Yinchuan International Convention and Exhibition Center in Yinchuan city, capital of  Ningxia Hui autonomous region hosts the exhibition of Muslim food and products from Gansu on May 13. [Photo/Xinhua]

Marvelous sightseeing

Linxia is blessed with both natural and cultural wonders. The Yellow River runs through the north of the prefecture. At Yongjing county there is the large Liujiaxia Dam, and a smaller one, Yanguoxia Dam, further downstream.

Yongjing's Liujiaxia wharf (near Liujiaxia Dam) is also the starting point for trips to the Bingling Temple's ancient Buddhist cave grottoes. Dinosaur fossils and footprints have been discovered in the dry rugged terrain, resulting in the foundation of the Liujiaxia National Dinosaur Geopark in the northern part of Yongjing county in 2001.

Edited by Owen Fishwick