The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is situated in the northwest of China.The Yellow River,running acrossnearly 400km in the region,supplies 4 billion cubic meters of water annually for irrigation.Ningxia since ancient times has been famed for ist rich natural and cultural resources endowes by the Yellow Rive.
Ningxia is one of the five provincial-level atuonomous regons in China.Thirty-five percent of its population of 5.87million os of the Hui Ethnic Group,In the region,there are mysterious mausoleums of the kings of Western Xia,the cliff paintings of Helan Mountations,the Shuidonggou historical runis,the ancient Great Wall and other historical singht and places of interest,which all witnessed the long history of Ningxia.
The book mainly presents the customs of the Hui Ethnic Group.Besides,it also introduces Ningxia's past and present to the readers.
【目录】
Paradise of China's Hui People
Coming From the Silk Road
Three Major Festivals of the Hui People
Clothing and Diet
Hot-Water Kettle,“Major”and“Minor”Ablutions
Mosques in Ningxia
The Jew's Harp,Hua'er and Whshu
Prominent Hui Figure
The Mystery of the Ancient Kingdom of Western Xia
Dangxing Qjang and Western Xia
Li Yuanhao,Fouunder of the Western Xia Dynasty
Mystery of Western Xia Language and the Xia-Han Dictionary
Western Xia Tombs-Eastern Pyramids
Western Xia Customs
Western Xia Studies
Ancient Rock Paintings in Helan Mountains
Area With the Densest Distribuiton of Rock Paintings
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