Ningxia's heady with success in trading wine

In 1984, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region produced its first bottle of wine. And 33 years on, the beverage is not only a key local industry but Ningxia's mascot that the world recognizes.

For the past five years, more than 300 kinds of wines from Ningxia won awards both in China and overseas.

"Ningxia is one of the most suitable places for growing grapes and producing wine," said Li Jianhua, party chief of Ningxia Hui autonomous region. "If there are Chinese wines that win awards at wine-tasting competitions, they must have been produced in Ningxia."