Letters From Qinghai (1 of 3)
Everything I heard about the western China was that of an undeveloped area with none of the modernity of Shanghai and Beijing. As such, my expectations were low. I was assumed I would be spending 14 days in dilapidated old buildings, without running water. Luckily, I was wrong for the most part. I spent two wonderful weeks exploring two cities of Qinghai, China. My first stop was the city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai province and the largest city on the Qinghai-Tibet pla