Get to know Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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- Administrative area
- Autonomous prefecture · 自治州
- Part of
- Qinghai
- Chinese name
- 黄南藏族自治州
- Local areas
- 4 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 18,226.00 km²
- Population · 2026
- 276,215
- Administrative seat
- Tongren County
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Explore Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Wutun Monastery and Regong Art Village吾屯寺与热贡艺术村
Wutun Temple (吾屯寺) is a pair of Gelug temples, Wutun Upper Temple (吾屯上寺) and Wutun Lower Temple (吾屯下寺), in Wutun village on the east bank of the Longwu River in Tongren city, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, at the centre of the Regong art tradition.
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Courtyard buildings and a gilded roof at Rongwo (Longwu) Monastery in Tongren, July 2012.Rongwo Monastery隆务寺
Rongwo Monastery is a major Tibetan Buddhist institution in Tongren, also known as Rebgong. Its temples and monastic colleges connect worship with the study of philosophy, ritual and the Kalachakra tradition. The prayer hall and…
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Qinghai Zhakanbula National Geological Park · 坎布拉国家地质公园Kanbula坎布拉
Kanbula combines red sandstone landforms, forest and the water landscape of Lijiaxia Reservoir. The contrast between rock, vegetation and water is more distinctive than any single viewpoint. The wider UNESCO Global Geopark…
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Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture local specialties
黄南藏族自治州特色美食 · 9 specialties to discover
Regong Yak Meat 热贡牦牛肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Regong Yak Meat (热贡牦牛肉) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Tongren Tibetan Steamed Buns 同仁藏包AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Tongren Tibetan Steamed Buns (同仁藏包) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Jainca Mutton 尖扎羊肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Jainca Mutton (尖扎羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton).
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Zekog Yogurt 泽库酸奶
Zekog Yogurt (泽库酸奶) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The name includes 酸奶 (cultured milk).
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Henan Mongol Hand-Held Mutton 河南蒙古族自治县手把肉
Henan Mongol Hand-Held Mutton (河南蒙古族自治县手把肉) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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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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Highland Barley Wine 青稞酒
Highland Barley Wine (青稞酒) is listed among the local specialties of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. The term 酒 points to an alcoholic or fermented drink.
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More dishes from across Qinghai are in the Qinghai food guide.
Counties & districts in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
4 areas belong directly to Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
4 areas
Tongren 同仁市
Tongren (Tibetan: ཐུན་རིན་, Wylie: thun rin; Chinese: 同仁; pinyin: Tóngrén), known to Tibetans as Rebgong (Tibetan: རེབ་གོང་, རེབ་ཀོང་ or རེབ་སྐོང་, Amdo Tibetan pronunciation: [ɾɛʋ koŋ]) in the historic…
Explore the area →CountyJainca County 尖扎县
Jainca County, Chentsa County or Jainzha County (Tibetan: གཅན་ཚ།, Wylie: gcan tsha; Chinese: 尖扎县; pinyin: Jiānzhā Xiàn) is a county in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, China, to…
Explore the area →CountyZêkog County 泽库县
Zêkog County (Tibetan: རྩེ་ཁོག་རྫོང, Tibetan pronunciation: [tse˥˥ kʰo˥˨], Amdo Tibetan pronunciation: [(ʂ)tse kʰok]; Chinese: 泽库县) is the second largest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan…
Explore the area →Autonomous countyHenan Mongol Autonomous County 河南蒙古族自治县
Henan Mongol Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the south of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province of Qinghai, China, bordering Gansu Province to the south and east.
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Getting there
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Wutun Monastery and Regong Art Village and Rongwo Monastery 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 Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1366283218.
Photo: Rongwo Monastery · Ken Marshall from Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY 2.0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP without cropping, retouching or changing the photographed subject.
Photo: Kanbula · Charlie fong · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.
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