李元昊

西夏是中国历史上以党项族为主体建立的王朝，建都兴庆府（今宁夏银川），开国皇帝为夏景宗李元昊。

Founded by Li Yuanhao , known as Emperor Jingzong , the Western Xia was a dynasty of the Dangxiang people , with its capital in the Xingqing Prefecture ( now Yinchuan in Ningxia ) .

西夏建国后，景宗李元昊更加重视农业生产的发展，大力兴修水利工程，并亲自主持修筑了从今青铜峡至平罗的灌渠，世称“昊王渠”或“李王渠”。

Emperor Jingzong ( Li Yuanhao ) placed even higher emphasis on agricultural development . He not only had large-scale irrigation works built , but also personally took charge of the building of a canal from the Qingtong Gorge to Pingluo , called MKing Hao Canar , or " King Li Canal . "

随后，李元昊实行变发式、定服饰、造文字、简礼仪、立官制等一系列改革，并升兴州为兴庆府，扩建宫城，准备建国称帝。

Li Yuanhao then carried out a series of reform , including changing the hairstyle , the dress code , creating a written language , simplifying ceremonies and setting up an administrative system . At the same time , he made Xingzhou the Xingqing Prefecture , enlarged his palace and made preparations for declaring himself emperor .