Haixi

hǎixī hàixǐ Hǎixī English Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Alternative forms en Hai-hsi Haihsi Wade-Giles Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 海西. Pronunciation en /ˌhaɪˈʃiː/ hī′shē′ en Hai xi Proper noun en Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture p/Qinghai c/China. en https://archive.org/details/newghostsoldghos0000seym/ New Ghosts Old Ghosts Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China James D. Seymour; Richard Anderson 1998 0-7656-0097-8 97-26806 923460098 136 https://archive.org/details/newghostsoldghos0000seym/page/136/ Now, west of the azure lake from which Qinghai derives its name, are the many prisons of what is now officially called the “Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.” Although it is only one of eight prefectures in Qinghai, Haixi comprises 45 percent of the province’s territory. It is sparsely populated, so the 5.2 percent prisoner share of the total population is large compared to other prefectures. en May 30, 1999 May 28, 1999 Paul Lewis U.S. May Try To Stop Loan Seen as Bad For Tibetans w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20150527110412/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/30/world/us-may-try-to-stop-loan-seen-as-bad-for-tibetans.html 27 May 2015 https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/30/world/us-may-try-to-stop-loan-seen-as-bad-for-tibetans.html 0362-4331 1645522 World But critics argue that moving these farmers, who are mainly Han Chinese and members of the minority Hui, Tu and Salar ethnic groups, will further erode the position of the Tibetan inhabitants of Dulan County in Haixi Prefecture, where the farmers are to be resettled and which is a designated Tibetan and Mongolian Autonomous Area. Tibetans are already in a minority there.In Haixi Prefecture, the Tibetan percentage of the population would fall from 11.1 percent to 10.3 percent, while in Dulan County it would decline from 22.7 percent to 14 percent. For Mongolians the declines are from 7.6 percent to 6.5 percent and from 14.1 percent to 6.7 percent.The number of Han Chinese in Haixi Prefecture would rise from 236,918 to 261,375 and in Dulan County from 27,977 to 52,434. Translations Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in western China Chinese: Cantonese: yue 海西 Mandarin: cmn 海西 Hǎixī Japanese: ja