Camel lines in Sand Lake

Desert Tour in Yinchuan, Ningxia

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January 9th 2010
This was a 4 days trip to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region which is the smallest province in China. About 30% of the population are the Hui minority group are Muslims who originated from Central Asia. Islamic architectural and food can be seen almost everywhere here. We based ourselves in the province capital, Yinchuan and make day trips to surrounding places of interest. 1st day was a wasted d ... read more

Asia » China » Ningxia » Yinchuan

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more