Difference between revisions of "Qinghai Province"
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| − | '''Qinghai''' got its name from its [[Qinghai Lake]], the largest inland saltwater lake in the country. It lies on the northeastern part of the [[Qinghai-Tibet Plateau]] in west China, bordering [[Gansu]], [[Sichuan]], Xinjiang and Tibet. As the origin of the [[Yangtze]], [[Yellow]], and [[Lancang]] rivers, Qinghai has an area of 720,000 sq km. Its territory includes 31.6 million ha of grassland, 589,900 ha of cultivated land and 250,000 ha of forests. The remaining are mountains, lakes, deserts, gobi and glaciers. | + | [[File:qinghai.jpg|thumb|right|location within China]]'''Qinghai''' got its name from its [[Qinghai Lake]], the largest inland saltwater lake in the country. It lies on the northeastern part of the [[Qinghai-Tibet Plateau]] in west China, bordering [[Gansu]], [[Sichuan]], Xinjiang and Tibet. As the origin of the [[Yangtze]], [[Yellow]], and [[Lancang]] rivers, Qinghai has an area of 720,000 sq km. Its territory includes 31.6 million ha of grassland, 589,900 ha of cultivated land and 250,000 ha of forests. The remaining are mountains, lakes, deserts, gobi and glaciers. |
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Revision as of 03:34, 13 July 2009
Qinghai got its name from its Qinghai Lake, the largest inland saltwater lake in the country. It lies on the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in west China, bordering Gansu, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Tibet. As the origin of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang rivers, Qinghai has an area of 720,000 sq km. Its territory includes 31.6 million ha of grassland, 589,900 ha of cultivated land and 250,000 ha of forests. The remaining are mountains, lakes, deserts, gobi and glaciers.
