Why is Qinghai called Damei?

Qinghai is called the beautiful Qinghai because of its vast territory and beautiful scenery. Qinghai has been called Qinghai since the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Cuobo in Tibetan and Kukunod in Mongolian all mean blue lagoon. It was Xirong land in ancient times and Xiqiang land in Han Dynasty. Qinghai Province was founded in 1928. Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of China and the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, covering an area of 720,000 square kilometers. At the end of 2008, the resident population of Qinghai Province was 5.543 million.

The province is also a national key nature reserve, with more than 250 species of wild animals, including wild camel, wild yak, wild donkey, Tibetan antelope, argali, white-lipped deer, snow leopard, black-necked crane, Sumen antelope and black stork 10, and more than 5 million yaks.

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Qinghai scenic spots:

1, Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is called "Cuowenbu" (meaning "blue sea") in Tibetan. Located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Province, it is the largest inland lake in China. It is formed by the fault subsidence among Datong Mountain, Sun Moon Mountain and Nanshan Mountain in Qilian Mountain and Qinghai Province.

2. Ta 'er Temple

Ta 'er Temple was founded in the 12th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1379). Named after the Great Silver Pagoda built by Dajinwa Temple to commemorate Zong Kaba, the founder of the Yellow Sect, it is called "Black Bahrain" in Tibetan, which means "Maitreya Temple with 100,000 lions roaring Buddha statues". It is located in lushaer town, Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining City, Qinghai Province, and is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

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