Ningxia

Hundreds of Muslims in Ningxia left on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Photos of the Day: Oct. 28 2010

On the other hand, Google Earth places the Huangyangtan-in-the-post in the province of Ningxia, which is a little bit further to the west.

Huangyangtan, or: Tactical geoannexation, Part II 2006

Authorities in hardscrabble regions with a lot of polluting industries — such as Ningxia, Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia — opposed the Green GDP idea from the get-go and refused to invest in improving the impact of their operations on the environment.

Where Poor Is A Poor Excuse 2008

Johannesburg-based Sasol Ltd., which has several coal-to-liquid plants operating in South Africa and is the world leader in the technology, struck a deal in 2006 to study an 80,000-barrel-a-day plant in the northern Chinese region of Ningxia.

Doubt Cast on $5 Billion China-Sasol Deal David Winning 2011

Yuan Jinlin, head of the Ningxia Development and Reform Commission, told reporters Tuesday that the proposed coal-to-liquid plant will mostly use Chinese technology.

Doubt Cast on $5 Billion China-Sasol Deal David Winning 2011

Wang Peng/Xinhua/Zuma Press An actor applied makeup prior to a Qinqiang opera performance in Zhougou village, Ningxia province, Wednesday.

China Celebrates Lantern Festival 2011

Wang Peng/Xinhua/Zuma Press WIND-SWEPT: A girl walked against the wind during a dust storm in Tongxin, Ningxia Hui, China, Monday.

Photos of the Day: April 25 2011

Reuters A worker uses his mobile phone in front of sacks of raw rice at a processing factory in Qingtongxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region October 16, 2010.

Hot Potato in China's Rising Food Costs Chuin-Wei Yap 2010

Sasol is also waiting to get final approval for its proposed 58.1 billion yuan $8.85 billion coal-to-liquid project in northwestern China's Ningxia Autonomous Region.

Sasol Posts Rise in First-Half Earnings Devon Maylie 2011

"But I am not saying Sasol's proposed Ningxia project will be scrapped."

Doubt Cast on $5 Billion China-Sasol Deal David Winning 2011