西夏是宁夏历史上惟一以银川为中心建都的王朝。西夏王朝统一了西北广大地区,先后与北宋、辽、南宋、金并立,立国190年,传10代帝王。它不仅在宁夏历史上占有突出的地位,在中国历史舞台上也有重要影响。说起“夏”字,好像中国人对她情有独钟。中国古代即称中华大地为华夏,经千百年至今沿用不衰。在远古,以治水闻名的大禹建立的王朝即称为夏朝,以至于后世对中原地区的人仍称为夏族。以后的“夏”似乎向西北倾斜。公元五世纪初匈奴 Xixia is the only dynasty in the history of Ningxia that built Yinchuan as the center. Western Xia Dynasty unification of vast areas in the northwest, successively with the Northern Song Dynasty, Liao, Southern Song Dynasty, Jin and Li, the founding of 190 years, pass 10 generations of emperors. Not only does it occupy a prominent place in the history of Ningxia, it also has an important influence on the stage of Chinese history. Speaking of “summer” word, it seems that Chinese people have a soft spot for her. In ancient China, the vast land of China was called Huaxia, and its use for thousands of years has not changed. In ancient times, the dynasty established by Dayu, famous for water governance, was called the Xia Dynasty, so that later generations of people in the Central Plains were still called the Xia Clan. After the “summer” seems to tilt to the northwest. Xiongnu early fifth century