Xining

Xining, known as Qingtang City, Xiping County and Shanzhou in ancient times, is the capital of Qinghai Province, the political, economic, scientific and educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province, located in the northeast of Qinghai Province and the northeast of Qinghai Tibet Plateau. It is located at the intersection of Huangshui and the three tributaries, in an east-west strip, high in the southwest and low in the northeast. Surrounded by mountains, there are Nanshan in the South and Beishan in the north. By 2018, it has a total area of 7679 square kilometers and a permanent population of 2371100. Xining city is the Oriental gateway of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, the only place to pass the ancient “Silk Road” South Road and “Tangfan ancient road”. It has always been the important traffic and military area in the northwest, known as the “key to the West Sea” and the throat of the sea. Xining has a long history and culture, unique natural resources, colorful folk customs and customs. It is a bright pearl of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Peace in the West.