Xixia Imperial Tombs

The Xixia Imperial Tombs (Western Xia Imperial Tombs) are an impressive necropolis from the Xixia Dynasty (1038-1227) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Northwest China, at the foot of the Helan Mountains near Yinchuan.

 The site comprises 9 imperial mausoleums and some 271 side tombs, spread over approximately 50 km². They were built between the 11th and 13th centuries by the Tangut people, a nomadic pastoral culture that established a multi-ethnic empire along the Silk Road (with influences from Han, Uyghur, Tibetan, and other peoples). 

The tombs were heavily damaged during the Mongol conquest under Genghis Khan in 1227, but many structures (including flood control systems) have been preserved. In 2025, they were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It is an important testament to the lost Tangut civilization, with a museum on site. 

The tombs resemble large earthen pyramids and have largely not yet been excavated.

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