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  Yinchuan travel guide - Wikitravel
Yinchuan (银川; Yínchuān) is the capital of Ningxia Autonomous Region.
Nicknamed the Phoenix City, Yinchuan is a rising northwest Chinese indusrial city.
Yinchuan has two parts - the new city with all of the industry is huddled around the main train station while the old city, the more livable of the two, lies 8 km to the east.
wikitravel.org /en/Yinchuan   (835 words)

  
  Yinchuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yinchuan (Simplified Chinese: 银川, Traditional Chinese: 銀川; pinyin: Yínchuān) is the capital of Ningxia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, and former capital of the Tangut Empire (Xi-Xia).
Since 2000, Yinchuan has been hosting the annual Yinchuan International Car and Motorcycle Tourism Festival, the biggest event of its kind in China with about 3000 motorcycles attending.
The facility, estimated at around 630,000 m² in size, is 35 km from Yinchuan and in the town of Huangyangtan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yinchuan   (359 words)

  
 Yinchuan City and Around - Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region - Adventure to the Wild West of China
Yinchuan City is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and one of the well known historical and cultural cities in China.
Yinchuan, once as the capital of Western Xia, boasts the mausoleum of Western Xia, the largest cultural relic, and many other cultural relics on the ground and underground.
The pagoda is situated on the northern outskirts of Yinchuan city, 1.5 km away from the city proper, or known as North Pagoda.
www.chinaplanner.com /westchina/ningxiahui/yinchuan.htm   (1308 words)

  
 Yinchuan Travel Guides,Yinchuan Hotels,Yinchuan Map,Yinchuan pictures-China City Tours Guide
Yinchuan is known as the City of the Phoenix, the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Yinchuan has a population of 910,000 and an area of 4,399 square kilometers and is 1,110 meters above sea level.
Yinchuan is rapidly transforming itself into a center of economy, finance, trade, transportation, science, technology, culture, and tourism in the eastern part of northwestern China.
www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-ningxia-yinchuan.asp   (445 words)

  
 Yinchuan Attractions
Yinchuan, one of China's famous historical and cultural cities, has a time-honored history and bestows upon the city an abundance of natural and cultural resources.
Reputed to be the 'Oriental Pyramid', the Western Xia Imperial Tombs have an intriguing and mysterious aura that is compelling and fully fascinating.
This is also part of the autonomous region of Hui and has over two thousand mosques; the variety of these mosques is too vast to describe in a few sentences.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/ningxia/yinchuan/index.htm   (707 words)

  
 China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Yinchuan New and High Technology Development Zone possesses a complete set of facilities and functions, located in beautiful environment, granted with preferential policies, and has already become a new economic increasing point.
Yinchuan is also a key center of transportation and communication of Ningxia.
www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Ningxia/Yinchuan.htm   (430 words)

  
 History of Yinchuan - China History
Yinchuan is a famous ancient fortress, which has more than 1300 years' history.
The city of Yinchuan was first built in the early times of Tang dynasty, till now, it has 1300 years' history.
There are some historical relics in Yinchuan, such as Haibao Tower, which is called Hebao Tower too and Xi-Hsia Tomb that the tombs of all the emperors of Xi-Hsia.
www.muztagh.com /china-history/yinchuan.htm   (253 words)

  
 Yinchuan, China
Yinchuan lies in the north of the Autonomous Region of Ningxia.
Yinchuan was founded in the early 11th C. From 1038 to 1227 it served as the capital of the Western Xia kingdom.
In 1958, when the Autonomous Region of Ningxia was formed to provide a home for the Hui ethnic group, Yinchuan was made its seat of government.
www.planetware.com /china/yinchuan-chn-nx-y.htm   (138 words)

  
 CNTO - China National Tourist Office
Yinchuan, also called Phoenix City, is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Today, Yinchuan is listed by the state as one of the 100 famous historical and cultural cities.
Yinchuan's beautiful deserts, historical sites and local customs are the instrumental in making Yinchuan one of the most attractive places in China.
www.cnto.org /silkroad-ningxia.asp   (413 words)

  
 Yinchuan Travel Guide: City Map, Location, History
Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lies to the west of the Yellow River and to the east of Helan Mountain.
Lying in the central section of Ningxia Plain which is irrigated by the Yellow River, Yinchuan holds abundant water resources and enjoys the reputation of 'a land of fish and rice in the frontier'.
Yinchuan is a multi-nationality city including Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, and Chaoxian peoples.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/ningxia/yinchuan   (386 words)

  
 Things to Do in Yinchuan - Yinchuan Attractions - TripAdvisor
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www.tripadvisor.com /Attractions-g494938-Activities-Yinchuan_Ningxia.html   (316 words)

  
 Environmental Change Monitoring - A Case Study in the Region of Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
A recently occurred hotspot is the human-environment interaction modelling which aims at understanding the driving forces and mechanism of the environmental evolution based on GIS and linear/non-linear statistic analysis (Lambin, 1994, Mertens et al., 1997; Wu et al., 2002a, 2003 and Wu 2003a and b).
It is thus of importance to undertake an interdisciplinary research on the evaluation of the environmental changes due to human activities and provide a monitoring prototype and useful references to the local governments for their sustainable development planning and environmental management.
On the assumption that whole scene should have the same haze background, the mean haze value derived from this equation was thus used to remove the scattering effect supposing that it was very clear when the images were being sensed (see Wu 2003b).
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/environment/conservation/ma04031.htm   (768 words)

  
 Photo Gallery :: :: ningxia ::
09.26.2004 :: yinchuan :: old city :: the arcade
09.26.2004 :: yinchuan :: old city :: the photo of che guevara was faded, but displayed prominently
09.26.2004 :: yinchuan :: old city :: home of the "best western restaurant" which has the "best coffee"
www.shanghaidiaries.com /gallery/ningxia?page=2   (88 words)

  
 Yinchuan Hotel Online Reservation
Yinchuan is capital of the Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, remotely stationed in the northwest of China, between the rolling grasslands of Inner Mongolia to the east and the mountains and deserts of Gansu to the west.
Hiking in mountainous areas, camping in deep woods, riding over sand dunes and rafting the turbulent Yellow River are the ideal reasons for visiting this autonomous region.
The Kaida Hotel is a three star hotel located in the old city of Yinchuan.
www.chinatravelhub.com /hotels/41Yinchuan.htm   (310 words)

  
 Yinchuan - Destination Guide - Hotel Near   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The capital of Ningxia, YINCHUAN is a pleasant, leafy place, and although it does not possess outstanding tourist interest, it is certainly possible to spend one or two enjoyable days here.
The sights of Yinchuan are all located in Laocheng and can easily be visited on foot - perhaps with the help of cycle-rickshaws - in a single day.
The best place to start exploring is the centre of the city, based around the eastern part of Jiefang Jie, which is dominated by a couple of well-restored, traditionally tiered Chinese towers guarding the chief intersections.
www.hotelnear.com /194/394/'an-Yinchuan.html   (578 words)

  
 Yinchuan, China (Minorities College) - Global Projects - InterVarsity.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This program will be held on the campus of the Second Minorities College (SMC)in Yinchuan, the capital of the province of Ningxia.
Yinchuan is a modern city of 560,000 with dry, warm summers and clean air.
After four weeks at the college, students we will return to a different Chinese city for a formal debriefing designed to provide enough quiet, reflective time to interpret their experience, prepare for re-entry and reverse culture shock, and wrestle with the implications of what God has been teaching them.
www.intervarsity.org /gp/project.php?row_id=3   (457 words)

  
 Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle World Travel - Yinchuan, China Motorcycle Festival 2002
Yinchuan Forum will be held in terms of the topic concerning to "Launching tourist fad by motorcycle, spreading the idea of values for motorcycle culture.
Motorcycle Relay Race from Yinchuan to Guyuan (It is for the poverty alleviation based on sports game and Tourist Festival, which will publicize the tourist attractions at the mountain areas in the southern part of Ningxia).
I attend the Third China (Yinchuan) International Motorcycle Tourist Festival in the year 2002 of my own accord, and will timely check in, abide by the laws and regulations of the country as well as each item of rules and regulations stipulated by the Organizing Committee, and also obey the arrangements by the Organizing Committee.
www.horizonsunlimited.com /country/china/mcfestival2002.shtml   (3791 words)

  
 Tombs of Kings of Western Xia,Yinchuan Travel Guides-China City Tours Guide
West Xia Kingdom (1038-1227) stands among the once powerful kingdoms, with its capital in Yinchuan shaded by Mt. Helan imperial forests.
The West Xia Imperial Tombs are 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of Yinchuan on east side of Mt. Helan.
Since June 1972, nine imperial tombs and 253 lesser tombs have been unearthed, which are as grand as Ming Tombs in Beijing.
www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-ningxia-yinchuan-tombs-of-kings-of-western-xia.asp   (440 words)

  
 Yinchuan Hotels : China - BootsnAll Cheap Hotels
Located close to the city centre, the Chang Xiang Yi Hotel is about 30 kilometres from the airport and 15 kilometres from the train station.
The Rainbow Bridge Hotel is situated in the heart of Yinchuan city and close to the train station.
Placed near the city centre, the Sha Hu Hotel Yinchuan is only 20 kilometres from the train station and 40 kilometres from airport.
www.bootsnall.com /hotels/cy/8430/Yinchuan-Hotels   (553 words)

  
 Yinchuan - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Marco Polo visited Yinchuan in the 13th cent.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Yinchuan" at HighBeam.
YINCHUAN LIKELY TO FINISH POWER SALES OF 4.2BN KWH
www.encyclopedia.com /html/Y/Yinchuan.asp   (81 words)

  
 Yinchuan - Rooms and Roommates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.okroommate.com /cities/Yinchuan_Ningxia.aspx   (403 words)

  
 Asymmetric flank uplift of the Yinchuan graben, north central China: Implications for lateral variation of crustal ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Asymmetric flank uplift of the Yinchuan graben, north central China: Implications for lateral variation of crustal rheology from the Alashan to the Ordos
The Yinchuan graben in north central China is an intense active zone that is bordered by the Alashan to the west and the Ordos to the east.
Citation: He, J. Li, and C. Teng (2005), Asymmetric flank uplift of the Yinchuan graben, north central China: Implications for lateral variation of crustal rheology from the Alashan to the Ordos, Geophys.
www.agu.org /pubs/crossref/2005/2005GL023661.shtml   (306 words)

  
 PPTA: PRC 38660-01 | Ningxia Yinchuan Integrated Ecosystem Management
The impact of the Ningxia-Yinchuan Project will be restored productive and protective functions of the ecosystem resources of the Yinchuan area.
To achieve this impact, the TA will produce a feasibility study to design an integrated ecosystem management (IEM) approach for the sustainable use of natural resources in the Yinchuan area.
A total of 60 person-months of consulting services will be required, comprising 21 person-months (pm) international and 39 pm domestic.
www.adb.org /Documents/ADBBO/PPTA/38660012.ASP   (282 words)

  
 Kaida Hotel - Yinchuan hotel reservation Kaida Hotel.
The Kaida Hotel is a three star hotel with 17th floor building.
It is located in the old city of Yinchuan and about 19km from the airport and 13km from railway station.
It is a good place to have a full view of the ancient city and the Yellow river to the East and Helan Mountain to the West on top of the hotel building.
www.orientaltravel.com /hotel/city/det_Kaida_Hotel_Yinchuan.htm   (124 words)

  
 Bicycles in China
Most of my time in China was spent in the cities of Beijing and Yinchuan (Ningxia Province, inner Mongolia), so most of my images of cycling there involve urban cycling.
I took this and the next photo from my hotel room in Yinchuan, which overlooked this busy intersection.
An attendant was onsite, and people would deposit their coins into a box on a chair.
www.wisechat.com /carl/bikes_in_china.htm   (626 words)

  
 In the Xi Xia land (Yinchuan, Ningxia)
I was at a museum (in the capital city Yinchuan) doing some research on the ancient XiXia people.
The Xi Xia people, also known as the Western Xia people were a Tibetan tribe that ruled these parts around the 1100 AD.
Originally built in the 5th century, rebuilt after an earthquake in the 1771.
preetamrai.com /travels/019xixia/yinchuan.htm   (334 words)

  
 Al Mutaiwee receives an official delegation from Yinchuan City in China | Dubai CCI
Liu Xuejun, Mayor of Yinchuan, and a number of top Chinese government officials and businessmen.
Liu Xuejun, Mayor of Yinchuan, expressed his comfort over his visit to the DCCI and highlighted the old and strong relationship between the UAE and China which is still enjoying an economic development for the last 20 years and being an effective member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
He said that Ningxia is renowned for its natural resources such as coal and gas, and the strong infrastructure which helps setting up giant commercial enterprises.
www.ameinfo.com /60986.html   (918 words)

  
 Yinchuan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The night market is the place to head for meals but you might want to go back near the Yinchuan Hotel for an iced dessert (good slices 2Y) and cold draft beer (Y2.5)
Difficult to buy a sleeper ticket in Yinchuan for the same evening.
It should be however possible to get an upgrade once on the train but this would require that you catch the staff attention as plenty of Chinese will have the same objective as you but more experience in pushing other people away...
www.passplanet.com /China/cn/yinchuan.htm   (403 words)

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