Spatial Development of Xining City

Regional development strategies for Xining City were proposed as:supported by Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,eastward development,integration of its administrative regions,and overall development of its urban and rural areas.Specifically,① Choosing a development orientation different from Lanzhou City,fully playing its own advantages,forming the dual cores of this region;enhancing the industrial division and cooperation with Lhasa city,pushing the joint regional development;realizing the integrated development with Haidong area(east of the Qinghai Lake) ;strengthening its spatial connection with Ge'rmu and Delingha,expanding its economic hinterland.② Integrating tourism development spaces,building the Great Xining Economic Zone,pushing the construction of new countryside,realizing the integrated development of urban and rural areas.It was proposed that acontrol area of urban developmentshould be established in Xining,its range should be defined and further classified into a double-layer spatial structure:core zone of urban development and peripheral town development zone.Spatial development laws of Xining City were studied,its urban development conditions analyzed,then development strategies of its major urban district proposed,specifically,building a central urban development corridor first,enhancing the cohesive force of Xining City,forming a plate space development mode,strengthening the axial combined effects of service functions,improving the urban development level;then building the waterfront spaces ofthree rivers and six banks.