Ningxia Province
Ning is short for Ningxia Hui Clan Autonomous region. It lies in the
western part of the Yellow River. It is 66,000 square kilometers in area,
with a population of 4.8 million. It is the main inhabiting region of
the people in Hui Clan.
 Its
topography is mainly plateaus and hilly lands. They occupy 75 percent
in area. The plains here occupy more than 25 percent. The Yellow River
flows in the northern part. It has a semi-moist continental climate in
temperate zone. The resource of the coal is amongst the important place
in China. There are also phosphorus, gypsum, iron, petroleum and salt.
Its major industries are coal mining, electric power, machinery and metallurgical
industry. In agriculture, there is wheat and hemp. Tan sheepskin, matrimony-vine,
licorice are well known both in China and aboard. Baolan Railway runs
through the northern part, and  the
highway system is convenient too.
Ningxia has a long history. There are a lot of historic relics. The places
of interest are Yin chuanhai Tower, Tomb of Xixia¡¯s monarch,
Zhongwei Temple, 108 towers in Qingtong Gorge, caves in Xumi Mountain,
and the mosque in Tongxin. The traditional specialties are Tan sheepskin,
Helanshan inkstone, Facai in Tongxin and Haiyuan, matrimony-vine in Zhongwei
and Zhongning.
City:
Yinchuan
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