Yinchuan

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location of Yinchuan

Yinchuan (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the capital of Ningxia Autonomous Region, China, and former capital of the Tangut Empire (Xi-Xia).

Area: 4467 km

Population: 736,300

Contents

1 Geography
2 Climate
3 Economy
4 Tourism
5 Colleges and universities
6 Miscellaneous

Geography

Longitude: 105°49’E - 106°35’E

Latitude: 38°08’N - 38°51’N

Climate

Not too cold in winter, not too hot in summer. The annual average temperature is 8.5.

Annual average rainfall: 200mm

Annual frost time: 158 days

Economy

GDP per capita was ¥11975 (ca. US$1450) in 2003, ranked no. 197 among 659 Chinese cities.

Industry: produce bearing

Agriculture: Chinese wolfberry, wheat, apple, rice

Tourism

Sand-lake, XiXia mausoleum.

Since 2000, Yinchuan has been hosting the annual Yinchuan International Car and Motorcycle Tourism Festival, the biggest event of its kind in China with about 3000 motorcycles attending. It usually takes place in August.

Colleges and universities

Ningxia University
Second Northwest Nationalities University
Ningxia Medical Institute

Miscellaneous

Building: mosque

Culture: minority does not eat pork, does not drink nor smoke

Prefecture-level divisions of Ningxia

'''Prefecture-level cities:

Guyuan | Shizuishan | Wuzhong | Yinchuan | Zhongwei

List of Ningxia County-level divisions

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