Zhongwei

Zhongwei (, Xiao'erjing: جْووِ شِ) is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 1,174,600 in 2019. Profile of Zhongwei, visited on May 31, 2008. By the end of 2024, the city's resident population will be 1,079,800, a decrease of 0.08 million from the end of the previous year, including 570,300 urban residents. The city is known for its wolfberry and Gobi watermelon cultivation. One of the world's largest photovoltaic power stations, Tengger Desert Solar Park, is located in Zhongwei.

History Under general Meng Tian, the Qin captured the area of Zhongwei and established the Beidi Commandery. In 205 BC a city built at the current location of Zhongwei urban area, which would grow as irrigation systems were built to allow farming.

In 1226 Genghis Khan captured Zhongwei, and in 1403 the city was named Zhongwei, part of Shaanxi.

In 1920 Zhongwei was struck by the Haiyuan earthquake; and in 1926 the highway from Lanzhou to Zhongwei opened.

Economy As of 2025, Zhongwei had a GDP of (US$8.867 billion) and a GDP per capita of ().

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. A drum tower is located in the city center.

Administrative divisions Map Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Xiao'erjing Population(2019) Area (km2) Density(/km2)Shapotou DistrictShāpōtóu Qū414,2004,63389Zhongning CountyZhōngníng Xiàn351,7002,841124Haiyuan CountyHǎiyuán Xiàn403,900 6,97958

Geography Zhongwei is located on the northern banks of the Yellow River and bordered directly by the Tengger Desert in the north. The city has been battling desertification since the 1950s. Using straw checkerboard patterns the advance of sand dunes is stopped.

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Transportation

Zhongwei Shapotou Airport Baotou–Lanzhou railway Baoji–Zhongwei railway, to points south (connections to Xi'an, Chengdu) Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan railway, to the east (connection to Beijing) Gantang–Wuwei railway, to western Gansu and westward Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway G2012 Dingbian–Wuwei Expressway China National Highway 109

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