What are the opening hours of Helan Mountain Scenic Area?

Helan Mountain Scenic Area opening hours: 8:00-17:00

Helan Mountain Scenic Area Attractions Introduction:

Helan Mountain Scenic Area is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain , starting from Baisikou in the north and ending at Sanguankou in the south, it is more than 30 kilometers long from north to south and 4 kilometers wide from east to west. The main attractions include Baisikou Twin Pagodas, Xiaogunzhongkou, Suyukou Forest Park, Helan Mountain Rock Paintings, etc. This place is full of mountains, steep cliffs, and rich in forest resources. It has been regarded as a summer resort as early as the Xixia Dynasty.

In the mountains, there are 18 species of nationally protected animals such as red deer, musk deer, and argali sheep, as well as more than 100 kinds of precious Chinese medicinal materials, mushrooms and other mountain delicacies. There are many kinds of mineral resources in the mountains, among which Taixi Coal, which is famous both at home and abroad, is contained. Helan Mountain is majestic and beautiful, with gurgling mountain streams and bursts of forest waves; every spring, flowers are fragrant and vying for beauty; in the golden autumn, agate-like cherries, mountain apricots, and wild grapes hang on the branches, blooming red and green. Mesmerizing. Helan Mountain is steep with rugged rocks and the main peak is 3,556 meters above sea level. Standing on the main peak and looking eastward, you can have a panoramic view of the Ningxia plains; looking down from the top, you can see the grassland scenery at a glance. It is an ideal summer resort and tourist attraction. At the northern foot of Helan Mountain is the Bei Temple (Fuyin Temple), which is the largest temple in Alxa League. It has pavilions, halls, halls and pavilions all over the mountain, and a simple corridor leading straight to the mountainside. The white pagoda at the west end of the main temple is 10 meters high. It is far away from the temple and complements each other with extraordinary momentum. The temple is brightly lit with candles, lamas are wearing cassocks, beating drums and chanting sutras, and smoke is lingering to save all living beings. At the southern edge of the foothills is the Nan Temple (Guangzong Temple). The temples are built on the mountain and are scattered in various places. They have clear streams, evergreen pines and cypresses, and bells in the morning and drums in the evening. It is a famous tourist attraction.

Helan Mountain is located at the junction of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It is the western barrier of the Ningxia Plain. The highest peak is 3,556 meters, with an average altitude of more than 2,000 meters. It is majestic and magnificent, with lush trees and green and white horses. In the north, the horses are called Helan, hence the name . The trees on the mountain cover the sky, the springs gurgling, and the scenery is beautiful. In the middle of the Helan Mountains, located between the Yinchuan Plain and the Inner Mongolia grasslands, there is also the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve.

The nature reserve contains a rare large-scale spruce forest in northwest my country, about 150,000 acres, which is very precious. Deep in the jungle, there is also a deer farm covering an area of ??more than 30 hectares. In the high mountains above 2,000 meters in the protected area, patches of pine and spruce mixed forests grow on shady slopes, while on the sunny slopes of 2,400 meters high mountains, light green aspen forests or aspen and spruce trees grow. Mixed forest. In the dense forest, there is a strong wind and waves of pine trees, just like the surging tide of money. Thousands of valleys, pines, waves and Helan Jingxue are a wonderful sight.