China is a vast country, and each province has its own unique geography, history and culture.
Today let's talk about Qinghai, this place is very interesting, its provincial capital Xining, was "grabbed" from Gansu next door.
You may wonder how this could happen between two provinces.
Don't worry, listen to me slowly.
It is said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state decided to establish a new province on the vast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - Qinghai Province.
However, it is easy to build a province, but finding a suitable provincial capital has become a problem.
At that time, Qinghai was a vast territory, but most of the area was plateaus and mountains, with inconvenient transportation and underdeveloped economy, so it was impossible to find a city with suitable conditions in all aspects to undertake the important task of the provincial capital.
At this time, everyone's eyes invariably turned to Xining.
Although Xining is geographically closer to Gansu, it has a long history with Qinghai.
As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, General Huo Qubing conquered the Hexi Corridor in the west, incorporated this land into the territory of the Central Plains, and established four counties in Hexi, in which Xining was located.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xining became the seat of Jincheng County, which shows the importance of its status.
Since then, Xining has been a strategic location for successive dynasties to operate the northwest region.
During the Tang Dynasty, it was the place where the famous Biansai poet Cen Shen left the famous sentence "Suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms"; During the Song Dynasty, it witnessed the fierce confrontation between the Song army and the Western Xia; During the Yuan Dynasty, it became an important passage connecting the Central Plains with Tibet.
In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court set up a Qinghai minister in Xining, who was responsible for managing the affairs of the entire Qinghai region.
It can be said that for a long time, Xining was the political, economic and cultural center of Qinghai.
Therefore, although Xining is geographically closer to Gansu, it has always had a close relationship with Qinghai, and has long played the role of the central city of Qinghai in history.
What's more, the conditions in Xining itself are also very good.
It is located in the Huangshui Valley, with a relatively mild climate, fertile land, abundant products, and convenient transportation, and is an important hub connecting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with the mainland.
Therefore, after careful consideration, it was finally decided to transfer Xining from Gansu to Qinghai and make it the capital of Qinghai Province.
In this way, Xining "joined" Qinghai and began its new journey as the capital of Qinghai Province.
Of course, on the Gansu side, although a little reluctant, in order to support the development of brother provinces, I still reluctantly cut my love.
After all, the fact that Xining is assigned to Qinghai is also beneficial to the development of the entire western region.
As an important transportation hub on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Xining can better radiate and drive the development of the surrounding areas and contribute to the strategy of developing the western region.
Facts have proved that Xining has lived up to everyone's expectations.
After becoming the capital of Qinghai Province, Xining gave full play to its own advantages, actively developed the economy, improved people's livelihood, urban construction changed with each passing day, and the people's living standards continued to improve.
Today, Xining has developed into the largest city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is known as the "summer capital of China".
Every summer, many tourists come here to escape the summer and feel the coolness of the plateau and the unique ethnic customs.
The story of Xining tells us that the geographical location of a city is important in the development of a city, but more important is its own heritage and development potential.
Although Xining once belonged to Gansu, it has deep historical ties and cultural ties with Qinghai, and it is also an inevitable choice of history to eventually become the capital of Qinghai Province.
At the same time, Xining's story also inspires us to look at regional development with an open and inclusive attitude.
The adjustment of administrative divisions is to better promote economic and social development, and as long as it is conducive to the interests of the state and the people, it is necessary to dare to break the geographical boundaries, realize the optimal allocation of resources, and jointly promote the coordinated development of the region.
Isn't Xining's story interesting?
It shows the historical trajectory of China's administrative divisions, and also allows us to think more deeply about regional development.