Yinchuan is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of 8,874.61 km2 (3,426.51 sq mi) and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census, and its built-up area was home to 2,564,918 inhabitants spread between three urban districts and Helan and Yongning counties largely being urbanized. The city's name literally means "silver river".
Clockwise from top: View of Xingqing District from the Pagoda of Chengtian Temple, Drum Tower, Yinchuan railway station, Nanguan Grand Mosque, Western Xia mausoleums, Pagoda of Chengtian Temple, Fenghuang Monument
Satellite image of Yinchuan in 2005
Yinchuan railway station
Taizi Great Mosque
Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China.
View of the Yellow River passing through Shapotou
The 108 stupas near Qingtongxia.
From a cable car running to the top of Helan Mountains.
Wolfberry harvest celebration.