Xingqing_District
Xingqing, Yinchuan
District in Ningxia, China
Xingqing District (simplified Chinese: 兴庆区; traditional Chinese: 興慶區; pinyin: Xīngqìng[2] Qū; Wade–Giles: Hsin-ch’ing Ch’ü, Xiao'erjing: ثٍْٿٍْ ٿِيُوِ) is one of three urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east. It has a total area of 757.6 km2 (292.5 sq mi), and, according to the 2010 China Census, a population of 678,306 people.[3] The 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion occurred in the district.