Guide County is a county in the east of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In Tibetan it's known as Trika. In 2015 it had a population of 108,800, of which 37.8% Tibetans, and 16.1% other ethnic minorities.[1] In 2018 the population was 110,900.[2]

Guide County 贵德县 • ཁྲི་ཀ་རྫོང་།
County
Guide County (light red) within Hainan Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai
Guide Location of the seat in Qinghai
Coordinates: 35°59′20″N 101°28′16″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Qinghai
Autonomous prefecture	Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Area
• Total	3,504 km2 (1,353 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Anizhihaishan (阿尼直海山))	5,011 m (16,440 ft)
Lowest elevation (Songbaxia)	2,710 m (8,890 ft)
Population  (2018)	110,900
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.guide.gov.cn/default.html

It is located along the Yellow River, surrounded by hilly terrain on either side of the river valley.[1]

Guide was first established during the Yuan dynasty. The area became part of Ming Dynasty China in 1370.^{[citation needed]} In 1953 it was placed under jurisdiction of Hainan prefecture.[3]

Guide old town

The city's earthen walls and buildings were built between 1375 and 1380. The city was enlarged in 1590. After the founding of the People's Republic, the moats were filled in and the North and South gates were pulled down, as well as the towers. In 2010 work commenced to restore the gates and towers.[4]^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Economics

Guide is known in Qinghai as a fruit producing county, in particular for pear cultivation, as it has a relatively mild climate. The Laxiwa Dam in Guide is the largest hydropower station on the upper reaches of the Yellow River.[2]

Administrative divisions

The county seat of Guide is in Heyin town.[1] Guide governs over 4 towns and 3 townships:[2][5]

Towns

• Heyin (河阴镇)
• Hexi (河西镇)
• Laxiwa (拉西瓦镇)
• Changmu (常牧镇)

Townships

• Hedong (河东乡)
• Xinjie Hui ethnic township (新街回族乡)
• Garang (尕让乡)

Transport

The Guide General Aviation Airport started construction in 2018.[6]

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Qinghai

References

External links

• Guide County travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Media related to Guide County at Wikimedia Commons

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