Qinghai Province is located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in western China. The province got its name from Qinghai Lake, the largest inland salt-water lake in China. Qinghai covers an area of 720,000 square kilometers, which makes it the fourth largest province in China. The province is inhabited by a total population of 5 million of the Han, Tibetan, Tujia, Hui, Salar and Mongolian nationalities. The capital city of Qinghai Province is Xining. Qinghai is famous for its traditional festivals and unique culture of the ethnic groups.

Many visitors come to this unique and colorful natural landscape to see the Snow-covered mountains, icy peaks, deserts, vast pastures, sparkling lakes and flocks of rare birds and animals. Two of Qinghai's biggest highlights, Ta'er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery), which is considered one of the six great monasteries of Gelukpa in Tibetan Buddhism and vast Qinghai Lake, attract nature lovers who enjoy camping, hiking and bird-watching as well as people who are interested in Buddhism.