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 Qing is short for Qinghai
Province. It lies in the northern part in China. It is
720,000 square kilometers in area with a population is
4.4 million.
Qinghai located in Qingzang Plateau. The topography
here is very complicated. There is hilly area, plateau, basin and
valley, but the most parts are plateaus and hilly areas. Qinghai
is the origin of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang
River. It has a continental plateau climate. It abounds in mineral
resources, with the reserves of Li, salt, Br, asbestos, mica amongst
the most abundant in China. Also, Qinghai abounds in petroleum,
natural gas, coal, iron and some kinds of non-ferrous metals.
Its major industries are machinery, livestock
products, chemical industry, metallurgical industry and petroleum
industry. In agriculture, the main produces are wheat, highland
barley, grains, rape and sugar-beet. The animal husbandry is well
developed. Qinghai is one of the main pastoral areas  in China. There
are a lot of kinds of livestock. They are sheep, goats, horses,
donkeys, camels yaks and so on. The highway system here is very
important. The railway, aviation and popular transportation forms
the traffic network.
Qinghai is at the source of the rivers in
Ximalaya.
It has some natural and civilizing resources, specially, the long
history, the unique mountains and the national favour. The places
of interest here are Qinghai Lake, Riyue Mountain, TaˇŻer Temple
and Xining Mosque. The traditional specialties are blanket, fur,
silver material and a kind of fish that is without scale in Qinghai
Lake.
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