Haidong
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Haidong was historically populated by the Qiang people, although the area has been inhabited as early as 6000 years ago. In 121 BC the area was captured by Huo Qubing, defeating the Xiongnu. In 399 AD the Xianbei founded the state of Nanliang, with its capital in Ledu District.[2]
Geography
Haidong is the easternmost division of Qinghai province. It is bounded by Xining, the provincial capital, to the West, the Datong River Valley to the north, Gansu to the east, and the Yellow River to the south. Mountain ranges tower above the district of which the main valley is that of the Huang Shui (Tib. Tsong Chu), a major tributary of the Yellow River. This valley stretches from west to east and makes up - together with the area around Xining, the landscape which is called Tsongkha ("Onion Valley") by Tibetans. It has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Climate
Haidong has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) characterised by warm to very warm summers, freezing but extremely dry winters, and large diurnal temperature ranges. Temperatures are warmer than anywhere else in Qinghai due to the relatively low altitude, although minima in winter still typically fall below Script error: No such module "convert".. Precipitation is low and mostly confined to the summer months: less than Script error: No such module "convert". of water equivalent typically falls between October and April inclusive, and less than Script error: No such module "convert". between November and March. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Administrative divisions
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Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| Ping'an District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Píng'ān Qū | 102,975 | 750 | 137 |
| Ledu District | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Lèdū Qū | 260,185 | 2,821 | 92 |
| Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn |
350,118 | 1,780 | 197 |
| Huzhu Tu Autonomous County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn |
356,437 | 3,321 | 107 |
| Hualong Hui Autonomous County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn |
203,317 | 2,740 | 74 |
| Xunhua Salar Autonomous County | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn |
123,814 | 1,749 | 70 |
Demographics
As of 2005, the total population of Haidong is approximately 1,480,000. It is the most densely populated areaScript error: No such module "Unsubst". of Qinghai, with almost a third of the province's population (its surface makes up only two percent of Qinghai).
References
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Further reading
- A. Gruschke: The Cultural Monuments of Tibet’s Outer Provinces: Amdo - Volume 1. The Qinghai Part of Amdo, White Lotus Press, Bangkok 2001. Template:ISBN
- Tsering Shakya: The Dragon in the Land of Snows. A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947, London 1999, Template:ISBN
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