Yinchuan Plain[2] (simplified Chinese: 银川平原; traditional Chinese: 銀川平原; pinyin: Yínchuān píngyuán), also called the Yinchuan–Wuzhong Plain[3] or Xitao Plain (西套平原)[4] or Ningxia Plain (宁夏平原),[5] is a plain located in the north central part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China.[6]
| Chinese | 银川平原 |
|---|---|
| Country | China[1] |
| Alternative names | Ningxia Plain Xitao Plain |
Since ancient times, Yinchuan Plain has been well developed in irrigation agriculture, so it has been hailed as the "southern type of scene in the northern frontier" (塞上江南)[7] and "the barn in the northern frontier" (塞上谷仓). [8]
Yinchuan Plain is the largest plain in Ningxia and an important commercial grain base in Northwest China.[9] It is a Cenozoic fault basin covered by about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) of unconsolidated Quaternary deposits.[10]
Geography
editYinchuan Plain is located on the banks of the Yellow River in the northern part of Ningxia, China, with Shizuishan in the north, Loess Plateau in the south, the Ordos Plateau in the east, and the Helan Mountains in the west.[11]
Irrigation
editYinchuan Plain has a history of more than 2000 years of diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigation.[12]
References
edit- ^ Li, Ying; Wu, Ping; Huang, Xiao-Qin; Zhang, Bo; Xu, Zhao-Xiang; Li, Yang; Li, Jie; Wang, Lu-Chen; Sun, Yu-Fang; Meng, Xu-Chen; Wang, Cheng-Wen; Cai, Zi-Zhao (17 February 2021). "Groundwater sources, flow patterns, and hydrochemistry of the Central Yinchuan Plain, China". Hydrogeology Journal. 29 (2): 591–606. Bibcode:2021HydJ...29..591L. doi:10.1007/s10040-020-02286-9. S2CID 231940514.
- ^ Desertification Control Bulletin. United Nations Environment Programme. 2000. pp. 64–.
- ^ China Provincial Geography. Foreign Languages Press. 1992. pp. 458–. ISBN 978-7-119-00463-1.
- ^ Yang Liao (2008). Xixia Geographic Studies: Explorations in Frontier Historical Geography. People's Publishing House. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-7-01-007113-8.
- ^ Chinese Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Geographical Names. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. 2005. pp. 2702–. ISBN 978-7-5326-1743-2.
- ^ Soil Bulletin, Volume 15. Sciences Press. 1983. pp. 171–.
- ^ Wei, Wang; Hui, Qian (2011). "Research on the Countermeasures of the Reduction in Water Transfer from the Yellow River in Yinchuan Plain, China". Procedia Environmental Sciences. 8: 97–102. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2011.10.017.
- ^ China Map Press (1992). The Atlas of the People's Republic of China by Province. SinoMaps Press. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-7-5031-0999-7.
- ^ Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Revision Book Writing Group (2008). Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Overview. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-7-105-08605-4.
- ^ Peiyue Li, Hui Qian & Jianhua Wu (19 Mar 2018). "Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface waterto reduce soil salinization in the Yinchuan Plain,North-West China". International Journal of Water Resources Development. 34 (3): 337–353. doi:10.1080/07900627.2018.1443059. S2CID 158562330.
- ^ Encyclopedia of China, Volume 9. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 1999. pp. 6424–. ISBN 978-7-5000-6212-7.
- ^ Qian, Hui; Wu, Jianhua; Zhou, Yahong; Li, Peiyue (23 May 2013). "Stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes as indicators of lake water recharge and evaporation in the lakes of the Yinchuan Plain". Hydrological Processes. 28 (10): 3554–3562. doi:10.1002/hyp.9915. S2CID 128732860.