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基本信息
·出版社：Foreign Language Press
·页码：263 页码
·出版日：2006年
·ISBN：711904298X
·条码：9787119042985
·版次：2006-01-01
·装帧：平装
·开本：16开 16开
内容简介
It is easy to have a quick look at China's past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.
The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regions is situated in the northwest of China. The Yellow River, running across nearly 400 km in the region, supplies 4 billion cubic meters of water annually for irrigation. Ningxia since ancient times has been famed for its rich natural and cultural resources endowed by the Yellow River.
Ningxia is one of the five provincial-level autonomous regions in China. Thirty-five percent of its population of 5.87million is of the Hui Ethnic Group. In the region, there are mysterious mausoleums of the kings of Western Xia, the cliff paintings of Helan Mountains, the Shuidonggou historical ruins, the ancient Great Wall and other historical sights 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.
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Introduction
China has 23 provinces, four municipalities directly under the Central Government, five autonomous regions and two special administrative regions. Due to geographic and topographical differences and climatic varieties, each area has its own unique natural scenery. The mountains in the north of the country are rugged, the Gobi in the northwest shines brilliantly in the sunlight, the hills in the southeast are often shrouded in floating fog, green waves of sorghum and soybean crops undulate over the vast fields of the northeast, and the mountains in the southwest, with sequestered villages and terraced fields, look tranquil and picturesque.
There are 56 ethnic groups in China. The Han, making up the overwhelming majority of the population, mainly live in the eastern and central parts of the country, while many ethnic groups, regardless of size, are equal and respect each other. Each ethnic group has its own folk customs, religious beliefs and cultural traditions, and most use their own language and script. Regional autonomy is practiced in areas where ethnic minorities live in compact communities. All the ethnic groups call themselves “Chinese.” They are courteous and friendly. In the ethnic-minority areas, the quiet environment, quaint buildings, exquisite fashions, unsophisticated folk customs and hospitality of the local people hold a great appeal to visitors from afar.
China boasts 5,000 years of recorded civilization and a brilliant culture. The country is home to such world-renowned cultural treasures as the Great Wall, terracotta warriors and horses of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, and Ming and Qing imperial palace and mausoleums, and large numbers of ancient architectural masterpieces, including temples, Buddhist pagodas, residential buildings, gardens, bridges, city walls and irrigation works. There are also cultural relics unearthed from ancient sites, including painted po
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