Qinghai · China·Nord-Ouest & Tibet
Xining西宁
The Tibetan Plateau gateway — Qinghai Lake.
Qinghai Lake, Kumbum Monastery, gateway to Tibet, Yunan and the source of the Yellow River.
Xining is the northeast gateway to the Tibetan plateau. Qinghai Lake — the largest in China. Kumbum Monastery — birthplace of Tsongkhapa. The launchpad for source-of-the-Yellow-River expeditions.