Xining
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By plane
Xining Airport, located 15km south, southeast of the city, has flights to Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Golmud, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Shanghai, Shenyang, Urumqi, and Xian. Shenzhen Airlines fly into Xining from Hong Kong.
By train
* Golmud - takes about 14-16 hours
* Lanzhou - takes about 3-5 hours
* Lhasa - takes about 26 hours
By bus
LongDistance Bus Station is on Jianguo Road, on the other side of the river in view of the train station.
* Lanzhou - takes about 5 hours
* Tongren - takes about 4 hours
* Xunhua - takes about 5 hours
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North Mountain Temple
Taoist Temple in the hills. At the moment a lot of it is closed for safety reasons. This includes the walkways between man-made caves in the mountain. There is a pagoda above, on the hill. From here there is a great view over the city.
Northern Ch'An Monastery
See the Taoist Tulou (Rammed-earth Pavillion)
Qinghai Provincial Museum
Nice place for those curious about Qinghai's history and ethnic relationships.
January - March
October - December
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