As the most heritage-rich premium product of Qinghai Huzhu Highland Barley Liquor Co., Ltd., Tianyoude Highland Barley Liquor boasts a history spanning several centuries. The “Tianyoude” brand originated from the “Tianyoude” Liquor Workshop, one of the eight renowned distilleries in Huzhu County during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. During the Ming and Qing periods, there was a tradition in Huzhu of making liquor from highland barley using traditional methods...
Huzhu County Museum was established in June 1994. It houses a collection of 2,803 cultural relics (sets), including 1 first-grade relic, 15 second-grade relics, and 8 third-grade relics. In 2013, it was rated as a National Third-Grade Museum by the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The museum features two specialized exhibition halls (History and Culture Exhibition, Folk Custom Exhibition) and one temporary exhibition hall…
The Gashan Site is located southwest of Dasilu Village, Weiyuan Town, Huzhu Tu Autonomous County. Gashan consists of several small earthen mounds arranged in a crisscross pattern, with the site situated among the western three mounds. It covers an area of approximately 200×100 meters, with a cultural deposit thickness of 100–150 centimeters. The surface is scattered with numerous pottery shards, animal bones, and scattered stone tools,...
The Pines of Galle are located in the pristine forest of Galle Township, about 30 kilometers southwest of the county town. Towering pines and cypresses stand in diverse shapes, lush and green all year round, set against a backdrop of verdant mountains and clear waters, creating an elegant and enchanting landscape. The pine, cypress, and birch forests on both sides of Chai Gully are particularly lush and picturesque, blending seamlessly with the forested areas of Xiangyu Gully and Zhongku Gully, nestled against the mountains and beside the streams, complementing one another beautifully. …
The Master Shes-rab-rgya-mtsho Memorial Hall was built in 1987 and is the main structure of Gulei Monastery. Gulei Monastery is located at the foot of Tiger Head Mountain in Daowei Township, Xunhua County. It was the former monastery of Master Shes-rab-rgya-mtsho, covering a total area of 110 mu, with a building area of 1,422 square meters. The memorial hall is a two-story Tibetan-style building, with the master’s stupa enshrined in the center of the main hall, and Buddha statues on both sides…
The Marvel of Wushan Pool The Marvel of Wushan Pool is located on the southeastern side of the main peak of Dali Mountain. Renowned far and wide for its unique features — high elevation, spectacular scenery, perilous access, mystical aura, and breathtaking beauty — Wushan Pool is a sight to behold. The best time to visit is during the fifth to sixth lunar months in summer. From the southern slope of the Dali Pass on the Linping Highway, hikers can ascend lush, rolling hills and walk about 5 kilometers to reach...
Gangcha Grassland Gangcha Grassland is located in Gangcha Tibetan Pastoral Township in the southwestern part of the county, with Provincial Highway Xun-Tong running through it. It is the only purely pastoral township in the agricultural area of eastern Qinghai, with an average elevation of about 3,280 meters and a total area of 467.81 square kilometers, accounting for 22.28% of the county's total area. Without having to cross the Riyue Mountain, you can...
Mengda Nature Reserve is a national-level nature reserve approved by the State Council. It is located in the Mengda Mountain area of Xunhua County, at the eastern end of the Xiqing Mountains within the autonomous county and on the southern bank of the Jishi Gorge of the Yellow River. This mountainous region belongs to the Dangrui–Wutai Mountain area and lies precisely at the transitional zone between the northeastern edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau of Longnan. The mountains generally run from north to south. In total...
The Xunhua Salar Autonomous County Martyrs' Cemetery is located in Gacuo Village, east of Xunhua County. It was relocated to its current site in October 2009. Originally built in August 1955 on Tianchi North Road in Xunhua County, it was expanded in October 2010 and merged with the Second Army Memorial Hall.
Wengdu Monastery, also known as "Biandu Monastery" or "Biangduo Monastery," is called "Wengdu Gongqin Zhaxi Qukorlang" in Tibetan, meaning "Auspicious Continent of Wengdu Great Monastery." It is located 17 kilometers southwest of the county seat, on the northern side of a mountain valley in Ladai Village, 5 kilometers southwest of present-day Wengdu Township. The earliest construction of Wengdu Monastery can be traced back to before the Yuan Dynasty. Legend has it…
White Camel Spring White Camel Spring, also known as White Camel Spring, is located in Sanlanbahai Village, Jiezi Township, about 5 kilometers from the county town. It is a sacred site at the birthplace of the Salar people. Legend has it that the ancestors of the Salar people migrated from Samarkand in Central Asia in the early Yuan Dynasty, leading their clansmen and bringing along a white camel that carried soil and water from their homeland as well as a copy of the Quran. After many hardships, they finally arrived in Xunhua. They traveled through Xichang Gully, crossed the Mengda Mountains...
The Green Towering Piled Stones. Located just north of the county town, less than a mile from the Yellow River, they are called the Lesser Piled Stone Mountains or the Tangshu Mountains. The mountain range is steep and rugged, rising sharply and towering into the clouds. The entire mountainside looks as if it were an artificial rockery built from huge boulders—seemingly on the verge of collapse yet never falling. The Lesser Piled Stone Mountains stand majestically on both sides of the Yellow River canyon, exuding an awe-inspiring and magnificent presence. Many poets have been moved to pen verses in praise...
Fox Gorge and Yu's Axe. Fox Gorge, also known as Mengda Gorge, is the place where Yu the Great split the rocks of Jishi to divert the Yellow River. The Yellow River enters from Mapo in Qingshui Township, flowing from west to east, winding through 20 kilometers before exiting at Guanmen Gorge. The canyon is flanked by steep cliffs on both sides, creating a precipitous landscape where the two banks seem just inches apart. The Yellow River runs through it, with a narrow channel and hidden reefs...
Angulu Gongbei. Located at the top of the rocky cliff on the southern bank of the Yellow River at the lower end of Gongbo Gorge, about 15 kilometers west of Bao’an River estuary and 7.5 kilometers east of Lewu, it is called Ani Xia’wu in Tibetan. Legend has it that this is a place where a pious Islamic sage once appeared (one version says that during the mid-Ming Dynasty, an Iraqi missionary named Hansan Besori preached in the Xunhua area…
Opposite the mosque is the Handwritten Quran Collection Museum, which also hosts an exhibition on the folklore of the Salar ethnic group. The building we saw at Camel Spring that resembles a typical mosque is actually the collection museum. The handwritten Quran housed here is said to have been brought from Central Asia and is one of only three surviving copies in the world—the other two are located in Damascus and...
The Zhongkugou Archaeological Sites are located on the western terrace of the Zhongkugou River (an upstream tributary of the Wendu River), within the territory of Wendu Tibetan Ethnic Township, Tonghua Salar Autonomous County. The terrace is backed by mountains to the west and faces the Zhongkugou River to the east, stretching approximately 2,500 meters in length and 400 meters in width, with flat terrain. From north to south along the terrace are locally named features including Duolangjiaomu...
Dan Dou Temple, also known as "Dan Di Temple," "Dan Dou Temple," "Dan Dou Temple," "Dan Dou Temple," and other names, is called "Dan Dou Xie Ji Yang Gong" in Tibetan. It is located 31.5 kilometers southeast of Bayan Town, 18 kilometers south of today's Jinyuan Township, 1 kilometer south of Shigouqi Village, and 2 kilometers north of Kenuoka Village. The temple lies over 10 kilometers away on the northern bank of the Yellow River in Xunhua County...
The Ancient Mosque Complex of the Salar Ethnic Group These ancient mosques of the Salar people were built or rebuilt during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Constructed with a mixed use of wood, brick, and blue tiles, their architectural styles are largely similar yet each has its own distinctive features. All consist of traditional Chinese-style worship halls, memorial archway-style gates, hexagonal pavilion-style minarets, and single-slope wing rooms on the north and south...
Location of the Memorial Hall of the Western Route Army: It is situated on the side of the highway at the entrance of Zanbuhu Village, Chahan Dusi Township, Xunhua County, Qinghai Province. The location is easily accessible, with a direct route via the third-grade asphalt road from the county town to Gongboxia, located 18 kilometers from the county seat and 123 kilometers from Xining City. It is a red tourism site. Introduction: The memorial hall faces south and is oriented northward, measuring 46.1 meters in width from east to west...
An important historical site from the modern era (1939–1946). Located in Hongguang Village, Chahan Dusi Township, Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Qinghai Province. The memorial hall faces south and is situated to the north, measuring 46.1 meters in width from east to west and 44 meters in depth from north to south, covering an area of 2,030 square meters. It was funded and built by the Haidong Administrative Office of Qinghai Province in 1987. The courtyard is planted with…