Zhongwei

Zhongwei 中卫市 · ﺟْﻮوِ شِ‎
Prefecture-level city
Wolfberry fields in Zhongning County, Zhongwei City
Zhongwei in Ningxia
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Ningxia
Municipal seat	Shapotou
Area
• Total	16,986.1 km2 (6,558.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,041,821
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	755000
Area code(s)	0955
Website	nxzw.gov.cn

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.

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 the Buddhist hell.

Administrative divisions

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

Transportation

Zhongwei Railway Station in December 2015

• Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
• Baotou–Lanzhou Railway
• Baoji–Zhongwei Railway, to points south (connections to Xi'an, Chengdu)
• Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway, to points east (connection to Beijing)
• Gantang–Wuwei Railway, to western Gansu and points west

Photo gallery

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  Desert Lake

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  Desert Lake

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  Desert Lake

See also

• Haiyuan County
• 1920 Haiyuan earthquake
• Zhongwei-Tongxin fault

External links

• Official website of Zhongwei Government