The picturesque scenery of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo provided to seeningxia.com]
Nestled among the majestic Helan Mountains, the grand Liupan Mountains and the winding Yellow River, Ningxia Hui autonomous region is a place where natural beauty and rich culture converge. It boasts beautiful and fertile plains, creating a landscape of abundant harvests and fragrant fruits.
An Ecologically Beautiful and Livable Region
The entire Ningxia region belongs to the Yellow River basin, featuring a comprehensive ecosystem of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and deserts. This unique ecological tapestry makes it a microcosm of China's natural beauty. The region enjoys a pleasant climate, with an average annual temperature of 8 C, and its "blue skies and clear waters" are reputable nationwide. Ningxia is also known for its open and inclusive society, where various ethnic groups live in harmony, making it a national model for ethnic unity and progress.
A Hub of Distinctive Industries
Capitalizing on the comparative advantages of its strategic location, unique climate, abundant resources, and distinctive industries, Ningxia is advancing towards becoming a modern industrial base, focusing on developing the "Six New, Six Special, Six Superior" industries. The "Six New" industries — new materials, clean energy, equipment manufacturing, digital information, modern chemicals, and textiles — offer immense potential. The "Six Special" industries, including wine, Chinese wolfberry, dairy, beef cattle, Tan sheep, and cool-season vegetables, boast significant advantages. The "Six Superior" industries — cultural tourism, modern logistics, modern finance, health and eldercare, e-commerce, and conventions and exhibitions — are rapidly emerging.
In 2025, Ningxia's added value of the primary industry reached 46.99 billion yuan ($6.81 billion), up 6 percent; the added value of the secondary industry reached 236.04 billion yuan, up 5.2 percent; the added value of the third industry reached 286.63 billion yuan, up 5.2 percent.
Continuous Progress in Technological Innovation
Ningxia has mastered key technologies such as high-performance niobium-tungsten anti-oxidation coatings and salt-tolerant spring wheat breeding, and developed several pioneering products, including the largest intelligent raise boring machine and large-scale wind power bearing heat treatment equipment. The world's fastest high-speed trains now use Ningxia-made connection sleepers, and Long March rockets are powered by Ningxia-made coal-to-liquids, making technological innovation a powerful engine for high-quality development in the region.
Solid Advancement in Rural Vitalization on All Fronts
As of Oct 21, 2025, high-standard farmland reached 11.4 million mu (760,000 hectares). "Ningxia Rice" and "Ningxia Wheat" both won "double firsts" at national expos organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. A total of 11 national industrial clusters and modern agricultural industrial parks, and 19 strong agricultural towns have been established in the region. The paired-up cooperation between Fujian and Ningxia keeps deepening. Twelve Fujian-Ningxia industrial parks have received 154 new enterprises, and the Fujian-Ningxia e-commerce workshops were recognized as a global best practice in poverty reduction.