Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, “Ning” for short, founded on October 25th, 1958, is the one and only Hui autonomous region in China. Ningxia is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in northwest China, and lies between north latitude 34°14－39°23 and east longitude 104°17—107°39. It is bordered on Shaanxi Province to the east, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north and Gansu Province to the west and the south, with the total area of 66 400 sq. km. With a population of 5.95 million and 2.02 million, it is inhabited by 35 peoples.