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| Ningxia
Hui Autonomous Region adjoins Shaanxi and Gansu Province. Historic
sites along the Silk Road in the region are mainly found in Guyuan
and surrounding areas. Among them are the ruins of the Qin Dynasty
Great Wall and Mt. Sumeru and Saozhuling Grottoes. Ningxia has China's
largest muslim community, whose way of life and religious tradition
are unique. About a third of Ningxia's people are Hui. The main spots
of interest include Western Xia Mausoleum area. The Mausoleum covers
an area of 50 square kilometers and has nine imperial tombs and 140
more tombs belonging to nobles. The large scale and unique shape of
the tombs have won them the fame - "Chinese Pyramid". Other
spots of interest include Haibao Pagoda and Great Nanguan Mosque.
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| Yinchuan
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Yinchuan is the capital city of Ningxia. Sheltered from the deserts
of Mongolia by the high mountain ranges of the Helan Mountain to its
west and abundantly supplied with water from the nearby Yellow River,
Yinchuan occupies a favoured geographical position in otherwise harsh
surroundings. The city was once the capital of the Western Xia, a
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