Its Royal Pavilion, a preposterous temple of fun completed by George iv, has modern equivalents in the form of a booming club scene, catering to hedonists from all over the region.
They are the largest walls found in the region from before the time of King Herod, the ambitious builder who expanded the Second Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem almost 2,100 years ago.
As Ningxia lies in the interlock area of farming-pastoral region, and borders on with the Inner Mongolian area, the Ningxia area's temple fair has its unique form - trade fair of cattle.