Xining population

Xining is a typical multi-ethnic and multi-religious immigrant city. It is the only central city in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a population of over one million, with an immigrant population of 1 10,000.

In 20 19, the population of ethnic minorities in the city was 615,700, accounting for 25.79% of the permanent population, of which: the population of Hui nationality was 385,700, accounting for16.2%; Tibetan population 130700, accounting for 5.5%; There are 6. 1 1 10,000 Turks, accounting for 2.6%.

Xining culture

Xining, located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a city with a multi-ethnic population, and its cultural and artistic development has strong national and local characteristics.

Butter sculptures, pile embroideries and murals in Ta 'er Temple, the holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, are known as "three wonders of art", and farmers' paintings in Huangzhong enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad. There are mainly Hu Mei Opera, Pingtan Opera, Tibetan Opera, Deng Ying Opera and Henan Opera. Quyi mainly includes flat string, cross string, falling string, Taoism, filial piety and so on.

Song and dance music mainly includes the social fire of the Han nationality, the banquet dance of the Zhao An Hui nationality of the Tu nationality, the wedding dance of the Salar nationality, the pot dance of the Tibetan nationality, and the temple music played by Tibetan Buddhist temples during sacrifices, ceremonies and dharma meetings. Folk songs mainly include "Hua 'er" loved by Han, Hui, Tu, La and other ethnic groups and "Yi" by Tibetans.