To match feature ENVIRONMENT CHINA LAKE
Tourist boats are seen on Lake Qinghai in west China's Qinghai province May 1, 2006. Lake Qinghai, holy to ethnic Tibetans, is shrinking, hit by decreased rainfall and desertification partly caused by overgrazing. Picture taken May 1, 2006. To match feature ENVIRONMENT-CHINA-LAKE. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard