http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardTue 18 Oct 2010 3:28:00 GMThttp://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htm...Fri 15 Jan 2009 21:45:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (called Ning for short by the indigenous population; Ningxia for short by everyone else) is located north of Gansu Province (Ningxia dips down into Gansu Province, as it were note that the area of present-day Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was in fact formerly a part of Gansu Province) and west of the northern tip of Shaanxi Province. The area comprises two main topographic regions: a northern plains that lies along the Yellow River, and a southern plateau which...Sat 8 Aug 2008 3:18:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/weather.htmLocated in the depths of the northwest inland plateau, Ningxia has a continental climate of long, cold winters and short, hot summers with less rainfall and more wind and sand. Rainy season usually lasts from July to September. Since Ningxias average elevation is above 1,000m, it is not very hot in summers and the average temperature in January is below 8oC but its lowest temperature can reach minus 22oC. The climatic features of Ningxia are long sunshine time, strong sun radiation, and acute c...Sat 8 Aug 2008 3:18:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/minorities-festival.htmId al- Fitr (the festival of fast breaking) Id al- Fitr is a very important festival for Muslims. September of the Islamic calendar is Muslim Fast when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset with nothing to eat or drink in the day except a meal before sunrise. On the final day of Muslim fast, Muslims watch the crescent moon, marking the end of the fast. Muslims began to eat and drink as a celebration when the fast is over. So Id al- Fitr is a festival of fast breakin. Mawlid (the birthday of the ...Sat 8 Aug 2008 3:17:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/history.htmNingxia got it name from the Western Xia Pacification. In 1227 AD, after the Yuan Dynasty got control over Western Xia, the authorities changed its name to Ningxia, which means the pacification and stabilization of Western Xia, and peaceful Western Xia. Ningxia Hui autonomous region is steeped in history. The stone ware, bone ware and traces of the usage of fire unearthed in the cultural relics of the Paleolithic Age in Shuidong Gauge of Lingwu City show that there were human beings living in N...Mon 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htmNingxia has an airport called Hedong Airport that is located southeast of Yinchuan. Airplanes from this airport can reach dozens of domestic cities, such as Beijing, Xian, Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Baotou, Dalian, etc....Mon 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htmSix national highways pass through Ningxia and nearly thirty coach lines centered on Yinchuan Coach Station can reach every parts of Ningxia and even some parts of the neighboring Shanxi,Inner Mongolia and Gansu Province. The key lines lead to Guyuan, Wuzhong, Yongning, Lingwu, Zhongwei, Dawukou in Ningxia, Bayinhaote, Wuhan Mine in Inner Mongolia, Dingbian in Shanxi and Pingliang in Gansu. Moreover, in Guyuan, Wuzhong and Shizuishan Coach Station there are more than thirty lines that link neigh...Mon 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htmBao(tou)-Lan(zhou)Railway which links many key lines ,such as Jingbao, Lanxin, Lanqing, Longhai, runs through Yinchuan new urban area from north to south....Mon 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htmThe major means of transportation for traveling inNingxia are flights, railway and highway....Sat 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/ningxia/transport.htm Geographical Location Ningxia Hui autonomous region is called “Ning” in short, and is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in West China. Ningxia borders on Shaanxi Province on the east, is connected with Inner Mongolia autonomous region on the west and north, and Gansu province on the south. Area：6,6000 squ.km Capital：Yinchuan...