Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Datong County, or Serkhog County (; ; or more frequently ; Monguor: ; Xiao'erjing: ) is an autonomous county of Hui and Tu peoples in Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai.
Since 2009, a folk music "Flower Festival" has been held annually in late July on "Mount Laoye" (2928 m) in Datong town.Qinghai to hold 3rd flower festival China Internet Information Center June 5, 2012
Subdivisions Datong County is divided into 9 towns, 9 townships, and 2 ethnic townships:
Qiaotou Town () Chengguan Town () Tar Town () Huangjiazhai Town () Changning Town () Jingyang Town () Duolin Town () Xinzhuang Town () Qinglin Township () Xunrang Township () Jile Township () Shishan Township () Baoku Township () Xiegou Township () Liangjiao Township () Hualin Township () Xangba Tibetan Ethnic Township (, ) Shobê Tibetan Ethnic Township (, )
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Transportation China National Highway 227 Xining–Datong Expressway (Ningda Expressway) Xining–Datong Railway (Ningda Railway, ), a 39-km long dead-end railway branch constructed in 1966-1968 and primarily serving a local coal mine. In the past, passenger service operated on the line, but ceased in 2008. Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway (Datong West Station; ), opened in December 2014. Very limited service.
See also List of administrative divisions of Qinghai
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