Xining Attractions

Riyue Mountain is located in the intersection of Huangyuan County and Gonghe County in Qinghai Province, 100 kilometers away from the city center. It is also the boundary of agricultural area and pastoral area of Qinghai Province, with the average altitude of 4,000 meters high above the sea level.Read More

Qinghai Provincial Museum is the first comprehensive museum with modern equipments in Qinghai Province. Covering an area of 17,000 square meters with the construction area of 20,800 square meters, it is a magnificent Tang style simulation building with an exhibition area of 9,146 square meters. The museum was awarded “National Patriotism Education Base” by State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 1997, and it is a symbolic architecture in Xining.Read More

Kampula National Forest Park is located 131 kilometers away from Xining, in Jianzha County. The average altitude of the park is 2,500 meters high, with the highest peak of 3,100 meters high and the lowest altitude of 2,300 meters high. In the area of 152 square kilometers, there are unique Danxia Landforms, verdant forest vegetations, ancient religious places, majestic hydropower dam and Tibetan villages. It is an ideal place for sightseeing and hiking.Read More

Covering an area of 450,000 square meters, Taer Temple is composed of a group of Buddhist architecture clusters in Han style and Tibetan style. It is one of the six temples of Gelug sects of Tibetan Buddhism in China. The temple was built in the 5th year of Emperor Wanli in the Qing Dynasty (1,616 A.D.-1,911 A.D.), and the famous tablet “Fanzong Temple” written by Emperor Kangxi once hung on the temple. Taer Temple is listed as “the First Batch of Key Culture Relics under State Protection” by the State Council in 1961.Read More

Qinghai Lake is the largest inland lake and the biggest salt water lake in China. It is 105 kilometers long and 63 kilometers wide with a perimeter of 360 kilometers, covering an area of 4,583 square kilometers. It is 3,196 meters high above sea level, and the deepest point is 38 meters high, flowing into Buha River in the northwest. Read More

Dongguan Mosque is initially built in the 12th year (1,380 A.D.) during the reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty (1,368- A.D.-1,644 A.D.). Now it has become one of the biggest mosques in the northwest part of China after several renovations and enlargements with an area of 11,940 square meters. Dongguan Mosque faces east combining the classical Chinese and ethnic architecture style together, and it is very delicate with carved beams and painted pillars. Read More