Before coming to Ningxia in north-central China, all I knew about the place was that it is synonymous with desert dust storms, sour milk, and poverty, and is a fifth-tier autonomous region ...

Zhou Lifeng, from China's northwestern Ningxia region, has vowed to pour more cash into stocks even if he incurs losses. "Being patriotic means holding on to your stocks," said Zhou, a mountain ...

Tourists enjoy a view of the Helan Mountains in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, in October. MAO ZHU/XINHUA An image of flowers thriving in the rugged crevices of mountains in China's ...