Area: 720,000 square km
Population: 4.88 million (2005)
Capital City: Xining
GDP (2007): CNY76.1 billion
Average temperature: -18.2oC to -7oC in January, 5oC to 21oC in July.
Mountains: Altun and Qilian Mountains in the north; Kunlun, Hoh Xil, and Qimantag in the west Tanggula, where China's longest river, the Yangtze, has its source, in the southwest; A'nyemaqen and Bayan Har in the southeast, with the 5,464-kilometer Yellow River originating from the latter.
Rivers: Yellow River and tributaries; Tuotuo-Tongtian River, which is the upper reach of the Yangtze River; inland intermittent rivers in the basin.
Lakes: Qinghai Lake, China's largest salt lake with an area of 4,583 square kilometers; Gyaring and Ngoring Lakes, two adjacent fresh water lakes; many smaller lakes, salt lakes, and marshes.
Administrative divisions: 6 autonomous prefectures, 2 cities, 30 counties, and 7 autonomous counties.
Neighboring areas: Gansu and Sichuan Provinces; Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions.
Major cities: Xining, Golmud, Lenghu, Da Qaidam, Yushu, Gonghe, Delingha.
Tourist attractions: Tar Lamasery, 20 kilometers southwest of Xining

JQinghai (Chinese: 青海; pinyin: Qīnghǎi) province is located in Northwest China, named after Qinghai Lake. It borders Gansu on the northeast, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast, and Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest