Xining, alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Xining was subjected to aerial bombardment by Japanese warplanes in 1941 during the Second-Sino Japanese War.
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Xining made businessmen methodically clean up Xining by serving as insect exterminators, killing flies and neatly throwing them away.
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Xining is located in the eastern part of Qinghai Province and lies on the Huangshui River.
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Xining is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and the upper reaches of the Huangshui River.
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In 2007, the World Bank lent US$1 billion to aid river treatment in Xining, including Sanxian County's anti-flooding project, with an added US$1 billion to support infrastructure.
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Xining is situated in a fertile mountain basin in the valley of the Huangshui, a tributary of the Yellow River, that acts as a river port.
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Since 1959 Xining station has been connected by the Lanzhou–Qinghai Railway to China's railway network.
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Second major railway serving Xining is the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway, opened in December 2014.
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Xining's cuisine is distinct from other varieties of Chinese cities using mainly food products native to the area.
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