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Qinghai
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Qing·hai also Ching·hai  (chngh) or Tsing·hai (tsng-)
A province of northwest-central China. Both the largest and least populated of China's provinces, its northern border is the Qilian Shan. Xining is the capital. Population: 4,820,000.
Qinghai, Tsinghai, Chinghai [ˈtʃɪŋˈhaɪ]
n
1. (Placename) a province of NW China: consists largely of mountains and high plateaus. Capital: Xining. Pop.: 5 180 000 (2000 est.). Area: 721 000 sq. km (278 400 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Koko Nor
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