Huining Profile: Huining County, is a silver city in Gansu Province, in the central part of Gansu Province, the southern end of Baiyin City. Huining County is 6,439 square kilometers. It contains 22 townships, 6 towns, and 564,100 (2012). There are 7 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Dongxiang and Salar. In 2012, Huining County achieved a total production value of 459.437 million yuan, an increase of 14.5% over 2011. Huining has been a major traffic artery and a military center since ancient times. It is known as the "Qin Yu Key". As early as 5,000 years ago, in the Neolithic Age, human beings lived and multiplied; when the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty was established more than 2,100 years ago, the ancient Silk Road passed through the territory, leaving many important towns and castle ruins along the way. In October 1936, the three main forces of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army were in Huining, and they were famous both at home and abroad. Huining is a famous county in northwestern education, and has the title of "Northwest College Entrance Examination County "and"Doctor's Hometown".