Haiyan County (; ) is a county of
Qinghai Province
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest pop ...
, China, located on the northeast shore of
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake or Ch'inghai Lake, also known by other names, is the largest lake in China. Located in an endorheic basin in Qinghai Province, to which it gave its name, Qinghai Lake is classified as an alkaline salt lake. The lake has fluctuat ...
. It is under the administration of
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; , , Tib.pin.: ''cojang poirig ranggyong kü'') is an autonomous prefecture of northeastern Qinghai Province, China. The prefecture has an area of and its seat is Haiyan County. Its name literally means " ...
. It is home to 原子城 (Atomic Bomb city) covering 570 km²
Climate
Economy
A major nuclear research facility, Plant 221 (), was established in 1958 at the location called Jinyintan () in Haiyan County.
Where China Built Its Bomb, Dark Memories Haunt the Ruins
By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ADAM WU JAN. The New York Times, 20, 2018
See also
* List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
Qinghai, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People ...
References
County-level divisions of Qinghai
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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