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Climate in Qinghai Province :
Main Pillars of the economy today are mining and petro-chemical industries. Qinghai is especially rich in minerals who's deposits are increasingly exploited. Minerals found in abundance include Kainite, asbestos, glauber's salt, silica and boron. Especially boron is found in no higher quantity than in Qinghai Province.
Qinghai Province is also surprisingly rich in Oil, Petrol and natural gas reserves.The Qaidam Basin in the North-West is the center of Oil and Gas Industry as well as the scene of frantic mining activity.

A third main pillar of the Qinghai economy is that of animal raising. The grasslands of Qinghai are especially fit for raising horses, as well as sheep and Yak.

Read More in: ' Economy of Qinghai Province'.
Economy of Qinghai Province :
Qinghai (青海) Province of China - Sources Index
History of Qinghai Province :
Qinghai Province is a largely Tibetan Province with a unique history as it was only absorbed into The Peoples Republic of China in 1959 AD. Until 1950 AD, when a Chinese Military campaign into East Tibet took place, Qinghai Province did not exist other than as an inseperable part of the Tibetan Region and The Nation of Tibet.
Ethnic Minority Groups of Qinghai Province :
Today Ethic minorities make up more than 2.38 million, or 45.5 percent of the total population of Qinghai Province. Of them the far majority are Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar and Mongolian. The Tibetan people account for 21.89 percent of the province’s population, the islamic Hui 15.89 percent, Tu 3.85 percent, Salar 1.85 percent, and Mongolian 1.71 percent.  The remainder are Han imigrants of whom more and more are entering Qinghai Province.
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Lake
Kezi
Haltang
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Toson
Hu
Burhan Budhan Shan
Maoen
Shan
Bayan Har
Mountains
Yellow River
Source
Altun Shan (Height 5798 Meters)
Minqin
Hei
River
Dang
River
Shule
River
Buh
River
Sur
Huaerdi
Qimantag
Narin
He
Boluntai
Behleg
Urt Moron
Shisuzhan
Xianride
Dagur
Qingba
Wudaoliang
Erdaogou
Tangulashan
Sewugou
Zhahe
Yaqu
Mongda
Serxu
Dabsan
Lake
Qarhan
Dong
Taijnar
Hu
Ho Xu
Lake
Xijir
Ulan Ul
Qumar
River
Heping
Xitieshan
Iqe
Dingzikou
Chalenkou
Yiliping
Huanggualiang
Laomangnai
Huatogou
Mangnai
Xorkol
Zhangye
Wuwei
Gaha
Nanqen
Yushu
Chindu
Zadoi
Zhidoi
Qumarleb
Jianca
Xunhua
Hualong
Tongren
Guanyuan
Haiyan
Guide
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Guinan
Gonghe
Zekog
Luqu
Jiuzhi
Baima
Darlaq
Gade
Tongde
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Madoi
Tianjun
Delinghua
Ulan
Ganca
Menyuan
Qilian
Ngoring
Lake
Gyaring
Lake
Ulsan
Lakes
Golmud
Lake
Har
Qinghai
Lake
Xining
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Golmud (Town)
Qilian Shan (Height 6654 Meters)
Soorj (IRussian federation)
Laomangnai
Ping'An
Ping'An, Ping'An County, Haidong Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China (P.R.C.).
Xinjiang AR
Tibet AR
Xining - Capital of Qinghai Province
Xining - Capital of Qinghai Province
Xitieshan
Iqe
Huanggualiang
Huatugo
Yiliping
Chalenkou
Dingzikou
Heping (Gansu Province)
16 Daoban
Xorkol (Xinjiang-Uygur AR)
Mangnai (Xinjiang-Uygur AR)
Ulan
Ganca
Qilian
Tianjun
Menyuan
Gonghe
Xinghai
Guinan
Tongde
Zekog
Luqu
Jiuzhi
Baima
Darlag
Maqen
Madoi
Dulan
Dulan
Delinghua (or Delhi)
Maqen
Gade
Haiyan (Tibetan)
Guanyuan
Linxia (Hui)
Xunhua
Hualong
Minhe, Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Haidong Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China (P.R.C.).
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Tongren
Jainca
Lanzhou - Capital of Gansu Province
Chindu
Yushu or Gyegu
Zadoi
Zhidoi
Qumarleb
Nanqen
Gaha (Gansu Province)
Wuwei (Gansu Province)
Zhangye (Gansu Province)
Shandan (Gansu Province)
Shandan
Togton
Lake
Tangulashan
Wudaoliang
Qingba
Ulan Ul
Lake
Yinma
Lake
Huiten
Nor
Shisuzhan
Erdaogou
Zhahe
Yaqu
Suojia
Sewugou
Xiwa
Serxu (Sichuan Province)
Mongda
Huaerdi
Sur
Tuolemuchang
Suojia
Qarhan
Dagur
Xiangride
Behleg
Boluntai
Urt Moron
Qimantag (Xinjiang-Uyghur AR)
Bianmagou
Bianmagou
Minqin (Gansu Province)
Jintie Shan (Height 5206 Meters)
Tangula Shan (Height 6205 Meters)
Jiangtse River
Source
Nyaindo Yuze (Height 5369 Meters)
Maqen Gangri Shan (Height 6282 Meters)
Bayan Har Shan (Height 5266 Meters)
Kezi
Peizhongzhan (Gansu Province)
Togton Gangri (Height 5689 Meters)
Buka Daban (Height 6860 Meters)
(Height 6316 Meters)
Yanzhi Shan (Height 3978 Meters)
Bayan Shan (Height 5030 Meters)
Ebo Shan (Height 4473 Meters)
Maonui Shan (Height 4472 Meters)
Dalongsai (Height 5496 Meters)
Main Rivers and Waterways of Qinghai Province :
The Main Rivers in Qinghai are the Yangtze River and the Yellow River (Huanghe He), which both spring from regions in the South of the Province. Others are the Shule River, Datong River, the Buh River, the Qagan Us River, Urt Moron River, Narin River, Togton River, Tongtian River, the Dam Qu (River), Zha Qu, Ji Qu River, The Huangshui River - a tributary of the Yellow River - and finally the Qu River itself.
Main Cities & Population Centres of Qinghai Province :
Xining (西宁市), Golmud -Ge'ermu or Geermu (格尔木), Haiyan in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海北藏族自治州), Ping'An in Haidong Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海东地区), Gonghe in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海南藏族自治州), Tongren in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (黄南藏族自治州), Delingha in Haixi Mongol & Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州), Yushu (Gyêgu) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (玉树藏族自治州) , Maqen in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (果洛藏族自治州).

Qinghai Province is divided into 1 City Prefecture - Xining, 1 Prefecture - Haidong and 6 Ethnic States (Autonomous Prefectures). Such Prefectures are further subdivided into Counties.
Transportation & Travel Connections in Qinghai Province :
RAILROADS IN QINGHAI:
Currently the most important railroad in Qinghai Province is the now internationally famous Tibet Express, in China known as the Xizang or Qinzang Railway. This railway connects the Capital of China, Beijing, with Lhasa, Capital of Tibet (AR). In total the entire railroad measures 1956 kilometers (1215 miles), a large and rather wild section of which lies within Qinghai Province.

As noted historically the first and foremost Route into Qinghai Province is through the City of Lanzhou in Gansu Province which has both a strategic and historical connection with the Capital of Qinghai, Xining.

Read More about the Tibet Express and other railway journeys in Qinghai in: ' Transportation in Qinghai Province'.

ROADS & HIGHWAYS IN QINGHAI:
Until some twenty years ago road connections in Qinghai were nothing like they are today. Roads were sparse, narrow and often cut or threatened by rockfalls, flash floodings and winter snows. Today roads in Qinghai are still sparse. Officially the total length of operational roads and highways in the Province total 17,200 kilometers and rising.

AIRPORTS IN QINGHAI:

Read More in: ' Transportation in Qinghai Province'.
Xining (Capital of Qinghai Province)
Xining
Satellite Image of China and other parts of Asia at night, clearly showing the Tibetan Plateux as a black gap.  Since population has grown, population centers grown and connected to electric power-grids. Regarless many parts of Qinghai Province are virtually uninhabitable.
Muslim Rural Resident of Qinghai Province Smiling, China
Muslim Rural Resident of Qinghai Province Smiling, China Photographic Print
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Young Woman Wearing Typical Amber Jewellery, Yushu Horse Fair, Qinghai Province, China
Young Woman Wearing Typical Amber Jewellery, Yushu Horse Fair, Qinghai Province, China Photographic Print
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Schematic overview of the Administrative Divisions within Qinghai Province.
This page was last updated on: July 10, 2017
Highlights, Monuments and Scenic sites of Qinghai Province
There are but 16 museums in Qinghai Province. The Top Tourist attractions of Qinghai Province are considered to be the the Ta'Er (kumbum) Monastery, The Dongguan Great Mosque of Xining first built in 1379 AD, the Giant Qinghai Lake which lies only 100 kilometers west of Xining, and the the natural sceneries of the Province among which first and foremost the Mengda Nature Reserve.  Next in popularity are the various minority communities near Xining and in South Qinghai Province. There are however many more smaller worthwhile things to see and places to visit.
Much less talked about let alone highlighted or visited are the remnants of The Great Wall of China in Qinghai Province.
XINING CITY:
The City of Xining is the largest City in Qinghai Province and traditionally the focal point of Han influence in Eastern Tibet (now Qinghai Province). Today it is well connected City served by both the Tibet (Qinzang) Railroad and the Xining Caojiaba Airport.  More and more foreign travelers pass through Xining.

XINING REGION:
There are three main scenic sights in East Qinghai Province. Two of these lie relatively close to the provincial Capital of Xining with its airport, the third -Mengda Nature Reserve-lies at considerable distance and travel time away from Xining and is far more difficult to include into a travel itenerary.

The closest historic and cultural destination to Xining is the Kumbum Monastery, known in Chinese as Ta'Er Si.

Read more in: 'Landmarks, Monuments and Hotspots of Qinghai Province'.
MONUMENTS AND SIGHTS OF NORTH-WEST QINGHAI PROVINCE:
Read the Full Story in: 'Landmarks, Monuments & scenic sights of North-West Qinghai'.
Welcome to the ChinaReport.com source page on Qinghai Province. This Page is intended as short cut to all chapters relating to Qinghai Province. For the full introduction and access to all chapters and related pages on Qinghai, refer to 'Qinghai Province Introduction (Index)'.
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