10.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xining
On October 28, on Jiefang South Road in Datong County, Xining, Qinghai, an electric wheelchair user was crushed by a reversing road roller and died after emergency treatment failed. On November 1, local authorities reported that an investigation team had been established to look into the closure of the construction site and the performance of safety officers, and that a settlement had been reached with the family regarding the aftermath.
10.26
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xining
On October 26, at the parents' open day at Bowen School in Xining, Qinghai, several parents stood up to question and protest the school's implementation of the Dulangkou education model, saying the classroom order was as chaotic as a vegetable market and that children were being used as guinea pigs. Parents in the audience clasped their hands together in support, saying they would not accept it and firmly opposed it. Parents said that under this model, students teach the classes themselves while teachers' explanations account for less than 10 minutes.
10.20
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·青海省果洛州
Recently, the Chinese government successively closed the Lajia Town Girls' School and the Golog Daozha Welfare School (the filming location of the movie "Son of Light") in Golog Prefecture, Qinghai. The two schools retained many educational approaches for passing down Tibetan culture; primary school students were transferred to the local central primary school, and middle school students may be moved to the distant Golog Xining National Middle School and Golog Haidong Middle School, sparking Tibetan concerns about the deprivation of their right to pass on their national culture.
10.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Qilian County
Qilian County in Qinghai opened a total of 102 student dormitory rooms in two schools to accommodate visitors. Staff moved and packed students' belongings; the county later decided to write letters of thanks and distribute cultural and creative gift packages. Public reports said opinions were sought from the education department and the schools, but it was not stated whether students or parents had consented.
10.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 8, People’s Daily published an article about Qilian County opening student dormitories to house tourists, arguing that it is difficult to conclude from the available information alone that the local authorities bullied students for the sake of tourists, while acknowledging that further explanation is still needed regarding the protection of students’ rights. The related topic trended on Weibo, with netizens asking whether county guesthouses and government dormitories are also used to receive tourists.
10.03
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Qilian County
On October 3, Qilian County in Qinghai saw hotels fully booked as more than 100,000 tourists flooded in. The county Culture and Tourism Bureau arranged for over 500 tourists to stay in the student dormitories of schools such as Qilian County Ethnic Middle School, without consulting the students in advance, and publicized the matter as an achievement, drawing questions from netizens.
09.23
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Xining, Qinghai
At a delicate political moment, State Council Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing traveled to Xining, Qinghai to inspect salt lake enterprises and talked extensively about disaster prevention and reduction, which was seen by the outside world as being marginalized.
09.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xining
Cyberspace Administration of Qinghai released a statement stating that the recently circulated claim online that the "former Qinghai Culture and Tourism Department director is driving a rideshare" is untrue, and the driver in the video is a local Xining rideshare driver named Mr. Bai.
09.20
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xining
On September 20, netizens reported that while taking a taxi in Xining, Qinghai, they found that a driver had an extremely professional knowledge of local administrative, ethnic, and geographical features, suspected to be Wang Xuewen, the former director of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism who was previously dismissed for illegal drinking.
2026.09
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Xining, Qinghai
The former head of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism was dismissed from his post due to the death of a person during a drinking session at a Party school. After being stripped of his rank, he failed to secure a grassroots position within the system, leaving him facing the dilemma of choosing between driving a ride-hailing car and delivering food.
08.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·青海海北
On August 21, 2026, a horse ranch instructor in Qilian County, Qinghai, who had been placed under administrative detention for 13 days for molesting a female tourist, was found to have returned to work at the original ranch. The ranch said he was allowed to keep working because his wages had been paid in advance.
07.14
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·青海海西
On July 14, 2026, a violent clash occurred at a mining site near Huatugou Town, Mangya City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, where a group of people armed with weapons repeatedly beat several individuals who had already fallen to the ground.
06.16
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 4
·青海海西
At around 17:00 on June 16, 2026, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake with a focal depth of 10 kilometers struck the directly-administered area of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, leaving 1 dead and 4 injured, and personnel at nearby coal mines were urgently evacuated.
2025.04.10
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
On April 10, 2025, Song Mouqi, a staff member of the special task force of the Supervisory Commission of Gangcha County, Qinghai, impersonated someone and sent private messages insulting Long Mou, a woman who was seeking justice for her brother, calling her a "comfort woman" and threatening her personal safety; after verifying the facts, the police imposed no administrative penalty, and the supervisory commission only gave internal criticism and education.