Chinaunlimited at Ningxia and Yinchuan

Railway station at night at the beautiful city Yinchuan

Ningxia is a Hui Autonomous Region, located on the northwest Loess highland. It is a relatively dry, desert-like region with significant irrigation. The region is inhabited by about 6 million people.

The Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. Ningxia’s deserts include the Tengger desert in Shapotou.

Ningxia is divided into five prefecture-level cities: Guyuan (固原), Shizuishan (石嘴山), Wuzhong (吴忠), Yinchuan (银川) and Zhongwei (中卫).

Yinchuan is the capital of the Hui autonomous Region Ningxia, at the centre of the north of China.

Attractions
At the district are beautiful scenic spots to visit, like the Xixia tombs, the mysterious 108 Dagoba's at Qingtongxia or mount Helan Shan.

One of Ningxia’s main scenic spots are the famous Xixia Tombs which are located 30 km west of the capital Yinchuan.

These remnants of nine Western Xia emperors’ tombs and two hundred other tombs are located within a 50-km² area.

Other famous sites are the twin pagodas of Baisikou and the desert research outpost at Shapatou. Also the capital Yinchuan is a very pleasant city to be.

Some other beautiful cities in Ningxia are Guyuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Zhongwei.

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