Region Ningxia Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website nxzw.gov.cn Local time Monday 4:25 AM Number of airports 1 | Municipal seat Shapotou Postal code 755000 Area 16,986 km² Area code 0955 | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 11°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 70% Humidity Points of interest Shapotou, Shapotou Yellow River Bun, Shamoyou, Tenggeli Desert | ||
Zhongwei (simplified Chinese: 中卫; traditional Chinese: 中衛; pinyin: Zhōngwèi; Wade–Giles: Chung-wei; literally: "middle guard") is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China.
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Map of Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
It has an area of 16,986.1 km2 (6,558.4 sq mi) 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. It has since been converted into a rendition of a Buddhist hell. The prefecture is also the location of the beginning of the northern bend in the Yellow River that produces the Ordos Loop.
Transportation
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