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Xining

Also known as Qingtang

Xining is the capital of the Chinese province of Qinghai, on the Huangshui river at the north-eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. In the 11th century, as Qingtang, it was the court of the Tibetan ruler Gusiluo. Under the Ming and Qing dynasties it was a garrison and trading town between the Chinese, Tibetans and Mongols, and the great Gelug monastery of Kumbum lies nearby.

Xining
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Xining. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xining
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