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Xining, formerly known as Tang Cheng, Xiping County, Shanzhou and Xiadu, is a prefecture-level city and provincial capital under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province and an important central city in northwest China determined by the State Council. By the end of 2022, the city had jurisdiction over 5 districts and 2 counties, with a total area of 7,660 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the resident population of Xining was 2.48 million, and the urban resident population was1980,800.
Xining City is located in the northwest of China, in the east of Qinghai Province, and in the valley basin in the middle reaches of Huangshui River. It is the east gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the only place where the South Road of the Ancient Silk Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass.
Since ancient times, it has been the traffic artery and military fortress in the northwest, and is known as the "lock key of the West Sea" and the throat of the sea. It is one of the high-altitude cities in the world, the political, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province, the inland open city determined by the State Council, and the resident of Xining Joint Logistics Support Center of the Central Military Commission.
Xining has a long history and culture, unique natural resources and colorful folk customs. It is a bright pearl on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which means "peace in the west". It has successively won the honorary titles of National Health City, Top 200 Charming Cities in China, Excellent Tourism City in China, Advanced Landscaping City in China, National Forest City and National Civilized City, and is a pilot city for the construction of "Waste-free City".
In May of 20 18, the State Council issued the Development Plan of Lanzhou-Xining Urban Agglomeration, focusing on the construction of the Belt and Road, actively promoting the development of high-quality characteristics, and cultivating and developing Lanzhou-Xining Urban Agglomeration into an important urban agglomeration that supports the national security and ecological security pattern and maintains the prosperity and stability of the northwest region. In June 2020, it was selected as the first batch of national demonstration areas and projects for the construction of a government ruled by law by the Central Committee for Governing the Country by Law.
In 2022, the regional GDP of Xining was164.435 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 2. 1% at comparable prices.