Qinghai province lies in the northeast of Qinghai-Xizang(Tibetan) Plateau, because of the structural movement since the early age of the Quaternary, the differences of climate in different areas are very large.

• 摘要青海省位于青藏高原东北部，第四纪以来强烈新构造运动，省内各地差异升降运动普遍，地貌类型复杂多样，从而造就了气候类型的复杂多样性，从温带到寒带、从半湿润到极干旱气候类型均有分布。