Xining City is located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 226 1 m.. It is one of the high-altitude cities in the world and is known as the "ancient plateau city". When I first arrived in Xining, I felt like a new small city. In fact, Xining is the oldest city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with a history of more than 265,438+000 years. Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Xining was a nomadic place for Qiang people. Huo Qubing, an ancient general of a title of generals in ancient times, sent troops to Juyan in12 BC1year (the second year of Han and founding ceremony), defeated the Xiongnu, occupied the Hexi Corridor in Gansu, and occupied the Huangshui River basin with great military power. In 65438 BC+065438 BC+065438 BC+0 BC (the sixth year of the Han Dynasty), the Han army attacked the Qiang people again and went deep into the Huangshui River basin, and the Qiang people retreated to the Qinghai Lake area. Xiping Pavilion, a military stronghold built by the Han army, is the earliest building in Xining history.

During the Jian 'an period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiping Department was formally established, with Xi Du County as the county governance and Xining as the county governance. Since then, Xining has become the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Qinghai. In 222 AD, Cao Wei and Huang San built the wall of xiping county on the site of Xiping Pavilion. The city is divided into three cities: south, west and north, which are quite large. Although the county name has been changed many times since then, Xining has always been a border town.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xianbei Bald Hair Family established Nanliang Dynasty in Qinghai, with Xining as its capital. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Tibetan leader Koukou Luo established Zongka local government in eastern Qinghai, calling it Qingtang City with Xining as its capital. According to historical records, Tang Cheng in Qing Dynasty was an important distribution center of Sino-Western trade at that time, and its economy was very prosperous. 1 104 (the third year of Song Chongning), the army of the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Hehuang, wiped out the local regime of Zongka, and established Xining Prefecture centered on Qing Tang Cheng. This is the beginning of the word "Xining", which has a history of nearly 890 years.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xining Wei was established in Xining, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was Xining Prefecture and Xining County.

The ancient city of Xining has been repaired many times, and the walls are all made of adobe, so the people call it "brick-wrapped city" figuratively. The old city wall that can be seen now was built in the Ming Dynasty. Qinghai was founded in 1929, with its capital in Xining. 1946 changed to Xining city. 1September 5, 949, Xining was liberated, and since then, it has shone with youthful brilliance and become increasingly prosperous.

Xining has an important military position. It is "the right leads to the sea and the left leads to the cool", which controls the frontier and defends the Central Plains, so it has always been valued by rulers and sung by literati.