Qinghai (青海省) · 9 markets · 4 cities
9 markets in Qinghai, grouped by city. The opening column is the part to read first: a country market stands empty except on its own dates. Chinese addresses are given as they are written, which is the form to show a driver.
Most common here: Morning market (3), Night market (3), Country market (3). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
5 markets
Xining (西宁)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Daxin Street Night Market (大新街夜市)Described as the largest night market in central Xining, more than 1,100 stalls supporting some 1,500 jobs. Grilled mutton, pan-fried lamb, milk with fermented rice and sheep sausage.(城中区饮马街兴隆巷 14 号（大十字公交站）) | Night market | Daily · 17:00 to 24:00 |
| Mojia Street Night Market (莫家街夜市)A street founded in the Ming and more than 600 years old, reopened together with Daxin Street in April 2026. Hand-grabbed mutton, offal noodles, yoghurt and cold skin noodles.(城中区莫家街（水井巷旁）) | Night market | Daily · 10:00 to 22:00 |
| Wuyi Road Morning Market (五一路早市)The cheapest morning market in Xining by common account, where things are sold by the piece rather than by weight. Local fruit and vegetables, mutton, cold skin noodles and yoghurt.(西宁市五一路) | Morning market | Daily |
| Xining Night Market Circuit (西宁夜市群（水井巷/新千/下南关）)Xining’s other night markets. Shuijing is local snacks, Xinqian mixes food with goods and an outdoor area, and Xiananguan is food alone.(水井巷夜市（城中区，18:00–23:00）；新千观光夜市（城东区）；下南关街（清真百年老街，烟火气足、甜胚酸奶面食烧烤+新鲜水果、价格亲民）) | Night market | Times not recorded |
| Zhongnanguan Street Morning Market (中南关街早市（城东区）)More than 180 stalls at 90 per cent occupancy, carrying over 200 kinds of vegetable, fruit and fish. Huangnan flatbread at half a yuan.(西宁市城东区中南关街) | Morning market | Times not recorded |
2 markets
Delingha (德令哈)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| “Xihai 2261” Hehuang Cultural Fair (西海2261·河湟文化大集)A weekend cultural fair opened in May 2026, with Hehuang folk song nights and programmes for children.(西宁/海东河湟地区) | Country market | On set dates |
| Delingha “Between Mountains and Lakes” New Year Fair (德令哈”山湖之间·好物丰集”年货大集)Delingha’s first new year fair, held over a week in January 2026, with highland produce and holiday goods.(海西州德令哈市火车站街道海西里商业街区) | Country market | On set dates |
1 market
Ge’ermu (格尔木)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Golmud Chaidamu West Road Morning Market (格尔木柴达木西路便民早市)Five hundred metres of pavement stalls in the Qaidam basin, with greenhouse vegetables, fruit and highland mutton.(海西州格尔木市柴达木西路) | Morning market | Daily |
1 market
Haidong (海东)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Minhe Manping Fair (民和满坪大集)A thousand stalls along the street and 300 shops open, drawing ten thousand people in from the surrounding villages, on the 3rd, 6th and 9th of the lunar month.(海东市民和回族土族自治县满坪镇) | Country market | Lunar dates 3, 6, 9 of each ten-day run |
Going on the Right Day
Market dates move, and the ones that run on the lunar calendar move against the calendar on your phone. Tell our local team where you will be and on which dates, and they will say which of these are open while you are there and which are worth the detour.