The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which is called Ning for short, is located in northwest China, on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. One of Chinas five autonomous regions inhabited by the minority groups. It has a temperate continental climate of long, cold winters and short, hot summers with the temperature being lowest in January, averaging from -10 C to -7 C and highest in July, averaging from 17 C to 24 C. Annual rainfall averages from 190-700 millimeters.
Ningxia, a region as culturally rich as the entire area south of the Yangtze River, continues to be admired for its resplendent cultural heritage garnered from the long river of history. During the time of the Tang and Han Dynasties (206 BC - 907 AD) Ningxia was the main place for trade and transportation between the eastern and western regions of ancient China. Ruins of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty can be found in east Ningxia
A unique landscape, unique local customs and habits, and ancient history, all add up to make Ningxia an interesting tourist area for those wishing to discover a rich and diverse region.
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No. |
Institutions |
Telephone |
Fax? /? E-mail? /? http |
Address / Postcode |
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544.? |
NINGXIA UNIVERSITY |
2061293 |
2061688
E-mail: gjjyxy@nxu.edu.cn
http://www.nxu.edu.cn |
21 Wencui Norht
Xinshi District
YINCHUAN? 750021 |
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545.? |
NINGXIA MEDICAL COLLEGE |
4083453
6980037 |
4091732
E-mail:teng-jing@x263.net
http://www.nxmc.edu.cn |
692 Shengli Street
Xingqing District
YINCHUAN 750004 |
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546.? |
THE SECOND NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES |
2068101 |
2068101
E-mail:zzy_yc@126.com
http://www.nwsni.edu.cn |
204 Wenchang Norht,
Xixia District
YINCHUAN 750021 |
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City Code of Yinchuan: 0951 |
?(China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)