Get to know Chengxi District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Xining
- Chinese name
- 城西区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 52.98 km²
- Population · 2020
- 326,866
- Administrative seat
- Xiguan Avenue Subdistrict
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
What to see
The Qinghai Provincial Museum stands at 58 Xiguan Street (西关大街), on the east side of Xinning Square (新宁广场). Its present building opened on 1 May 2001 with nine exhibition halls; by 2013 the collection held more than 47,000 objects, over 150 of them graded national first-class relics. In 2017 the permanent displays were a history exhibition titled "Civilisation of the River Sources" and an exhibition of Qinghai's intangible heritage, and the Chinese Museums Association named it a national first-grade museum that year.
The Hutai (虎台), in Hutai subdistrict, is the earthen remnant of a review terrace. Records say Tufa Hutai (秃发虎台), crown prince of the Southern Liang (南凉) ruler Tufa Rutan (秃发傉檀), built it for inspecting troops; it originally rose in nine tiers, and local people call it the "general's platform" (点将台). It was a provincial heritage site from 1957 and became a national key heritage site in 2013. The Xining Museum (西宁市博物馆), at 74 Xiguan Street, stands within the Hutai site park.
In the Haihu New Area (海湖新区), the Qinghai provincial government reports that the Chengxi government turned a domed building of over 6,000 square metres, idle for more than ten years, into the "777ISLAND" street of hotpot restaurants, cafés, barbecue and craft-beer bars. It sits between the Qinghai Grand Theatre (青海大剧院) to the east, Haihu Wanda Plaza (海湖万达广场) to the south and the Qinghai Science and Technology Museum (青海省科技馆) to the west.
Getting oriented
Chengxi is divided into seven subdistricts, among them Xiguan Street (西关大街), Hutai and Wenhui Road (文汇路), and one town, Pengjiazhai (彭家寨镇). The district government sits on Wusi Avenue (五四大街).
Highlights
- Qinghai Provincial Museum 青海省博物馆: National first-grade museum since 2017, with more than 47,000 objects.
- Hutai 虎台: Southern Liang troop-review terrace, a national key heritage site since 2013.
- Xining Museum 西宁市博物馆: City museum inside the Hutai site park.
- Qinghai Grand Theatre 青海大剧院: Stands beside the 777ISLAND street in the Haihu New Area.
Sources for this guide
城西区 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
青海省博物馆 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
虎台 (西宁市) · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
青海：西宁年轻人为何对这里情有独钟 千人打卡 定格西宁时尚新地标 · Qinghai Provincial People's Government
青海省博物馆列表 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
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Front facade of the Qinghai Provincial Museum in Chengxi District, Xining · Plan your visit
Getting there
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 城西区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 青海省博物馆 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 虎台 (西宁市) — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 青海省博物馆列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Qinghai Provincial Museum · Byrnzie500 · CC BY-SA 2.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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