8 prefectures 44 counties 404 towns and subdistricts
Government
• Body
Qinghai Provincial People's Congress
• CCP Secretary
Chen Gang
• Congress Chairman
Chen Gang
• Governor
Wu Xiaojun
• Provincial CPPCC Chairman
Gönbo Zhaxi
• National People's Congress Representation
24 deputies
Area
[1]
• Total
720,000 km2 (280,000 sq mi)
• Rank
4th
Highest elevation
(Bukadaban Feng)
6,860 m (22,510 ft)
Population
(2020)[2]
• Total
5,923,957
• Rank
31st
• Density
8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Rank
30th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition
Han – 54% Tibetan – 21% Hui – 16% Tu – 4% Mongol – 1.8% Salar – 1.8%
• Languages and dialects
Zhongyuan Mandarin Chinese, Amdo Tibetan, Monguor, Oirat Mongolian, Salar and Western Yugur
GDP[3]
• Total
CN¥ 361 billion US$ 53.7 billion
• Per capita
CN¥ 60,724 US$ 9,028
ISO 3166 code
CN-QH
HDI (2021)
0.695[4] (28th) – medium
Website
www.qh.gov.cn(in Chinese)
Qinghai
"Qinghai" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese
青海
Postal
Tsinghai
Literal meaning
"Qinghai (Lake)"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Qīnghǎi
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Chinghae
Wade–Giles
Chʻing1-hai3
Tongyong Pinyin
Cinghǎi
IPA
[tɕʰíŋ.xàɪ]ⓘ
Wu
Romanization
Tshin平-he上
Hakka
Romanization
Tshiâng-hói
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Chīnghói
Jyutping
cing1 hoi2
IPA
[tsʰeŋ˥ hɔːi˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Chheng-hái
Tâi-lô
Tsheng-hái
Tibetan name
Tibetan
མཚོ་སྔོན་
Transcriptions
Wylie
mtsho sngon
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic
Хөхнуур
Mongolian script
ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNC
Köke naɣur
Manchu name
Manchu script
ᡥᡠᡥᡠ ᠨᠣᠣᡵ
Romanization
Huhu Noor
Oirat name
Oirat
Kokonur
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Qinghai[a] is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining.
Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest. Qinghai province was established in 1928 during the period of the Republic of China, and until 1949 was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique. The Chinese name "Qinghai" is after Qinghai Lake, the largest lake in China. The lake is known as Tso ngon in Tibetan, and as Kokonor Lake in English, derived from the Mongol Oirat name for Qinghai Lake. Both Tso ngon and Kokonor are names found in historic documents to describe the region.[7]
Located mostly on the Tibetan Plateau, the province is inhabited by a number of peoples including the Han (concentrated in the provincial capital of Xining, nearby Haidong, and Haixi), Tibetans, Hui, Mongols, Monguors, and Salars. According to the 2021 census reports, Tibetans constitute a fifth of the population of Qinghai and the Hui compose roughly a sixth of the population. There are over 37 recognized ethnic groups among Qinghai's population of 5.6 million, with national minorities making up a total of 49.5% of the population.
The area of Qinghai came under the control of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty around 1724, after their defeat of Khoshut Mongols who previously controlled most of the area. After the Xinhai Revolution and the ensuing fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912, Qinghai came under Chinese Muslim warlord Ma Qi's control until the Northern Expedition by the Republic of China consolidated central control in 1928. In the same year, the province of Qinghai was established by the Nationalist Government, with Xining as its capital.[8][9][10]
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^"Communiqué of the Seventh National Population Census (No. 3)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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^Gangchen Khishong, 2001. Tibet and Manchu: An Assessment of Tibet-Manchu Relations in Five Phases of Development. Dharmasala: Narthang Press, p.1-70.
^"中華民國政府令". 國民政府公報. Vol. 93. Republic of China: 國民政府秘書處. Sep 1928. p. 5.
^"中華民國十七年十月十九日 中華民國政府令". 國民政府公報. No. 2. Republic of China: 國民政府文官處印鑄局. 27 Oct 1928. p. 9.
^"中華民國十八年一月二十九日 國民政府指令一八九號". 國民政府公報. No. 80. Republic of China: 國民政府文官處印鑄局. 31 Jan 1929. pp. 8–9.
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