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Why visit Zhongwei
Townapedia lists 20 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 5 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Damaidi and Great Wall of China.
Weather in Zhongwei
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Zhongwei
Zhongwei (simplified Chinese: 中卫; traditional Chinese: 中衛; pinyin: Zhōngwèi; Wade–Giles: Chung-wei; lit. 'middle guard', Xiao'erjing: جْووِ شِ) is a prefecture-level city of Ningxia, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 16,986.1 km2 (6,558.4 sq mi) and a population of 1,174,600 in 2019. 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.
From the Wikipedia article Zhongwei (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Zhongwei on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks20
Damaidi
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
Rock engravings site in Ningxia province (China)
8 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay5
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.
From the History section of Zhongwei on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping2
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare2
Map of Zhongwei
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Getting there and nearby towns
Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yellow River in Shapotou town, Zhongwei, Ningxia IGP4683, w0zny, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shapotou, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China - panoramio (28), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20260809 Zhongwei Drum Tower, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IGP4703Zhongwei Temple Gaomiao, w0zny, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20260809 Zhongwei Gaomiao 03, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20260809 Zhongwei Gaomiao 02, Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhongwei Railway Station, Jimmy0611, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhongwei Railway Station (20151229075936), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 中国宁夏中卫市沙坡头区 China Ningxia Zhongwei Shapotou China Xinji - panoramio (3), 罗布泊, CC BY 3.0
- Shapotou, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China - panoramio (25), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhongwei cultural centre, Extua, CC BY 4.0
- Shapotou, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China - panoramio (32), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shapotou, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China - panoramio (26), Matthew Summerton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 中卫站站房, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 中卫站出站口, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YW25T 676505@ZWJ (20151229065551), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 中卫站候车室, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AM96 bogie of YW25T 676505 (20151229065643), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- XL25T 206961@ZWJ (20151229085326), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 357470@ZWJ (20151229085307), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 357470@ZWJ (20151229085316), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Electric power supply cable of YZ25T 357470 (20151229085331), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 357470@ZWJ (20151229085541), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 357470@ZWJ (20151229085336), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 357470@ZWJ (20151229085335), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HXD1D 0320@ZWJ (20151229085347), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HXD1D 0320@ZWJ (20151229085357), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- XL25T 206961@ZWJ (20151229085411), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HXD1D 0320@ZWJ (20151229085350), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YZ25T 350924@ZWJ (20151229065526), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RW25T 554455@ZWJ (20151229065707), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RW25T 554455@ZWJ (20151229065627), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 呼和浩特东-成都西快车水牌, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 中卫站第一站台, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 中卫站第二站台, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 长庆桥-兰州管内快车水牌, Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS066-E-31641 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-31642 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS034-E-61225 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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