Zhongwei is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 of Ningxia

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...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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.

It has an area of 16986.1 km² and a population of 1,041,821.

Tourism

Zhongwei's main attraction is Gao Miao, a temple that has hosted Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist ceremonies. A bomb shelter was also built beneath the temple during the Cultural Revolution

Cultural Revolution

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. It has since been converted into a rendition of the Buddhist hell.

Administrative divisions

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Xiao'erjing	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Shapotou District	沙坡头区	Shāpōtóu Qū	ﺷَﺎ پُ ﺗِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ	350,000	4,633	76
2	Zhongning County	中宁县	Zhōngníng Xiàn	ﺟْﻮ نٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ	410,000	2,841	144
3	Haiyuan County	海原县	Hǎiyuán Xiàn	ﻫَﻰْ ﻳُﻮًا ﺷِﯿًﺎ	380,000	6,979	54

External links

• Official website of Zhongwei Government