8 Accidents, Internet-Famous Spot Nearly Becomes "Blood-Red Land"! Heavy Penalties: Illegal Parking Fines 200 Yuan and 3 Points!

In Qinghai Province, on the G315 National Highway in Golmud City, there is a section known as the "U-shaped Highway". Due to the height difference between the front and back, it creates an optical illusion of the road going straight upward, giving photos a fantastical feel. This highway, which once only served as an ordinary transport road, has now become an internet-famous check-in spot for netizens from all over. Not long ago, this "U-shaped Highway" was called out by CCTV, but not because of the scenery—rather because of frequent accidents... A typical scenario is that one or several cars of people arrive here, with one person standing guard on one side and another on the other side. When they see no oncoming vehicles, they shout, "Quick! Go!" and a crowd rushes out, striking various poses, even bringing props. With the significant increase in tourists, this kind of uncivilized traffic behavior has repeatedly occurred. Since 2018, there have been 8 traffic accidents caused by photography along the G315 Highway. The hidden traffic safety risks behind this internet-famous spot are becoming increasingly prominent. In order to eliminate traffic safety hazards and prevent and reduce traffic accidents, 18 conspicuous safety warning signs and reminder signs have been set up on this section. Traffic police have strengthened patrol control on the "Internet-famous U-shaped Highway" on the G315, and plan to install electronic police cameras on this section. Once a vehicle is illegally parked, it will face a fine of 200 yuan and 3 points deduction. Here, Xi Xi really wants to advise everyone: taking beautiful photos while traveling is important, but safety comes first. Besides, there are so many beautiful sceneries in Qinghai—why fixate on this one? There are many salt lakes of various sizes, each presenting different colors under sunlight. Opposite the salt lakes are snow-capped mountains, with white snow covering the peaks. The turquoise lake surface is as calm as a mirror fallen from heaven, reflecting the magnificent snow mountains. Amid the brilliant colors, the salt flats on the shore reveal a jade-like charming luster. The emerald lake connects the white clouds and salt; in a dreamlike scene, can you even tell them apart? West Taijinar Lake and East Taijinar Lake are on the same salt flat, originally one body but later separated into two independent lakes due to lake shrinkage, creating the wonder of one lake with two colors. The G315 Highway cuts through this beautiful lake, with one side emerald green and the other clear green. Under the sun, the two-color lake changes hues, possessing a magic difficult to replicate elsewhere. Many visitors who have been here say, "Even the Southeast Asian islands can't achieve this shade of green and this purity," "After visiting Taijinar Lake, I feel that Chaka Salt Lake doesn't deserve its name"... Qinghai Lake was formed by the fault subsidence between Datong Mountain and Riyue Mountain of the Qilian Mountains and the Qinghai Nanshan Mountains. The lake is vast, boundless, blue, and ethereal, surrounded by mountains. Close to the lakeshore is a vast grassland, occasionally dotted with colorful flags fluttering. Starting in July each year, golden rapeseed flowers bloom, creating a beauty more dazzling than oil paintings. This is the only water-based Danxia landform in the world! A stretch of green water lies hidden in the desert filled with yellow sand everywhere. Wind-eroded mud castles have become isolated islands. If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's really hard to imagine such a wonder.