Lenghu ( Chinese : 冷湖 ; pinyin : Lěnghú ) is a town in Mangnai , Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture . It is located in the northwest of Qinghai province, China, bordering Gansu to the north/northeast and Xinjiang to the northwest.
6-566: In 2018, the Mangnai and Lenghu administrative zones merged to established the county-level city of Mangnai . Lenghu borders Da Qaidam to the east, Mangnai to the west, Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County ( Gansu ) to the north, and Ruoqiang County ( Xinjiang ) to the northwest, and is part of the northwestern Qaidam Basin in an area dotted frequently by yardangs . As with most of northwestern Qinghai, Lenghu has an arid climate ( Köppen BWk ), with long, cold winters, and warm summers. It
12-545: Is the driest locale in the country, with only 16.1 mm (0.63 in) of precipitation annually, and it is not uncommon for months to pass by without any rainfall, though underground water resources are plentiful. The monthly 24-hour average temperature drops to −12.5 °C (9.5 °F) in January and rises to 17.1 °C (63 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 2.82 °C (37.1 °F); diurnal temperature variation
18-466: Is wide, averaging 17.4 °C (31.3 °F) annually. The area is also extremely sunny; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 72% in July to 85% in October, the area receives 3,443 hours of bright sunshine annually. This Qinghai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mangnai Mangnai , also known as Mang'ai , is a county-level city in
24-587: The city, including the Han Chinese , Mongols , Tibetans , the Hui , Salars , Monguors , Manchus , Dongxiangs , and Uighurs . The main touristic sites in Mangnai are: In 2019, a camp meant to simulate conditions on the planet Mars opened in the town of Lenghu , which is primarily geared towards tourists. Mangnai is located strategically on one of the main transport corridors between Gansu and Xinjiang . The Haixi Huatugou Airport serves Mangnai and
30-518: The northwest of Qinghai Province , China, bordering Xinjiang to the north and west. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture . It is one of the most remote cities in China, the closest other city, Ruoqiang , is located 350 kilometres (220 mi) away. In 2020 it had a population of 18856. The name Mangnai is based on the Mongolian word for 'forehead'. It
36-515: Was formed in 2018 when the Mangnai and Lenghu administrative zones merged to establish the county-level city of Mangnai. Mangnai had a large asbestos mine, it was the largest in China, it also holds around half of China's serpentine reserves. It also produces oil, natural gas, celestite , and sodium sulfate . Mangnai is divided into 3 towns . The administrative center is the Huatugou Town . 17 different ethnic groups live in
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