Yinchuan [a] is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, [4] and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of 8,874.61 km 2 (3,426.51 sq mi) and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census , and its built-up area was home to 2,564,918 inhabitants spread between three urban ...

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Yinchuan, city and capital of the Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, north-central China. It is located in northern Ningxia in the south-central section of the Helan Mountains (which define the western extent of the Ordos Desert), near the western end of the Great Wall of China.

As the provincial capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan is a famous historical and cultural city of China, which was once the capital of the Xixia Dynasty (1038-1227 in history, and it's the economic, political, financial and military center of Ningxia Province.

Highlights: Western Xia Imperial Tombs, Yuanshi Chateau, Rock Paintings of Helan Mountain, Ningxia Museum, Shuidonggou Ruins. Yinchuan is full of surprises – traces of disappeared kingdom, rock paintings of ancient human, Silk Road culture, Islamic culture, ruins of Great Wall, delicious foods… as well as some of the best wines in China!

2019年5月9日 · Yinchuan was the capital of Ningxia when it was formed in 1928. The city became part of Gansu province after the Ningxia province was abolished in 1954. Yinchuan became a capital again in 1958 after the Ningxia Hui autonomous region was established.

2024年7月22日 · Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, highlights historical relics, desolate deserts, spectacular Yellow River and Helan Mountain with imaginative rock paintings.