In recent years, Qinghai full use of natural scenery, religious and ethnic customs and cultural resources, develop highland special tourism, eco-tourism and health tourism, and promote the rapid development of the tourism industry, stimulating economic growth, increasing employment opportunities, increase the people's income. 2007 1-9 months Qinghai recepted the traveling of entering a country 46,001 times, up 18.8 percent; reception domestic tourists 8.9707 million passengers, an increase of 23.4 percent; tourism foreign exchange earnings 14433300 US dollars, up 20.7 percent; achieve tourism revenues 4.167 billion yuan RMB, an increase of 33.3 percent. Tourism is becoming a growth in the national economic development of Qinghai Province fast, spurring strong, it has great potential for development, the results so good competitive industries. Xinhua News Agency reporters An Xiya/photographer

A Tibetan man holding yaks in Qinghai lake waiting for guests

Lamas in Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province, photographed the Kumbum

A Tibetan women in Huangzhong County of Qinghai Province, and rotating the Kumbum

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