Nearly a thousand years ago, Xixia civilization disappeared in the long river of human history. Today, when people pay attention to the Xixia Mausoleum standing in the desert of western China again, it is tantamount to studying a rare ancient fossil of Xixia civilization.

Xixia once occupied an important position in the history of China. It is a state power with dangxiang as the main body, including Han, Tubo, Uighur and other ethnic groups. Before the Sui Dynasty, the Tangut people who were good at nomadism began to rise. Soon, they moved north and south and occupied parts of Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia. In the Song Dynasty, the Tangut fought and lost with Song and Liao. 1032, based on Huaiyuan (present-day Yinchuan), the leader of the Tangut abolished the surname Zhao given by the Song Dynasty (in fact, he always used the surname Li given by the Tang Dynasty). Before long, Li Yuanhao became emperor.

Since then, Xixia has begun a glorious history of nearly 200 years. Influenced by Han culture, Xixia has its own square script and calendar, and has a complete political system and religious system. It can be said that this nation, which is good at fighting, has created its own brilliant civilization while integrating multi-ethnic cultures. Dunhuang Mogao grottoes, known as the treasure house of oriental culture, still has murals that specifically reflect Xixia Buddhism and nomadic life.