A detailed introduction to Ningxia region

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was founded on 1958. It covers an area of 66,400 square kilometers and has a total population of 610.8 million, of which the Hui population accounts for 35%. Now it has jurisdiction over 5 prefecture-level cities, 2 county-level cities, 1/county, 7 municipal districts,1county-level immigrant development zone, with Yinchuan as the capital. Natural conditions in Ningxia are high in the south and low in the north, with an average altitude of 1000 meters or more. It belongs to temperate semi-humid area, with the characteristics of windy and dusty spring, extremely hot ciel phantomhive, early cooling in autumn, long cold winter, scanty rain and snow, and abundant sunshine, with an average annual precipitation of only 300mm. Geographical division Ningxia is divided into three plates in topography: one is the irrigation area of the Yellow River in the north. Flat terrain, fertile soil, known as the "plug on the south of the Yangtze River" reputation. The second is the central arid zone. Drought, lack of rain, heavy wind and sand, poor land and poor living conditions. The third is the southern mountainous area. There are many hills and gullies, and some areas are wet and cold, which is one of the national poverty-stricken areas. Historical Evolution Ningxia is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in China. The Shuidonggou Site in lingwu city shows that it was inhabited as early as 30,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age. In the 3rd century BC, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he set up Beidi County here, sent troops to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy projects, creating a history of irrigation from the Yellow River. In A.D. 1038, Li Jianli, the leader of the Tangut, established the Daxia Kingdom with Ningxia as the center. Therefore, after the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Xixia in history, and Xingqing House (now Yinchuan City) was its capital, thus forming a three-legged situation of the Song, Liao and Jin regimes (189). After the Yuan Dynasty destroyed Xixia, Ningxia Road was set up, and the name of Ningxia came into being. Ningxia Wei was established in the Ming Dynasty, and Ningxia Fu was established in the Qing Dynasty. Ningxia Province was founded in 1929. After the founding of New China, Ningxia Province was abolished and 1954 was merged into Gansu. 1958 10 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region/kloc-0 was established on October 25th. Comparatively speaking, Ningxia has advantages in agriculture, energy and tourism, and has broad development prospects. First, agricultural advantages. Existing cultivated land16.5 million mu, 2.8 mu per capita, ranking third in the country; Irrigation from the Yellow River is 6.9 million mu, which is one of the national 12 commodity grain production bases. There are 34 1 10000 mu of grassland, which is one of the top ten pastoral areas in China. The second is the energy advantage. The annual water utilization of the Yellow River is 4 billion cubic meters, accounting for about10% of the total allocation; The proven coal reserves are 30.9 billion tons, ranking fifth in the country. Among them, the proven reserves of Ningdong coalfield are 27.3 billion tons, which is listed as one of the six national priority mining areas: large and medium-sized power plants 12, with an annual power generation of 39.3 billion kWh and a per capita capacity of 6,550 kWh, ranking first in the country; More than 50 kinds of mineral resources have been proved, and the potential value of natural resources per capita is 163.5% of the national average, ranking fifth in the country. The third is the tourism advantage. The ancient Yellow River civilization, mysterious Xixia history, rich native customs and magnificent desert scenery constitute rich and colorful tourism resources. "Two Mountains and One River" (Helan Mountain, Liupanshan Mountain and Yellow River), "Two Sands and One Mausoleum" (Hu Sha, Shapotou, Xixia Mausoleum), "Two Fort and One City" (Jiangtaibao, Zhenbeibao, Film and Television City) and "Two Literatures and One Scene" (Xixia Culture, Islamic Culture, Jiangnan Landscape) reflect a strong cultural heritage. The tourism image of "bordered on the south of the Yangtze River, magical Ningxia" is becoming more and more famous, attracting more and more Chinese and foreign tourists. Infrastructure: The highway mileage in the whole region is 2 1 1,000 kilometers, including expressway 1 1,000 kilometers, which has achieved the goal of all cities and counties 1 hour. Access, electricity, telephone, radio and television have been basically realized in every administrative village in the whole region. The forest coverage rate in the whole region is 9.84%, and the natural grassland fence is150,000 mu. Development Achievements In recent years, with the in-depth implementation of the national strategy of developing the western region, Ningxia's economy and society have embarked on the track of sustained, rapid and healthy development. Economic growth has exceeded the national average growth level for 10 years in a row, reform and opening up have been continuously promoted in depth, economic restructuring has achieved initial results, urban and rural features have changed significantly, and people's living standards have been greatly improved. In 2009, the GDP of the whole region reached133.456 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1654.38+0.6%. The general budget revenue was 210.36 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of19.6%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents and the per capita net income of farmers reached 14025 yuan and 4048 yuan, respectively, increasing by 8.2% and 8.3% respectively.