Xihaigu

Xihaigu
西海固
Location of Xihaigu in Ningxia
Location of Xihaigu in Ningxia
CountryChina
RegionNingxia

Xihaigu is a region forming the southern tip of Ningxia, China. It consists of the seven county-level divisions Yuanzhou, Xiji, Longde, Jingyuan, Pengyang, Haiyuan and Tongxin. The former five counties being part of Guyuan city. It forms one of the poorest areas in China.[1][2] The name derives from the names of Xiji, Haiyuan and Guyuan.[3] In 2014 around half of the population belonged to the Hui minority, compared to overall 35.7% in all of Ningxia province.[4]

  1. ^ "Life without water in Xihaigu". China Dialogue. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1998.
  3. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2020-08-10). Muslim Chinese—the Hui in Rural Ningxia: Internal Migration and Ethnoreligious Identification. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-220948-6.
  4. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2020-08-10). Muslim Chinese—the Hui in Rural Ningxia: Internal Migration and Ethnoreligious Identification. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-220948-6.