In 1915, Ma Anliang and Yang Zengxin arrested and attempted to executed Ma Wanfu, when Ma Qi rescued him as he was being shipped to execution and brought him to Xining.
China National Highway 214 (G214) runs from Xining, Qinghai to Jinghong, Yunnan.
The Kayue culture was mainly distributed in the territory of the contemporary Minhe, Ledu, Ping'an, Xining, Huzhu, Datong, Haiyan, Gangca (Gangcha), Tongren and Huangzhong counties, where more than 200 sites and over 1,000 graves were found.
The Ma Bufang Mansion in Xining, Qinghai was where Ma and his family lived from 1943 to 1949.