| Qinghai | |
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Location  | |
| State | China |
|---|---|
| Capital | Xining |
| Surface | 721,000 km² |
| Inhabitants | 5.390.000 (2004) |
| Institutional website | |
Qinghai is a province of the Northwest China.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Xining (西寧, Xīníng) - Capital of the province, Xining is on the Qinghai Railway-Lasha.
- County of Guides (贵德 县; Guìdé xiàn) - With 13th century walls.
- Golmud (格尔木; Gé'ěrmù) - Second city in the province, Golmud is the terminus for trains coming from Lasha.
- Huangzhong (湟 中 县; Huángzhōng) - Famous place for the Kumbum monastery.
- Ledu (乐 都 区; Lèdū Qū) - Neighborhood of Haidong, served by the G6 Beijing-Lhasa Expressway.
- Nangchen (囊 谦 县; Nángqiān) - Built in a side valley of the Dza Chu river.
- Tongren (铜仁; Tóngrén or Rebkong) - With its Longwu and Wutong monasteries.
- Yushu (玉树 市, Yùshù or Jyekundo) - The fourth largest city in Qinghai.
Other destinations
- Qinghaihu National Park - On the border line with the province of Haibei, the park surrounds the lake of the same name which with its 5,694 km² is the largest in the China.
