From Qilian to Ejin: A River Basin Measured in Stations
A 2013 hydrometeorological dataset linked 18 observation sites across the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River basin.
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Arou Station: Reading a Grassland Through Instruments
At a high alpine grassland station in Qilian County, a tower and buried sensors turn changing air and soil into measurements.
Two Seasons in the Menyuan Rapeseed Field
Summer flowering and autumn harvest show two different moments in Menyuan’s spring-rapeseed year, from field color to seed and oil.
From Menyuan Seed to a Parcel at the Door
A Menyuan oil producer connected local seed processing to online orders through a packaging and postal-shipping system.
A Snow Season Built Around the Horse
A 2025 account of Gangshika links horse-racing events, winter mountaineering and local services. It offers a dated glimpse of how Menyuan was extending the mountain’s seasonal calendar.
Menyuan’s Horses: Breed Records and Snow Routes
Menyuan’s horse story connects an officially documented highland breed with a newer winter use: carrying mountaineering supplies at Gangshika.
Winter Work Beneath Gangshika
In Menyuan, a winter mountaineering season brought pack teams, guides, food stalls and road-maintenance work into a familiar pastoral landscape. A 2025 report recorded how local households took part.
Arou Monastery and the Work of Stewardship
A 2026 provincial legislative visit at Arou Great Monastery examined management, religious activities, financial disclosure and cultural relic protection as part of a wider review of religious-affairs rules in Haibei.
Cycling Stations on the Edge of Xihai
A 2021 prefectural tourism account followed the growth of Dayu Tribe near Xihai from a simple stop into a cycling service base, with pastoral households joining a changing local economy.
A Song’s Journey Through Jinyintan
The Wang Luobin Music Art Museum preserves photographs and manuscripts tied to Jinyintan. Accounts place the song’s creation in spring 1939 or spring 1940, while connecting its story to the grassland.
The Buildings Left by a Research Base
Science buildings, a library and a cinema are among the structures named in a 2021 account of the former base at Xihai. Their preservation gives the research complex a visible architectural record.
The People Behind the Atomic City
The official history of the former base includes scientists, workers, military personnel and local herding communities. Together, their labor formed the human setting of a research landscape on Jinyintan Grassland.