西宁

Xining

Tier 2·IATA: XNN
When to visit
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Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare
Attractions
Kumbum Monastery塔尔寺5A$10.35 (CN¥70)
Sun and Moon Mountain日月山4A$7.39 (CN¥50)
Xining Wildlife Park西宁野生动物园4A$4.44 (CN¥30)
Tibetan Plateau Natural History Museum青藏高原自然博物馆4A$7.84 (CN¥53)
Qinghai Provincial Museum青海省博物馆4AFree
Xining Xinhualian Childhood Park西宁新华联童梦乐园综合旅游度假区4A$34.75 (CN¥235)
Dangar Ancient Town丹噶尔古城4AFree
Pearl of the Plateau高原明珠—$2.51 (CN¥17)
Xining TV Tower西宁电视塔—Free
Dongguan Giant Mosque西宁市东关清真大寺—Free
Mulimuwai Hot Spring沐里沐外温泉—Free
Zongka Laze Scenic Area宗喀拉则景区—Free
Mojia Street莫家街—Free
Tulou Taoist Temple - Beichan Temple土楼观-北禅寺—Free
Nanguan Mosque南关清真寺—Free
Tulou Taoist Temple土楼观—Free
Xining People's Park西宁市人民公园—Free
Xining Panda House西宁熊猫馆—Free
Nanshan Park南山公园—Free
Great Golden Roof Temple of Kumbum Monastery塔尔寺大金瓦殿—Free
Hotels
Budget
$15.08 (CN¥102)
/night
Standard
$18.34 (CN¥124)
/night
Comfort
$33.42 (CN¥226)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food
Budget meal
$3.40 (CN¥23)
/meal
Mid-range
$10.35 (CN¥70)
/meal
High-end
$40.52 (CN¥274)
/meal
Must try:
  • Hand-grabbed mutton
    手抓羊肉 · Shǒuzhuā yángròu
  • Dried yak jerky
    牦牛肉干 · Máoniú ròugān
  • Cold wheat-gluten noodles
    酿皮 · Niàngpí
  • Pan-roasted lamb
    炕锅羊肉 · Kàngguō yángròu
  • Sweet fermented barley
    甜醅子 · Tiánpēizi
  • Fried dough coils
    馓子 · Sǎnzi
  • Baked pot bread
    焜锅馍馍 · Kūnguō mómo
  • Lamb sausage noodles
    羊肠面 · Yángcháng miàn
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Noodle house
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