宁夏回族自治区,地处中国西北腹地,不沿边、不靠海,国土面积仅六万多平方公里。是西部十二省、市、自治区中土地面积最小的一个自治区。宁夏自然地理环境独特,日照时间长、昼夜温差大,北部平原水肥地沃,中南部山区土地广阔,发展特色农牧业条件得 The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, located in the hinterland of China’s northwest, does not border or rely on the sea. The land area is only 60,000 square kilometers. It is an autonomous region with the smallest land area among the 12 western provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Ningxia has a unique natural and geographical environment, long sunshine hours, large temperature difference between day and night, fertile water and fertile land in the northern plains, vast land in the central and southern mountains, and development of special conditions for agriculture and animal husbandry.