ningxia's six priority industries refer to cultural tourism, modern logistics, modern finance, elderly health care, e-commerce, and exhibition and expo industries.
cultural tourism
shapotou, ningxia, 5a-class tourist attraction [photo provided by the scenic area]
ningxia is a unique tourist destination in the western region of china. the towering helan mountains stretch across the northwest, while the red-colored liupan mountains dominate the southern border. the meandering yellow river also flows through the region. ningxia boasts national 5a-class attractions, such as shahu lake, shapotou, zhenbeibu china west film studio, and shuidonggou. the desert star hotel, the yellow river hostel collection, and huke park have all become popular destinations for social media check-ins.
efforts are currently focused on developing upgraded versions of "ningxia's 21 scenic sites," including helan park, the red liupan mountains, the great wall of six dynasties, the desert under the stars, ningdong energy chemical industry base, and minning. these initiatives aim to promote the overall development of tourism, accelerate the construction of international tourist destinations, and showcase the beauty, cuisine, and wine of ningxia to the nation and the world.
modern logistics
the automated production line of yili dairy in ningxia [photo/ ningxia daily]
ningxia is an important gateway and hub connecting north china, northeast china, and east china to northwest china, and it serves as an entry point to the silk road. yinchuan has become a city supported by the national comprehensive freight hub to strengthen the supply chain. efforts are being made to accelerate the construction of the yinchuan-xi'an national comprehensive freight hub, the national backbone cold chain logistics base, and the logistics demonstration park. major logistics projects such as the ningxia transportation and logistics park, the yinchuan international railway and road logistics port, the shizuishan bonded logistics center, and jd yinchuan "asia no. 1" have been completed. the western express freight trains and the ningxia trains of the new international land-sea trade corridor have also commenced operations, forming a regional logistics network that covers the entire region, radiates to the surrounding areas, connects the entire country, and links internationally.
the county-level logistics distribution center in ningxia has achieved full coverage and is accelerating the promotion of a complete cold chain for food production, supply, and distribution. efforts are actively being made to construct regional e-commerce express logistics distribution centers, deepening the integrated development of modern logistics and e-commerce. new-generation technologies, such as the internet of things, big data, and cloud computing, will become the main driving force for innovative development in the logistics industry in the new era, leading to the continuous emergence of new formats and models in the field of logistics.
modern finance
bank of communications
the prospects for cooperation in the financial sector, including banking, security, insurance, funds, and guarantees, are broad. there are currently 509 various types of financial institutions across the region, vigorously implementing the "bright pearl plan" for direct financing, with 9 listed companies and 60 prospective enterprises. jnrs and weili transmission have successfully been listed, becoming the first listed intelligent manufacturing company on the beijing stock exchange and the first listed chinese wind power gearbox company. the region's listed companies and companies listed in the national equities exchange and quotations both domestically and internationally total 49. bond issuance and original insurance premium income continue to expand, providing strong support for the development of ningxia's substantial economy.
elderly health care
ningxia baofeng health care hospital [photo/sohu.com]
ningxia established the country's first "internet medical health" demonstration zone, accelerating the construction of the national health big data research institute, improving the elderly care service system, and developing new formats such as migratory-style, tourism-based, and membership-based elderly care. the potential of the elderly care industry remains enormous.
e-commerce
ningxia bonded international commodity exhibition and sales center
ningxia is a national "digital supply and marketing" demonstration zone, leading the way in achieving full coverage of e-commerce in rural areas within the region. the construction of the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive experimental zone in yinchuan city is accelerating, and a number of multi-level and new format e-commerce incubation platforms are rapidly developing. the e-commerce industry is gaining strong momentum.
exhibition and expo industries
the china-arab states expo is an important platform for the joint construction of the belt and road between china and arab countries.
ningxia, as the frontier of the western region's two-way opening, has continuously improved its specialized, internationalized, and informatized exhibition-hosting capabilities. ningxia has established a series of exhibition brands led by the china-arab states expo, and supported by events such as the china (ningxia) international wine culture and tourism expo, the goji industry expo, and the china meat industry expo. the specialized and market-oriented exhibition activities are increasingly driving the radiation effect, forming a new pattern for the highly integrated development of the exhibition industry with finance, cultural tourism, commerce, and other service industries.