[00:02.47]Fed by the mountain glaciers, the Tibetan plateau even has its own inland sea.
[00:16.59]This is Qinghai Lake, China's largest.
[00:28.45]Millions of years of evaporation have concentrated the minerals in the lake,
[00:33.92]turning the water salty.
[00:38.69]Rich in fish, its waters attract thousands of cormorants.
[01:03.59]But it's not just wildlife that values Tibet's lakes and seas.
[01:08.65]Their life-giving waters are also important to people.
[01:15.84]Tibetan religion is a unique mix of Buddhism and much older.
[01:19.68]Shamanic beliefs that were once widespread throughout the region.
[01:25.33]This hybrid religion forms the basis of an extraordinary relationship with nature.
[01:34.13]In Shamanic belief,the land is imbued with magical properties
[01:38.65]which aid communication with the spirit world.