Ningxia Transportation, China Travel Guide

Ningxia,full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,is a Hui autonomous region of the People´s Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, established on October 25th, 1958, is bordered by Inner Mongolia to the north and west, Shaanxi to the east and Gansu to the south. The region is mostly mountains and plains with little truly fertile land.The Chinese Moslems, the Huis, make up 1/3 of the population of the region.Around 1000 AD, the Tangut kingdom of Western Xia was centered in Ningxia, and often in conflist with the Song, Liao, and Jin dynasties. In 189 years the throne changed hands ten times. Eventually it was overrun by the Mongols and absorbed into the Chinese empire of its day. Marco Polo visited it at around that time.

Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Province, boasts the best transport network in the province, in a province that is poorly connected.

Air: It is possible to fly to Yinchuan from most major cities in China, including Beijing (CNY1000, daily), Shanghai (CNY1350), Guangzhou (CNY1660), Chengdu (CNY930), and Xi´an (CNY490, daily)..

Train: Yinchuan is on the Lanzhou-Beijing railway line, which also runs via Baotou, Hohhot and Datong. .

Bus: The Nanmen Bus Station is in the south of Laocheng, on Zhongshan jie. For travelers who are planning on heading to Zhongwei, there are four buses that run between 07:00-11:30. Buses to Guyuan leave every 30 minutes from 06:00-13:00. There are Buses connecting Xi´an, Lanzhou, Yanan and Beijing.