alexis hooi, a singaporean journalist at china daily, arrived in the ningxia hui autonomous region at the end of last year, wanting to find out more about the region's up-and-coming wines. he headed for the foothills of helan mountain and spent a day at li's winery, where he learned about the area's rich winemaking culture — as well as the policies, incentives and support for the industry from yinchuan, the regional capital.
through the wines of helan mountain, hooi gained a better understanding of the region and its impressive development.
