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Yinchuan (银川; Yínchuān) is the capital of Ningxia Autonomous Region. Located on the Yellow River, it was once the capital of the Western Xia Empire. Currently the city has a population or around 750,000.

[edit] Understand

Nicknamed the Phoenix City, Yinchuan is a rising northwest Chinese indusrial city. Yinchuan has two parts - the new city with all of the industry is huddled around the main train station while the old city, the more livable of the two, lies 8 km to the east.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Plane

Yinchuan People's Airport (IATA: INN) is located 25 km from Yinchuan and has flights to Beijing, Chengdu, Dunhuang, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xian, and Zhengzhou.

[edit] By Train

Yinchuan Huoche Zhan - located on Xingzhou Lu in the New Town

• Baotou - takes about 8 hours
• Beijing - takes about 19 hours
• Hohhot - takes about 11 hours
• Lanzhou - takes about 9 hours
• Pingliang - takes about 11 hours
• Shanghai - takes about 36 hours
• Xian - takes about 15 hours
• Xining - takes about 13 hours
• Zhongwei - takes about 3-4 hours

[edit] By Bus

Long-Distance Bus Station Location: across square from South Gate

• Baotou - takes about 14 hours
• Guyuan - takes about 5-7 hours
• Lanzhou - takes about 7 hours
• Taiyuan - takes about 15 hours
• Xian - takes about 11-14 hours
• Yanan - takes about 8-12 hours
• Zhongwei - takes about 2-4 hours

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• Haibao Pagoda - city emblem of Yinchuan
• Nanguan Mosque - first built in 1915, the primier mosque in Ningxia
• Ningxia Provincial Museum - fair collection of history of the area
• Xixia Wangling National Park - Western Xia Tombs

[edit][add listing] Do

There is an annual Motorcycle Tourist Festival [1] in late June.

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

• UBC Coffee House (Shangdao Kafei Ting) - 84 Zhongshan Bei Jie, for when you need a Western food break thats consistant whereever you are

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid range

• International Hotel, 25 East Beihuan Rd., Yinchuan, ☎ (0951)6728688 (fax: (0951)6711808).  edit

• HelanShan Hotel Yinchuan, 1 Shoufang Rd., Xinshi District, Yinchuan, ☎ (0951)2077301 (fax: (0951)2077075).  edit

• Kaida Hotel, ☎ (0951)6021698.  edit

• Ningxia Hotel, 3 Park St., Yinchuan, ☎ (0951)5045131 (fax: (0951)5044338).  edit

[edit] Splurge

[edit] Get out

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