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Ningxia
Province
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Location:
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situated on the northwest
loess highland, the Yellow River flows
through a vast area of its land. |
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Area:
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51,800 sq km |
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Climate:
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climate with summer temperature
rising to as high as 39 degrees Centigrade
and winter temperature plummeting to
as low as 30 degrees below zero. The
day\night temperature variation in summer
is 17 degrees |
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provincial capital:
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Yinchuan |
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Population:
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5.62 millions (March 2001)
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Ethnic groups:
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Hui£¬Han |
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Major Cities:
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Agriculture:
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Although Ningxia is situated
on the northwest loess highland, the
Yellow River flows through a vast area
of its land. Among its 66.4 thousand
square kilometer of landmass, 8 thousand
benefit from the Yellow River. There
are 11.86 million mu (15 mu equals one
hectare) of cultivated lands, over 2
mu per capita, and 3.6 million mu are
paddy fields, more than one mu for each
agricultural persoon. Yet, there are
still 610 thousand hectares of wasteland
good for agriculture that haven't been
reclaimed. |
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Industry:
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Industry in
Ningxia is developing very fast. Many
industrial enterprises have established.
They consist of coal, electric power,
metal working,petroleum, machinery,
chemical, building materials, textile,
synthetic fabrics, medical, plastic,
daily silicate, sugar, electron, meter,leather,
paper, cigarette, and foodstuff. All
these form a comparatively full system
of industry. |
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