Which city in Qinghai Province does Golmud City belong to?

Golmud belongs to the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.

Golmud City is located in the central and western part of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain within its jurisdiction is complex and can be roughly divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foothills of the Tanggula Mountains. It has a typical plateau continental climate; the total area is 119,263 It covers an area of ????square kilometers and governs 5 streets, 2 towns and 2 townships.

"Golmud" is a Mongolian transliteration, also translated as Gaolumusi, Guolimao, and Garmu, which means "a place with dense rivers"; Golmud is Qinghai's strategic link between Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu The fortress is a transportation hub in western China. The three main highways of Qinghai-Tibet, Qingxin, and Dunge meet here; the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been opened to traffic; the territory includes the source of the Yangtze River, the Wanzhang Salt Bridge, snow-capped mountains and glaciers, Kunlun snow scenery, the sunrise on the vast sea, desert forests, etc. Natural landscape, Golmud Kunlun Tourist Area is a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

Scenic spots

1. The source of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River originates from the glacier on the southwest side of the Gradandong Ice Peak, the main peak of the Tanggula Mountains. It has an altitude of 6548 meters and is divided into two semi-arc glaciers in the north and south. The source of the Yangtze River also contains resources such as crystal stone, pyrite, lead-zinc ore, plateau naked carp, and snow chicken. The source of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Lancang River were designated by the country as the "Three River Sources" nature reserve in 2000.

2. Chaerhan Salt Lake. Qarhan Salt Lake is located in the central and southern Qaidam Basin in Qinghai. There are several peculiar lakes within lakes in Qarhan Salt Lake, one within the other, forming a rare "lake within a lake" in the world. This bridge has a unique shape and has no piers or railings.