Qingtongxia

Qingtongxia (simplified Chinese: 青铜峡; traditional Chinese: 青銅峽; pinyin: Qīngtóngxiá; Wade–Giles: Ch’ing-t’ong-hsia; lit.: 'Bronze Gorge') is a city in north-central Ningxia, China. Administratively, Qingtongxia is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Wuzhong. It is located on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yellow River, opposite and a bit upstream of Wuzhong main urban area, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west.

Qingtongxia 青铜峡市 · شٍتْوﺷیَا شِ‎
County-level city
Qingtongxia Location in Ningxia
Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 105°59′27″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Ningxia
Area
• Total	2,337 km^2 (902 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	264,717
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Train station sign

Qingtongxia has more than 100,000 residents. Many residents of Qingtongxia are Hui Muslim.

Places on interest

On the bank of the Yellow River outside the city of Qingtongxia is the site of 108 Buddhist stupas which were constructed during the Western Xia period.

Economy

Qingtongxia Dam on the Yellow River (37°53′05″N 105°59′25″E) is located in Qingtongxia. A major irrigation canal branches off the river near the dam and runs north.