Lingwu is the most important industrial city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Ningxia

Ningxia, formerly transliterated as Ningsia, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Located in Northwest China, on the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River flows through this vast area of land. The Great Wall of China runs along its northeastern boundary...

, in the northwestern

Northwestern China

Northwestern China includes the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Ningxia and the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai.-Administrative divisions:ProvincesAutonomous Regions-Outer Northwest China:...

 region of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. It is under the jurisdiction of Yinchuan, the Region's capital city.

History

Lingwu's former name is Lingzhou (Simplified Chinese: 灵州; Traditional Chinese: 霛州; Pinyin: Lingzhou). During the Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

, Emperor Suzong of Tang

Emperor Suzong of Tang

Emperor Suzong of Tang , personal name Li Heng , né Li Sisheng , known as Li Jun from 725 to 736, known as Li Yu from 736 to 738, known briefly as Li Shao in 738, was an emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the son of Emperor Xuanzong...

 (711–762) fled to Lingzhou during the Anshi Rebellion, where he formally ascended the throne. Later on, Lingzhou became part of the Western Xia

Western Xia

The Western Xia Dynasty or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak.The state existed from 1038 to 1227 AD in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and...

 (Tangut Empire, 1032-1227). It was laid siege by Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....

 in November 1226.

See also

In Chinese, the word Lingzhou may have several meanings :

1. 菱洲 - a famous park in Nanjing
2. 灵洲 - sand island in a waterbody.
3. 灵洲山 - a mountain in Guangdong, China
4. 灵洲 - God's land
5. 灵州 - the old name of Lingwu

Economy

Lingwu is known for its growing of "Lingwu long jujube

Jujube

Ziziphus zizyphus , commonly called jujube , red date, Chinese date, Korean date, or Indian date is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily as a fruiting shade tree.-Distribution:Its precise natural distribution is uncertain due to extensive cultivation,...

" (灵武长红枣).^{photo 1photo 2}http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:mM6uLbfJjAcJ:www.nxinvest.gov.cn/default/english/Project/projectA_6.htm This fruit has proven to be one of Ningxia's most popular agricultural products, producing an income of over 10 million yuan per year.http://lingwu.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/tupianxw/200609/20060903258406.html

External links

• Lingwu site (Chinese)
• Satellite map of Lingwu