Xining

Xining at night - |Xining at night

Xining (西宁; Xīníng; Tibetan: Sulang) is the capital of Qinghai Province and the capital of Xining City District, a prefecture of Qinghai. It has a population of around 2,200,000.

Xining Halal Travel Guide

Xining is one of the major gateways to the Tibetan Plateau. It is an ancient highland city on the Yellow River which offers many scenic spots and historical sites. Although the city has a strong Islamic flavor, as it is home to many Hui people, you will start getting a more Tibetan feel as you move away from the city.

Travel as a Muslim to Xining

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Xining

Xining Caojiabao Airport (IATA Code: XNN), 15 kilometers south-southeast of the city, has Flights to Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Golmud, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Shanghai, Shenyang, Urumqi, Xi'an, Taipei, Seoul, and Tokyo. Shenzhen Airlines fly into Xining from Hong Kong].

The airport bus makes a run the long distance bus station next to the train station at regular intervals and heads back to the downtown whenever a flight lands. The return bus stand is directly in front of the airport exit door. The 30-min ride to/from the airport ¥21.

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Xining

Xining train station was renovated and is now fully operational with excellent connections to many destinations throughout Northwest China and the entire country, being connected to both the high=speed and conventional rail network. The station marks the start of the Qinghai–Tibet railway. It is large, clean, and well connected via the city's public bus system and is just a couple 100 meters away from one of the city's main long-distance bus stations (also brand new). Arrive well in advance when buying or picking up tickets because the lines are often very long. During peak travel seasons tickets get sold out very quickly so plan ahead!

Public bus routes: 1路; 5路; 7路; 9路; 11路; 16路; 20路; 27路; 28路; 31路; 40路; 103路; 104路; 107路

Travel on a Bus in Xining

LongDistance Bus Station is on Jianguo Road, on the other side of the river in view of the train station.

On March 2016 and the bus from Yushu was leaving passengers at another bus station, in the west of the city. So make sure to ask the driver where is the bus going to terminate, or you may find yourself quite lost.

• Lanzhou - and it takes about 5 hours
• Tongren (Qinghai)|Tongren - and it takes about 4 hours
• Yushu - and it takes about 14-18 hours
• Zhangye - and it takes about 9 hours
• Dunhuang - and it takes about 20 hours
• Jiuquan - and it takes about 10 hours
• Kanbula - and it takes about 2.5 hours

There are also buses for Golmud, Lhasa and Yinchuan at the western end of the square in front of the train station.

Nanchuan West Road Bus Terminal 南川西路客运站

If you are headed to any of the regional towns south of Xining, including Guide (贵德) and Guinan (贵南) there are regular buses from the West Bus Station (汽车西站). You don't need to book ahead, so an easy day trip might be to jump on a bus here and see a regional city before catching the last return bus.

If you are headed to Maduo 玛多 there is a bus that leaves at 8AM (there may be other times) it leaves from Nanchuan West Road Bus Terminal. You can buy tickets in advance from either bus station.

How to get around in Xining

Travel on a Bus in Xining

There are plenty of buses that get you around town. The most useful is bus #1 that runs through the centre of town along Dajie to the train/bus station. All fares are ¥2 regardless of distance.

Best way to travel in Xining by a Taxi

Taxis run on the meter (¥8 flagfall) but some drivers are open to negotiation, especially late at night.

What to see in Xining

Dongguan mosque - The Dongguan Mosque

• North Mountain Temple | Taoist Temple in the hills. A lot of it is closed for safety reasons. This includes the walkways between man-made caves in the mountain. There is a pagoda above, on the hill. From here there is a great view over the city.

• Dongguan Mosque - 东关清真大寺; Dōngguān Qīngzhēndàsì | Dongguan Street (东关大街; Dōngguāndàjiē) Bus 1, 2, 23
• Northern Ch'An Monastery - See the Taoist Tulou (Rammed-earth Pavilion)

• Southern Ch'An Monastery

• Dongguan Monastery

• Datong Laoye Mountain Forest Zone

• Qinghai Provincial Museum - Nice place for those curious about Qinghai's history and ethnic relationships.

• Tibetan Medicine Museum | Includes world's longest thangka, at 600m long.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Xining

Handmade Tibetan Handicrafts can be purchased at the AmdoCafe (see Eat section under Cafes).

Halal Restaurants in Xining

Xining's main minority groups provide a large portion of the food on offer. The Hui Muslims, serve up spicy noodles, lamb kababs and flatbread (bing).

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Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Xining

The new train has two useful locations either side - one is the local bus depot and the other the long distance bus station. The long distance bus station has a Tourism Information Desk and is geared up to help tourists - the staff are very helpful. Don't count on anyone speaking English however.

From the long distance bus station next to the train station you can purchase tickets for a direct tourist bus which will take you to Qinghai Lake, Kanbula Forest Park and Kumbum Monastery in one day. This government run service is around ¥200. Site admissions are extra. First bus leaves at 8:30AM with others put on with demand. Centre opens at 6:30AM and closes around 6PM (!)

• Kumbum Monastery (塔尔寺 Tǎ'ěrsì) - one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist sites in China, in the village of Huangzhong].
• Tongren (Qinghai)|Tongren
• Tuesday Minority Village - located at Weiyuanzhen （威远镇）Old Village, 32 kilometers from Xining
• Qinghaihu National Park (青海湖 - also called Lake Koko Nor) - this 5,694 kilometers lake is the largest lake in China.
• Kanbula Forest Park - about a 2-3 hours bus ride from Xining, great for a day trip or overnight. Spectacular mountains and danxia landscapes, and beautiful Lijia Reservoir. ¥240/person entrance fee.
• Guide (贵德） - Take a bus to this charming, predominantly tibetan village, beyond the southern mountains from the west bus stop.

Note that China Rail has completely reformed it's ticking booking processes. It is now difficult for ticket scalper a to operate, despite what is reported about Xining elsewhere. In the middle of October Festival 2016 tickets were available a few days in advance to almost any destination available.

Trips from Xining travel agencies offer apparently affordable ¥60 day trips to Qinghaihu National Park. This price does not include entry to 丹噶尔 old town (¥70), 赞普林卡 (¥60), 日月山（¥60) or the wharf at Qinghaihu (Much100) [the 'park' itself. The last of these seems the most overpriced for what it is - but you are expected to pay. There may be a couple of forced shopping stops, including a minimum 30-minutes wait at a jade/crystal sales outlet.

• Xining is also the northeastern terminus for the Qinghai–Tibet railway leading to Golmud and Lhasa.

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