Xiahe County is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu province,China,bordering Qinghai province to the west. The name,which literally means "Xia River",refers to the Daxia River which runs through the county. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery,one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans,as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral. The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction. The county was named Xiahe in 1928,after the Daxia River that flows through its territory.
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,also transliterated as Yüxü or Yulshul,is an autonomous prefecture of Southwestern Qinghai Province,China. Largely inhabited by Tibetans,the prefecture has an area of 188,794 square kilometres (72,894 sq mi) and its seat is located in the town of Gyêgu in Yushu County,which is the place of the old Tibetan trade mart of Jyekundo. The official source of the Yellow River lies within the prefecture. Historically,the area belongs to the cultural realm of Kham in Eastern Tibet.
Haidong is a prefecture-level city of Qinghai province in Western China. Its name literally means "east of the (Qinghai) Lake." On 8 February 2013 Haidong was upgraded from a prefecture (海东地区) into a prefecture-level city. Haidong is the third most populous administrative division in Qinghai after Xining and Golmud.
Tongren,known to Tibetans as Rebgong in the historic region of Amdo,is the capital and second smallest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai,China. The city has an area of 3465 square kilometers and a population of ~80,000 (2002),75% Tibetan. The economy of the city includes agriculture and aluminium mining.
Pingwu County is a county located in the north of Sichuan province,China,bordering Gansu province to the north. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.
Luqu County is a county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu province,China,bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the southeast and Qinghai to the west. Its postal code is 717200,and in 1999 its population was 30,039 people. The word "Luqu" derived from the Tibetan name of Tao River.
Xinghai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,in the east-central part of Qinghai Province,China.
Xinlong or Nyagrong County is a county in the west of Sichuan Province,China. It is under the administration of the GarzêTibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Huangyuan County is a county of Qinghai Province,China,it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xining,the capital of Qinghai. It is under the administration of Xining city. The county seat is Chengguan Town,known in Mongolian as Dan Gar and in Tibetan as Tongkor.
Haiyan County is a county of Qinghai Province,China,located on the northeast shore of Qinghai Lake. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Gangca County is a county of northeastern Qinghai province,China,on the northern shore of Qinghai Lake. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County is a county in the northeast of Qinghai Province,China,bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Menyuan is situated on the Datong River between the Qilian Mountains and Daban Mountains. Gangshiqia Peak rises dramatically in the north of the county. It used to be called Menyuan (亹源) in Chinese,with a different first character from the current name.
Guide County is a county in the east of Qinghai Province,China. It is under the administration of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In Tibetan it is known as Trika. In 2015 it had a population of 108,800,of which 37.8% Tibetans,and 16.1% other ethnic minorities. In 2018 the population was 110,900.
Guinan County is a county in the east of Qinghai Province,China. It is under the administration of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The seat of Guinan County is in the Town of Mangqu.
Maqên or Maqin County is a county of Qinghai Province,China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
GadêCounty is a county in the southeast of Qinghai Province,China,bordering Gansu to the east. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Jigzhi County or Chik Dril is a county of Qinghai Province,China,bordering Sichuan to the southeast and Gansu to the northeast. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The seat of Jigzhi County is in the Town of Chugqênsumdo.
Nangqên County,or Nangchen,is a county of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and is the southernmost county-level division of Qinghai province,China,bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south. It was one of the five kingdoms of the historical region of Kham.
Ulan or Wulan is a county of Qinghai Province,China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg.
Dulan County is a county of east-central Qinghai province,China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
