Qinghai Area
It refers to Tibetan habitation within Qinghai province, a concentration of Anduo Tibetan. Qinghai Lake, Ta’er Temple and Chaka saline lake are the main tourism recourses. Vast grasslands and numbers of lakes, especially Kekexili no-man area, are the main breeding places for Tibetan antelopes. Population density of Qinghai Area is quite small. Snow Mountains bring up signifying rivers of China, of which titled as a cradle to rivers.
(No Tibet-entry permit is needed for foreigners)
Qinghai Lake
The Qinghai Lake was known in the past as West Sea, Immortal Sea, Fresh Water Sea and Xianbei Qiang Sea. In Mongolian it is….
Ta’er Monastery
Located at Lusha'er Township, in Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers south of Xining city, Qinghai Province, the Ta’er Monastery covers an area of 144 thousand square meters. It's a group of buildings constructed on the….
Chaka Saline Lake
Locating in the basin, Chaka Saline Lake is a famous crystal saline lake. The salt explored there is pure and big. Since 1763 the….
Kekexili Nature Reserve
Covering an area of 4.5 million hectares, the Kekexili Nature Reserve is located on the boundaries of Zhiduo County and Qumalai County of Qinghai Province. It mainly protects the habitat of indigenous wildlife of the….
Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve
The Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve is China's largest (covering a total area of 316,000 sq km), highest (averagely at over 4,000 meters above sea level) nature reserve with the most concentrated biodiversity. Established in….
