Yinchuan
Sign in to saveYinchuan (Chinese: 银川; pinyin: Yínchuān; lit. "Silver River") is a prefecture‑level city and the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China. It served as the imperial capital of the Tangut‑led Western Xia (1038–1227).
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Yinchuan is the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China, whose name literally means "Silver River" in Chinese. The city holds historical significance as the former imperial capital of the Western Xia kingdom, a Tangut-led dynasty that ruled from 1038 to 1227.
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- History
- Western Xia and Mongol Conquest
- Ming and Qing dynasties
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Urbanization
- Economy
- Transportation
- Rail transport
- Road transport
- Air transport
- Culture
- Tourism
- Colleges and universities
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Yinchuan (Chinese: 银川; pinyin: Yínchuān; lit. "Silver River") is a prefecture‑level city and the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China. It served as the imperial capital of the Tangut‑led Western Xia (1038–1227).
Yinchuan hosts the biennial China–Arab States Expo. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Yinchuan’s administrative area had 2,859,074 inhabitants; the built‑up area had 2,564,918 residents, comprising the three urban districts and the urbanized parts of Helan and Yongning counties. At the end of 2024, the resident population of the city was 2,914,700, an increase of 66,600 over the end of the previous year. Among them, the urban population is 2,429,400.