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Ningxia
Huang He (Yellow River) in Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, north-central China.
The four main coal fields in Ningxia are dispersed throughout the region in the following locations:
- North: Near the border with Inner Mongolia.
- West-central: Around Xiangshan.
- East-central: Near Lingwu.
- South: Around Guyuan.
These reserves have established the region as a major base for coal mining and thermal power generation in northern China.1