Xining Municipality, The Capital City of Qinghai Province , In Chinese [西宁市]

Facts & Informations :

Location of Xining in Qinghai

Administrative Division Code : 630100;

Post Code : 810000;

Phone Area Code :0971

The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 青

The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 630100

Area Coverage: 7472 square kilometers;

Population : 1,940,000 persons (Including the subordinate cities and counties);

The Seat : Chengzhong District

Official Website of local Government: http://www.xining.gov.cn >>>>

Xining in Pictures

City Guide to Xining: Restaurants, Hotels,Shopping, Hospitals ...

Restaurant and Catering Service

Muslim Cuisine	Western Food	Korean Cuisine
Hotpot	Snacks and Fast Food

Leisure and Recreation Facilities

KTV	Night Club	Cyber Cafe
Bath

Financial Facilities	Mall,Store and Market

Hospitals & Clinics	Sports Facilities

Community Service	Travel Services

Tour Guide to Xining: Streets and Roads

Bayi Road	Ningzhang Highway	Chaoyang West Road
Huangzhong Road	Shangri-la Road	Kaiyuan Road
Ningda Expressway	Yongjun Road	Linjiaya Road

Tour Guide to Xining: Tour Attractions

Huangzhong Museum	Xining Nanshan Mountain
Nanshan Park, Xining	Xi′ning Children Park
Xining Botanical Garden	Pandao Reservoir
Tar Temple	Qinghai Lake
Xining Dongguan Mosque	Qinghai Tibet Cultural Centre

The adminitrative division form of Xining is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have jurisdiction over some small cities in China.

Urban Subdivisions of Xining City
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Chengbei District	城北区	Chengbei Qu	District
2	Chengxi District	城西区	Chengxi Qu	District
3	Chengzhong District	城中区	Chengzhong Qu	District
4	Chengdong District	城东区	Chengdong Qu	District

Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Xining Municipality The components of greater Xining Municipality
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Huangyuan County	湟源县	Huangyuan Xian	County
2	Huangzhong County	湟中县	Huangzhong Xian	County
3	Datong Hui-Tu Aut. County	大通回族土族自治县	Datong	County

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Overview

Xining, the capital of Qinghai province of China, lies in the eastern part of Qinghai-Tibet plateau, and the upper reaches of Huangshui River.

As an ancient highland city and a major gateway to the Tibetan Plateau on the Yellow River, Xining once has been a necessary stop between East and West of Silk Road in ancient times, and here is a conjunct place that combines loess plateau and Tibetan Plateau, Han culture and Tibetan culture, etc.

Nowadays, Xining is the political, economical, cultural, educational and technological and commercial ce.....
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