Qinghai Lake & Ethnic Minorities Customs
Qinghai FactsChinese Name: 青海 (qīng hǎi)Abbreviation: QingPopulation: 6,078,200Area: 722,300 square kilometers (278,882 square miles)Location: in the northwest of ChinaAdministrative Division: 2 cities (Xining, Haidong); 5 autonomous prefectures (Haibei Tibetan, Huangnan Tibetan, Hainan Tibetan, Golog Tibetan, Yushu Tibetan, Haixi Mongolian Tibetan)GDP (2019): CNY 296.595 billion (USD 42.991 billion)Nationalities: Han, Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar, MongolianChina’s Fourth-Largest Province with Qinghai Lake & Ethnic Minorities CustomsQinghai is an inland province located in northwestern China and adjacent to Gansu to the north and east, Xinjiang to the northwest, Tibet to the south and southwest and Sichuan to the southeast. By the virtue of high altitude, Qinghai is endowed with beautiful plateau landscapes various from towering mountains to canyons and basins. Its waterscape is also worth visiting. Qinghai Lake, the largest inland salt lake in China, has been attracting tourists all arou...