The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which is called Ning for short, is located in northwest China, on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. One of Chinas five autonomous regions inhabited by the minority groups. It has a temperate continental climate of long, cold winters and short, hot summers with the temperature being lowest in January, averaging from -10 C to -7 C and highest in July, averaging from 17 C to 24 C. Annual rainfall averages from 190-700 millimeters.

Ningxia, a region as culturally rich as the entire area south of the Yangtze River, continues to be admired for its resplendent cultural heritage garnered from the long river of history. During the time of the Tang and Han Dynasties (206 BC - 907 AD) Ningxia was the main place for trade and transportation between the eastern and western regions of ancient China. Ruins of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty can be found in east Ningxia

A unique landscape, unique local customs and habits, and ancient history, all add up to make Ningxia an interesting tourist area for those wishing to discover a rich and diverse region.

No.	Institutions	Telephone	Fax  /  E-mail  /  http	Address / Postcode
544.	NINGXIA UNIVERSITY	2061293	2061688 E-mail: gjjyxy@nxu.edu.cn http://www.nxu.edu.cn	21 Wencui Norht Xinshi District YINCHUAN  750021
545.	NINGXIA MEDICAL COLLEGE	4083453 6980037	4091732 E-mail:teng-jing@x263.net http://www.nxmc.edu.cn	692 Shengli Street Xingqing District YINCHUAN 750004
546.	THE SECOND NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES	2068101	2068101 E-mail:zzy_yc@126.com http://www.nwsni.edu.cn	204 Wenchang Norht, Xixia District YINCHUAN 750021
City Code of Yinchuan: 0951

 (China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)