Yinchuan is a city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Yinchuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, in the middle of the Ningxia Plain. Yinchuan City borders Yanchi County of Wuzhong City to the east, Alxa Zuoqi, Litong District and Qingtongxia City of Alxa League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the west, and borders Pingluo County of Shizuishan City and Etuokeqian Banner of Ordos City of Inner Mongolia to the north (Yinchuan City is bordered by Ming Dynasty). bounded by the Great Wall).
Yinchuan, referred to as "Yin", is also called Phoenix. It is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and is known as "the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, the land of plenty".
The ancient border city of Yinchuan was the capital of the Xixia Dynasty as early as 30,000 years ago. It is also called "Phoenix City" in folklore, and was called "Xingqing Mansion" and "Ningxia City" in ancient times. Named "China's Top Ten New Rich People".
Dietary characteristics:
The food in Yinchuan is mainly based on the eating habits of the Han and Hui people. The diet of the Han people is mainly northwest cuisine.
Yinchuan Hui food has both the traditional flavor of the Central Plains and the dual flavor of Muslims, which is the result of the integration of the Hui people and Chinese civilization. Authentic Muslim food and dishes are available here, as well as many unique Muslim snacks.
Halal dishes include steamed mutton, crispy beef and mutton, hand-caught mutton, etc. , as well as very authentic Hui snacks, such as haggis, mutton steamed buns, halal cream cake, Mashan white water chicken, etc.
In addition to Nostoc, one of the "Five Treasures of Ningxia", Husha Lake near Yinchuan also has a variety of fish, such as carp, silver carp, bighead carp, crucian carp, Wuchang fish, giant salamander and Soft-shell turtles, these are very rare in the north. Dishes based on this include sweet and sour Yellow River carp and soft-shell turtle.