Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, referred to as' Ning ', is a provincial administrative region of the people's Republic of China. Yinchuan, the capital of the autonomous region, is located in the inland area of Northwest China. It is adjacent to Shaanxi in the East, Inner Mongolia in the West and North, Gansu in the south, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has a total area of 66400 square kilometers. So, what climate does Ningxia belong to? What places does Ningxia include?
What climate does Ningxia belong to?
Ningxia gradually inclines from the southwest to the northeast, with hills and gullies. The terrain is divided into three parts: the northern Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Area, the central arid zone and the southern mountainous area. Ningxia is located in the Yellow River system, the terrain is high in the South and low in the north, showing a step-by-step decline.
What are the cities in Ningxia
1. Yinchuan City
It is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is the military, political, economic, cultural and scientific research, transportation and financial and commercial center of the region. It is a comprehensive industrial city with the development of light textile industry as the main industry and the coordinated development of machinery, chemical industry and building materials industry.
Yinchuan is located in the middle of Ningxia Plain in Northwest China, with Helan Mountain in the West and Yellow River in the East. It is a developing regional central city and the permanent host of China Arab States Expo.
2. Shizuishan City
Shizuishan is a prefecture level city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the people's Republic of China. It is named after the intersection of Helan Mountains and the Yellow River, where the mountains and stones stand out like the mouth. Shizuishan is a new city, known as the "coal city on the plug" and famous for producing anthracite at home and abroad. It is also the only prefecture level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region that has won the title of "National Forest City".
Shizuishan is a prefecture level city directly under Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an important national coal industry city, Ningxia energy heavy chemical industry and raw material industry base, known as the "coal city on the plug". Shizuishan is a typical industrial city of coal resources in Ningxia, and an important industrial city in Northwest China.
3. Wuzhong City
Located in the central part of Ningxia, it used to be the residence of gulingzhou city and Jinji County, located in the hinterland of Ningxia Plain, and is the core area of the urban belt along the Yellow River in Ningxia. It is adjacent to Shaanxi, Gansu and Mongolia. The essence of the Yellow River irrigation area. It has jurisdiction over Litong District, Qingtongxia City, Yanchi County, Tongxin county and Hongsibao District, with a total population of 1.3 million (2012), including 660000 Hui people, accounting for 52% of the total population, and is one of the main Hui inhabited areas in China.
4. Guyuan City
In ancient times, it was called Dayuan, Gaoping, Xiaoguan and Yuanzhou for short. It is located in the south of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the sub central city of the province. Built in 114 B.C., it is the only place to pass the Silk Road and one of the nine important towns in Ming Dynasty. "The left controls Wuyuan, the right leads lanhui, the Yellow River flows around the north, the Kongtong blocks the south, according to the shoulders of eight counties, the three towns of Wanwu" and "the road back to the middle is dangerous, and there are many fenghous in Xiaoguan", which are the battleground of all generations of strategists.
5. Zhongwei City
Located in the central and western part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, at the intersection of Ningxia, Gansu and Mongolia, it has jurisdiction over Shapotou District, Zhongning County, Haiyuan county and Haixing development zone. There are 21 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, man and Mongolia, of which Hui population accounts for 35.5%. Zhongwei city is the third largest railway transportation hub connecting the northwest and North China, and also the necessary place for the Eurasian passage to 'enter East and leave West'.
County level cities:
1. Lingwu City
It was called Lingzhou in ancient times. County level cities under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region are the core areas of industrial development of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Yinchuan city. Lingwusu has a good reputation of "seizing the south of the Yangtze River" and has a long history of civilization. As early as the late Paleolithic age, more than 30000 years ago, human beings have been thriving in Lingwu, a magical land. It is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization.
2. Qingtongxia City
Qingtongxia is a county-level city affiliated to Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Qingtongxia City is located in the middle of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the south of Yinchuan plain. The Jiuqu Yellow River flows through the north of Qingtongxia City. The world-famous dam of Qingtongxia is located in Qingtongxia City. In 2003, the comprehensive economic strength of Qingtongxia City ranked the 80th among the top 100 counties (cities) in Western China, and it was hailed as the "pearl on the plug".