Chapter 7.29: Qinghai Province
Overview
Situated in the southern part of north-western China, on the north-east of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, Qinghai is named after its famous Qinghai Lake. The Qaidam Basin in the north-west of the province is surrounded by the Kunlun, Altun and Qilian mountain ranges. A significant part of the province lies more than 3,000 metres above sea level. The Yangtze and Yellow rivers rise in the highlands. The province's total area is 722,300 square kilometres and it has a population of 5.231 million. The provincial capital is Xining. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.29.1.
| Item | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Population (millions) | 4.6 | 5.231 |
| Gross domestic product (billion RMB) | 26.359 | 30.083 |
| GDP per capita (thousand RMB) | 5.087 | 5.732 |
| Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB) | ||
| Urban residents | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Rural residents | 5.854 | 1.611 |
| Savings (billion RMB) [*] | 30.834 | 39.106 |
| Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB) | 15.114 | 20.161 |
| Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB) | 3.853 | 4.279 |
| Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB) | 11.40 | 13.231 |
| Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB) | 11.106 | 12.573 |
| Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB) | 8.2 | 9.035 |
| Source: China Statistical Yearbook2001 and State Statistical Bureau. | ||
| [*] Both institutional and private savings | ||
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