Qinghai facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Qinghai Province
青海省
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 青海省 (Qīnghǎi Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | QH / 青 (pinyin: Qīng) |
The region of Hoh Xil, a World Heritage Site
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Map showing the location of Qinghai Province
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| Named for | Derived from the name of Qinghai Lake ("blue/green lake"). |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Xining |
| Divisions | 8 prefectures, 43 counties, 429 townships |
| Area | |
| • Total | 720,000 km2 (280,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 4th |
| Highest elevation | 6,860 m (22,510 ft) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 5,626,722 |
| • Rank | 30th |
| • Density | 7.81/km2 (20.24/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-QH |
| GDP (2017 ) | CNY 264.28 billion USD 39.14 billion (30th) |
| • per capita | CNY 44,348 USD 6,568 (23rd) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.680 (medium) (27th) |
| Website | http://www.qh.gov.cn/ (Simplified Chinese) |
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Qinghai is a landlocked province in Northwestern China. As one of the largest province-level administrative divisions of China by area, the province is ranked fourth-largest in 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 southwest. Qinghai province was established in 1928 under the Republic of China period during which it was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique. The Chinese name "Qinghai" is after Qinghai Lake (cyan sea lake), the largest lake in China. The province was known formerly as Kokonur in English, derived from the Oirat name for Qinghai Lake.
Located mostly on the Tibetan Plateau, the province has long been a melting pot for a number of ethnic groups including the Han, Tibetans, Hui, Tu, Mongols and Salars. Tibetans constitute a fifth of the population of Qinghai and the Hui compose roughly a sixth of the population. There are over 37 recognized ethnic groups among Qinghai's population of 5.2 million, with national minorities making up a total of 45.5% of the population.
The area of Qinghai was brought under Chinese rule from 1724. After the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in 1911, the region came under Chinese Muslim warlord Ma Qi's control until the Northern Expedition by the Republic of China consolidated central control in 1928, creating the province.
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The Dongguan Mosque in Qinghai
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Oil well in Tsaidam (Qaidam), Qinghai
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View of the Qinghai Lake.
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China National Highway 109 in Qinghai
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The Khoshut Khanate (1642–1717) based in the Tibetan Plateau
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Chiang Kai-shek, leader of Nationalist China (right), meets with the Muslim generals Ma Bufang (second from left), and Ma Buqing (first from left) in Xining, Qinghai, in August 1942
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Nyenpo Yurtse, Jigzhi County, Qinghai
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Riyue Mountain in Qinghai
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A Taoist temple dedicated to Jiutian Xuannü on Mount Fenghuang, in Lunmalong village, Duoba, Xining
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A Buddhist temple on Riyue Mountain, in Huangyuan County, Xining
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Mosques and Chinese folk temples characterising the skyline of Huangyuan County
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Rongwo Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Tongren County
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Great Mosque of Duoba, Xining
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See also
In Spanish: Qinghai para niños
