YUSHU, QINGHAI PROVINCE (美丽的青海玉树)- ( Travelogue )

Travelogue 2011-03-15 Ethnic Odyssey 7: In this episode of Travelogue, come to Yushu for a closer look at the Tibetans of Qinghai and their horse-racing festival.

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Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Region is located to the west of Qinghai Province, bordering Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province. It covers a vast land area of 267,000 sq km and has a population of only 0.36 million. The Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Mekong River, the largest river in Southeast Asia, all originate in Yushu Region.

Yushu does not have four distinct seasons, and is extremely cold in winter. The average temperature is -0.8° C, and the average annual precipitation is 463.7 mm.

Yushu is rich in natural resources. Runoff of local rivers amounts to 32.4 billion m3, while the theoretical reserves of hydro energy total 5.4 million kw. In addition, mineral resources such as gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum, coal, sulfur, crystal, and jade are abundant.

Yushu currently is not accessible by railways and airports. State Highway 109 (Qinghai-Tibet) connects Yushu with Xining, Lanzhou, Sichuan and Chongqing. There are also trunk highways connecting all the counties under the jurisdiction of Yushu. (From: www.hktdc.com)

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This is great!! Also your host is very good in what she does - very natural and real. I am guessing a very good actress as well!!