page_title: Shizuishan
hierarchical_section_title: Shizuishan
caption_attribution_description: Location of Shizuishan Prefecture (yellow) within Ningxia Autonomous Region of China Map drawn in november 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Ningxia Autonomous Region administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Ningxia Counties map from www.hua2.com This map includes Zhongwei jurisdiction not shown on sources, and the related changes in Guyuan and Wuzhong jurisdictions borders.
context_page_description: Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous, after the regional capital Yinchuan, bordered by Inner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of the Yellow River on the western side of the Ordos Loop. It was formerly a center for caravans traveling the northern routes to and from Beijing across the Ordos Desert.
context_section_description: Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous, after the regional capital Yinchuan, bordered by Inner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of the Yellow River on the western side of the Ordos Loop. It was formerly a center for caravans traveling the northern routes to and from Beijing across the Ordos Desert.
caption: The territory of Shizuishan prefecture-level city (yellow) within the Ningxia AR
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