Qinghai

Rongxing Guo ()

A chapter in Regional China, 2013, pp 231-239 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Qinghai is a province of the PRC, named after Lake Qinghai. It borders Gansu Province to the northeast, Xinjiang Autonomous Region to the northwest, Sichuan Province to the southeast and Tibet Autonomous Region to the southwest. It is located in northwestern China on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Yellow River originates in the middle of the province, while the Yangtze and Mekong have their headwaters in the south. More than 42% of the population is Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar, Mongol or of another ethnicity.

Keywords: Qaidam Basin; Hydropower Station; Tibet Autonomous Region; Tibet Railway; Administrative Seat (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137287670_22

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