The Qaidam basin in Qinghai has quantities of natural gas, and the Tarim basin holds both oil and gas.

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An earthquake in April that struck a main producing area in Qinghai province is part of the reason, traders say.

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In Gansu and Qinghai Provinces and throughout north-central China, people of nine different ethnic groups share a music tradition known as Hua er.

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He was born in 1935 in modern-day Qinghai, China.

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In the first 11 months of 2012, the 80 major steel makers posted a loss of 1.97 billion yuan, said Wang Qinghai, chairman of the association, during a meeting this weekend.

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