Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in Qinghai Province; named for its location west of Qinghai Lake

the Mongolian people; the Mongol ethnic minority, primarily residing in Inner Mongolia and neighboring provinces of China as well as in Mongolia

The Tibetan people, one of China's major ethnic minority groups, primarily living in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan; the Tibetan ethnicity.

An administrative division in China that provides a level of self-government for ethnic minorities, ranking below a province and above a county.