Today’s Xihai Town is the former “Atomic City”, where the first atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb were developed. It was originally the state-owned No. 221 Factory and is now the capital of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Atomic City is located on the Jinyintan grassland in Haiyan County in the northeastern part of the autonomous prefecture. It is 9km away from Haiyan County and has an average altitude of 3210m. There is a direct bus from Xining to Xihai Town, Haiyan County. Xihai Town is located in the west of Qinghai Lake and is the starting point for cycling on the East Lake Road around Qinghai Lake. There are many cycling clubs in the town, the most famous of which is the Cavalry Battalion. The current Atomic City still retains intact the landfill pit known as “Asia’s No. 1 Pit” and the blasting test site for tourists to visit.
Telephone
0970-8644918
Reference when using
1-3 hours
transportation
Xining Long-distance Passenger Transport Station has a direct shuttle bus to Xihai Town, which costs 23 yuan/person and takes about 2 hours.
Self-driving: Xining City-Kunlun West Road-Tonghai Road-Xihe Expressway-Beijing-Tibet Expressway-Huangxi First-Class Highway-Huangjia Highway-Huangxi First-Class Highway-Xisha Line-Jinyintan Grassland-Atomic City
Tickets
free
Opening hours
09:00-17:00 (all day) (January 1st - December 31st, Tuesday - Sunday) Not open to the public (all day)
(January 1st - December 31st Monday)