1165km (722 miles) N of Lhasa, 781km (484 miles) W of Xining, 524km (325 miles) S of Dunhuang. Altitude: 3,000m (9,840 ft.)
Unless you plan to travel overland to Lhasa, or unless potash plants and oil refineries excite you, there is no reason to visit this blot on the wild and gloomy landscape of theTsaidam Basin.For the overland journey to Lhasa, it's CITS Golmud or nothing.