Qinghai Province Population: 4.1 million Urban population: 1.4 million Area: 720,000 square kilometers Altitude: 2,500 -  4,500 meters Capital: Xining Nationalities: Han, Tibetan, Hui, Tu, Salar, Mongolian, and Kazak Climatic features: continental highland climate; mostly dry and cold with frequent winds and little rainfall; long winters; short, cool summers; long hours of sunshine and strong sunlight; drastic temperature changes from day to night; sandstorms from February to April Average temperature: minus 18.2 - minus 7 centigrade degree in Jan, 5-21 degree in July. Annual average rainfall: 700 mm in the eastern river valley, under 50 mm in the Qaidam Basin; precipitation decreases from east to west. Physical features: covers the northeast portion of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; includes the 200,000-square-kilometer Qaidam Basin in the northwest; in the northeast are the Yellow and Huangshui River Valleys. Mountains: Altun and Qilian Mountains in the north; Kunlun, Hoh Xil, and Qimantag in the west; Tanggula, where China's longest river, the Yangtze, has its source, in the southwest; A'nyemaqen and Bayan Har in the southeast, with the 5,464 kilometer Yellow River originating from the latter Rivers: Yellow River and tributaries; Tuotuo-Tongtian River, which is the upper reach of the Yangtze River; inland intermittent rivers in the basin Lakes: Qinghai Lake, China's largest salt lake with an area of 4,583 square kilometers; Gyaring and Ngoring Lakes, two adjacent fresh water lakes; many smaller lakes, salt lakes, and marshes Products: wheat, highland barley, millet, rice, potatoes, rape, broad beans, peas; leather, musk, antlers; rhubarb, Chinese caterpillar fungus; petroleum, salt, sylvite, coal, lead, zinc and Xining Wool Administrative divisions: 6 autonomous prefectures, 2 cities, 30 counties, and 7 autonomous counties Neighboring areas: Gansu and Sichuan Provinces; Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions Major cities: Xining, Golmud, Lenghu, Da Qaidam, Yushu, Gonghe Tourist attraction: Tar Lamasery, 20 kilometers southwest of Xining Beijing Real Estate - Xian Real Estate - Shanghai Real Estate - Hong Kong Real Estate - Jinan Real Estate - Guangzhou Real Estate - Guangdong Real Estate - Chengdu Real Estate - Xiamen Real Estate - Zhengzhou Real Estate - Kowloon Real Estate - Shenzhen Real Estate - Beihai Real Estate - Dalian Real Estate - Nanjing Real Estate - Chongqing Real Estate - Hangzhou Real Estate - Harbin Real Estate - Kunming Real Estate - Pudong Real Estate - Qingdao Real Estate - Wuhan Real Estate - Shenyang Real Estate - Tianjin Real Estate - Shaanxi Real Estate - Sichuan Real Estate