highlights of qinghai: xining , birds islands of qinghai lake, xining,ta'er monastery,yark butter flower,murals,thangka,tiaoqian, guomari shilun buddhism tower,longwu temple,
xining is the capital city of qinghai province, the center of the politics, economy, culture and transportation in the region. also the largest city in qing-tibet altiplano. with the neighboring areas: gansu and sichuan provinces; tibet autonomous region and xinjiang uygur autonomous region, xining has a population of 1.11 million, including many minority nationalities: han, hui, manchu, tibetan, sala and mongolian.
xining has a history of 2000 years; originally called xipingting; once as a capital in nan liang dynasty; the key point of the south branch of the silk road. xining endows the continental mid-drought climate with rich sunlight and little rainfall, short frost-free, long freeze-up, no bitter coldness in winter or extremely hot in summer.
the main rivers of xining are the yellow river , nanchuan river, beichuan river. xining is one of good summer resorts of china , because it is very cool in summer time. xining has many ancient relics, including the great bosque, the ta'er lamasery, and the beichan temple .
the lanqing and qingzang railways and many highways converge in xining . air routes link xining with some other major cities throughout china , including beijing , guangzhou , xian etc.
location: located between 10149' east longitude and 3634' north latitude, in the east part of qinghai province
neighboring areas: gansu and sichuan provinces; tibet autonomous region and xinjiang uygur autonomous region
physical features: topography slopes down from northwest to southeast
population: 1.11 million
urban population: 700,000
area: 7,671 sq km
nationalities: han, hui, manchu, tibetan, sala and mongolian
history: a history of 2000 years; originally called xipingting; once as a capital in nan liang dynasty; the key point of the south branch of the silk road
climatic features: the continental mid-drought climate with rich sunlight and little rainfall, short frost-free, long freeze-up, no bitter coldness in winter or extremely hot in summer
rivers: the yellow river, nanchuan river, beichuan river
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