Xibei
Xibei ( Chinese 西北 , Pinyin Xīběi , short for: 西北 地區 / 西北 地区 , Xīběi Dìqū - "Northwest China Area") is the Chinese name for the greater Northwest China or the Northwest China Region .
It comprises the following administrative units at the provincial level:
- Xinjiang ( 新疆 , Xīnjiāng )
- Gansu ( 甘肃 , Gānsù )
- Ningxia ( 宁夏 , Níngxià )
- Shaanxi ( 陕西 , Shǎnxī )
- Qinghai ( 青海 , Qīnghǎi )
These provinces and autonomous regions are all west of the Hēihé-Téngchōng line and are for the most part characterized by a large area and low population density. Some of them are inhabited by national minorities, with the Han Chinese in the majority in the big cities .
All of these areas are located far from the sea and some have a very pronounced continental climate with little rainfall.