Dossier
Qinghai province
Coverage of Qinghai province in the Nexus archive.
- Terrifying video shows helicopter crash-landing on two tourists
A sightseeing helicopter crash-landed on two tourists in China's Qinghai Province during a low-altitude demonstration flight near a salt lake. Both tourists survived the incident. The event occurred at the Chaka Sky No. 1 Scenic Area.
- How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base
China is constructing powerful optical telescopes on Saishiteng Mountain in Qinghai's Tibetan plateau to create the world's largest astronomy base by the mid-2030s. The telescopes, ranging from 6.5 to 14.5 meters in diameter, are led by Deng Licai of the National Astronomical Observatories of China.