as before the Han Dynasty, the Qiang people are engaged in here move about in search of pasture, are called “the Xianbei Qiang sea”. In the Chinese written language literature called that it “the fresh water”, “the immortal sea”, the folk calls “West Sea”. Changes the name from Northern Wei Dynasty as “Qinghai”. Mongolian said that “the kokonor”, Tibetan said “the wrong warm cloth”, Italy is “the blue color sea”. The Western Han Dynasty last years Wangmang supposes the West Sea county east the lake, the fortification guards; The Southern and Northern Dynasties later period to Tang at the beginning, here becomes the ancient tartar tribe kingdom activity the center, west the lake the bank iron divination adds on the prairie to construct the capital city Fu Qi city; The Tang Dynasty, Tang and Turfan have the innumerable times in this to fight, the casualty is countless, poet Du Fu has “Mr. not to see the Qinghai head, bones of the dead nobody received since time immemorial. The new ghost bothersome injustice old ghost cries, the day cloudy rain soaked sound takes a look” the verse described at that time war's pitiful condition; The Ming Dynasty, Mongolia Zhu Buwei competes for the prairie and the cattle and sheep murders mutually, the Mongolian national minority leaders I answer the child third rabbit to construct Yang Huasi in the lake week; The Qing Dynasty takes seriously to the Qinghai lake district, to construct observes Seoul (to also name Baicheng) and so on, every year calls the Mongolian and Tibetan nobility to hold offers a sacrifice to the sea to make treaties of alliance.
Not only Lake Qinghai exquisite is her beautiful fable, but also has her unique scenery. The level of the lake ocean waves ripple, the vast lake water is vast, connects the elusive blue sky, under the dawn illumination lake water is presenting the different color, fluctuates strangely, not measured profoundly, is sending out the inexhaustible delicate fragrance, fire imagination. Regardless of being the Yang Jian general idea, the prosperous cloth loud snapping sound fault, they are such similar, has highlighted Lake Qinghai's characteristic ingeniously, on boundless grassland's blue lake, not likely is from underground braves suddenly? Also has the lake central Haixin, not likely is a mountain peak, pressed in recklessly the turbulent sea eye? Ancients' imagination is the like this marvelousness, the beautiful fable also as if is fair.
  The beautiful Lake Qinghai Niao Island, is bird's paradise, the reason that is also a Qinghai-Tibet Plain big marvelous sight, Niao Island becomes the ideal homeland which the birds multiplication lives, is mainly because it has the unique geographical qualification and the natural environment, here topography is smooth, the climate is temperate, three circles the water, the environment is lonesome and quiet, the water plant is luxuriant, the fish is many, these have unique insight the birds, according to their habit and the hobby, choose the different terrain landform and the ecological environment in here, constructs own homeland.