- Lingwu
Lingwu (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Língwǔ), or Lingwu City (; pinyin: Língwǔ Shì) is the most important industrial city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, in the northwestern region of the
People's Republic of China . It is under the jurisdiction ofYinchuan , the Region's capital city.Lingwu's former name is Lingzhou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lingzhou). During the
Tang Dynasty ,Emperor Suzong of Tang (711–762) fled to Lingzhou during theAnshi Rebellion , where he formally ascended the throne. Later on, Lingzhou became part of theWestern Xia (Tangut Empire,1032 -1227 ). It was laid siege byGenghis Khan in November1226 .In Chinese, the word Lingzhou may have several meanings :
# - a famous park in Nanjing (pronounced the same as 灵州)
# - sand island in a waterbody.
#灵洲 - a mountain in Guangdong, China
#灵洲 - God's land
#灵州 - the old name of LingwuEconomy
Lingwu is known for its growing of "Lingwu long
jujube " (灵武长红枣). [http://nx.people.com.cn/media/200506/23/NewsMedia_9304.jpgphoto 1] [http://www.nxagri-info.com.cn/gs_detail.asp?id=500094&nowmenuid=500047&previd=0 photo 2] [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:mM6uLbfJjAcJ:www.nxinvest.gov.cn/default/english/Project/projectA_6.htm] This fruit has proven to be one of Ningxia's most popular agricultural products, producing an income of over 10 million yuan per year. [http://lingwu.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/tupianxw/200609/20060903258406.html]ee also
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Empress Erzhu (Yuan Ye)
*Gao Huan
*Yuwen Tai External links
* [http://lingwu.mofcom.gov.cn/ Lingwu site] (Chinese)
* [http://www.maplandia.com/china/ningxia/lingwu/ Satellite map of Lingwu]
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