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Qingtongxia
Qingtongxia (, Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west. Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim. Places of interest On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period. Economy Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River () is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north. Administrative divisions Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict 7 towns and 2 farms. ;1 subdistrict * Yumin (, ) ;7 towns * Xiaoba (, ) * Chenyuantan (, ) * Xiakou (, ) * Qujing Qujing () is a prefecture-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingtongxia
Qingtongxia (, Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west. Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim. Places of interest On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period. Economy Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River () is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north. Administrative divisions Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict 7 towns and 2 farms. ;1 subdistrict * Yumin (, ) ;7 towns * Xiaoba (, ) * Chenyuantan (, ) * Xiakou (, ) * Qujing Qujing () is a prefecture-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingtongxia Dam
Qingtongxia (, Xiao'erjing: ٿٍْطْوثِيَا شِ) is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west. Qingtongxia had 264,717 residents in 2010. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim. Places of interest On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period. Economy Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River () is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north. Administrative divisions Qingtongxia City has 1 subdistrict 7 towns and 2 farms. ;1 subdistrict * Yumin (, ) ;7 towns * Xiaoba (, ) * Chenyuantan (, ) * Xiakou (, ) * Qujing Qujing () is a prefecture-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzhong, Ningxia
Wuzhong (, Xiao'erjing: وُجْو شِ) is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was known as Yinnan Prefecture (, Xiao'erjing: ءٍنًا دِٿِيُوِ) before it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city in 1998. In 2019, Wuzhong had a population of 1.4 million. Wuzhong is located in the Northwest of China, with the Yellow River flowing through the center of the city. Administrative divisions History During the early and mid-19th century, the territory of today's Wuzhong—as well as much of the northern Ningxia—became a stronghold of the Jahriyya Sufi order (''menhuan''), which was headquartered in the town of Jinjipu (a few km south of today's Wuzhong's main urban area). Under the leadership of the order's fourth and fifth ''shaykhs'', Ma Yide (the 1770s-1849) and Ma Hualong (d. 1871), it grew wealthy from the profits of caravan trade across Inner Mongolia, between Baotou, Huhhot and Beijing. Jinjipu became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzhong City
Wuzhong (, Xiao'erjing: وُجْو شِ) is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was known as Yinnan Prefecture (, Xiao'erjing: ءٍنًا دِٿِيُوِ) before it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city in 1998. In 2019, Wuzhong had a population of 1.4 million. Wuzhong is located in the Northwest of China, with the Yellow River flowing through the center of the city. Administrative divisions History During the early and mid-19th century, the territory of today's Wuzhong—as well as much of the northern Ningxia—became a stronghold of the Jahriyya Sufi order (''menhuan''), which was headquartered in the town of Jinjipu (a few km south of today's Wuzhong's main urban area). Under the leadership of the order's fourth and fifth ''shaykhs'', Ma Yide (the 1770s-1849) and Ma Hualong (d. 1871), it grew wealthy from the profits of caravan trade across Inner Mongolia, between Baotou, Huhhot and Beijing. Jinjipu became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
108 Stupas
The One Hundred and Eight Stupas () is an array of one hundred and eight Buddhist stupas (also called dagobas) on a hillside on the west bank of the Yellow River at Qingtongxia in Ningxia, China. The stupas were originally constructed during the Western Xia, but have been renovated and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Description The location of the 108 stupas has been turned into a major tourist site, and a large area of land between the stupas and the Yellow River has been paved over and landscaped with ponds. A number of buildings have been erected on the site, including a tourist reception centre and an exhibition hall. The exhibition hall describes the history of the stupas, and shows photographs of what they looked like when they were investigated and renovated during the 1980s. The 108 stupas are arrayed in a triangular formation up the side of a hill, facing southeast, overlooking the Yellow River. There is one large stupa at the apex of the triangle, with a Budd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumin Subdistrict, Qingtongxia
Yumin Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China. , it has eight residential communities under its administration. See also * List of township-level divisions of Ningxia This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Ningxia, People's Republic of China (PRC). Yinchuan Jinfeng District 5 subdistricts *Changchengzhonglu (长城中路街道), Shanghaixilu (上海西路街道), Beijingzhonglu (北京 ... References Township-level divisions of Ningxia Qingtongxia {{Ningxia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaoba, Ningxia
Xiaoba () is a town under the administration of Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... , it has nine villages under its administration. References Township-level divisions of Ningxia Qingtongxia {{Ningxia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daba, Ningxia
Daba () is a town under the administration of Qingtongxia, Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1 ..., China. , it administers Dianchang () Residential Neighborhood and the following 15 villages: *Daba Village *Weiqiao Village () *Shamiao Village () *Limin Village () *Chenjun Village () *Jiangdong Village () *Jiangnan Village () *Xinqiao Village () *Lixin Village () *Sankeshu Village () *Huashigou Village () *Wanglaotan Village () *Shangtan Village () *Zhongzhuang Village () *Zhongtan Village () References {{Ningxia-geo-stub Township-level divisions of Ningxia Qingtongxia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiakou, Ningxia
Xiakou () is a town under the administration of Qingtongxia, Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1 ..., China. , it has 13 villages under its administration. References {{Ningxia-geo-stub Township-level divisions of Ningxia Qingtongxia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningxia
Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1954 but was later separated from Gansu in 1958 and reconstituted as an autonomous region for the Hui people, one of the 56 officially recognised nationalities of China. Twenty percent of China's Hui population lives in Ningxia. Ningxia is bounded by Shaanxi to the east, Gansu to the south and west and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north and has an area of around . This sparsely settled, mostly desert region lies partially on the Loess Plateau and in the vast plain of the Yellow River and features the Great Wall of China along its northeastern boundary. Over about 2000 years an extensive system of canals (The total length about 1397 kilometers) has been built from Qin dynasty. Extensive land reclamation and irrigation projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
