Address: Lianhuashan, Huangzhong County, Xining
Description: Ta'er Monastry was built in 1577 to honor the memory of Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Yellow Hat Sect (also called the Gelugpa Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism, and can be found 26 kilometers (about 16 m...
Address: 150km northwest of Xining
Description: The vast and beautiful Qinghai Lake is often known by its Mongol name, Koko Nor. It is the largest inland saltwater lake in China and sits approximately 150km (193 miles) from Xining, 3,200 meters (10,500ft) ab...
Address: northwest bank of Qinghai Lake
Description: Bird Island on the northwest shore of Qinghai Lake is in fact a peninsula, connected to the bank near the mouth of Buha River. It actually encompasses two islands: Haixi Pi in the east, and Haixi Shan, the much...
Address: Dongguan Dajie, Xining
Description: Covering an area of around 11,940 square meters, the Dongguan Mosque, situated in Xining's City Zone, is one of the most impressive and certainly the most famous of all the mosques in northwest China. Built ove...
Address: North Hill, Xining
Description: The Northern Buddhist Temple is the earliest example of religious architecture in Qinghai Province. Covering an area of nearly 28,000 square meters (about 6.9 acres), the temple was built during the Northern We...
Address: East of Qinghai Lake, southwest of Huangyuan County, Xining
Description: During the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese Emperor sent his daughter Princess Wencheng to make a strategic marriage with the Tibetan king Songsten Gampo. Legend has it that on reaching the mountains near Xining, she ...