Xixia Dynasty was a feudal dynasty which was founded in the 11th century and the main body was the Dangxiang people and Qiang ethnic minority. In year 1038, the first emperor Li Yuanhao founded the Xixia Dynasty at Xingqing. In year 1277, Xixia Dynasty was exterminated by the Mongolia people. The duration of Xixia Dynasty was 190 years and there were ten emperors throughout the course of the history. The conquered areas reached to the Yellow River in the east, Yumen to the west, Xiaoguan in the south and the desert in the north. The coverage of the dynasty was more than thousands li. In its prime period, the reigning land areas were 830 thousand square meters including Ningxia, Gansu, western part of Inner Mongolia, northern part of Shaanxi province, eastern part of Qinghai province, eastern part of Sinkiang and southern part of the Republic of Mongolia.
The students who traveled in China would have the chance to go there. Those went to school in Kunming to study Chinese said they had been to the Ningxia Imperial Tombs of Xixia Dynasty and they all thought the a good place to experience the ancient culture and ancient royal family. They hoped they could travel all around China in their life in China. Those who had been to Ningxia Imperial Tombs of Xixia Dynasty told us more about the history of the Ningxia Imperial Tombs of Xixia Dynasty.
According to the introduction of the foreign students, the founding of Xixia regime made great contribution to the local unity, the social development, the economical progress and cultural growth as well as the formation of the diverse ethnic groups of China. They said the diverse cultures in Xixia Dynasty were similar to the diverse ethnic cultural features in Yunnan when they had the chance to study Mandarin in Yunnan.
In order to make the visitors at home and abroad know more about the history of Xixia Dynasty and explore the mystery of Xixia culture, more efforts were put in building the scenic spots in No. 3 Tombs as well as protecting the cultural relics of the imperial tombs. These measures all aimed at creating a historical site which combined the splendid history of Xixia Dynasty. The scenic spots in the imperial would attract more tourists year by year.