摘要
LOCATED in the middle of the Ningxia Plain,Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.Near Helan Mountains to the west,and with the Yellow River passing through the city,a land dotted with lakes and marshes formed since ancient times.Throughout its history,Yinchuan was an important city along the ancient Silk Road,the capital of the Western Xia regime(1038-1227)。
LOCATED in the middle of the Ningxia Plain, Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Near Helan Mountains to the west, and with the Yellow River passing through the city, a land dotted with lakes and marshes formed since ancient times. Troughout its history, Yinchuan was an important city along the ancient Silk Road, the capital of the Western Xia regime （1038-1227）, and an important city in northwest China. Te grassland nomadic culture from the north, the cultivation culture from the Central Plains, and the commercial culture from the Western Regions all intersected and fused there to form a culture which is vibrant and diverse.
