main cities of ningxia: yinchuan , shizuishan , wuzhong , guyuan , zhongwei , qingtongxia.
yinchuan is known as the city of the phoenix, the capital of the ningxia hui autonomous region. it is located in the heart of the ningxia plain, with mt. helan in the west and the huanghe river in the east. yinchuan has a population of 910,000 and an area of 4,399 square kilometers and is 1,110 meters above sea level. it has been listed by the chinese government as one of china's 100 ancient cultural cities. yinchuan has many places of interest reflecting the culture of the huanghe river region. it served as the capital of the state of western xia (1038-1228), and the royal mausoleum of the western xia state is historical evidence of the combination of the chinese culture and the culture of the western region.
yinchuan has convenient transportation. air and rail lines from yinchuan reach major cities in china, including beijing, shanghai, guangzhou, van, lanzhou, chengdu, wuhan and urumqi. telecommunications is under program control in downtown area. there are six star-rated hotels and 30 hotels that receive foreigners with a bedding capacity of 3,000.
yinchuan is rapidly transforming itself into a center of economy, finance, trade, transportation, science, technology, culture, and tourism in the eastern part of northwestern china. it is ready to welcome friends from all parts of the world.
yinchuan endows temperate continental climate; semi-arid without cold winter and hot summer; 4 distinct seasons, cool south and warm north with great difference in temperature; it is humid in south and arid in north; rich sunshine with annual average of 2898-3040 hours decreasing from the south to north; windy and sandy with short and changeable frost-free period of 140-162 days and relative humidity of 50 -65 percent.
locations: situated between north latitude 3808' - 3852', east longitude 10549' - 10635'; in the yinchuan plain; the middle beaches of the yellow river, between the helanshan range and the eerduosi plateau; bounded by helanshan range to the west; bordering on the yellow river in the east
neighboring areas: shaanxi and gansu provinces; inner mongolia autonomous region
physical features: plain terrain; with average altitude of 1100 - 1200 meters above the sea level
population: 953,800
urban population: 593,800
area: 3499 sq km
nationalities: hui, han and manchu
history: a history of 1500 years; in 1038, used to be the capital of the western xia dynasty called "xingchuan"; known as "the lush southern-type fields beyond the great wall" since the northern zhou dynasty; also known as "the phoenix city "; renamed "yinchuan" in 1944
climatic features: temperate continental climate; semi-arid without cold winter and hot summer; 4 distinct seasons, cool south and warm north with great difference in temperature; humid south and arid north; rich sunshine with annual average of 2898-3040 hours decreasing from the south to north; windy and sandy with short and changeable frost-free period of 140-162 days and relative humidity of 50 -65 percent
average temperature: annual average of 8.3c - 8.6c; daily difference in temperature of 12c - 15c;
rainfall: annual average of 193-203 mm, decreasing from the south to north; rainfall from june to september accounting for 50 to 73 percent of the total
mountains: helanshan range
rivers: the yellow river, shahu lake, jianhu lake
local highlights:
traditional handicraft: flannelette blanket, helan stone carving; wine, licorice, sheepskin
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