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Qinghai [a] is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining. Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the
Qinghai province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1.000.000, County level, 1990; ... China_Qinghai_location_map.svg; A copy of or the Uniform Resource Identifier ...
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Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions. Administrative divisions. All of these administrative ...
Western China. Western China (中国西部 or 华西) is the west of China.It consists of Southwestern China and Northwestern China.In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai), three autonomous regions (Tibet, Ningxia, and Xinjiang), and one direct-administered municipality ().
Qilian mountain in Qilian Qinghai. Qilian County covers an area of 15,700 square kilometers, accounting for 2.05% of the total area of Qinghai Province. Qilian County borders Menyuan Hui Autonomous County to the east, Gungca County and Haiyan County to the south, and Tianjun County to the southwest.
Xining is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and the upper reaches of the Huangshui River. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of Qinghai Province with an average altitude of about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). Human activity in the region can be traced to 2,100 years ago.
Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in China.Located in an endorheic basin in Qinghai Province, to which it gave its name, Qinghai Lake is classified as an alkaline salt lake.The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 2004.