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My hometown Ningxia, although you may know that Ningxia is a poor and backward small place.
我的家乡宁夏，虽然以前大家可能知道宁夏是一个贫穷、落后的小地方。
However, with the pace of reform and opening up, Ningxia has also started reform, making Ningxia a beautiful and rich place. Ningxia, located in Northwest China, is a beautiful place with a long history and civilization.
但是随着改革开放的脚步，宁夏也开始了改革，让宁夏变成了一个美丽的富饶的地方。宁夏位于我国西北地区，是一个美丽、历史文明悠久的地方。
Ningxia Sichuan has two sharp ends, the mother river and the Yellow River in the East and Helan Mountain in the West. Ningxia Sichuan is rich in products and cheap.
宁夏川两头尖，东靠母亲河黄河，西靠贺兰山。宁夏川物产丰富，而且便宜。
Beside the Yellow River, there are Yellow River Park and many real estate development zones. The Yellow River not only moistens the crops of our Ningxia people, but also moistens the hearts of our Ningxia people.
在黄河边有黄河公园，还有众多的房地产开发区。黄河滋润了我们宁夏人的庄稼，同样，也滋润了我们宁夏人的心灵。
This is my beautiful hometown - Ningxia.
这就是我美丽的家乡——宁夏。
