pt" class=MsoNormal>pt" lang=EN-US>High lake levels of terminal lakes indicate warm and humid climatic conditions. Controversial views exist regarding the ages of high lake levels on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. One viewpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>mainly based on 14C datingpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>proposes that the pan-lake periodpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>40~28 ka B.P.pt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>or great lake periodpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>40~25 ka B.P.pt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>generally existed in the late part of the Marine Isotope Stagept; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>MISpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>3, during which the temperatures and precipitation were probably much higher than those in the Holocene. However, another viewpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>mainly based on Optically Stimulated Luminescencept; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>OSLpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>and U-series datingpt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>argues that the highest lake level of paleolakes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau occurred in MIS 5 and later lowered gradually. The results imply that the high lake stands existed at 82~73 ka, 63~55 ka, 34.4 ka and Early Holocenept; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">(pt" lang=EN-US>11~9 kapt; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">)pt" lang=EN-US>, and that the highest lake level occurred in MIS 5 in Late Quaternary.