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3 days
China, Asia

3-Day Xining itinerary guide

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Xining — Bank of China building, Xining, China 2007

Top stops to prioritize

  • Dongguan Mosque
  • China Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum
  • Ta'er Monastery
  • Xining Nanchan Temple
  • Tibetan Plateau Wildlife Zoo
  • Qinghai Museum
  • People's Park
  • Ma Bufang Residence (Northeast Gate)

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Dongguan Mosque, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Ta'er Monastery
  • Xining Nanchan Temple
  • Tibetan Plateau Wildlife Zoo
  • Qinghai Museum
  • People's Park

Day 2: Northeast side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northeast side side of town.

  • Dongguan Mosque
  • Ma Bufang Residence (Northeast Gate)
  • Nanguan Mosque
  • City Wall Relics Park of Tang Dynasty
  • Dio Coffee
  • Tulou Temple

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like China Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum and Xining Botanical Garden (Northeast Gate) and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them...

  • China Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum
  • Xining Botanical Garden (Northeast Gate)
  • Qinghai Silk Rd Cultural Art Museum
  • Qinghai
  • Qinghai-Tibet Plateau cafe
  • Huangshui River

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