Qinghai Tourism
Qinghai, known as the world's third pole "the roof of the world" (another two are the Antarctic and Arctic), located in the joint zone of Chinese three natural areas (the northeast monsoon region, northwest desert region and southern plateau region), has the most diverse complicated natural geographical features. Qinghai is the source of Chinese three rivers including
Yellow River,
Yangtze River and Lancang River which have brought up Chinese nation over thousand years; hence, Qinghai is known as the origin of the mother river of Chinese nation. Also, Qinghai has become China's ecological nature reserve with highest cultural value.
Tourism in the urban economic development in the industry, position, and gradually increase the economic role of the tourism industry to boost the urban economy, social employment, driving force, as well as the promotion of the role of culture and the environment becomes increasingly obvious. Tourism is a pillar of China's economic development industries.
Qinghai has distinctive scenery tourist destination. The first one is the Central Plains scenery that mainly refers to the blend of the Han culture and multiple national religious culture in the northeast of the Hehuang valley. The second is the wasteland scenery which mainly refers to the desert scenery in a glance in northwest of Qaidam Basin. The third is plateau scenery which mainly refers to the south Qingnan plateau associated with prairie.
It has the largest saline lake in China -
Qinghai Lake; has place for experiencing "China atomic city" -
Gold and Silver Grassland; has the largest Tibetan Buddhism temple-
Taer Monastery; has the splendid landscape in the upstream of Yellow River -
Lijia Gorge; has a natural boundary of China Central Plains, plateau and wasteland -
Sun & Moon Mountain; etc...
Qinghai Tourism Administration
District
Tourism Bureau
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Address
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Telephone
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Qinghai
Tourism Bureau
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No.156 of Huanghe Road, Xining City
810001
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0971-6159841
6154412
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Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Tourism Bureau
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Dawu Town in Maqen County in Golog
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
814000
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0975-8381140
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Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Tourism Bureau
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Xihai Street in Xihai Town, Hanyan County,
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
810200
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0970-8643029
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Haidong Prefecture
Tourism Bureau
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Haidong Road in Ping'an County,
Haidong Prefecture
810600
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0972-8612403
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Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Tourism Bureau
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No.11 of Tuanjie North Road in Qabqa
Zhen in Gonghe County, Hainan
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
813000
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0974-8513499
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Delingha City
Tourism Bureau
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No.6 of Golmud East Road in Delingha City
817000
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0977-8222015
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Huangnan
Autonomous Prefecture
Tourism Bureau
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Zhongshan Road in Longwu Town,
Huangnan Autonomous Prefecture
811300
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0973-8722688
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Xining City
Tourism Bureau
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No.9 of Huanghe Road in Xining City
810001
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0971-6100110
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Yushu County
Tourism Bureau
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No.5 of Minzu Road in
Jiegu Town, Yushu County
815000
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0976-8822521
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