 The city center of Xining | ||
| Xining | ||
| province | Qinghai | |
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| Residents | 2.154.000 (2007) | |
| height | 2,275 m | |
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Xining(Chinese: 西宁 市 / 西寧 市) is a city in China.
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Xining train station
Xining or Ziling is the capital of the Chinese province Qinghai.
getting there
By plane
By train
Xining has rail links over Lanzhou to Beijing (approx. 24 hours travel time). The one goes from Xining Lhasa Railway first to Golmud and then further to Lhasa (approx. 24 hours), there are also connections to Qingdao.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Qinghai Tibetan Cultural Museum (Xining)
In the Tibetan Cultural Museum in Xining, the world's longest Thankga can be visited. It measures 618 meters in length and 2.5 meters in width and contains everything about Tibetan history and culture. Around 40 km from Xining, one of the most important Tibetan temple complexes can be visited, the Kumbum temple.
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Learn
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Web links
- http://www.xining.gov.cn/ - Xining official website
