Ningxia
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Ningxia (宁夏; Níngxià) is an autonomous region in North West China.
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- Yinchuan - capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- Guyuan - resting place of a Maitreya Buddha which is 62 ft high
- Qingtongxia - home of the 108 Dagobas
- Shizuishan - Helan Shan and Shahu Lake
- Zhongwei - trapped between the desert and the Yellow River
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- Xixia Wangling National Park - Western Xia Tombs
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Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, established on October 25th, 1958, is bordered by Inner Mongolia to the north and west, Shaanxi to the east and Gansu to the south. The region is mostly mountains and plains with little truly fertile land.The Chinese Moslems, the Huis, make up 1/3 of the population of the region.
Around 1000 AD, the Tangut kingdom of Western Xia was centered in Ningxia, and often in conflist with the Song, Liao, and Jin dynasties. In 189 years the throne changed hands ten times. Eventually it was overrun by the Mongols and absorbed into the Chinese empire of its day. Marco Polo visited it at around that time.
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The Great Wall of China within Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- The Eastern Ningxia Wall - Hongshan Castle and Water Cave Gully (Shui Dong Gou)
- The Northern Ningxia Wall - in the area of Helan Shan
- The Western Ningxia Wall - Zhenbeibu and Sanguankou
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One of the better cups of tea offered in this region is the "zeven treasures tea". It yields (not surprisingly) seven ingredients. Sugar lumps, wolfberies, tea leaves.
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