Ningxia Province blog posts
![Day #9: What remains of Tangut](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSC_1115_1024.jpg)
Day #9: What remains of Tangut
We left our beloved Mongolia on a night train and headed towards the province of Ningxia. We arrived in the city
![Day #9: Pagodas everywhere](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSC_1050_1024.jpg)
Day #9: Pagodas everywhere
Since we started traveling we have seen pagodas of all shapes and sizes almost everywhere. Kircher also noticed the numerous “towers”,
![Day #10: Two foreign faces create a lot of fuss](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSC_1193_1024.jpg)
Day #10: Two foreign faces create a lot of fuss
Loyally following the route taken by Grueber and d’Orville, we are now crossing the remote and rural parts of the
![Day #11: To Hell and Back](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1539.jpg)
Day #11: To Hell and Back
Today, we explored the Gao Miao Temple in Zhongwei. Over time, this temple has catered to Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
![Day #12: Where the Yellow River Brings the Desert to Life](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSC_1401_1024.jpg)
Day #12: Where the Yellow River Brings the Desert to Life
The Desert: Over the course of several months, the Jesuits crossed an area of the Gobi Desert (which Kircher refers