Other names: Huangzhong
Climate features: continental highland semiarid climate
Language: Chinese
Telephone code: 0971
Postal code: 810000 |
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Location: north of Qinghai Province, Northwest China
Emergency number: Police 110; Fire 119; Ambulance 120
Currency: Renminbi (RMB)
Exchange rate: 1 U.S. dollar = 6.65 RMB, 1 Euro = 8.81 RMB (for reference only) |
1. Airport Name:XiNing Caojiabao Airport
2. Basic InformationXiNing Caojiabao Airport is located within Gaozhai Country, Huzhu of Qinghai Province with an altitude of 2,178 meters. It is about 29 kilometers from XiNing downtown.
The airport was completed and officially put into operation in 1991. It is the only main-line airport in the province, and is an important air traffic hub in the Tibetan Plateau.
3. Terminal InformationXiNing Caojiabao Airport completed renovation and expansion works in November 2005. The terminal covers an area of 10,727 square meters and it designed to hold a passenger throughput of 860,000 (518,000 at peak hours), as well as a freight throughput of 9,500 tons in 2010.
4. Check-in CountersXiNing Caojiabao Airport has a total of eight check-in counters, one of which is for first class. Air China passengers can check in at any counter.
5. Airport DirectionsDomestic DeparturesPassengers to check-in hall, Level 1 of terminal – check in luggage – check-in – security inspection – boarding gate on Level 2.
Domestic ArrivalsPassengers disembark at the terminal – travel down to luggage claim on Level 1 – luggage claim – leave the airport.
6. VIP LoungeBoth sides of Departure Hall, Level 2.
7. Airport Transportation(The distance between the airport and city center is about 29 km / 18.0 miles)
Airport bus: tickets are sold at the airport ticket office on Bayi Road, they cost of RMB21.
Taxi: Travelers may find the location of the taxi stand by following the prompt. The cost of a taxi to the city center is around RMB80.
8.Link http://www.qhaport.com/en/
1.Taxi
Taxis in XiNing are mainly green. The flag-down fare is RMB6 (including 3 km), after the first 3km, it is RMB1.3 yuan per kilometer.
2.Bus
There are more than 40 bus lines in XiNing that connect to all parts of the city an some parts of suburb. There are a total of 9 smaller bus lines, numbered from 101 to 109, that mainly connect the downtown area (the railway station in particular) to the suburbs and the new district in the south of the city.
3.Railway
XiNing Railway Station is located at the junction of Lan-Qing Railway and Qing-Zang Railway. There are direct lines to Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Xi'an, Gomud and other places. XiNing, passengers can arrive in all parts of the country by passing Lanzhou to the east, and arrive in Tibet by passing Gomud to the west.
XiNing has a continental highland semiarid climate. With average temperatures of 17-19℃, in summer, it is a pleasant destination for summer holidays and is known XiNing as the "Summer Capital of China".
Summer: the average monthly temperature is only 15-17℃ from June to August, and the highest temperature is generally below 25℃., so it is an ideal summer resort.
Winter: Affected by the air, winter is not very cold, and the average temperature in January is below -7℃.