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Square in Yinchuan, Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, China.

Ningxia, or Ningsia in full Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, Autonomous region, northern China. Area: 25,600 sq mi (66,400 sq km). Population: (2020) 7,202,654. Capital: Yinchuan. It is bounded by Shaanxi and Gansu provinces and Inner Mongolia autonomous region. China’s Great Wall runs along its northeastern boundary. It is nearly coextensive with the ancient kingdom of the Tangut people, whose capital was captured by Genghis Khan in the early 13th century. The region is mostly desert and is sparsely settled, but the vast plain of the Huang He (Yellow River) in the north has been irrigated for centuries; over the years an extensive system of canals has been built.

Yinchuan Summary

Yinchuan, city and capital of the Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, north-central China. It is located in northern Ningxia in the south-central section of the Helan Mountains (which define the western extent of the Ordos Desert), near the western end of the Great Wall of China. The city lies west

China Summary

China, country of East Asia. It is the largest of all Asian countries. Occupying nearly the entire East Asian landmass, it covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, and it is almost as large as the whole of Europe. China is also one of the most populous countries in the world,