Tibet Tour from Xining – Brief Introduction of Xining

Xining is the capital city of Qinghai Province. It is also the political, cultural, educational, scientific, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province. It is also the largest city on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is one of the most popular transit cities for foreign tourists planning a Tibet tour. Large number of overseas tourists would like to start a Tibet tour from Xining.

Tibet Tour from Xining – Climate of Xining

Xining City has an altitude of 2261 meters. The annual average precipitation is 380 millimeters and the annual sunshine duration is 1939.7 hours. The annual average temperature of Xining is 7.6?. The highest temperature here is 34.6? while the lowest temperature here is 18.9?.

Xining is praised as the "summer palace" of China for its pleasant climate in summer. The average temperature of Xining in summer is 17? to 19?. Large number of tourists would like to make a visit to Xining in summer so as to escape from the hot summer.

Tibet Tour from Xining – Migrant City

Xining is a typical migrant city; various nationalities with different beliefs live in Xining harmony. Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Christian and Catholicism are widely spread in Xining, among which Tibetan Buddhism and Islam have more followers.

Taer Monastery is one of the sis great monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. It attracts large number of followers of Tibetan Buddhism here for pilgrimage. Dongguan Mosque is one of the four largest mosques in northwest China. Xining played important role in the Ancient Tea-horse Road. It is of great military and communication importance since ancient times.

Tibet Tour from Xining – Transportation of Xining

Acted as the entrance of Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region, Xining has an excellent transportation network. Both the railway network and airlines are well developed in Xining.

The direct flights between Xining and some other big cities in China had been opened. Tourists could travel between Xining and Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shenzhen and some other cities by air conveniently. It should be noted that the direct flight between Lhasa and Xining is also available.

Xining – Lanzhou Railway and Qinghai – Tibet Railway meet in Xining. The railway in Xining stretch in all directions, the direct trains between Xining and Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chongqing and some other domestic cities are available. Tourists could also make a Tibet tour from Xining directly so as to enjoy the amazing natural landscape along the railway.