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NingxiaHuiAutonomousRegion—OasisintheLoessHighlandsNingxiaHuiAutonomousRegionCoveringsome60,000squarekilometers,Ningxiaishometo6millionpeople.OnethirdofthepopulationareethnicHuiminority.TokyoWiththeYellowRiverpassingthroughtheregion,Ningxiaenjoysaconvenientirrigationsystem.Togetherwithamplesunshine,NingxiaisoneofChina'smajoragriculturalareas.HistoryAsoneofthecradlesofChineseancientcivilization,Ningxiawitnessedhumanactivitiesasfarbackassome30,000years.Asearlyasthe3rdcenturyBC,NingxiaanditssurroundingareaswereincorporatedintotheQinDynasty.Inthe11thcentury,LiYuanhaoestablishedtheWesternXiaDynastythere.NingxiabecameastrategiclinkfortransportationandtradebetweenWestandEastChina.ItthencameunderMongoldominationafterGenghisKhanconqueredYinchuanintheearly13thcentury.TheauthoritieschangeditsnametoNingxia,whichmeanspeacefulWesternXia.HistoryIn1929,Ningxiabecameadetachedprovince.Between1914and1928,theKuomintangGeneralMaHongkuiruledtheregionandwasthemilitaryGovernorwithabsoluteauthorityintheprovince.After1949,theprovincialdesignationwasrevoked.PartoftheareawasmergedwiththeInnerMongolianAutonomousRegionandtheotherpartwiththeprovinceofGansu.In1958,NingxiaformallybecameanautonomousregionofChina.KuomintangGeneralMaHongkuiYinChuanItwasthecapitaloftheWesternXiaDynastyandisnowthecapitalofNingxia.YinchuanliesinthemiddleoftheYinchuanorNingxiaPlain.ItisshelteredfromthedesertsofMongoliabythehighrangesoftheHelanrangetoitswest.TheYellowRiverrunsthroughtheareafromsouthwesttonortheast.TheaverageelevationofYinchuanis1,100meters.Reed(芦苇)TopattractionsZhenbeibuChinaWestFilmStudioChinesemoviesmarchtowardtheworldfromhereMorethan140scenesfromfamousmoviesandTVserieswerefilmedinit.TheWesternXiaImperialTombs(西夏王陵)TheWesternXiaImperialTombsKnownastheEasternPyramids,thesiteincludesnineimperialmausoleumsand250tombsofimperialrelativesandofficials.ThescenicspotisoneofthelargestandbestpreservedimperialmausoleumsinChina.In1988,itisrecognizedasakeyculturalheritagesiteunderStateprotectionandanationalkeyscenicspot.XumiMountainGrottoes(须弥山石窟)Itisoneofthe10culturally-significantgrottoesinChina.DesertHikingTenggerDesert(腾格里沙漠)Entertainmentfacilitiessurfingintheseaofsandjeepandmotorcyclesandsurfing,swimmingridinghorsesandcamelssandvolleyballandfootball.SandLake+Shapotou(沙坡头)Asanationalfamoustourismsite,ithasthelargestsandslideinChina,100mhighwithatotallengthof800meters.SandslidingfloatalongtheYellowRiveronasheepskinraftpassthroughtheattractivedesertsceneryridingonacamelorcrosstheYellowRiverbycableway(空中索道)TheHelanMountain（贺兰山）TheHelanMountainisinnorthwesternYinchuan.Theword“Helan”isMongolianfor“finehorses.”HelanMounainisover6,561feetabovesealevelwithapeak11,666feet（3556m）.TheRockPaintingTheancientpeoplewholivedandwordedtherealsocarvedtheirlivesanddreamsonrockpaintings.TherockpaintingsinHelanMountainaretheworksdonebydifferentnationalitiesofdifferenttimes,asearlyasintheShangandtheZhoudynastiesandaslateastheXixiaandtheYuandynasties.BluesheepMuslimArchitectureMosques（清真寺）AmosqueisaplaceofworshipforMuslims.NanguanMosqueinYinchuanGreatMosqueofTongxinHuiChurchAHuichurchisaplaceforanIslamicmastertoworship,preach,lectureandlive.ChinaHuiCultureParktheparkistheonlytheme-parkinChinathatdisplaysethnicHuiculture,religionandtraditions.ThankYou