Xining is the capital of Qinghai province. The terrain of Qinghai province is generally high in the west and low in the east, high in the north and south and low in the middle. The altitude in the west is steep and inclined to the east, and it drops in a ladder shape. The eastern region is the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Loess Plateau, with complex terrain and diverse landforms.

Qinghai province has complex and diverse landforms. More than four-fifths of the area is plateau, mountainous in the east and plateau and basin in the west. It has three landforms: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, inland arid basin and loess plateau, and belongs to plateau continental climate, spanning five major water systems: Yellow River, Yangtze River, Lancangjiang River, Heihe River and Datong River.

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Qinghai Province lives inland, far from the ocean, and is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a continental climate on the plateau. Its climatic characteristics are long sunshine time and strong radiation; Winter is long and summer is cool; The daily temperature range is large, and annual range is small; Less precipitation, large regional differences, more rain in the east, dry and windy in the west, lack of oxygen and cold. The annual average temperature is influenced by topography, and its general distribution form is high in the north and low in the south.

Qinghai's food tastes have strong plateau characteristics and ethnic styles, so that the color, fragrance, taste and shape are integrated with the ancient customs and frontier customs of all ethnic groups. Even some foods originating from the mainland have been created and improved in Qinghai, and they have a strong plateau atmosphere. Qinghai specialty foods include hand-grabbed meat, kebabs, noodles, steamed buns, mutton soup, braces, dried fish, sausage noodles, beef jerky and so on.

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