Among them, Xining City and Haidong City are prefecture-level cities, Delingha City and Golmud City, and a new batch of Yushu cities are county-level cities.
Qinghai Province governs: 2 prefecture-level cities and 6 autonomous prefectures; 6 municipal districts, 3 county-level cities, 27 counties and 7 autonomous counties.
Brief introduction of Qinghai
1, Qinghai Province is referred to as Qing for short, which was called Xihai, Xianshuihai and Baihe Qianghai in ancient times, and has been called Qinghai since the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Cuobo in Tibetan and Kukunod in Mongolian all mean blue lagoon. It was Xirong land in ancient times and Xiqiang land in Han Dynasty.
Qinghai Province was founded in 1928. Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of China and the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, covering an area of 720,000 square kilometers. At the end of 2008, the resident population of Qinghai Province was 5.543 million.
The province is also a national key nature reserve, with more than 250 species of wild animals, including wild camel, wild yak, wild donkey, Tibetan antelope, argali, white-lipped deer, snow leopard, black-necked crane, Sumen antelope and black stork 10, and more than 5 million yaks.
2. Ethnic group: The inland area of this province has a high altitude, with an average altitude of over 3,000 meters. It is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River, with Han, Tibetan, Hui, Salar, Mongolian, Kazak and other ethnic groups.
3. Religion: The religions in Qinghai mainly include Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism), Islam and Christianity. Tibetans, Mongolians and Tu people believe in Tibetan Buddhism, while Hui and Salar people believe in Islam.
Qinghai has a continental plateau climate with large temperature difference, long sunshine and little precipitation. Agriculture is dominated by wheat, highland barley, broad beans, potatoes and rape. To the west of Sun Moon Mountain is a pastoral area, which belongs to the plateau pastoral area. Pastoral area is one of the four famous pastoral areas in China, with vast grassland and rich pasture.
Introduction to the city
1, Xining City: Xining is the capital of Qinghai Province, which was called Xiping County and Qingtang City in ancient times, meaning "peace in the west". It is the largest city in Qinghai Province and the largest city in the whole Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the center of politics, economy, culture, education, science and education, transportation and communication in Qinghai Province, and an inland open city determined by the State Council.
Xining is located in the middle reaches of Huangshui River in the east of Qinghai Province. It is the east gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the only place where the ancient Silk Road South Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass. Xining has been a traffic artery and military fortress in the northwest since ancient times, and is known as "the crossroads of the West Sea" and "the throat of the sea". It is one of the highest cities in the world.
Xining has a long history and culture, unique natural resources and colorful folk customs. It is a bright pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has successively won the honorary titles of National Health City, Top 200 Charismatic Cities in China, National Excellent Tourist City and National Advanced City in Landscaping.
2. Haidong City: Haidong is a prefecture-level city in Qinghai Province. It is named because it is located to the east of Qinghai Lake. Located in east longitude
100 4 1.5' ~ 103 04'; Between 35 25.9' and 37 05' north latitude. It is adjacent to Tianzhu, Yongdeng, Yongjing, Linxia and Gannan in Gansu Province in the east, and the other three sides are adjacent to Haibei, Huangzhong and Huangnan in Gansu Province respectively. It is 200 kilometers long from east to west and 180 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 13200 square kilometers.
Haidong has a semi-arid continental climate and is rich in mineral resources and hydropower resources. Qinghai has a relatively concentrated population and a relatively developed economy. It is an important economic zone for agriculture and animal husbandry and one of the more developed areas for township enterprises.
3. Delingha City: "Delingha" is Mongolian, meaning "golden world". Delingha was founded in 1988. It is the seat of the state capital of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, the political, educational, scientific and cultural center of the whole state, and the center of the eastern economic zone of Haixi.
Delingha has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 3 towns and/kloc-0 townships, with a total area of 27,700 square kilometers and an urban area of 2,980 meters above sea level. By 20 12, the population of Delingha will be close to190,000. There are 19 ethnic groups such as Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Salar, Tu and Han, with Mongolian as the main ethnic group.
Delingha City has discovered 16 varieties and 65 mineral deposits, of which the proven limestone reserves reach more than 700 million tons, which has high utilization value. Gahai Lake, 30 kilometers south of the city, is rich in natural Artemia resources.
In 20 13, Delingha achieved a regional GDP of 4.96 billion yuan. Crook Lake, 40 kilometers west of the city, is rich in aquatic products such as grass carp, carp, crucian carp, crab and shrimp. There are Bai Shu, Heishishan Reservoir, "Alien Site", Huaitou Tara Rock Painting, "Fenced Lake" and other tourist attractions.
4. Golmud City: "Golmud" is a Mongolian transliteration, which means a place with dense rivers. It is located in the west of Qinghai Province, in the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its jurisdiction includes two unconnected areas, the south-central Qaidam Basin and the Tanggula Mountain area. The urban area is located in the alluvial plain of Golmud River in the south-central part of Qaidam Basin, with an average elevation of 2780 meters, which belongs to the plateau continental climate.
Golmud is adjacent to Xining in the east, Dunhuang in the north and Lhasa in the south. Its geographical position is very important and it is a transit point to Xinjiang and Tibet.
As of 20 1 1, Golmud has a total area of nearly120,000 square kilometers and a total population of 300,000, accounting for 86.6% of the urban population. There are 34 ethnic groups including Han, Mongolian, Tibetan and Hui, among which the Han population accounts for 69.8%. Golmud is rich in tourism resources, including the source of the Yangtze River, Zhang Wan Yanqiao, Snow Mountain Glacier, Kunlun Snow Scene, Sunrise in the Han Sea, Desert Forest and other unique natural landscapes. , and won the honorary title of "China Excellent Tourist City".
5. Yushu City: Located in the southwest of Qinghai Province, in the east of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the easternmost part of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with an average elevation of 4,493.4 meters, the terrain is mainly mountainous plateau, and Tongtianhe, Zhaqu and Baqu flow through Yushu City. The climate is cold, with small annual temperature difference and large daily temperature difference. It is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral city with animal husbandry as the mainstay and a combination of agriculture and animal husbandry.
In 20 13, Yushu city governed 4 streets, 2 towns and 5 townships, with a total population of 654.38+million, including Tibetans, Han nationality and Hui nationality. Nearly 93% of the population is Tibetan, which is the most densely populated area in Qinghai Province.
1929 Yushu county was established, and the county government was stationed in Jiegu town. 1952 Yushu county was established along the old system, and on July 3, 20 13, Yushu county was abolished and county-level Yushu city was established. Jiegu Town, the sub-district office of Yushu Municipal People's Government, is an important town in the history of Jiegu Town. It is also a non-governmental trade distribution center at the junction of Qinghai, Sichuan and Tibet. It is the seat of the state capital and municipal government and the political, economic and cultural center of Yushu Prefecture.