Qinghai

Qinghai
  • Province:
    Qinghai (Chinese: 青海, Pinyin:Qīnghǎi)
  • Population :
    5,390,000
  • Area :
    721,000 square km (278,000 sq mile)
  • Overview:
    Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. The top attraction is Qinghai Lake, the largest saltwater lake in China.

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Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake, "a blue sea" in Mongolian and Tibetan, is the largest inland salt lake in China with an area of 4,500sq.km and an altitude of 3,195m , after which Qinghai Province was named.
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Xining Great Mosque
The Great Mosque of Xining is one the four largest mosques in northwest China and is the largest and most important mosque in the Qinghai Province.
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