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
What to do and see in Qinghai, China: The Best Spas & Wellness
May 18, 2021 Harland Bartelt
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. Guide Hot Spring
15 Km southwest of the County, Zhagou Vally, Duola Mountain, Guide County 811700 China
2. Yaoshuitan Hot Spring
Within Maji Valley, Huangzhong County 811600 China
3. Dulan International Hunts, Haixi
Southwest of Dulan County, Dulan County 817100 China
4. Balong International Hunts, Haixi
Within Dulan County, Dulan County 816100 China
5. Plateau Healthy and Leisure Resort
Guide County China +86 150 0974 1100
