13 Facts About Xining

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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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2.

Xining holds sites of religious significance to Muslims and Buddhists, including the Dongguan Mosque and Ta'er Monastery.

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Xining was the extraterritorial capital of the Koko Nor territory and remained in Gansu until 1928, when it became the provincial capital of the newly established independent province of Qinghai.

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4.

Xining was subjected to aerial bombardment by Japanese warplanes in 1941 during the Second-Sino Japanese War.

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5.

Xining made businessmen methodically clean up Xining by serving as insect exterminators, killing flies and neatly throwing them away.

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6.

Since the late 1950s, when the Liujia Gorge Dam and hydroelectric project came into operation in neighboring Gansu province, Xining has been linked by a high-tension electrical grid to both Liujia and Lanzhou.

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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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9.

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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11.

Since 1959 Xining station has been connected by the Lanzhou–Qinghai Railway to China's railway network.

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12.

Second major railway serving Xining is the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway, opened in December 2014.

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13.

Xining's cuisine is distinct from other varieties of Chinese cities using mainly food products native to the area.

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