Huangzhong District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

Xining Xining (; ), alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. The city was a commercial hub along the Northern Silk Road's Hexi Corridor for over 2000 years, and w ...

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 located about east 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 fluctuate ...

and about southwest of downtown

. In 2020 the district had a population of 463,900, of which 153,000 belonging to minorities. The

Kumbum Monastery Kumbum Monastery (, THL ''Kumbum Jampa Ling''), also called Ta'er Temple, is a Tibetan gompa in Lusar, Huangzhong County, Xining, Qinghai, China. It was founded in 1583 in a narrow valley close to the village of Lusar in the historical Tibeta ...

(Ta'er Temple) is located in the district.

History

Huangzhong has been inhabited since at least 4,000 years ago, as shown by archeological excavations in Lijiashan town. Later, the area belonged to the

Qiang people The Qiang people ( Qiangic: ''Rrmea''; ) are an ethnic group in China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 310,000 in 2000. They live mainly in a ...

. Since the capture of Xining by Emperor Wu of Han, Huangzhong has been part of the Chinese dynasties. The Han dynasty rulers established a county called Linqiang () in the area, governed by Jincheng ( Lanzhou). In 1943, the county seat was moved to Lushar town, and the county was named Huangzhong County, after the Huangshui river basin. In 2020 Huangzhong County was changed to Huangzhong District of Xining.

Administrative divisions

Huangzhong governs over 10 towns, 5 townships and one subdistrict. * Lushar town ( zh, 鲁沙尔镇, labels=no), county seat * Kangchuan subdistrict ( zh, 康川街道, labels=no) * Duoba town ( zh, 多巴镇, labels=no) * Shangxinzhuang town ( zh, 上新庄镇, labels=no) *

Tianjiazhai Tianjiazhai ('' Mandarin'': ''田家寨镇'') is a town in Huangzhong District, Xining, Qinghai, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencie ...

town ( zh, 田家寨镇, labels=no) * Honghe town ( zh, 共和镇, labels=no) * Lanlongkou town ( zh, 拦隆口镇, labels=no) *

Ganhetan Ganhetan ('' Mandarin'': ''甘河滩镇'') is a town in Huangzhong District, Xining, Qinghai, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by ...

town ( zh, 甘河滩镇, labels=no) * Xibao town ( zh, 西堡镇, labels=no) * Lijiashan town ( zh, 李家山镇, labels=no) * Shangwuzhuang town ( zh, 上五庄镇, labels=no) * Qunjia township ( zh, 群加乡, labels=no) * Haizigou township ( zh, 海子沟乡, labels=no) * Handong Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 汉东回族乡, labels=no) * Tumenguan township ( zh, 土门关乡, labels=no) * Dacai Hui Ethnic township ( zh, 大才回族乡, labels=no)

Climate

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County-level divisions of Qinghai Xining {{Qinghai-geo-stub

History

Administrative divisions

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