Xining, city in northwestern China, capital of Qinghai Province, a transportation and industrial center on a tributary of the Huang He (Yellow River). Manufactures include processed food, woolen textiles, leather goods, steel, machinery, electrical equipment, and chemicals. For centuries Xining has been a gateway to Tibet and Central Asia, and major highways now follow old caravan routes. The rail line from Lanzhou reached here in 1959, ushering in a period of rapid industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s. Population (1991) 777,983.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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