Qīnghǎi

Welcome to Qīnghǎi

Big, bold and beautifully barren, Qīnghǎi (青海), larger than any country in the EU, occupies a vast swathe of the northeastern chunk of the Tibetan Plateau. As far as Tibetans are concerned, this is Amdo, one of old Tibet’s three traditional provinces. Much of what you’ll experience here will feel more Tibetan than Chinese; there are monasteries galore, yaks by the thousands and nomads camped out across high-altitude... Read More