中卫市

中衛市

ZhōngwèiShì

popculture

Meanings

1 Zhongwei — prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on the Yellow River at the edge of the Tengger Desert

Characters

guard; garrison

Examples

中卫市位于宁夏回族自治区的西部。

Zhōngwèi Shì wèiyú Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū de xībù.

Zhongwei is located in the western part of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

我们去中卫市看了沙坡头。

Wǒmen qù Zhōngwèi Shì kànle Shāpōtóu.

We went to Zhongwei to see Shapotou.

Tips

history

Founded in 1226 during the Western Xia dynasty as 应理州. The name 中卫 ('central garrison') dates to a Ming-dynasty military garrison set up here in 1403 to guard the Yellow River frontier.

In Pop Culture

沙坡头 Shāpōtóu

Shapotou

Famous scenic area in Zhongwei where the Tengger Desert meets the Yellow River — known for sandboarding, camel rides, and the Baotou-Lanzhou railway sand-control project

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

卫 wèi

市 shì