Stamp Title: The Qinghai Lake
Scott No: 3218, 3219, 3220
Serial number:2002-16
Values in set: 3
(3-1), Lakeside, 80 fen, 50*38 mm
(3-2), The Isle of Birds, 80 fen, 50*38 mm
(3-3), A Distant View, 280 fen, 50*38 mm
Denomination: 4.40 yuan
Date of issue: 20th July 2002
Designer: Zhu Naizheng
Size of stamps: 50*38 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 16
Printing process: offset
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
The Qinghai Lake, in northeast Qinghai Province, is surrounded by the Datong, Sun and Moon, and South mountains. It formed during the middle of the Cenozoic Era, and was known as West Sea in the ancient times. Covering an area of 4,600 square kilometers, it is the largest saltwater lake in China, 3,200m high above sea level and 29m deep. The lake teems with Gymnocipris przewalskii. The vast grassland by the lake is good for grazing. Among the six isles in the lake, the Isle of Birds is a habitat of migratory birds. In warm springs, it becomes a “paradise” for over 100,000 birds, including barehead geese and great black-headed gulls. It is one of the nature reserves for birds in China.
- (3-1), Lakeside, 80 fen, 50*38 mm
- (3-2), The Isle of Birds, 80 fen, 50*38 mm
- (3-3), A Distant View, 280 fen, 50*38 mm
2002年特种邮票《青海湖》
国家邮政局2002年7月20日发行《青海湖》特种邮票1套3枚。
(3-1)T 湖畔 80分 1375万枚
(3-2)T 鸟岛 80分 1375万枚
(3-3)T 远眺 280分 1300万枚
志号:2002-16
版别:胶印
全套面值:440分
齿孔度数:12度
整版枚数:16(4×4)
邮票规格:50×38毫米
设计者:朱乃正
印刷厂:北京邮票厂
青海湖–古代称为“西海”,又称“鲜水”或“鲜海”。藏语叫做“错温波”,意思是“青色的湖”;蒙古语称它为“库库诺尔”,即“蓝色的海洋”。由于青海湖一带早先属于卑禾族的牧地,所以又叫“卑禾羌海”,汉代也有人称它为“仙海”。从北魏起才更名为“青海”。
青海湖面积达4456平方公里,环湖周长360多公里,比著名的太湖大一倍还要多。湖面东西长,南北窄,略呈椭圆形。乍看上去,象一片肥大的白杨树叶。青海湖水平均深约19米多,最大水深为28米,蓄水量达1050亿立方米,湖面海拔为3260米,比两个东岳泰山还要高。由于这里地势高,气候十分凉爽。即使是烈日炎炎的盛夏,日平均气温也只有15℃左中,是理想的避暑消夏的胜地。
青海湖地处青海高原的东北部,这里地域辽阔,草原广袤,河流众多,水草丰美,环境幽静。湖的四周被四座巍巍高山所环抱:北面是崇宏壮丽的大通山,东面是巍峨雄伟的日月山,南面是逶迤绵绵的青海南山,西面是峥嵘嵯峨的橡皮山。这四座大山海拔都在3600米至5000米之间。举目环顾,犹如四幅高高的天然屏障,将青海湖紧紧环抱其中。从山下到湖畔,则是广袤平坦、苍茫无际的千里草原,而烟波浩淼、碧波连天的青海湖,就象是一盏巨大的翡翠玉盘平嵌在高山、草原之间,构成了一幅山、湖、草原相映成趣的壮美风光和绮丽景色。




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