Helan

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Helan County ( Chinese  贺兰 县 , Pinyin Hèlán Xiàn ) is a district of the administrative area of ​​the prefecture -level city of Yinchuan , the capital of the Ningxia Autonomous Region of the Hui Nationality in the People's Republic of China . It has an area of ​​1,600 km² and a population of 180,000. Its main town is the large community of Xigang (习 岗镇).

The listed twin pagodas of Baisikou and the rock carvings of the Helan Mountains are on its territory.

Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′  N , 106 ° 17 ′  E