The Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel is located opposite to the Ta'er Lamasery, one of the six Tibetan Buddhism’s monasteries that sits on the sacred Lotus Mountain. The hotel faces the Grand Hall of Golden Tiles, the very spot where Tsongkhapa, founder of Tibetan Buddhism, Master for Panchen Lama and Dalai Lama, was born.
This unique, Tibetan-style hotel has a tranquil and enchanting environment that will refresh the mind and spirit. The colourful wooden pillars, carved ridgepoles and exposed beams are designed in the simple and elegant Tibetan architectural style. Pilgrims and tourists alike will be captivated by the traditional design of the hotel. The huge engraved Thangka painting at the lobby was made by Lama. Every Thangka painting embraces a story of Tibetan Buddhism. At the rooftop of the hotel, guests can oversee the magnificent three-dimensional landscape of the entire Ta'er Lamasery clinging to the splendid Lotus Mountain.
The Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel has 32 rooms, of which 16 are Tibetan style while the rest western style. All furnishings were developed and hand-made by Kumbum's lama artists. Provisions are being made for an expansion of 100 rooms expected by 2003.
Standard Rooms
Our Standard Rooms provide you with comfortable and relaxing accommodation with western furnishing.
Well-appointed bathroom
IDD telephone
Tea-making facilities
Colour TV with remote control
Satellite TV link
Centralized Heating system
Tibetan Rooms
Our Tibetan Rooms are furnished in colourful folklore style with traditional "Khan" beds.
Well-appointed bathroom
IDD telephone
Tea-making facilities
Colour TV with remote control
Satellite TV link
A set of unique hand-painted tea-table, chairs and cushion that features the artwork of the Lamas.
Centralized Heating system
The Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel provides a wide variety of hotel facilities for you to enjoy a truly relaxing and memorable stay at the hotel. There are Lounge Cafe, Tibetan Restaurant, Muslim Restaurant and Chinese Restaurant, Meeting and Conferences Room. We also provide cultural tourists and Buddhist devotees with a tranquil atmosphere to refresh the mind and spirit. Here you can immerse yourself in the rich Tibetan culture and have your spirits enriched by religious education.
Dining
Lounge Cafe
Different local drinks and Buddhist cakes are served to make you feel the distinctive flavours of Tibetan. Western coffee and tea with milk are also served here at the Lounge Cafe.
Tibetan Restaurant
Located on the ground floor, it serves you the finest flavours of Tibetan cuisine such as sausages, barley wine, butter oil tea, beef and mutton eaten with the hands, yak tongue, steamed buns, zanba made from highland barley, pastries, sweet tea, xiapuqing, and minced mutton and beef. The staple Tibetan food includes roasted highland barley flour, wheat flour, meat, or red food, and milk, or white food. The principle in summer is the white food, while that in winter is the red food. Local flavours in the pastoral areas are mutton sausage, and dried beef. The flavour of the Tibetan food is fresh, light, and tender. Salt, onion, and garlic are the main ingredients.
Muslim Restaurant
Located on the ground floor featuring superb flavours of Islamic cuisine such as Roast Meat, fish & Chicken, and Stewed Mutton Cubes. Roast mutton is as famous as roast duck in Beijing and crispy suckling pig in Guangzhou. A two-year-old sheep is slaughtered and skinned, daubed with salt inside and outside, and then coated with a mixture of eggs, chopped ginger and scallions, and pepper. The sheep is put into a stove to roast for about an hour until it turns golden brown. Stewed Mutton Cubes prepared especially for festivals. Cut mutton into cubes of 500 grams apiece and boil them in a big pot. When they are half done, remove the foam; and when they are 80 percent done, add onions, pepper, ginger slices, carrots, turnips and tomatoes. Then remove and place on a big plate. Put some salt in the stock and remove to a bowl. Before eating the mutton, dip it in the stock.
Chinese (Han) Restaurant
Enjoy one of the finest restaurants in Xining, the Chinese (Han) Restaurant, which serves the best of traditional Chinese cuisine. Its Cantonese dishes have long been famed for bringing a touch of southern culture to the wild Northwest.
Spiritual Pleasure
Study Room
It is not only a venue for you to meet people from different cultures, but also an ideal place for you to learn about the history and culture of Qinghai.
Business Centre
Conveniently located on the ground floor of the hotel, the Business Center provides you all the necessary services such as photocopying, facsimile and secretarial services.
Meeting & Conferences
The hotel provides perfect venues and comprehensive meeting and conference facilities for your different scale of gathering, meeting, conventions and social functions. The main Dining Hall is available for seating capacity of 300. The Grand Hall on the first floor is an ideal venue for formal conferences and meeting of up to 300 people.
A range of standard meeting packages is available to meet your company's needs. Additionally, we can tailor our meeting packages to suit your individual requirements. The function rooms allow you to accommodate any request, from a simple seminar to a full-scale banquet. Please contact webmaster@the-silk-road.com for detailed information.
Floor
Room
Dimension
Capacity
Size(L x W) m
Area (sq. m)
Ceiling Height
(m)
Theatre Style
Class-room Style
U-Shape
Buffet
Banquet
Cocktail
G/F
Dinning Hall
15.2 x 15.2
231
4.1
250
138
70
120
180
200
1/F
Grand Hall
7 x 7
49
3.0
50
36
40
-
-
35
Room Rates
The rates given below are valid from 01 Jan 2013 until further notice.
Room Category
Rack Rate
High Season Special
1 May - 31 Oct 2013
Low Season Special
1 Jan - 30 April 2013,
1 Nov - 31 Dec 2013
RMB
RMB
RMB
Standard Room
Tibetan Room
680
680
250
250
230
230
* Above rates are inclusive of 1 or 2 western breakfasts *Additional charge for the Breakfast: RMB 35/person/day
Xining Cao Jia Bao Airport Transfer: RMB 300/way/car (1-3 pax); RMB 500/way/car (4-6 pax) Train Station Transfer: RMB 200/way/car (1-3 pax); RMB 400/way/car (4-6 pax)
Terms & Conditions
All rates are in Chinese Yuan (CNY) (also known as Renminbi, RMB).
The above rates are not applicable for the weeks of Lunar New Year Holiday, Labour's Holiday in May and the National Holiday in October in China respectively.
The rates are inclusive of one or two western breakfasts, service charge & tax.
Rates apply on a per room basis - single or double occupancy.
Extra bed service is not applicable for the Tsongkha Hotel.
Check-in time is 2:00 p.m. Check-out time is 12:00 noon
For late check-out till 6 p.m., 50% of the room rate will be charged. After 6 p.m., full day room rate will apply.
For cancellation received 72 hours prior to arrival or no-show, one room night rate for every room booked will be charged.
Rates are subject to change without prior notice.
The hotel accepts only cash payment.
We regret personal cheques are not accepted.
Welcome to the Silk Road Hotel Management Co. Ltd. Electronic Reservation System. To make a reservation, please fill out the form below and submit it to us. You will receive a HOTEL CONFIRMATION either by email or by fax.
The Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel
Address
57 Ying Bin Road, Lu Sha er Tower, Huang Zhong County, Xining City 811600, Qing Hai Province, China
Tel
(86 971) 2236 761
Fax
(86 971) 2236 768
E-mail
webmaster@the-silk-road.com
Promotional Package: Book now to enjoy up to 10% off. The following rates are valid from 01 Jan 2013 until further notice.
Hot deal code: HT-TKH01
2-Day-1 Night Accommodation + Western Breakfast + Arrival Transfer
The hotel is designed in the simple and elegant Tibetan architectural style which allows you to experience the rich Tibetan culture.
Package Includes:
One night accommodation in Tibetan Room (twin-sharing)
Western breakfast for two persons
Arrival transfer from Xining Cao Jia Bao Airport or Train Station
Arrival Transfer from
Seasonality
Discounted Price (for two persons) (RMB)
Xining Cao Jia Bao Airport
High Season
(May – Oct 2013)
495
Low Season
(Jan – Apr, Nov - Dec 2013)
480
Train Station
High Season
(May – Oct 2013)
405
Low Season
(Jan – Apr, Nov - Dec 2013)
390
Remarks:
Prices are quoted in Chinese Yuan (CNY), also known as Renminbi (RMB). Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
All bookings are subject to availability.
Prepayment is required for purchase of hot deal package.
In each reservation, only one hot deal package can be booked.
One night standard rate for every room booked will be charged for cancellation. No refund will be made for any cancellations received 72 hours prior to arrival or no show.
The above Hot Deal is not available during the public holidays in China, including but now limited to Labour Day, National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.
Xining (meaning "western peace") - is the only big city in Qinghai and is the capital of the province. It is located at the northeast of the province. Xining was once an important gateway on the ancient Silk Road trade route. It features nearby attractions like the Ta'er Lamasery and Qinghai Lake. Built in the 14th century, Ta‘er is a center for Yellow Hat Lamaism - Buddhist followers of the Dalai Lama. In the Islamic realm, Xining's Dongguan Mosque, founded in 1380, is the largest in the region.
About 130 kilometers from Xining is Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater body. Rumor has it that dinosaurs were seen around the lake, but only fish, fowl and human sightings were confirmed. Bird Island sanctuary is another provincial attraction, featuring migrating geese.
Famous for its huge grassy plains, Qinghai Province is also known as the Green Sea. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers have their sources here. And the world's highest highway runs through the Qinghai to Lhasa, Tibet. Along the way, you can see antelope, yak, donkeys, camels and lynx.
Address
57 Ying Bin Road, Lu Sha er Town, Huang Zhong County, Xining City 811600, Qing Hai Province, China
Tel
(86 971) 2236 761
Fax
(86 971) 2236 768
E-mail
webmaster@the-silk-road.com
Nearby Attractions
Xining is the capital of Qinghai with local ethnic minorities including the Tibetan, Hui, Mongol, Tu and Salar, who are good at singing and dancing.
The Ta'er Lamasery - one of the most important lamaseries with Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect of Lamaism, born here. It is the centre of the Yellow Hats sect of Lamaism built in 1397. Every year, four large Buddhist assemblies and religious celebrations are held here, during which various Buddhist activities such as displaying images of the Buddha, performing religious lama dancing, chanting scriptures, praying, tests for monks, debates on scriptures and the month-lng Tibetan Festival are held. The excellent collections in Kumbum are an eyeful of classic Chinese-Tibetan architecture preserved in its best condition for centuries. The three typical Tibetan Supreme Arts developed by the lama artists are embodied in Yak Butter Sculpture, Frescoes and Embossed Embroidery.
Region
Venue
Date
Main
Activities
Show
Chinese
Calendar
Western Calendar
Content
Time
2013
2014
2015
2016
Xining
Taer Lamasery
Jan 14
Feb 23
Feb 13
March4
Feb 21
Performing religious lama dancing
Noon
Jan 15
Feb 24
Feb 14
March5
Feb 22
Yak Butter Sculptures Festival
Morning
Jan 15
Feb 24
Feb 14
March5
Feb 22
Yak Butter Sculptures Festival
Evening
Apr 14
May 23
May 12
May 31
May 20
Performing religious lama dancing
Noon
Apr 15
May 24
May 13
June1
May 21
Displaying images of the Buddha
Morning
Apr 15
May 24
May 13
June1
May 21
Performing lama dancing
Afternoon
Jun 7
Jul 14
Jul 3
Jul 22
Jul 10
Displaying images of the Buddha
Morning
Jun 7
Jul 14
Jul 3
Jul 22
Jul 10
Performing religious lama dancing
Afternoon
Jun 8
Jul 15
Jul 4
Jul 23
Jul 11
Turning Golden Buddha
Morning
Jun 8
Jul 15
Jul 4
Jul 23
Jul 11
Performing religious lama dancing
Afternoon
Sep 22
Oct 26
Oct15
Nov3
Oct 22
Whole day praying
Noon
Sep 23
Oct 27
Oct16
Nov4
Oct 23
Performing religious dancing
Noon
Qinghai Lake - known as the Western Sea in ancient times, is somewhat surreal-looking saline lake lying 300 km west of Xining and 3200 metres above sea level. It is the largest inland salt-water lake and contains huge numbers of fish as well as artists' paradise in China. It is renowned for its mirrored pastel sunrise, azure beauty at midday and the indigo blues of sunset - natural scenery of vastness, beauty, mystery and quietness.
Bird Island - the famous Bird Island is on the western side of Qinghai Lake. More than thousands of wild geese, gulls, cormorants, sandpipers, extremely rare black-necked cranes and many other birds live there. In order to avoid bad weather, some birds such as bar-headed goose, migrate to the warm place to spend the cold winter. Thus, only visit between March and early June, you can see birds in quantity. Despite its name, Bird Island is not really an island. The lakeshore receded and a pitch of land appeared, hence the "island'.
Dongguan Big Mosque - one of the four great mosques in north-western part of China. The mosque has been beautifully built with golden pinnacles and glazed green tiles. The top of the Main Hall are adorned with gilded precious columns of Tibetan style which is unique in the world.
Sun-Moon Hills - It was named after the legend that when Princess Wenchang in Tang Dynasty went into Tibet via the mountain, she accidentally broke her sun and moon mirrors. To commemorate this, two glazed tile-roofed pavilions of octagon, brick and wood structures in a typical Tibetan style were built.
Qinghai Jinhe Tibetan Medicine Consortium - with strong sense of historical responsibility that aims to carry forward Tibetan medicine and other aspect of Tibetan culture which can benefit whole human being into the modern era based on a scientific approach combined with Tibetan medical tradition and pharmacology. The activities of the corporation merge the management of natural herbal resources for the production of Tibetan medicine with the provision of Tibetan medical services, research, tertiary-level education, medicine production and commercial marketing. It is due to such all -encompassing activities that Jinhe is a leader in Tibetan medical industry. As Jinhe moves towards a global market, it welcomes the supports from all communities. It is dedicated to providing traditional medicines with outstanding qualities of Tibetan medical tradition. There is an exhibition hall at the consortium which shows the history and development of the Tibetan medicine.
At Tsongkha Hotel, whether you are a group of two or a corporate group, our professional hotelier and travel staff can help you organize below special activities:
Explore the famed "Three Extremely Excellent Arts" of the Ta'er Lamasery – mural paintings, butter flowers and embossed embroideries
Visit the Qinian Mountain and glacier
Visit a local Tibetan family
Try your luck to find one of the precious animals on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: yak, Tibetan mastiff, Tibetan antelope
Embossed embroideries and Thangka workshops - Thangka is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity or famous scene, which serves as a teaching tool.
