Qinghai Province, abbreviated as "Qing" in Chinese, got its name from its Qinghai Lake, the largest inland saltwater lake in the country. The province lies on the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in west China, bordering Gansu and Sichuan provinces, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region. As the origin of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang rivers, Qinghai has an area of 720,000 square kilometers, the fourth largest in China. The average elevation is more than 3,000 meters above sea level. It has a plateau continental climate thanks to its elevation, topography, latitude and atmospheric circulation. The province has a long and not-cold winter and a short and cool summer. The temperature varies greatly in the province with an average annual temperature of –5.6℃-8.7℃. The precipitation also varies noticeably, the southeast area receiving 450-600 ml of rainfalls annually.

Qinghai features ethnic custom tours unique to the plateau. It has over ten scenic spots including the Birds Islet, the Mengda Natural Reserves, Taer Monastery, snow-capped A’Nyemaqen Mountain, Sun-and-Moon Hill, and Longyang Gorge Reservoir, the largest artificial reservoir in China, and the Dulan International Game Land.

No.	Institutions	Telephone	Fax  /  E-mail  /  http	Address / Postcode
544.	QINGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY	6307640	6316138 E-mail: fao@qhnu.edu.cn http://www.qhnu.edu.cn	No. 38 Wusixilu Xi’ning 810008
545.	QINGHAI UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES	8802722	8802722 E-mail: myfao@public.xn.qh.cn http://www.qhmu.edu.cn	No.3 Bayi Zhonglu XI’NING 810007
546.	QINGHAI MEDICAL COLLEGE	6143168	6104059 http://www.qhmc.edu.cn	No.6 Kunlunlu XI’NING 810001
City Code of Xining：0971

 (China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)