What are the most famous tourist attractions and delicious food in Ningxia?

Shapotou, Ningxia Zhongwei 1

? Ningxia Zhongwei Shapotou national first batch of 5A scenic spots, located in the hinterland of Tengger Desert, is a famous desert tourist area with strong western characteristics. Mountains, Yellow River, desert, Great Wall and oasis gather here, forming a unique natural geography and human landscape. The flowing Yellow River, endless desert, magical desert grassland, desolate Ming Great Wall and magnificent ancient waterwheel have attracted many tourists. Here, you can ride a camel to wander the sand sea, float on the ancient sheepskin raft and enjoy the strange scenery of desert solitary smoke and long river sunset at close range.

2. Mausoleum of Xixia,

It is the most densely populated imperial mausoleum in China, and is called the "Oriental Pyramid" by the world. There are nine emperors' tombs and 140 tombs of princes and ministers. Xixia Mausoleum not only absorbed the advantages of imperial mausoleums since Qin and Han Dynasties, especially since Tang and Song Dynasties, but also was influenced by Buddhist architecture, organically combining Han culture, Buddhist culture and Tangut national culture, forming a unique cemetery architectural form in China. Xixia Mausoleum is large in scale and reasonable in layout. Each mausoleum consists of Quetai, Shen Qiang, North Pavilion, Turret, Moon City, Inner City, Fairy Hall and Lingtai.

3. Pingluosha Lake in Ningxia:

? Husha Lake, the first batch of five-year scenic spots in China, is located in Pingluo County, Ningxia, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan City. Husha Lake has 10,000 mu of water, 5,000 mu of sand dunes and 2,000 mu of reeds. Husha Lake is rich in fish and birds. There are thousands of birds living here, which is a wonder of nature. Husha Lake is rich in fish, not only carp, silver carp, bighead carp, bighead carp, crucian carp, but also Wuchang fish, giant salamander and other rare fish in the north. In the restaurant of Husha Lake, there is a fish banquet to cook live fish produced in Husha Lake. Helan Mountain in the west of the lake stands tall and is reflected in the lake.

4. Liupan Mountain Scenic Area in Ningxia

? Liupan Mountain National Nature Reserve, located in the south of Ningxia, is a combination of northern nomadic culture and Central Plains culture. There are many cultural sites and rich natural resources here. Dense forests, good vegetation and biodiversity make Liupanshan an an ideal place for leisure, summer vacation, forest exploration, scientific research and teaching practice; There are more than 60 scenic spots in the reserve, including Laolongtan, Er'long River, Gate of Hell, Liangdian Gorge, Lotus Pond and Baiyun Mountain. There are Guyuan Ancient City, Qin Changcheng in Warring States and Wang Fu in Anxi in the middle of the reserve. The northern part is Danxia landform centered on Xumishan Grottoes.

Special beauty

? 1, stewed mutton offal: unique flavor. The production method is as follows: the viscera, head and hoof of sheep are carefully washed, cooked in a boiling pot, taken out and shredded. Add the fried chop suey into the original soup, and add onion, ginger, minced garlic, spicy red oil, monosodium glutamate and coriander to make stewed chop suey. The red one is Chili oil, the green one is chopped green onion coriander, and the milky white soup is below the oil color. Take a sip of fresh soup and eat fried chop suey, which is not greasy and mellow.

? 2. Steamed mutton: Ningxia mutton is tender and delicious, and has no smell. Mutton had better choose breast fork and upper spine, chop it into rectangular strips, wash it in cold water, put it in a bowl, and add ginger, onion and garlic. Add a few raw peppers and steam in a cage for about 30 minutes; Then buckle into the soup plate and serve with vinegar, garlic juice, salt and other seasonings.

? 3, crispy chicken: Yinchuan local flavor snacks, characterized by crisp and tender. Practice: First, remove the bones from the cooked hen, tear the chicken into strips, mix well with salt, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate, use 3 egg whites, add half starch and half white flour, and mix well; Pour half of the foam paste into the flat plate with clear oil, then put in the chicken strips, and wrap the chicken strips with the remaining half of the foam paste. Put the wrapped chicken strips in a 70% hot oil pan and fry them until they are white and yellow, then take them out, cut them into 2 knives and 3 strips, then cross cut them, put them on a plate and dip them in salt and pepper.

4. Husha big fish head

? There is a special fish feast in restaurants in Hu Sha tourist area. Every guest will be served with a silver carp head weighing 20-30 Jin just out of the water. It is delicious and eye-catching, and all diners applaud it. Now the big fish head of Husha Lake has been put on the state banquet.

Step 5 grab the mutton

? Hand-grabbed mutton is a famous traditional snack and a traditional Hui folk dish. Select the ribs, breast forks and spine of Tongxin, Haiyuan and Yanchi Mianjie sheep, cut them into strips four or five inches long and five or six minutes wide, scrape them with clean water and put them in a boiling water pot. After removing the floating foam, put the scallion, pepper, green salt and dried ginger into the pot, cook until it is 80% cooked, remove it and put it on a plate, then dip it in salt and eat it with garlic. In the past, because most of them were sold in stalls along the street, people who ate them all grabbed them with their hands. They tasted tender and moderate, and the meat was delicious.