Qinghai province's specialties are: dry otter skin, black purple lamb skin, Tibetan knife, cordyceps, mother-of-pearl, antler velvet, sand nuts, snow lotus, Chai version of the Damu berries right (Chaiqi), barley wine, qiangcheng, Xining rhubarb, ferns, black goji berries, rhodiola rosea, gentiana, and so on.
Qinghai specialties include hand-held meat, kebabs, ga noodles, K'ung buns, mutton soup, pulled pork, dry board fish, sheep intestines noodles, beef jerky and so on.
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Barley wine, called "Qiangqiang" in Tibetan, is made from barley, a major grain produced on the Tibetan plateau. It is the favorite drink of the Tibetan people, and is essential for festivals, marriages, births, and welcoming friends and relatives.
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Important Festivals in Qinghai:
Lantern Burning Festival: On October 25th, 1419, Guru Tsongkhapa passed away in Ganden Monastery. Later, on this day every year, households throughout the Tibetan region light lamps in honor of the great Buddhist leader.
Bobo Hui:It is an important festival of the Tu people, held on February 2, March 3 and April 8 of the lunar calendar every year, with the purpose of jumping rope to pray for the gods.
March 12, said to be the birthday and death anniversary of Muhammad, is one of the three major Islamic festivals, as well as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
June Festival: The "June Festival" is held from the 17th to the 25th of the sixth lunar month. This is a traditional culture unique to Tibetan villages in Tongren County, Qinghai. The event integrates religion, rituals, entertainment of gods and people, and is centered on a grand collective dance.
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