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<font size="+1">**青海省<br>Qīnghǎi Shěng**</font>
<font size="-1">Abbreviation: 青 (pinyin: Qīng)</font>
Image:China-Qinghai.png\|Qinghai is highlighted on this map
Origin of Name	青 qīng - green/blue<br>海 hǎi - sea<br>"green sea"<br>(Lake Qinghai)
Administration Type	Province of China\|Province
Capital and<br>Largest City	Xining
Communist Party of China\|CPC Qinghai Committee Secretary	Zhao Leji
Governor	Song Xiuyan
Area	721,000 square kilometre\|km² (List of China administrative regions by area\|4th)
Population (2002) <br /> - Density	5,290,000 (List of China administrative regions by population\|30th) <br /> 7.3/km² (List of China administrative regions by population density\|30th)
Gross domestic product\|GDP (2002)<br /> - per capita	34.1 billion Renminbi\|? (List of China administrative regions by gross domestic product\|29th) <br /> 6448 Renminbi\|? (List of China administrative regions by GDP per capita\|18th)
Major Nationalities of China\|Nationalities (2000)	Han Chinese\|Han - 54%<br />Tibetan people\|Tibetan - 23%<br />Hui - 16%<br />Tu (ethnic group)\|Tu - 4%<br />Salar - 1.8%<br />Mongol - 1.8%
Political divisions of China#Prefecture level\|Prefecture-level divisions
Political divisions of China#County level\|County-level divisions	43
Political divisions of China#Township level\|Township-level divisions	429
ISO 3166-2	CN-63

Qinghai (zh-cpw |c=青海 |p=Qīnghǎi |w=Ch'ing-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai) is a provinces of China|province of the People's Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake (Koko Nor). It borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast, and Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet on the southwest.

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History

Qinghai was historically part of the Amdo province of Tibet. In 1928 it became a province of the then Republic of China.

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Geography

Qinghai is located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. The Yellow River (Huang He) originates in the middle of the province, while the Yangtze River|Yangtze and Mekong have their sources in the southern part.

The province of Qinghai boasts a population of 5 million, among which the Han Chinese|Han is the largest group. Other groups include the Tibetans, Tu, Hui, Salar and Mongols.

The Lanqing Railway, running between Lanzhou, Gansu and Xining, the province's capital, was completed in 1959 and is the major transportation route in and out of the province. A continuation of the line, the Qingzang Railway|Qinghai-Tibet Railway, has become one of the most ambitious projects in PRC history, and will, by completion, connect Tibet with the rest of China through Qinghai. Six National Highways run through the province. Xining Airport provides service to Beijing, Lanzhou, Gormund and Dolingha.

See Transportation in China.

Parts of the anime and manga Ranma ? take place at the Jusenkyo Springs, a fictional, secret training ground in Qinghai.

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