Qinghai Attractions

雅砻江Yalong River in Qinghai and Sichuan Yalong River (Chinese: 雅砻江, p Yǎlóngjiāng, w Ya-lung Chiang, IPA ) or Nyag Chu (Tibetan: ཉག་ཆུ་, z Nyag Qu) is an 822-mile (1,323 km) long river in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River. Its source...

Yellow River or Huang He ( listen (help·info)) is the second longest river in Asia, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi). Originating in the Bayan Har Mountainsin Qinghai province...

Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province巴颜喀拉山脉 Bayan Har Mountains (Chinese: 巴颜喀拉山; Mongolian: Баянхар уул, Bayanhar ūl, meaning “rich black” ), formerly known as the Bayen-káras, are a mountain range in Qinghai Province, China. It can be viewed as...

The name Yangtze River, as well as various similar names such as Yangtse River, Yangtze Kiang etc., is derived from Yangzi Jiang ( Simplified Chinese: 扬子江; Traditional Chinese: 揚子江; pinyin: Yángzǐ Jiāng) listen , the Chinese name for the river in its lower...

扎曲 Originated in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, Zhaqu River has been viewed as the true source of Lancang River. In summer, the green grassland and...

Thrangu (or Trangu) Monastery (创古寺/青海禅古扎西求林寺/禅古寺) is located about 7 km south of Jyekundo in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai province, China, or the traditional Tibetan cultural region of Kham. Description Prior to the huge earthquake on 16 April...

Longbaotan Black-necked Cranes Nature Reserve in Yushu榆树市隆宝滩黑颈鹤自然保护区 Longbao Beach has high mountains on both sides, extending in parallel, with a valley of 10 kilometers in length and 3 kilometers...

The Zhi Qu (Tibetan) or Tongtian River (Chinese: 通天河; pinyin: Tōngtiān Hé), flows within Qinghai Province of southern China. It is within the Yangtze River Basin—Chang Jiang drainage basin. Tongtian River is the source of Yangtze River, it flows through...

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, (可可西里自然保护区, Mongolian for “Blue Ridge”, also Aqênganggyai for “Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains”), is an isolated region in the northwestern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Qinghai province, China. On July 7, 2017, the...

Princess Wencheng Temple (Nampar Nangzed Lhakhang), or Nampar Nangzed Chok-hangis situated in Bainagou, the south of Jieshi Township, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, where Princess Wencheng stayed the...