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Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, which means "Taiping in the West", is the east gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and its geographical position is very important. It was called "Lock of the West Sea" in ancient times. The province's political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological, transportation center, the main industrial base. Located in the east of the province, the middle reaches of Huangshui River Basin.

Xining, called Huangzhong in ancient times, is an ancient plateau city with a history of more than 2 100 years. Xining used to be the base of Zhao Chongguo, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, the main road of Qinghai Road on the Silk Road, the important town connecting the Central Plains and the western frontier, and the only pass of the "Tang-Fan Ancient Road" in history. Today, Xining is the end of Lanzhou-Qinghai Railway, the starting point of Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Qinghai-Tibet Highway, and it is still a transportation hub leading to the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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. Xining was liberated on September 5, 1949, and remains the provincial capital.

Xining is a typical immigrant city, where many nationalities gather and many religions coexist. Xining, located at the junction of Loess Plateau and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, agricultural area and animal husbandry area, and Chinese culture and Tibetan culture, is the only central city in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a population of over one million, with an immigrant population of 6.5438+0 million. There are 34 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui, Tibetan, Turkish, Mongolian and Salar, among which the minority population is 543,600, 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 major traffic artery and military town in the northwest, and it 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 45%, 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.

Xining is an excellent tourist city in China, an advanced city in national landscaping, a national sanitary city and a national garden city. It has been rated as the top ten summer cities in China, the top ten quiet cities in China (social noise), the top ten this beautiful city in China, the national model city and the top ten most desirable tourist destinations in China for several years. At present, Xining is creating a national civilized city and a national environmental protection model city. With the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the proposal of the provincial party committee and the provincial government to build Qinghai into a famous tourist province, we will continue to explore and develop tourism resources and actively expand the tourism brand of "Sailing by Heaven and Road, Summer Capital of China, Healthy Journey". A tourist circle with a two-hour drive radius centered on Xining has been formed. Ten excellent tourist routes, such as those around Qinghai Lake, the source of the Yellow River, the ancient Tang-Fan Road, the religious pilgrimage, the roof of the world and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which have been opened or are being opened, will be used to fully display the famous natural and cultural landscapes such as Ta 'er Temple, Qinghai Lake, atomic city and Sun Moon Mountain and the ethnic customs and cultures rich in the charm of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. According to the classification of altitude, the middle altitude of 2000-2500 meters has the function of strengthening the body. There are four main aspects: first, enhance people's endurance; Second, it is beneficial to lose weight and lose weight without hurting the body; The third is to increase the microvessel energy in the body; The fourth is to promote cardiopulmonary vitality. According to statistics, the prevalence rates of hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, mortality, emphysema, arthritis and wet weight of women among residents in Xining are lower than the national average. At the same time, due to the influence of hypoxia, low temperature and humidity and purple infrared rays in the atmosphere, the survival, reproduction and spread of many bacteria and germs are relatively weakened, and the stimulation of hypoxia on red blood cell metabolism is conducive to the exchange of oxygen in the body. The State General Administration of Sport has built the Doba National Plateau Sports Training Base in Huangzhong County, Xining, where famous athletes such as Wang Liping, Wang and Sun Yingjie have trained before the competition.

Xining is an inland open city determined by the State Council, and has established economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchange relations with many cities and regions at home and abroad. Festivals such as "China Tulip Festival", "Youth Fair" and "International Road Cycling Race Around Qinghai Lake" held in Xining every year have further expanded the popularity and influence of "Summer Capital of China". Xining relies on Qinghai's abundant plateau animal and plant resources, natural mineral resources and hydropower resources, conscientiously implements Scientific Outlook on Development, takes the development of circular economy as the direction, bases on the comprehensive utilization of resources and the extension of industrial chain, and cultivates industrial clusters with complementary development advantages, unique characteristics and mutual cooperation. Further expand reform and opening up, pay attention to investment environment construction, project construction and attracting investment, and constantly promote sound and rapid economic and social development.