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Encyclopedia > Qinghai Province
青海省
Qīnghǎi Shěng
Abbreviation: 青 (pinyin: Qīng)
Qinghai is highlighted on this map
Origin of Name 青 qīng - green/blue
海 hǎi - sea
"green sea"
(Lake Qinghai)
Administration Type Province
Capital and
Largest City
Xining
CPC Qinghai Committee Secretary Zhao Leji
Governor (Acting) Song Xiuyan
Area 721,000 km² (4th)
Population (2002)
 - Density
5,290,000 (30th)
7.3/km² (30th)
GDP (2002)
 - per capita
34.1 billion (29th)
6448 (18th)
Major Nationalities (2000) Han - 54%
Tibetan - 23%
Hui - 16%
Tu - 4%
Salar - 1.8%
Mongol - 1.8%
Prefecture-level divisions 8
County-level divisions 43
Township-level divisions 429
ISO 3166-2 CN-63

Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; pinyin: Qīnghǎi; Wade-Giles: Ch'ing-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake (Koko Nor).

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History

Qinghai was historically part of the Amdo province of Tibet. In 1928 it became a province of the then Republic of China.


Geography

Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. The Yellow River originates in the middle of the province, while the Yangtze and Mekong have their sources in the southern part.


Economy

Demographics

The province of Qinghai boasts a population of 5 million, among which the Han is the largest group. Other groups include the Tibetans, Tu, Hui, Salar and Mongols.


Culture

Transport

See Transportation in China.


Tourism

Miscellaneous topics

Parts of the anime and manga Ranma ½ take place at the Jusenkyo Springs, a fictional, secret training ground in Qinghai.


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Province-level divisions administered by the People's Republic of China Flag of the People's Republic of China
Provinces¹: Anhui | Fujian | Gansu | Guangdong | Guizhou | Hainan | Hebei | Heilongjiang | Henan | Hubei | Hunan | Jiangsu | Jiangxi | Jilin | Liaoning | Qinghai | Shaanxi | Shandong | Shanxi | Sichuan | Yunnan | Zhejiang
Autonomous Regions: Guangxi | Inner Mongolia | Ningxia | Tibet | Xinjiang
Municipalities: Beijing | Chongqing | Shanghai | Tianjin
Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong | Macau
¹ See also: Political status of Taiwan

  Results from FactBites:
 
Qinghai (606 words)
The province lies in the upper reaches of the Yangtze and the Yellow river valleys in the southern part of northwestern China.
Qinghai is the origin of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, abundant in river branches, streams, lakes as well as wildlife resources.
The scenic quality of Qinghai's widely varying landscape is superb and enticing, offering from the ranges of gleaming mountains with glacier-capped peaks over 6,000 meters high to the Gobi desert dunes of Qaidam, from lush ranch land to the sapphire-like lakes of vast area, all this has created a land of marvel, mystery and diversity.
English Channel (1292 words)
Qinghai province is in the north west of China where the Yangtze and Yellow rivers originate.
Qinghai is ranked among the top 10 provinces that hold the largest amount of mineral reserves for 51 of these resources in terms of China's total reserves.
Qinghai is one of the least populated provinces in China.
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