Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) is a Geographical indication in China.
Desert foothills of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, sheltered from Gobi winds. Vines are buried each winter against the cold. China's best-known region for Cabernet Sauvignon.
The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.
Key facts
Type
Geographical indication
Area
868,954 ha registered outline
Centre
38.3892° N, 106.1459° E
Legal basis
Wine GIs protected in China and listed in the EU-China agreement (2021). Counties as in the 2017 boundaries.
Outline: Built from the administrative units that contain the area. The legal boundary follows other lines (roads, rivers, farms or altitude), so the real area is smaller.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
1,090–3,494 m
Mean elevation
1,272 m
Measured over the whole outline on 152,658 elevation cells of about 240 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Sources
geoBoundaries CHN ADM2 (2017) (Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) v1.0)