NINGXIA

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, established on October 25, 1958, is bordered by Shaanxi Province to the east, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the west and north, and Gansu Province to the south. Mountains and plains account for 59 and 41 percent respectively of the region's total area of 66,400 square km. The average elevation is 1,090-2,000 metres above sea level, with the tallest mountain, the Helan Mountain, at 3,556 metres. A 397-km section of the Yellow River runs across 12 cities and counties in the region. The Chinese Moslems, the Huis, make up 33.4 percent of the total population of 6 million people in 35 ethnic groups, who live in the region's 18 cities and counties. In ancient times, the local regime, the Tangut kingdom of Western Xia, was locked in confrontations with the Song, Liao and Jin dynasties for 189 years, during which time the throne changed hands for ten times. Ningxia's cultural heritage and natural scenery today fall into six major tourist zones: Shahu Lake, the mausoleums of Western Xia Kings, Jinshui River, Qingtongxia Gorge, Shapotou Oasis, and Liupan Mountain. These include 6 key tourist attractions and 32 scenic spots that are open to foreign visitors. There are 23 travel services, and 41 hotels (10 of them star-rated) catered to foreign guests. Hedong and Helanshan airport, which are in close proximity to the region's capital city of Yinchuan, operate 30 airlines to and from seven other cities.

Abbreviation: Ning
Area: 66,400 square km
Population: 5.1 million

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International Hotel
Address : 25 East Beihuan Road, Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 6728688 , Fax : (0951) 6711808
Star :

Helanshan Hotel Yinchuan
Address : 1 Shuofang Road, Xinshi District, Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 2077301 , Fax : (0951) 2077075
Star :

Ningxia Hotel
Address : 3 Park Street, Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 5045131 , Fax : (0951) 5044338
Star :

Power Hotel
Address : 22 Minzu South Street, Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 4100568 , Fax : (0951) 4109106
Star :

Ningfeng Hotel
Address : 236 Jiefang Street West Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 6028898 , Fax : (0951) 6027224
Star :

Taiyangshen Hotel
Address : Yinxin Road North, Yinchuan
Tel : (0951) 5046110 , Fax : (0951) 5046609
Star :