The Datong Hui and Tu nationality Autonomous is in the transition zone of Tibetan Plateau and the Loess Plateau area, located in the eastern part of Qinghai Province, the south foot of Qilian Mountains, Huang River basin upstream of the North Rivera. It is next to the mutual Tu nationality Autonomous to the east across Ma An Shan, Niangniang Mountain on the west as the border with Huangzhong and Haiyan Counties, Xining City on the south, and facing the Menyuan Hui Autonomous to the north with Daban mountain.

                             Beautiful Stone Forest, the treasure trove of Datong

Datong is located between longitude 100 ° 51 'to 101 ° 56' and latitude 36 ° 43 'to 37 ° 23', with the altitude of 2280-4622 meters, average annual temperature  5.5 degrees, and annual rainfall 450-800 mm. The frost-free period is around 100-120 days per year. East to West spans 95 km and 85 km from north to south. It is like the shape of a leave, a total area of 3090 square kilometers.

Rhododendrons bloom in Datong

There are 9 towns, 11 counties, 289 village committees and 20 community committees, with a total population of 44.3 million, covering Han, Hui, Tu, Tibetan, Mongolian and other 25 ethnic groups. The minority population is 20.7 million, accounted for 46.7% of the total population of the county. The agricultural population is 34.6 million, 78.1% of the total.

Rape flowers welcome guests far away