Qinghai province was established in 1928 during the period of the Republic of China, and until 1949 was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique.
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18 Facts About Qinghai
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From 1640 to 1724, a big part of the area that is Qinghai was under Khoshut Mongol control, but in 1724 it was conquered by the armies of the Qing dynasty.
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The Muslim warlord and General Ma Qi became military governor of Qinghai, followed by his brother Ma Lin and then Ma Qi's son Ma Bufang.
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Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Qinghai is separated by the Riyue Mountain into pastoral and agricultural zones in the west and east.
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Qinghai Lake is the largest salt water lake in China, and the second largest in the world.
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Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve is located in Qinghai and contains the headwaters of the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Mekong River.
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Qinghai is administratively divided into eight prefecture-level divisions: two prefecture-level cities and six autonomous prefectures:.
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Predominant religions in Qinghai are Chinese folk religions and Chinese Buddhism among the Han Chinese.
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Qinghai has been influenced by the interactions "between Mongol and Tibetan culture, north to south, and Han Chinese and Inner Asia Muslim culture, east to west".
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The languages of Qinghai have for centuries formed a Sprachbund, with Zhongyuan Mandarin, Amdo Tibetan, Salar, Yugur, and Monguor borrowing from and influencing one another.
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In mainstream Chinese culture, Qinghai is most associated with the Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven.
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Main religions in Qinghai are Tibetan Buddhism, Islam and Chinese Folk Religions.
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The yak, which is native to Qinghai, is widely used in the province for transportation and its meat.
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The Mongols of Qinghai celebrate the Naadam festival on the Qaidam Basin every year.
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Qinghai Lake is another tourist attraction, albeit further from Xining than Kumbum Monastery .
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Since the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology began its "Access to Telephones Project", Qinghai has invested 640 million yuan to provide telephone access to 3860 out its 4133 administrative villages.
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