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GLOBALink | Why is Ningxia known as hometown of stars in China

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-24 18:24:43|Editor: huaxia

Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is known as the "hometown of stars" in China due to few light pollution. People can see the Milky Way in more than 300 days here each year.

Besides, various landscapes such as deserts, mountains and the Yellow River, convenience of transportation and safety in the wild make Ningxia an ideal place for fans of starry sky and astronomy photographers. Many world-famous astronomy pictures were taken here.

Data shows that over 30,000 fans of starry sky and astronomy photographers come to Ningxia each year.

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KEY WORDS: China,Ningxia,Starry Sky
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