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Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County

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Country
  
China

Elevation
  
2,442 m

Province
  
Qinghai

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
3,090 km²

Prefecture
  
Xining

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Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 大通回族土族自治县; traditional Chinese: 大通回族土族自治縣; pinyin: Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: دَاتْو خُوِذُو تُوذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Xining city.

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Map of Datong, Xining, Qinghai, China

Since 2009 a folk music "Flower Festival" has been held annually in late July on "Mount Laoye" (2928 m) in Datong town.

Transportation

  • China National Highway 227
  • Xining-Datong Expressway (Ningda Expressway)
  • Xining-Datong Railway (Ningda Railway, 宁大铁路), a 39-km long dead-end railway branch constructed in 1966-1968 and primarily serving a local coal mine. In the past, passenger service operated on that line, but ceased in 2008.
  • Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway (Datong West Station; 36.966168°N 101.672054°E / 36.966168; 101.672054), opened in December 2014. Very limited service.

    • References

    Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County Wikipedia
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