Helan Profile: Helan County (Pinyin: Helan Xian), Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, including the county, in the northern part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the Western Han Dynasty, the county, the Qing Dynasty is two years (1724) in Ningxia County, renamed in 1941 Helan County, as of 2013, Helan County has 1,599 square kilometers of land and 2,355,78 people. It consists of 4 towns, 1 township, 2 farms and 1 farm. Helan County is inland in the northwest of China's Loess Plateau, the central part of the Qingtongxia Yellow River Irrigation Area in Yinchuan Plain, the mountainous area in the west, and the eastern plain. The basic characteristics of the terrain tend to be low in the southwest and low in the northeast, and the whole area is inclined from the southwest to the northeast. It is mainly composed of western mountains and eastern plains. It belongs to the mid-temperate arid climate zone. The Yellow River enters and 98% is the Yellow River gravity irrigation. Helan County has natural landscapes such as Helan Mountain rock paintings, Neolithic period ruins, ancient Han tomb ruins, Baisikou twin towers, Hongfo tower and other historical sites, and the Yellow River Gudu and Yellow River wetlands. The poet Wei Wei of the Tang Dynasty, "Helan Mountain under the Orchard, the old name of the Saibei Jiangnan" and the poet of the Qing Dynasty, Fahai, "If the Liangtian is infinitely good, the scenery is small and small Jiangnan" is the true portrayal of Helan Lake, the color of the mountains and the land of fish and rice.