Starting from Xi 'an, northwest self-driving strategy

Traveling in the northwest always gives people a magnificent feeling. Every scenery here looks a little dull, but it is even more unforgettable because of the bright colors in the plain, and there are many delicious foods in the northwest, especially carnivores, which must be visited.

Then, if you plan to drive here in the next time, let's take a look at Xi 'an Northwest self-driving route recommended by Bian Xiao!

D 1: Xi 'an-Yinchuan D2: Yinchuan-Hu Sha-Zhenbeibao Western Studios-Xixia Mausoleum (living in Yinchuan)

Sand lake

Husha Lake is a unique tourist attraction with unique lakes, sand mountains, reeds, birds and fish. Husha Lake is located between Shizuishan City and Heping Luo County, 26 kilometers away from Shizuishan City and 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan, the capital. National Highway and baotou-lanzhou railway pass through the lake, and Beijing-Tibet-expressway goes directly to Husha Lake.

This is the best place to watch birds in spring and autumn. Even if you walk quietly, a little noise can wake up tens of thousands of birds, hovering in the dark, covering the sun, singing and laughing.

Every step here seems to show the figure of Xia Zi Fairy in A Chinese Odyssey. Fog, sea, sky, sky, sky, moonlight and clear water, the clear water of Jinghu Lake is green, which constitutes a vibrant watercolor painting.

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Tickets: Book adult tickets online (including big ship 130 yuan/person).

Scheduled time: you can enter the park on the same day if you book before 12:00, and you can book the tickets for the next day after 12:00.

The speedboat (Bird Island 16 o'clock) enters the park. Opening hours: 8: 00- 18: 00.

Tips:

1. Spring and autumn are the best bird watching seasons.

2. Tickets 130, including 70 yuan shipping fee.

3. Tour of Husha Lake: desert off-road vehicle, seaplane, water skydiving, jet ski, etc.

There are two large parking lots with 5000 parking spaces on both sides of the gate in Hushajing District. There is also an ecological parking lot with 200 parking spaces on the south side of expressway.

China Western Film Studio

When you come to Ningxia, you must not miss Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City. It used to be the shooting place for films that won international awards, such as Herder, Red Sorghum and Ballad of the Yellow River, as well as films such as A Chinese Odyssey, Xinlongmen Inn, Royal Guards and Thorn Tomb.

Now, in the film and television city, some original scenes and props of movies have been preserved and restored for tourists to watch. Strolling in these film and television scenes, lingering in the props that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, seems to have come to a dreamy movie world.

Tips:

Admission: 100 yuan/person

Online booking time: you can enter the park on the same day if you book before 10: 00, and you can book the tickets for the next day after 10: 00.

Opening hours: peak season (April 15-65438+ 10, 8: 00-18: 00; Low season (65438+1October 16-8:30- 17:30 April next year 14).

Tips:

1. The scenic spot provides free tour guide service. After entering the scenic spot, you can see the tour guide.

2. The closing time of Zhenbeibao West Cinema is 8: 30 pm, and the scenic spot is not small. If you want to visit the whole scenic spot, you'd better enter the scenic spot before 6 pm.

Western Xia imperial tombs

Xixia Mausoleum is known as the "Oriental Pyramid". If you are interested in history and culture, you must come here and have a look.

This is the location of the Emperor's Mausoleum in Xixia. It is also one of the largest royal cemeteries in China, with the most complete ground site and the largest Xixia cultural site.

Tips:

Tickets: Booking adult tickets online+sightseeing bus 85 yuan/person.

Online booking time: you can enter the park on the same day if you book before 10: 00, and you can book the tickets for the next day after 10: 00.

Opening hours: 08: 00- 18: 00.

Tips:

1. There are two double tombs and a No.3 mausoleum in Xixia Mausoleum. There is a documentary about the mysterious Xixia in the venue, which is quite interesting and recommended to everyone.

2. There is a voice translation for rent at the door. The narrator is the best guide for this historic spot. Have a general understanding of the whole Xixia through the voice translator.

3. At present, the site of No.3 Mausoleum is relatively large, and the other two open sites, No.1 Mausoleum and No.2 Mausoleum, are some distance away from the site of No.3 Mausoleum, so it is necessary to take the scenic spot battery car back and forth.

After a day's trip, you can go shopping in Yinchuan in the afternoon. For example, going to Lanshan Park to watch the sunset, the night view of Ningxia International Club and the central axis of China and Afghanistan are all very good choices.

D3: Shuidonggou-Ningxia Chuan Folk Garden-Yellow River Grand Canyon (staying in Zhongwei)

Shuidonggou

Shuidonggou is the earliest paleolithic cultural site excavated in China. It is known as the birthplace of prehistoric archaeology in China and the historical witness of cultural exchange between China and the West. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and a national geological park.

Tips:

Tickets: Book adult tickets online 130 yuan/person.

Opening hours: 8: 00- 18: 00.

Ningxia chuan folk-custom museum

Ningxia Chuan Folk Garden, located in Najiahu Village, a famous town in Ningxia with a long history and cultural tradition, is a national cultural industry demonstration base, a national tourist scenic spot, a national red tourist classic scenic spot and one of the new ten scenic spots in Ningxia.

Yellow River Grand Canyon

The Yellow River Grand Canyon is a Yellow River Canyon-type scenic spot composed of limestone and sand shale, and it is a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Since 2003, the tourist area has held the Gaoxia Changhe Tourism Festival every two years.

The Yellow River Grand Canyon is more than 65,438+00 kilometers long, 50-65,438+000 meters wide, and the cliffs on both sides are more than 30 meters high. It has the typical rugged and majestic characteristics of the northern Yellow River and is known as the first canyon in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon organically combines Jiangnan scenery, Xixia culture, Hui Muslims and other ethnic customs. Relying on the cultural landscape of the Yellow River, a number of fine landscapes such as the famous Yellow River Dam, the spectacular Shili Gorge, the unique 108 pagodas and the magical Wofo Mountain have been created.

These scenic spots, linked by the trip to the Yellow River on the water, combined with the construction of ethnic villages and towns and agricultural production activities, fully demonstrated the ethnic customs of Hui and Muslim with Ningxia characteristics and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

Tips:

Opening hours: 08:00- 17:00.

D4: Depart from Zhongwei-Shapotou-Gaomiao-Guyuan City (stay in Guyuan).

Shapotou

Shapotou is located on the southeast edge of Tengger Desert. On one side is the vast Tengger Desert, and on the other side is the rushing Yellow River water. Only when we get to Shapotou can we truly appreciate the significance and charm of the poem "Lonely smoke in the desert, long river setting the yen".

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Admission: (65 yuan/person in low season (KLOC-0/00 yuan/person in high season).

Opening hours: 08: 30- 18: 00.

Tips:

Characteristic attractions: baotou-lanzhou railway across the desert; The site of the Great Wall in Qin and Warring States Period; "Wheat Straw Workshop" experimental area for desert control.

Special experience: rowing sand, sliding rope, riding a sheepskin raft, playing paragliding, riding a camel, hiking in the sand sea, etc.

After visiting Shapotou, drive to Guyuan City. It takes about 2 hours to walk in expressway, and 4 and a half hours to reach Guyuan City by national highway.

Gaomiao

The High Temple is located in the north of Zhongwei City, on a high platform connected with the city wall. Founded in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, it is called New Temple. In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (autumn of A.D. 17 10), it was rebuilt in the second year of Daoguang, the third year of Xianfeng and the eighth year of Guangxu, and it was renamed Yuhuangge.

After its completion in the early years of the Republic of China, it was renamed Gaomiao, with a building area of 25 10 square meters. It is an ancient architectural complex with complete shape and magnificent spirit. It is as famous as the wonders of the desert, and it is one of the two major landscapes in Zhongwei.

The overall plastic arts of the high temple fully embodies the characteristics of the oriental wooden architecture, with overlapping pavilions, patchwork, winding corridors, quiet and elegant.

There are many beautifully carved flowers, fruits and vegetables, rare birds and animals on the walls, corridors, doors, windows, window grilles and arches of the whole building complex, which provides valuable historical materials for studying the art of ancient buildings.

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Opening hours: 7: 30- 19: 00 in summer and 8: 00- 18: 00 in winter.

D5: Huoshizhai-Liupanshan -Xi 'an

Huoshizhai

Huoshizhai is famous for its Danxia landform. It is the most typical Danxia landform group with concentrated distribution, peculiar shape and large scale in northern China, covering an area of 98 square kilometers. It is also the highest Danxia landform group discovered in China so far. There are many strange rocks, canyons and valleys here, which are in contrast with Feng Dan's green trees.

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Admission: 55 yuan/person

Opening hours: 08: 00- 18: 00.

Liupanshan National Forest Park

The natural landscape of Liupanshan National Forest Park brings together the essence of eco-tourism in Ningxia and even the northwest. Don't miss coming to Ningxia. It is always said that there is no midsummer when you go to Qiu Lai in spring.

Liupanshan contains many kinds of quiet gardens, such as canyons, springs and waterfalls, rich forest plants, wild animals and so on. When I finally reached the depths of the mountain along the winding mountain road, Jiangnan-like moisture came to my face.

The roadside is densely forested, with waterfalls flowing all the way, as if walking through the southern landscape town, which is a rare holiday resort in the northwest.

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Tickets: 65 yuan.

Opening hours: 07:00- 17:00.

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Ningxia cuisine is mainly based on northwest pasta, mostly with halal characteristics. The main edible meat is beef and mutton, and the big markets in all counties kill live sheep, and all kinds of mutton dishes can't be tasted.

Roast Lamb Leg

baked lamp chop

Roasted sheep's hoof

Roast Whole Lamb

Hand-shredded mutton

Mutton braised rice

Mutton JIU noodles

Most of the food here is meat, which is very popular with tourists from all over the world. Moreover, when I come to the northwest this season, although there are many sandstorms, I feel more about the atmosphere and silence here.