10 ancient towns and villages around Ningxia that are suitable for self-driving. Recommended scenic spots with less crowds and beautiful scenery in Ningxia

Every time when ancient towns are mentioned, everyone’s first reaction is Zhenbeibao Town! But there is not only Zhenbeibao Town around Yinchuan, but there are also some ancient towns and villages with few people and beautiful scenery~ Let’s take a trip to the ancient towns this weekend!

1. Nan Changtan Village

Nan Changtan Village is a mysterious village. Although the village is small, it has "three firsts in Ningxia": the first village in Ningxia Yellow River; The first crossing, the first floating of the Yellow River in Ningxia. In December 2008, Nanchangtan Village won the title of Ningxia's first "National Historical and Cultural Village". This is the first village where the Yellow River enters the south bank of Ningxia. South Changtan The Yellow River turns a big bend here, forming a crescent-shaped long beach on the south bank of the river. People call it South Changtan. There are prehistoric rock paintings, ancient waterwheels, the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty, rugged rocks and towering cliffs on both sides of the Yellow River. Address: South Changtan Village, Yingshuiqiao Town, Zhongwei City

2. North Changtan Village

Beichangtan Village is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in the lofty mountains, far away from South Changtan. The Yellow River enters the first small village on the north bank of Ningxia. When you walk into Beichangtan, you will feel as if time has stayed in the 1950s and 1960s. The ancient waterwheels and other witnesses of the Yellow River farming civilization in Beichangtan form a pastoral scene. Every year during the Pear Blossom Festival, this place becomes a beautiful folk cultural feast on the Yellow River in Ningxia. There are many historical relics here, such as the Yellow River Pebble Stone Tool Site (Elm Terrace, the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, trenches, traditional houses, ancestral halls, etc.), which still maintain the complete continuation of the clan name. Walking into Beichangtan Village is like walking into the northwest countryside in history Address: Beichangtan Village, Yingshuiqiao Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City

3. Najiahu Village

Najiahu Village is a Najia house built in the Ming Dynasty. Famous for the Huihu Mosque. The village also has the famous Huixiang Cultural Park inside and outside the district, which receives more than 16,000 tourists every year. It is an important window for promoting and promoting Yongning County. The Najiahu Mosque is a traditional medieval architectural temple. It has an obvious architectural style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, covering an area of ??about 3,300 square meters. It is a rectangular building with an east-west orientation. It is also a typical Chinese traditional courtyard building. It is a popular place to visit during Eid al-Fitr and Corban festivals. There are countless tourists. At dusk, the sunset is even more charming and dazzling.

4. The ancient rock painting village

There are people walking along the stone path of Helan Mountain in the distance. Walking down a gravel road, you will arrive at the Ancient Rock Painting Village. The Ancient Rock Painting Village is the only inhabited ancient village closest to the Helan Mountain Rock Painting Area. Due to its special geographical location and inconvenient transportation conditions, it is almost isolated from the world, and few tourists visit it. Because of this, many ancient and simple imprints have been left here, which also indirectly protects this flowing "Helan rock painting". Walking into the ancient village, an ancient and distant atmosphere comes to your face. There are old trees and vines, adobe huts, withered branches, and acres of fields behind the houses. Farming equipment hangs at the door. Standing on the wooden observation deck on the second floor, you can see the endless Yinchuan plain.

5. Nanfang Village

When Nanfang Village first became famous, a rural image of "Thousands of miles of orioles croaking and the green reflecting the red, water villages, mountains, wine flags and wind" will come to mind. . Although the Xixia Jingzhou that was stationed as a border guard has long been buried by the yellow sand, and the old ancient city of Lingzhou has also disappeared, the people who have lived on the banks of the Yellow River for generations have maintained this fertile soil and worked hard here for generations. Live your own happy life. Address: Wanghong Town, Yongning County, Yinchuan City

6. Mumin New Village

Mumin New Village is a village known as the "Longevity Village". In 2007, Mumin New Village was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage inheritance and protection site because of its unique Hui customs. Chinese and foreign tourists came here in droves, and it became Ningxia's first national characteristic landscape tourism town and village.

Longwangba Village in Xiji County is one of the rural tourist destinations in Guyuan City. It has been rated as an ecological civilization demonstration village in Xiji County, the most beautiful leisure village in China, and a national ecological cultural village. , China's most beautiful rural tourism model village, and China's rural tourism maker demonstration base, Longwangba Longquanwan Villa has successively won the autonomous region's five-star farmhouse and the national gold medal farmhouse. When you first enter the village, you will be immersed in it and forget to leave. There is a "sacred mountain" here. Lingtai Mountain, the "holy water" Longwangba, the Longwang Temple complex in the village shows people the long history of Longwangba Village, the mountains embraced by the village, the flowing river, and the graceful "Water Dragon Walking" embedded in the village. The dragon-shaped water bay formed adds a bit of beauty and tranquility to the village. Birds are everywhere under the forest, and nature, people and animals live in harmony. Address: Jiqiang Town, Xiji County, Guyuan City, Ningxia

8. Hongya Village

Hongya Village is full of strong historical and cultural atmosphere. It is surrounded by Liupan Mountain to the north, Qingliang Mountain to the south, and the Qingliang River flows through it. The "Old Alley" in Hongya Village is known as the most beautiful old alley in Ningxia. Although the entire alley is only more than 200 meters long, it is full of old trees, ancient clocks, dry wells, brick carvings of hundreds of family names, Red Army walls, brick screen walls, and horse troughs. , red lanterns, stage and unique architectural style form a beautiful rural picture. The red memory written in history by Hongya Village cannot be forgotten. Walking into the old alley, you can still vaguely see the red painted slogans left by the Red Army when they passed by during the Long March on the cliff.

Today's old alley has long emerged from the ravine, showing its appearance to the world. There are already farmhouse catering (real green pastoral food, family inns, teahouses, bars and other business activities here), making it a tourist resort integrating green ecology, health vacation, sightseeing and entertainment, leisure and fitness. Address: 9, Longde County, Guyuan City , Chaona Ancient City

Chaona Ancient City has a long history and is one of the four earliest county towns in Ningxia. Today, the ancient city is severely damaged, but the city site is still clear and majestic. Its plane is rectangular, 682 meters long from east to west and 480 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of ??327,000 square meters. The remaining height of Chaona City Wall ranges from 1 to 13 meters, the base width is 14 meters, and the rammed earth layer is 14 to 20 meters. Four gates were opened from east to west, north to south, and today Penggu Highway passes through the east and west city gates. Along the outer perimeter of the city wall, a moat 3 meters deep and 20 meters wide was built, which still exists today.

Deep in the mountains around Ningxia, there are many secluded and peaceful villages, without the hustle and bustle of cars and horses from the outside world, only accompanied by landscapes, flowers and birds. If you want to appreciate the artistic conception of "seeing Nanshan leisurely", you might as well find time to visit for a few days~