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Yinchuan, referred to as "Yin" for short, is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a national historical and cultural city, and one of the important central cities in northwest China? [ 1]。 The military, political, economic, cultural, scientific research, transportation and financial center of the autonomous region is a comprehensive industrial city with the development of textile industry as the mainstay and the coordinated development of machinery, chemical industry and building materials industry.
Located in the middle of Ningxia Plain, bordering on the western edge of Ordos in the east and Helan Mountain in the west, the Yellow River passes through the city. It is a famous historical and cultural city in China, a central city in the adjacent areas of Ningmeng, Shaanxi and Gansu, a node city of the Silk Road, and a key economic zone for further implementing the strategy of developing the western region.
Yinchuan is an ancient city with a long history. As early as 30,000 years ago, Shuidonggou site was inhabited by human beings. In history, the capital of Xixia is a national historical and cultural city. It is also called "Phoenix City" in folklore, and it was called "Xingqing House" and "Ningxia City" in ancient times. Known as the "land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River", there is a famous national scenic spot in Lingxi, Xixia.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Yinchuan