Where does Xining belong?

General situation of Xining city (English name: Xining city)

Area under its jurisdiction: East, Middle, West and North, Datong, Huangzhong and Huangyuan counties.

Established: 1944.

Xining is the capital of Qinghai Province and the center of politics, economy, culture, education, science and education, transportation and communication. The permanent population of the city reached 2177,900, an increase of 24,300, of which the urban population was132,900, an increase of 36,600; The rural population was 848,900, a decrease of 1.23 million, and the urbanization rate reached 6 1.02%. At the end of 2008, among the permanent residents in our city, the urban population was110000, an increase of 50,400, the birth rate was 10.86‰, the mortality rate was 4.25‰, and the natural population growth rate was 6.6 1‰. It has jurisdiction over five districts of East, Middle, West, South and North, and three counties of Datong, Huangzhong and Huangyuan. As well as the Xining National Economic and Technological Development Zone and Hu Hai New District under construction.

Xining is located in the confrontation between the north and south mountains in Hehuang Valley of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, belonging to Qilian Mountain System, and Huangshui River, a tributary of the Yellow River, runs through the urban area from west to east. The total area of the city is 7665 square kilometers, the urban area is 350 square kilometers and the built-up area is 75 square kilometers. The altitude of the urban area is 226 1 m, the annual average precipitation is 380mm, the evaporation is 1 363.6mm, the annual average sunshine is 1 939.7hr, the annual average temperature is 7.6℃, the highest temperature is 34.6℃, and the lowest temperature is-18.9℃. The average temperature in summer is 17- 19℃, and the climate is pleasant. It is a summer resort and is called "the summer capital of China".

Xining has a long history. During the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties, Hehuang area was the center of the ancient Qiang people. In the second year of Yuan Shou in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 12 1), General Huo Qubing set up Xiping Pavilion here. Xihai County was established in the 19th year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 2 14). Shanshan County was established in the early Tang Dynasty (AD 6 19) and became a transit point between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Central Plains. The Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty called Qing Tang Cheng, the capital of Tubo, and became the capital of trade and transportation between east and west, which flourished for a while. In the third year of Song Chongning (A.D. 1 104), Song Jun entered Tang Cheng in Qing Dynasty, and was renamed Xining House (the name of Xihe means peace), with Longyou as its capital. In the third year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1725), Xining Prefecture moved. Xining Road 19 14 was established. 1926, the road was cancelled and changed to Xining administrative region, with Xining as the chief executive. 1946 Xining changed its county into a city and became the capital of Qinghai province. 1On September 5, 949, Xining was liberated and remained as the provincial capital.

Xining is a typical immigrant city, where many nationalities gather and many religions coexist. Xining, located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, agricultural areas and pastoral areas, and Chinese culture and Tibetan culture, is the only central city in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a population of over one million, with a migrant population of 6.5438+0 million. There are 34 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Tibetan, Turkish, Mongolian and Salar, among which 543,600 are ethnic minorities, accounting for 25.55% of the total population. Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Christianity and Catholicism coexist, and Tibetan Buddhism and Islam have far-reaching influence. Ta 'er Temple is one of the six largest Tibetan Buddhist temples in China, and Dongguan Mosque is one of the four largest mosques in northwest China. All ethnic groups work together and help each other, writing a glorious history of development, creating brilliant achievements, giving Xining the humanistic spirit of stringing wealth, and making Xining show an inclusive, hardworking and open face. Innovating urban cultural characteristics Xining is the only place where the ancient Silk Road South Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass. Since ancient times, it has been a transportation hub and military center in the northwest, and is known as the "throat of the sea". With the development of the western region and the acceleration of modern traffic construction, a traffic network centered on Xining has been formed, with 3 15 and 109 national highways running through the whole territory, expressways and first-class highways extending in all directions, and railways extending in all directions, with a total track-laying mileage of 1300 kilometers. The completion and opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has made Xining the central hub of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Railway. The passenger throughput of Xining Airport is increasing at an annual rate of 33%, and it has been opened to major cities in China. "Lan -Xi- La" (Lanzhou-Xining-Lhasa) communication optical cable project has connected telephone communication to all parts of the country and dozens of countries around the world.