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Yinchuan

American  
[yin-chwahn] / ˈyɪnˈtʃwɑn /
Wade-Giles, Yinch'uan;

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in and the capital of Ningxia Hui region, in N China.


Yinchuan British  
/ ˈjɪnˈtʃwɑːn /

noun

  1. a city in N central China, capital of Ningxia, on the Yellow River. Pop: 642 000 (2005 est)

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The policy of “consolidating mosques” was also referenced in a March 2018 document issued by the government of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered a national safety campaign in June after 31 people were killed in cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwestern city of Yinchuan.

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The disaster occurred less than 12 hours after an explosion Wednesday evening blamed on cooking gas killed 31 people in a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, a city in China’s northwest.

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Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people gathered ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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The blast happened at an outlet of Fuyang Barbecue, a chain restaurant in Yinchuan popular for its grilled skewers and stir-fried dishes, The Paper said.

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