青海地处青藏高原东部,是长江、黄河、澜沧江的发源地,素有“中华水塔”之称。全省深居内陆,地势高耸,相对高差大,属高原大陆性气候,主要特点是干燥、少雨、多风、寒冷、缺氧、日温差大,垂直变化明显。全省年降水量264毫米~592毫米,属干旱半干旱类型。 Qinghai is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Lancang River, known as “China Water Tower,” said. The province is deeply inland, towering, relative height difference, belongs to the plateau continental climate, the main features are dry, light rain, windy, cold, hypoxia, daily temperature difference, significant changes in the vertical. The province’s annual rainfall 264 mm ~ 592 mm, is arid and semi-arid types.