City: Qinghai
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese: 青海省 (Qīnghǎi Shěng)
• Abbreviation: QH / 青 (pinyin: Qīng)
Named for: Derived from the name of Qinghai Lake ("blue/green lake").
Capital
(and largest city): Xining
Divisions: 8 prefectures, 43 counties, 429 townships
Government• Secretary: Wang Jianjun
• Governor: Wang Jianjun
Area• Total: 720,000 km (280,000 sq mi)
Area rank: 4th
Population (2010)• Total: 5,626,722
• Rank: 30th
• Density: 7.8/km (20/sq mi)
• Density rank: 30th
Demographics• Ethnic composition: Han - 54%
Tibetan - 21%
Hui - 16%
Tu - 4%
Mongol - 1.8%
Salar - 1.8%
• Languages and dialects: Zhongyuan Mandarin-Chinese, Amdo Tibetan, Monguor, Oirat Mongolian, Salar, and Western Yugur
ISO 3166 code: CN-63
GDP (2016): CNY 257.25 billion
USD 38.7 billion (30th)
• per capita: CNY 43,718
USD 6,583 (17th)
HDI (2010): 0.638 (medium) (27th)
Website: http://www.qh.gov.cn/
(Simplified Chinese)
Top Things to do in Qinghai
Top 6 Water & Amusement Parks in Qinghai, China
April 24, 2022 Velvet Champine
Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; pronounced [tɕʰíŋxài]), formerly known in English as Kokonur, is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northwest of the country. As one of the largest province-level administrative divisions of China by area, the province is ranked fourth-largest in size, but has the third-smallest population.
Restaurants in Qinghai
1. Jinyintan Scenic Resort
2. XunHua Tourist Area
3. Mabufang Residence
4. Xining Huangle Park
Bayi Road, Chengdong District, Xining 810007 China
5. Xihai South Park
South bank of Huangshui River, Ping'an County 810600 China
6. Mongolian Folk Customs Garden of Golmud
West of Golmud, Golmud 816000 China
