Wuzhong Facts
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Chinese Name: 吴忠 (wú zhōng)
Population: 1,415,400
Area: 21,400 square kilometers (2,050 square miles)
Location: in the central area of Ningxia Province, northwest China
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Litong, Hongsibao); 2 counties (Yanchi, Tongxin); 1 county-level city (Qingtongxia)
Area Code: 0953
Zip Code: 751100
GDP (2019): CNY 58.02 billion (USD 8.41 billion)
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian
City Featuring Hui Architectural Culture
Wuzhong is situated in the center of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, neighboring Yinchuan to the north. It is bordered by Shaanxi to the east and also shares boundaries with Inner Mongolia and Gansu. Wuzhong is an important node city of the new Silk Road Economic Belt and a regional trade city along the new Eurasian Continental Bridge. It also produces high quality wolfberry, grapes, and rice and serves as one of the five milk sources of Yili Group. This city is full of Hui customs, where a great number of beautiful mosques can be seen. The most famous and spectacular one is Tongxin Great Mosque. Also, there are grand 108 Lamaist Stupas, ancient Great Wall and channels.
How to Get to Wuzhong
1. Wuzhong is only 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Yinchuan, within an hour's drive by highway. From Yinchuan's bus station near the South Gate Square, buses to Wuzhong depart every twenty minutes. Yinchuan tourist bus station in Donghuan Bei Lu also offers bus routes to Wuzhong. Wuzhong Bus Station is located in Litong Bei Jie. From 08:00 to 18:30, buses to Yinchuan depart every 15 minutes.
2. Directions to the 108 Lamaist Stupas: Take public buses from the Qingtong city proper to the Qingtongxia Reservoir and then change to ferries. The entire journey will take about one and a half hours. In addition, Wuzhong has public buses running directly to the Tongxin Great Mosque or visitors can take private motorbikes to the destination.
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Wuzhong is situated inland, bearing a temperate semi-dry continental climate. It has four distinct seasons, but summer is not hot. Being one of the most abundantly sunny cities in China, Wuzhong has rich agricultural land favorable for farming. Generally, the temperature of Wuzhong weather varies greatly during the day and night. May to October is the golden season in Wuzhong, with comfortable weather and picturesque scenery.
Wuzhong Travel Tips
History: Human relics left thirty thousand years ago have been discovered in this area and in ancient times, pastoral-nomad tribes inhabited the region. During the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) the court began water projects to help field irrigation and by the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it had become a flourishing land.
Physical Features: The Loess Plateau, Ordos Massif, alluvial plain of the Yellow River and mountainous area are all geographic features of the city. The terrain of Wuzhong generally declines south- north. Its northern area belongs to the Yinchuan Plain, while the south has a distribution of hills and mountains.
Special Local Products: Yellow River carp, pearl rice, apple, melon seed, Tan Sheep skin
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