The Summer Resort Capital of China

The ancient city of Xining，located in the watershed of Qinghai-Tibet plateau Land and Loess Plateau，stands as the hinge of Qinghai and Xizang road.The fact that no burning sun appears in the summer makes the city worth of entitling the summer resort.The rich remnant of the history in the ancient fortress city is the best living testimony to its radical changes in the past.What’s more，fabulous food with plateau flavor will satisfy you not only physically but also mentally.Just come over here，the cool world is not that far away from you！

Geography

As the Summer Resort Capital of China，Xining has an average temperature of 12~19℃ even during the hottest days in July.The annual precipitation here is 371 mm，

70%～80%of which is concentrated in summer，and the annual sunlight time is 2742 hours，all of which makes a very good summer resort.With an altitude of 2275m，the city located in the valley of Huangshui River’s middle reaches.The river from west and its branches of Nanchuan River from south，and Beichuan River from north meet in the city and go eastward through the whole city.The city sits aside the four river courses just like a boat.It occupies 350 square meters with a population of 2.05million，including 1 million of the urban population.The minorities here are mostly Hui，Tibetan，Sala，and Mongol，besides other minorities of Manchu，Dongxiang，and Zhuang etc.Xining’s Dongguan Mosque is one of the four major mosques of northwest China，and Kumbum Monastery is the holy land of Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Those temples on the north and the south reflect each other；the relics of ancient South Liang Regime survived long history and are still majestic.

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