Xining, located in Qinghai Province in northwest China, is about 1,100 miles from Beijing. The city has a long history and is one of the important cities on the ancient Silk Road and the eastern gateway to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Xining has a population of about 1.5 million and as the capital of Qinghai Province, its annual GDP exceeds US$10 billion. The major traditional consumer products in the city include: Qinghai Cashmere青海羊绒, Saffron藏红花, Qinghai Carpets青海地毯, Qinghai Lake Salt青海湖盐, Butter Tea酥油茶, Tibetan Knives藏刀. Top 10 tourist attractions in Xining: Qinghai Lake青海湖, Kumbum Monastery塔尔寺, Chaka Salt Lake茶卡盐湖, Qinghai Provincial Museum青海省博物馆, Riyue Mountain日月山, Danggla Ancient City丹噶尔古城, Mogao Caves莫高窟, Qinghai Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture青海藏族自治州, Yellow River Source黄河源头, Xining People’s Park西宁人民公园.
