Yuncheng salt lake in north China's Shanxi Province is an ancient inland salt lake with 4,000 years of salt production history. Formed about 500 million years ago, it is the world's third largest sodium sulphate inland lake. Aerial photos show colorful scenery of Salt Lake in mid autumn.

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