Qinghai
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Province:Qinghai (Chinese: 青海, Pinyin:Qīnghǎi)
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Population :5,390,000
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Area :721,000 square km (278,000 sq mile)
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Overview:Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. The top attraction is Qinghai Lake, the largest saltwater lake in China.
Qinghai Lake, "a blue sea" in Mongolian and Tibetan, is the largest inland salt lake in China with an area of 4,500sq.km and an altitude of 3,195m , after which Qinghai Province was named.
The Great Mosque of Xining is one the four largest mosques in northwest China and is the largest and most important mosque in the Qinghai Province.
