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Location of Xining
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Xining (Simplified Chinese : 西宁, Traditional Chinese : 西寧, Tibetan : Ziling) is the capital of Qinghai Province, People's Republic of China. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1147, 504 KB) Description: Maps of Qinghai Province of China Source: Date: On October 9 2005 Author: Photo taken by Fanghong Permission: File links The following pages link to this file: Xining ... Image File history File links Xining_location. ... Image File history File links Xining_location. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... The Tibetan language is typically classified as member of the Tibeto-Burman which in turn is thought by some to be a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Qinghai (Chinese: 青海; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake (Koko Nor). ...

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Geography

Xining is located in the eastern part of Qinghai province and lies on the Xining River. It has a total area of 350 km².


Economy

The GDP per capita was ¥6676 (ca. US$806) in 2003, ranked no. 424 among 659 Chinese cities. Its main industries are wool spinning and textiles, fur, meat, milk, salt, and light processing industries.


Demography

As of 1999, the total population of Xining is approximately 695,000, with an urban population of 586,700. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


History

Xining used to be a chief commercial hub on the caravan route to Tibet, handling especially with timber, wool and salt. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


Colleges and Universities

Public

  • Qinghai University (青海大学)
  • Qinghai Normal University (青海师范大学)
  • Qinghai Medical College (青海医学院)

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed. Qinghai University is a university located in Xining, Qinghai, China. ...


Xining earthquake

The earthquake occurred May 22, 1927 and, mesured 8.6 on richter scale. It was one of the deadliest earthquakes with a total count of 200,000 deaths. It also caused large land fractures. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ...



Prefecture-level divisions of Qinghai
Prefecture-level city: Xining
Prefecture: Haidong
Autonomous prefectures: Golog | Gyêgu | Haibei | Hainan | Haixi | Huangnan
List of Qinghai County-level divisions

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