Pengyang tourist attractions

Pengyang’s tourist attractions include: Wuliangshan Grottoes East Grottoes and Pengyang Warring States and Qin Great Wall.

1. East Grottoes of Wuliangshan Grottoes

The Wuliangshan Grottoes are located in the Beiyuan Formation of Tianzhuang Village, an ancient town 25 kilometers northwest of Pengyang County, Ningxia. It is backed by Wuliang Mountain and faces the Shixia River. , surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. This cave was built in 1032 (the tenth year of Song Tiansheng). The grottoes sit south to north and are arranged east to west along the Shixia River.

2. Pengyang Warring States Qin Great Wall

Pengyang Warring States Qin Great Wall entered Xiji County, Ningxia from Jingning County, Gansu Province, passed through Yuanzhou District, and entered Pengyang at Huangjiazhuang, Huanghe Village, Hechuan Township territory. The better surviving sections of the Qin Great Wall in Pengyang during the Warring States Period are the Baicha Village section in Baiyang Town and the Yuyuan Village section in Mengyuan Township. The remaining height ranges from 2-13 meters, the base width is 7-10 meters, the top width is 2-5 meters, and the rammed earth layer is 0.1-0.3 meters.

Pengyang specialty

1. Pengyang red plum and apricot

Pengyang red plum is a specialty of Pengyang County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and a national geographical indication product of China. Pengyang apricots bloom in March and ripen in June-July. The shape of the fruit is regular and approximately round. The average weight of the fruit is 35 grams. The fruit is a large plum, with golden skin, shiny color, thin skin and small flesh with many cores. The flesh is not only soft and juicy, sweet and sour, has a pleasant aroma, but also is rich in nutrients. The pulp can be eaten fresh.

2. Chaona Chicken

Chaona Chicken, a national geographical indication registered product, is a specialty of Pengyang County in Liupanshan District, Ningxia. It has a history of more than a thousand years and is the most popular domestic product. Rare chicken breeds, the only local chicken breed resources in Ningxia, have been included in the national-level local livestock and poultry genetic resource protection catalog.

3. Pengyang pepper

Pengyang pepper is a specialty of Pengyang County, Guyuan City, Ningxia, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products. Pengyang belongs to a typical temperate semi-arid continental monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 7.4°C-8.5°C and an average annual precipitation of 350-550 mm, which is suitable for growing peppers.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Pengyang County