Because the capital of Western Xia was in today's Yinchuan (then known as Xingzhou), Ningxia, the sites of the imperial mausoleums were chosen nearby at the east foot of the Helan Mountains ...

Excavation and rectification of No.3 Mausoleum of Western Xia kings will be soon launched, The Western Xia Mausoleums, found by accident in 1972, enjoy a reputation as the "Pyramids in the Orient.” ...

some sprawling mausoleums of earthen "pyramids" stand as a silent witness to a vanished kingdom. The Western Xia Imperial Tombs, often dubbed the "Oriental Pyramids," were built by the Tangut ...