What are the tourist attractions in Yanchi County?

The tourist attractions in Yanchi County include: Great Wall Pass, Haba Lake, Yanchi Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Huama Temple National Forest Park, and Jiuqu Folk Culture Park.

1. Changcheng Pass

Changcheng Pass is located in the north of Yanchi County, Ningxia. The northern part is a windy sand area, which is part of the Mu Us Desert; the central part is hilly beach land with flat and open terrain; and the southern part is a loess gully area. Changcheng Pass is the only pass named after the Great Wall among the thousands of great passes on the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty.

2. Haba Lake

Haba Lake is located in the central sandy area 37 kilometers away from Yanchi County. Haba Lake has a total area of ??160,000 hectares. The vegetation in the tourist area belongs to the Eurasian steppe area, central Asia, the transition zone from China's Loess Plateau to Inner Mongolia Steppe Province. There are 507 known species of plants in the reserve, with various 149 species of terrestrial animals. The vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 80%.

3. Yanchi Revolution Memorial Hall

The Yanchi Revolution Memorial Hall is a museum in Yanchi County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. According to information from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in September 2020, there are currently 1,201 pieces/sets of collections and 146 pieces/sets of precious cultural relics. 7 exhibitions have been held, 192 educational activities have been carried out, and the number of visitors has been 863,000.

4. Huamasi National Forest Park

Huamasi National Forest Park covers an area of ??5000.00 hectares. It is located in Yanchi County, Ningxia, bordering Dingbian, Shaanxi to the east, Huan County, Gansu to the south, and Qianqi, Inner Mongolia to the north. It is located in a tropical grassland and desert climate, with an average temperature of minus 9°C. The annual average temperature is 5 to 10°C, with a large temperature difference between day and night. The vegetation types are desert and grassland vegetation. It consists of three scenic spots: south of the city, Haba Lake and Luotuojing.

The park integrates tourism, desert exploration, experiencing nature, and understanding history, and is characterized by ecological natural landscapes such as sand, water, and forests.

5. Jiuqu Folk Culture Park

Jiuqu Folk Culture Park is located on the north side of Changcheng Pass in the northwest of Yanchi County. It is part of the Yanchi County Citizen Forest Leisure Park Folk Culture Park construction project and was first built. in 2018.

Jiuqu, the full name of Jiuqu Yellow River Lantern Array, also called Jiuqu Yellow River Dragon Gate Array, commonly known as Zhuan Jiuqu, is a group activity form of folk entertainment activities during the Lantern Festival in the Yellow River Basin. Jiuqu means twists and turns. It originally refers to the twists and turns of the Yellow River. Its implication is that life is like a stream, with thousands of twists and turns, and ninety-nine times it returns to the same place. Completing the nine tunes means that disasters will be eliminated and you will be safe and sound in one year.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanchi County