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3.4
3.4
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3.4
4.4
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4.3
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3.3
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4.3
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4.3
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414 Reviews
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3.9
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175 Reviews
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得吉餐厅(贵德店)
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8 Reviews
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5.0
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7 Reviews
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4.4
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4.4
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4.3
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Yinlong Hotel
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Sapphire Hotel
9.1
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9.3
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9.1
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4.6
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3,967 Reviews
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4.1
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524 Reviews
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4.2
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4.2
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4.2
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122 Reviews
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3,453 Reviews
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4.1
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500 Reviews
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8,432 Reviews
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9.3
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9.4
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9.5
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408 Reviews
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5,263 Reviews
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1,567 Reviews
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7,417 Reviews
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3,327 Reviews
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4.3
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4,038 Reviews
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1,191 Reviews
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3,504 Reviews
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2,075 Reviews
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4.3
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1,313 Reviews
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Qilian Mountain Grassland
4.4
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253 Reviews
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Kanbula Global Geopark
4.3
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472 Reviews
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4.7
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1,100 Reviews
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4.3
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98 Reviews
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MuYunXingSu
9.9
/5
53 Reviews
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9.4
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79 Reviews
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9.7
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70 Reviews
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9.7
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102 Reviews
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9.3
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729 Reviews
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9.1
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896 Reviews
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9.9
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9.1
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129 Reviews
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9.5
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Xinglongshan Ski Field
4.1
/5
122 Reviews
Long Mountain International Ski Field
4.0
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4.5
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41 Reviews
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4.9
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30 Reviews
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Holiday Inn XINING HOT-SPRING by IHG
9.6
/5
767 Reviews
Hampton by Hilton Xining Shangri-La Road
9.3
/5
3,783 Reviews
ELEGANT GARDEN HOTEL
9.4
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1,031 Reviews
Wusi Hotel
9.0
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1,162 Reviews
OKDAY Hotel (Xining Central Square, Xining)
9.6
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2,833 Reviews
WUKUANG HAIRUN HOTEL
9.1
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303 Reviews
Xining Changjiang International Hotel
9.3
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4,331 Reviews
Victory Hotel
9.7
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462 Reviews
Xining Limeng Pedestrian Street People's Park Rezen Ruixuan Hotel
9.5
/5
2,009 Reviews
Atour Hotel Xining Xinghai Road Central Plaza
9.6
/5
2,349 Reviews
Jianyin Hotel
9.1
/5
850 Reviews
Starway Hotel (Xining Central Shopping Plaza Yile Building)
9.0
/5
1,164 Reviews
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Nanhai Palace
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Laji Mountain
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Yellow River Grand Canyon Scenic Area
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Huanghe Drift Square
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Hexizhen Mosque
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