A pairing program with cities on the East Coast and a popular TV series have helped raise living standards in the inland area.
China has set up a comprehensive experimental zone for the development and opening-up of the wine and grape industries in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, as the wine-producing region has garnered global attention.
Wuzhong had been a bustling trade city on the ancient Silk Road, with the majority of its population engaging in trade or related businesses.
The 15-year-old Qingdao-Yinchuan Expressway has become an important channel for transporting agricultural products, including mutton from a distinctive breed of sheep, across northern China.
Such cooperation has played an important role in Ningxia's poverty alleviation efforts and the mutual prosperity of the two regions, he added, speaking last month.
The 2021 Ningxia Shapotou Silk Road Desert & Yellow River International Tourism and Culture Festival will kick off on April 28 in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region has adopted digital technology to preserve ancient cliff carvings and paintings on the brink of disappearance.
Wang Yun, born in the 1980s, runs a photography studio in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, drawing young people to learn about one of the first photographic processes to be invented.