Get to know Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous prefecture · 自治州
- Part of
- Qinghai
- Chinese name
- 果洛藏族自治州
- Local areas
- 6 local areas
Area & population
- Administrative seat
- Maqên County (Dawu)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Transport
Construction for Guoluo Maqin Airport began in September 2012 and the airport opened on 1 July 2016.
Explore Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Baiyu Monastery白玉寺
Baiyu Monastery (白玉寺) is a Nyingma Buddhist monastery at 白玉乡 in Jigzhi County (久治县), Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. Founded in 1857, it is entered in the ICOMOS Xi’an heritage register as a Qing-dynasty ancient-building site, and a 2011 Xining Evening News report calls it the largest and most influential Nyingma monastery in the border region of Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu.
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Amne Machin Snow Mountain Roadside Viewpoint · 阿尼玛卿雪山正规公路观景区Amne Machin Snow Mountain Roadside Viewpoint阿尼玛卿雪山正规公路观景区
Amne Machin Snow Mountain Roadside Viewpoint (阿尼玛卿雪山正规公路观景区) is a catalogue label rather than a name any cited page uses: it joins 阿尼玛卿雪山 with 正规公路观景区, “designated highway viewing area”, and points to Amnye Machen, the snow mountain in 玛沁县, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The Qinghai provincial government’s 大美青海 page gives its main peak 玛卿岗日 as 6,282 m and calls it one of the four great sacred mountains of the Tibetan region.
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Banma Tibetan Tower Villages · 班玛藏族碉楼村寨Banma Tibetan Tower Villages班玛藏族碉楼村寨
Banma Tibetan Tower Village (班玛藏族碉楼村寨) is the collective label used here for the Tibetan tower settlements of Banma County (班玛县) in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (果洛藏族自治州), Qinghai, whose towers the sources call kuari (夸日) in Tibetan. The densest surviving group stands in Banqian Village (班前村) in Dengta Township (灯塔乡).
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Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture local specialties
果洛藏族自治州特色美食 · 8 specialties to discover
Golog Yak Meat 果洛牦牛肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Golog Yak Meat (果洛牦牛肉) is made into thin dried slices by Gangqiong Quenuo (岗琼却诺) in Maqin County (玛沁县), Golog (果洛). Its Nuoyang (诺仰) product uses selected local yak hind-leg meat and lists just meat and salt as ingredients.
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Maqen Tibetan Steamed Buns 玛沁藏包AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Maqen Tibetan Steamed Buns (玛沁藏包) is listed among the local specialties of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
Read the dish guide →Baima Tibetan Fragrant Pig 班玛藏香猪AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Baima Tibetan Fragrant Pig (班玛藏香猪) is listed among the local specialties of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The name includes 猪 (pork).
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Darlag Hand-Grabbed Mutton 达日手抓羊肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Darlag Hand-Grabbed Mutton (达日手抓羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton).
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Tibetan Butter Tea 酥油茶AI dish illustration · AI 菜品示意图
Tibetan Butter Tea (酥油茶) appears in the local food directory for Qinghai. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Tsampa Roasted Barley Flour 糌粑Dish photograph · see caption for context
Tsampa Roasted Barley Flour (糌粑) appears in the local food directory for Qinghai. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Yak Milk Yogurt 牦牛酸奶
Yak Milk Yogurt (牦牛酸奶) from Golog (果洛) includes a thick, stretchy version made by Maerluo (玛尔洛), a dairy company based in Maqin (玛沁) at the foot of Mount Amnye Machen (阿尼玛卿).
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Highland Barley Cake 青稞饼AI dish illustration · AI 菜品示意图
Highland Barley Cake (青稞饼) is a flatbread made from highland barley (青稞) flour and either cooked on a griddle or baked.
Read the dish guide →More dishes from across Qinghai are in the Qinghai food guide.
Counties & districts in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
6 areas belong directly to Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
6 areas
Maqên County 玛沁县
Maqên or Maqin County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Explore the area →CountyBanma County 班玛县
Banma County or Baima County is a county of southeastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division under the administration of Golog Tibetan…
Explore the area →CountyGadê County 甘德县
Gadê County (Tibetan: དགའ་བདེ་རྫོང; Chinese: 甘德县; pinyin: Gāndé Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu to the east.
Explore the area →CountyDarlag County 达日县
Darlag County (Tibetan: དར་ལག་རྫོང; Chinese: 达日县) is a county of southeastern Qinghai province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south and west.
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Jigzhi County 久治县
Jigzhi County or Chik Dril (Tibetan: གཅིག་སྒྲིལ་རྫོང་།; Chinese: 久治县) is a county of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the southeast and Gansu to the northeast.
Explore the area →CountyMadoi County 玛多县
Madoi County (Tibetan: རྨ་སྟོད་རྫོང; Chinese: 玛多县; also Matö County or Maduo County) is a county of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in southeast-central Qinghai province, bordering Sichuan to the south.
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Getting there
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Baiyu Monastery and Amne Machin Snow Mountain Roadside Viewpoint are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1335858373.
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