Western Xia Imperial Tombs are the royal mausoleums of the emperors in the Western

Xia Dynasty (1038-1227). Located at the eastern slope of the Helan Mountains,
western suburb about 35km away from Yinchuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,
the Tombs are the best-preserved historic cultural heritage representing the Tangut
civilization at the largest scale and in the highest rank.

Built between the 11th and 13th centuries, the Tombs are connected with the Helan
Mountains in the west and with the Yinchuan Plain and the Yellow River in the east.
They are situated in a spacious land higher in the west than the east. Occupying an
area of some 50 square kilometers, the Western Xia Imperial Tombs include 9
imperial mausoleums, 254 subordinate tombs, 1 site of large architectural complex
and more than 10 brick-and-tile kiln sites. The imperial mausoleums are lined up
along the eastern slope of the Helan Mountains from north to south. The whole grand
burial complex extends like a long and narrow south-north ribbon.

With the reputation of �Chinese Pyramid�, the Imperial Mausoleums of the Western
Xia Dynasty is the mausoleum for all the emperors in the Western Xia Dynasty,
located at the east foot of Mountain Helan, about 30 kilometers west of Yinchuan
City proper.