Xining Travel Guide: Gateway to Tibet & the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (2026)
Xining is the starting point of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the best place to acclimatise before heading to Lhasa. Most travellers treat it as a transit stop, but the Muslim Quarter food scene and Kumbum Monastery make it worth 2-3 days. Here's what we learned staying there with our kids.