Qinghai

See also: Qinghai (homonymy)

The Qinghai (青海 Qīnghǎi,), abbreviation Qing (青 Qīng), is a province west of the Popular republic of China, whose capital and chief town of province are Xining (西宁 xīníng). The most populated prefecture province is Haidong located at the east of the province.

This area is also called:

  • mTsho-sngon མཚོ ་ སྔོན ་ in Tibetan and
  • Köke Naγur in Mongolian.

The name of the Province comes from that of the Lac Qinghai, more the big lake of China.

History

This area was integrated into China at the 18th century. It includes/understands most of the area Tibetan called the Amdo and, in the south of the province, the north of the Kham.

Cities

With share Xining its capital whose urban population exceeds 800.000 inhabitants Qinghai is populated very little: farming population being important in this province. With the census of November 1st, 2000 it counted only 2 other cities whose urban population exceeded 50.000 inhabitants. The Chinese census of the 11/1/2000 gives the urban populations for the towns of Xining, Golmud and Delingha and the urban populations of their counties for the other cities.

source: city population.de

To see

  • Kumbum Jampa Ling (tib. sku 'bum byams Pa gling , in Chinese Ta' er If 塔尔寺), large monastery of the Buddhist sect Tibetan of the Yellow Bonnets.
  • Mèngdá Tian Chi, lake on a mountain in a natural reserve on the edges of the yellow River (黄河 Huáng He).
  • the Lake Qinghai, or lake Bleu which gave its name to the province, (青海湖 Qīnghǎi hú), largest of China.

Rail link with Lhassa

A rail link with Lhassa was open in July 2006. The cars are pressurized (and very resistant to support the sand winds, the lightning, the rays ultra-violet, etc).

See too

Related articles

  • List of the prisons of the province of Qinghai

External bonds

  • governmental Site -
  • Qinghai - Guide of front transmission OJ
  • Chart of Qinghai
  • Information on the camps of work in the province of Qinghai

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