Top 10 provincial regions with fastest economic growth

China's overall economic growth grew at 6.7 percent year-on-year in 2016. The country's western region, although still lagging in economy scale, led in growth rate.

Let us take a look at the 10 outperformers, out the 31 provincial regions nationwide.

No 9 Ningxia Hui autonomous region

GDP: 315.01 billion yuan

Growth rate: 8.1 percent year-on-year

Tourists ride camels in the Sand Lake scenic spot in the city of Shizuishan, Northwest China. [Photo/ Xinhua]