Region.
Rivers that flow through Ningxia include the Yellow River. Ningxia is a relatively dry, desert-like region. There is significant irrigation in order to support the growing of wolfberries (a commonly consumed fruit throughout the region).
Ningxia's deserts include the Tengger desert in Shapotou. On 16 December 1920 the Haiyuan earthquake, 8.6 magnitude, at , initiated a series of landslides that killed an estimated 200,000 people. Over 600 large loess landslides created more than 40 new lakes.
In 2006, satellite images indicated that a 700 by 200-meter fenced area within Ningxia –35 km southwest of Yinchuan, near the remote village of Huangyangtan – is a near-exact scaled-down reproduction of a 450 by 350-kilometer area of Aksai Chin bordering India,complete with mountains, valleys, lakes and hills. Its purpose is as yet unknown.
Ningxia is the home of the Hui, one of the officially recognized Chinese minority groups.While some Hui are ethnically indistinguishable from the Han (the major Chinese ethnic group), many Hui retain Central Asian and Middle Eastern genetic features, most notably Arabs and Persians, such as dark skin and lighter-colored eyes in addition to their Islamic clothing. As a stop along the legendary Silk Road, the Hui were influenced by the Islamic traders and became Muslims.
One of Ningxia's main tourist spots is the famous Xixia Tombs site located 30 km west of
Yinchuan. The remnants of nine Western Xia emperors' tombs and two hundred other tombs lie
within a 50-km² area. Other famous sites in Ningxia include Helan Shan, the mysterious 108
dagobas, the twin pagodas of Baisikou and the desert research outpost at Shapatou.
Xixia Tombs
108 Dagobas lie in desert near Qingtongxia shi
108 Dogobas are located under the cliff of Qingtong Gorge Reservoir and are 60 kilometers south from Ningxia, Yinchuan. It consists of 108 pagodas. It is one of the few ancient pagoda complexes in China.It is a large-scale ancient tower group.
Shapotou desert
Shapotou is a large region in Ningxia Province, China, noted for the Tengger Desert.
It is the site of the world-renowned Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station. The
research station is located at the southern end of the dune sea on the banks of the Huang
He (Yellow River). Research at station includes dune stabilization using grasses and
microbial mats. Regions stabilized in the 1950's are now used for fruit and vine crops.
Sand dune stabilization in the region is required to curtail burial of the the trans-Asia
Baolan railway.
It is the site of the world-renowned Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station. The
research station is located at the southern end of the dune sea on the banks of the Huang
He (Yellow River). Research at station includes dune stabilization using grasses and
microbial mats. Regions stabilized in the 1950's are now used for fruit and vine crops.
Sand dune stabilization in the region is required to curtail burial of the the trans-Asia
Baolan railway.
Liupan Mountain is located in south Ningxia. This is an area famous for its picturesque scenery and it certainly lives up to its reputation as the 'green islet'.
Sand Lake Scenic Resort is the national tourist trump card for those looking for a place with a lake, sand dunes, reeds, birds and fish. During the May-September period, the lake becomes a veritable paradise for a dozen or so varieties of precious bird species, such as swans, white and grey cranes, black storks, and wild geese.
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