Western Xia Tombs

Occupying an area of some 50 km2 (19 sqm), the Western Xia tombs at the foot of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of northwestern China includes nine imperial mausoleums and 140 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. 

This burial complex lies some 35 km westward from the capital city of the Western Xia, the Xingqing fu or Xingqing, what is modern-day Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Western Xia dynasty existed between 1038 and 1227 when it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan. The empire was founded by the Tangut ethnic group, about which little is currently known. Of current excavations, only the No.3 mausoleum has been adequately excavated and researched. This mausoleum is attributed to Western Xia's first emperor Jingzong, born Li Yuanhao, (1003-1048), who has been determined as a pavilion-tower construction fusing both traditional mausoleum and temple styles with Buddhist characteristics. 

Opening Hours：09:00 – 16:00 

Price：RMB 95 per person