Zhongwei is located in the middle and west of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, at the source of the Yellow River, and is known as the "Desert Water City, Huaerqi Township and Leisure Center". Wuzhong in the east, Guyuan City and Jingyuan County in Gansu Province in the south, Jingtai County in Gansu Province in the west and Alashan Zuo Qi in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north.

Central defender has a long history. According to records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Qiang and Rong lived side by side, Qin belonged to Beidi County, and Han County set up "_ County". In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set up an army "central defender", which gradually became a place name and is still in use today.

According to Paleolithic cultural sites, Yiwanquan Neolithic cultural sites, barley rock paintings and Zhongwei Xiangshan rock paintings, it shows that humans lived here as early as 30,000 years ago.

Republic of China (19 12- 1949)

After the founding of the Republic of China, the original Zhongwei County was established, and its affiliation remained unchanged. The county government was located in Ning 'anbao. 1929 1 month, Ningxia Province was formally established, formerly known as Zhili and Zhongwei County. 193365438+February, Zhongning County was separated by Shengjinguan and He Shan Bridge to the east.

1 949 65438+1October1,People's Republic of China (PRC) was established, and Zhongwei County and Zhongning County were subordinate to Ningxia Province. 1954, Ningxia was merged into Gansu Province, and Zhongwei County and Zhongning County belonged to Yinchuan area of Gansu Province.

1958 10 On October 25th, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was established, belonging to the former Zhongwei County and Zhongning County. Yinnan District was established in 1972, which governed Zhongwei County and Zhongning County until 1998. 1998, Wuzhong was established in Yin Nan area, belonging to Zhongwei County and Zhongning County. Haiyuan county has been placed under the jurisdiction of Guyuan area and Guyuan city.