Communist Party of China (CPC) senior official He Guoqiang ?arrived?in Ningxia Monday morning to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to mark the region's 50th anniversary.
He, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, led a delegation to the regional capital, Yinchuan.
Ningxia, covering about 66,000 square kilometers, was established on Oct. 25, 1958. It has a population of 6.1 million, of whom 2.17 million, or 35.57 percent, are of the Hui ethnic group.
(Xinhua News Agency September 22, 2008)