Guide County is a county in the east 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. It is under the administration of

Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, formerly known as Tsolho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (; ), is an autonomous prefecture of Northeastern Qinghai Province in Western China. The prefecture has an area of and its seat is located in Gonghe C ...

. In Tibetan it's known as Trika. In 2015 it had a population of 108,800, of which 37.8%

Tibetans The Tibetan people (; ) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million. In addition to the majority living in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans liv ...

, and 16.1% other ethnic minorities. In 2018 the population was 110,900. It is located along the Yellow River, surrounded by hilly terrain on either side of the river valley. Guide was first established during the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...

. The area became part of

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

China in 1370. In 1953 it was placed under jurisdiction of Hainan prefecture.

Guide old town

The city's earthen walls and buildings were built between 1375 and 1380. The city was enlarged in 1590. After the founding of the People's Republic, the moats were filled in and the North and South gates were pulled down, as well as the towers. In 2010 work commenced to restore the gates and towers.

Economics

Guide is known in Qinghai as a fruit producing county, in particular for pear cultivation, as it has a relatively mild climate. The

Laxiwa Dam The Laxiwa Dam () is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It is downstream of the Longyangxia Dam and upstream from the Lijiaxia Dam. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports ...

in Guide is the largest hydropower station on the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Administrative divisions

The county seat of Guide is in Heyin town. Guide governs over 4 towns and 3 townships: Towns * Heyin (河阴镇) * Hexi (河西镇) * Laxiwa (拉西瓦镇) * Changmu (常牧镇) Townships * Hedong (河东乡) * Xinjie Hui ethnic township (新街回族乡) * Garang (尕让乡)

Climate

Transport

The Guide General Aviation Airport started construction in 2018.

References

External links

* * County-level divisions of Qinghai Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture {{Qinghai-geo-stub