The Baiyin Chagan Lake in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has recently gone viral online for its dreamlike milky-white waters.
From a distance, the lake in the Xilin Gol League appears as a vast, uniform expanse of milky white, resembling a shimmering pool of milk under the sunlight. The gentle breeze creates ripples on the surface, and the surrounding grasslands stretch out like a massive green velvet carpet, extending all the way to the horizon. The milky lake and the lush prairie harmonize perfectly, creating a unique and breathtaking visual landscape.
According to experts, the Baiyin Chagan Lake is a natural alkaline lake. Due to long-term geological changes, large amounts of minerals such as calcium carbonate have accumulated on the lakebed. As the lake water flows, fine mineral particles remain suspended in the water, giving the lake a distinctive milky-white hue. Each year from late June to late August, the rainy season and increased animal activity make the milky appearance of the lake even more eye-catching.
Milky lake in north China goes viral online
The first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defense and public security was held in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and Minister of National Defense Dong Jun chaired the meeting, together with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang and Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang.
The two sides held in-depth exchanges on developments and changes in the international landscape, safeguarding political security, and advancing defense and law enforcement cooperation, and reached broad consensus.
Wang Yi emphasized that as friendly socialist neighbors, China and Vietnam should not only focus on the fundamental well-being of their peoples, coordinate development and security, and firmly follow their own development paths, but also embrace the common interests of all humanity, grasp the correct direction of historical progress, and jointly promote an equal and orderly multi-polar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization through the building of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future with strategic significance.
The Vietnamese side stated that, given the rapidly evolving and increasingly unpredictable regional and international landscape, it has become particularly urgent for the two parties and countries to strengthen solidarity and cooperation in addressing shared challenges.
Vietnam is willing to work hand in hand with China to prepare for high-level exchanges, promote cooperation in various fields, and strengthen multilateral coordination to jointly elevate the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level, according to the Vietnamese side.
Both sides agreed to hold the second ministerial meeting of the "3+3" strategic dialogue in China, and to deepen counterpart exchanges in diplomacy, defense and public security by fully leveraging the role of routine liaison between senior officials under the mechanism.
Ministerial meeting of China-Vietnam "3+3" strategic dialogue held in Vietnam
