# Juyan Lake (居延海)

Alxa, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/juyan-lake
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥60; sightseeing shuttle ¥15
- **Time needed:** 1–2 days
- **Getting there:** Take a vehicle from Dalaihubu to Ceke Port, which will bring you to the lake. Yurts near Juyan Lake sell grilled fish. A portion is well worth trying.
- **Good for:** Nature

## About Juyan Lake

Juyan Lake, once a vast body of water, has dried up several times and has now partly recovered. Whether you look at the restored water or the barren land still covered by salt-alkali deposits and yellow sand, it is impossible not to reflect deeply.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1920. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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