Eight must-see attractions, the magical Ningxia in the south of the Yangtze River. How many do you know?

Ningxia is located in the northwest of China, at the junction of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, desert and loess plateau, bordering Shaanxi in the east, Inner Mongolia in the north and Gansu in the south, with a unique geographical position.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains culture and the northern nomadic culture have taken root and developed in this place, which makes Ningxia not only have a unique landscape, but also an intoxicating frontier culture. When you come to Ningxia, you can immerse yourself in the lake and sand.

Camels stroll along Shapotou and feel the vast desert aesthetics; When you meet the Oriental Pyramid in Xixia Mausoleum, you can't miss the local food full of Hui flavor. Heroes grab meat, roast whole sheep, wormwood noodles, cold rice noodles and other foods, and eat meat and drink.

Only in the magical Ningxia, suitable for every rough and unrestrained free soul, come and find out!

Ningxia must have pre-departure knowledge.

Climate: Ningxia belongs to temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons, short summer time and little rainfall, especially in July, with the highest temperature, with an average temperature of 24℃; Winter is affected by the northwest monsoon, which takes a long time and has a large temperature difference between day and night. 5438+ 10 June is the coldest, with an average temperature of -9℃. The annual rainfall is between 150mm-600mm, with less in the north and more in the south, with more in summer and autumn and less in winter and spring.

The most suitable season for tourism in summer falls between the recovery in late spring and the gradual cooling in early autumn, and the temperature is the most pleasant from May to 10 every year. It is recommended to check the weather forecast of Ningxia before departure.

Airport to and from the city center

Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is the only international airport in Ningxia, located in the southeast of Yinchuan, about 20 kilometers away from the urban area. You can take the airport shuttle bus to and from Yinchuan city. There are four routes, and it takes about 30 minutes to get to the city. The fare is 20~40 yuan one-way (depending on the destination), and the frequency interval is 30 minutes.

In addition, there are civil aviation shuttle buses and taxis (taxis) at the airport, which passengers can take. The cost of going downtown by taxi is about 30 yuan. It is recommended to communicate with the driver about the fare before the ride.

Free transportation in Ningxia

The major scenic spots in Ningxia are scattered and a little far from the urban area, but almost all the scenic spots can be reached by bus or tourist line. Self-help tourists can check the travel time in advance and arrange their travel itinerary. Free travel in Ningxia is definitely not a problem!

Bus travel special line: Every April 20th-10/October 20th 10, Yinchuan Bus Company will open bus travel special lines 1, 2, 3 and 3, all starting from Crescent Square, and going to Xixia Mausoleum, Helan Mountain Rock Painting, Zhenbeibao West Film and Television City and other scenic spots respectively, with fixed departure time every day.

Yinchuan Bus: In addition to the special line in the tourist season, the bus in Ningxia is also very convenient, and buses will arrive at almost all scenic spots. For example, passengers who want to go to the Western Xia Mausoleum, Gunzhongkou (a small intersection), Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City, Suyukou National Forest Park, Shuidonggou, Jinshui Garden and other scenic spots can take bus No.3, 1 1 and 6550 in downtown Yinchuan.

1. Hu Sha?

In the northwest of Yinchuan, there is a natural place-Husha Lake, which integrates lake water, sand mountain, reeds, birds and fish. It is a unique ecological environment, with an endless desert in the south and a lake covered with reeds in the northeast, which is very spectacular.

Stay here, you can completely immerse yourself in the lake and sand, including a large bird island of about 500 acres, where a large number of wild birds inhabit or transit.

Lucky tourists can see here that birds such as Hei He, swan, grey stork, merganser, white-tailed sea eagle, bustard, kite and goshawk are protected by many countries, making them a paradise for birds. It is also suggested that bird lovers come to Husha Lake in spring and autumn every year, which is the best season for bird watching.

In addition, when visitors come to Husha Lake, they can also experience water skydiving, surfing, sand sculpture in the desert, sand-sliding cableway, boating in the lake, natural bathing places and other entertainment projects, which are also quite suitable for friends who like to seek excitement.

Address: Xidatan (Hu Sha Eco-tourism Zone), Pingluo County, Shizuishan City

Opening hours: 08:00~ 18:00.

Admission: 60 yuan in peak season (4/1~10/31); Low season (111~ 3/31) 40 yuan.

Route: Take the Hu Sha Tourist Line at Yinchuan Beimen Bus Station twice a day (09:00, 10:30), about 1 hour. At other times, you can also go to Yinchuan Tourist Bus Station, take the shuttle bus to Shizuishan City (Dawukou District) and pass the bus in Hu Sha Eco-tourism Zone.

2. Shapotou Tourist Area?

Shapotou is located in the west of zhongwei, Ningxia, on the southeast edge of Tengger Desert. It is named after the big Shapotou with a width of 2 kilometers, a height of 200 meters and an inclination angle of 60 degrees. It has deserts, Yellow River, mountains and oases, which makes it a popular tourist attraction in Ningxia!

To the north of Shashan is the endless Tengger Desert. South is a lush desert oasis;

Coming here is the vast desert, and you can also see the beautiful south of the Yangtze River. The extremely unique natural and cultural scenery also makes Shapotou the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in China!

When you come to Shapotou, you can also walk slowly on a camel and surf cross-country in the vast desert with yellow sand all over the sky.

It also has the largest natural sliding field in China. When sliding down the 100-meter sand slope, the sand surface makes a "buzzing" sound, just like a golden bell. Travelers can also cross the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft, which is an ancient means of transportation made of inflatable sheepskin and worth experiencing.

Address: Yingshuiqiao Town (Hu Sha Eco-tourism Zone), shapotou district, zhongwei, Ningxia.

Opening hours: 08:30~ 17:30.

Admission: peak season (4/1~11/30)100 yuan; Low season (12/1~ 3/31) 65 yuan; The cost of each experience is different.

Bus route: Take the train from Qingtongxia Railway Station to Zhongwei, about 1.5 hours. After leaving the station, you can transfer to the special bus for Shapotou Scenic Area at Zhongwei Bus Station, which runs every half hour, which takes about 1 hour.

3. Qingtongxia 108 Tower?

Qingtongxia 108 Pagoda, built on the hillside on the west bank of Qingtongxia Reservoir, is one of the ancient large lamasery pagodas in China. It was first established in the Xixia Dynasty (1038~ 1227), and the number of lama pagodas 108 increased from top to bottom in odd numbers (according to 1).

108 stupas are all brick 3m solid lama pagodas. The pagoda at the top is the largest, about 5 meters high, with a small Buddhist shrine in the east and a stable square tower foundation below.

If you look closely, you can find that the stupas on other floors are different in shape except the top one. From top to bottom, the pagodas on floors 2-6 are gourd-shaped, the pagodas on floors 7 are cylindrical, the Buddha statues on floors 8- 1 1 are folded, the pedestal on floors 12 is cross-shaped, and the pagodas are covered with alms.

Although the construction history of Qingtongxia Pagoda 108 is unknown, we can know that this pagoda group is a Buddhist memorial pagoda. Buddhism believes that there are 108 kinds of troubles in life. In order to eliminate troubles, you need to wear 108 pearls, recite Buddha 108 times and ring the bell 108+.

When traveling here, you might as well count the 108 towers one by one. It is said that counting one tower eliminates one worry, and when all the towers are counted, it can eliminate all the troubles in life and bring good luck.

For details, please click: Ningxia | Count the End 108 Tower, and all the troubles are gone! Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon, Yellow River ferry tour.

Opening hours: 08:00~ 18:30.

Admission: 60 yuan.

Route: You can start from Yinchuan Nanmen Bus Station, take a bus from Yinchuan to Qingtongxia Town, get off at Qingtongxia Town Tourist Center and walk. It will take about 1.5 hours.

4. Xixia mausoleum?

Emperor Xixia's mausoleum is located in the western suburb of Yinchuan and the alluvial fan at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. In this huge site covering an area of about 50 square kilometers, there are 9 imperial tombs and more than 200 buried tombs scattered among them, which are comparable in scale to the Ming Tombs in Beijing.

It is not only one of the largest existing royal cemeteries in China with the most complete ground site, but also the largest existing Xixia cultural site.

The most distinctive feature of Xixia Mausoleum is that its architectural pattern not only absorbs the advantages of Tang and Song emperors' mausoleums, but also is influenced by Buddhist architecture, and its architectural composition is also different from that of emperors' mausoleums in previous dynasties.

Each mausoleum faces south, showing a vertical rectangle, which is majestic and independent. It consists of Quetai, Shen Qiang, Yuecheng, Inner City, Monument Pavilion, Turret Building, Fairy Hall, etc. , integrating various cultures and presenting inclusive architectural features.

Although the Xixia Mausoleum was destroyed by Mongols in A.D. 1227, today's travelers can still feel the splendid cultural miniature of Xixia Dynasty from the ruins.

Especially those octagonal pyramid-shaped tombs built with loess, which are more than 20 meters high, are known as the "Oriental Pyramids". At present, the three mausoleums open to visit in the scenic spot-Yuling, Jialing and Tailing-are the best places to understand the history of Xixia.

Address: the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, Xixia District, Yinchuan

Opening hours: 08:00~ 18:30.

Admission: Adult ticket to 75 yuan, with half price for students (including Xixia Museum, Xixia Historical Story Art Museum, Xixia Forest of Steles, No.3 Mausoleum and No.1 and No.2 Shuangling Ruins); Round trip battery ticket to 20 yuan.

Route: You can start from Xinyue Square in Yinchuan and take the "Yinchuan Tourism Line 1 (Tourism Line 1)" to Xixia Mausoleum, which takes about 40 minutes by car.

5. Zhenbeibao Film and Television City?

Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, located in Xixia District of Yinchuan, is known as "Oriental Hollywood". Nearly 100 China movies and TV series have been filmed here, including Red Sorghum, A Chinese Odyssey, Grave of Thorns, Xinlongmen Inn and TV series Qiao Family Courtyard directed by Jiang Wen.

Zhenbeibao was originally a frontier fortress in Ming and Qing Dynasties to defend against foreign invasion. Today, the Ming and Qing cities in cinemas are still dusty, dilapidated and desolate, and still reflect the rough and barren times of hundreds of years, so they have become the treasures of China film and television.

Travelers who love movies must not miss this place. When Jiang Wen fans come here, they can see the most classic Moon Gate in Red Sorghum, the brewing workshop, the sedan chair in which Jiu-Er (Gong Li) sat when she got married, and the vat bowl filled with wine.

Fans of Master Xing can see Niu's bridesmaid table, water curtain cave of the Monkey King, Tang Priest's crucifixion table, spider silk cave and so on.

When you come here, you can not only linger in the street scenes and houses of the film, but also put on ancient costumes, experience the life of the characters in the play and travel through the time and space of the film.

Address: Zhenbeibao, Xixia District, Yinchuan

Opening hours: peak season (4/15 ~10/15) 08: 00 ~18: 00; Off-season (10/ 16~ 4/ 14)08:30 ~ 17:30.

Admission: Adult 75 yuan, half price for primary and secondary school students, 75% discount for college students and elderly people aged 60-69, and free for children and elderly people over 70 (you can visit a street between Ming and Qing Dynasties and Old Yinchuan).

Route: You can start from Yinchuan Xinyue Square and take "Yinchuan Tourism Line 3" to Zhenbeibao Film and Television City; Or take 13 bus in the city and get off at Zhenbeibao station, which takes about 1 hour.

6. Suyukou National Forest Park?

In the Xixia dynasty, the royal family regarded Helan Mountain as a sacred mountain, which also showed the important position of Helan Mountain in the eyes of Xixia people. In the depths of Helan Mountain, there is a Suyukou National Forest Park, which has a charming and rich forest appearance and is also the heart of many travelers.

Suyukou National Forest Park is composed of Helan Mountain Museum, Sanqingguan, Cherry Valley and Helan Mountain Que. When you come here, you can feel the majestic and dense forest of Suyukou Mountain.

You can see Chinese pine, juniper, spruce, cherry, clove, Mongolian almond and so on in the valley. Sharp-eyed lucky friends also have the opportunity to see wild animals such as blue sheep, red fox, badger, vulture, red deer, musk deer, argali and bustard here.

Stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world and come to Suyukou National Forest Park, where you can completely immerse yourself in the embrace of nature. You can also go to Helan Mountain Museum to see the historical, cultural and ecological development of Helan Mountain.

In the Sakura Valley, which is 2 kilometers long, clusters of cherry trees are all over the canyon, which is very spectacular and charming.

Address: Helanshan National Nature Reserve, Northwest Town, Yinchuan

Opening hours: 07:30~ 19:30.

Line: You can take bus from Yinchuan Xinyue Square and get off at Suyukou Station by "Yinchuan Tourism Line 2", saving 1 hour.

7. Helan Mountain Rock Painting?

Helan Mountain has a sacred and irreplaceable position since ancient times, and it is also a place where northern nomadic peoples such as Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Uighur, Tubo and Tangut migrate and multiply, so Helan Mountain contains many profound historical traces.

One of the most famous is the rock painting of Helan Mountain, which was born 10,000 years ago. Mainly distributed in the north-central part of Helan Mountain, most of them are carved on the cliffs in the hinterland of the mountains. The content is the figures carved on rocks by ancient humans.

There are life scenes such as grazing, hunting, sacrifice, fighting, entertainment and dancing, sexual intercourse, as well as animals such as sheep, cattle, horses, camels, tigers and leopards. Some of them are realistic and some are abstract totem symbols, which have both historical and artistic value.

In the hinterland of Helan Mountain, which is more than 200 kilometers long from north to south, there are more than 20 existing rock paintings, which are distributed in Shizuishan City, Pingluo County, Helan County, Qingtongxia City, Zhongwei County and other places, but the most representative one is Helankou Rock Painting.

Among them, we might as well look for the murals of the sun god, the staring gods, the lines symbolizing the sun radiating from the head, and the notches of the totem are still clearly visible. It can also be seen that people's worship of the sun at that time deeply attracted tourists interested in archaeological history.

If you have enough feet, you may wish to continue walking along the plank road in the scenic spot. At the end is a Helan waterfall, which is a little surprise of a trip.

Address: Helankou, east foot of Helan Mountain, Helan County, Yinchuan, Ningxia

Opening hours: 08:30~ 18:00.

Route: Adult 60 yuan Pass: You can take bus from Yinchuan Xinyue Square and get off at Yanhua Station of Helan Mountain by "Yinchuan Tourism Line 2", saving 1 hour.

8. Liupanshan National Forest Park?

Liupan Mountain is located in the south of Ningxia, at the center of the triangle formed by Xi, Yinchuan and Lanzhou. It is one of the youngest mountains in China.

This mountain spans Jingyuan County, Longde County and Yuanzhou District in Ningxia, with a long and narrow territory and steep mountains. Cliffs and canyons are common in mountainous areas, but they are also due to steep terrain and criss-crossing streams.

Every steep drop will turn into a flowing spring waterfall, and then form pools, waterfalls, springs, streams and other water bodies, which is quite rare for northwest China.

Among them, Liupanshan Park is densely forested, with a coverage rate of over 80%. It is an important water conservation forest base in northwest China, and it can be said to be a green wetland on the Loess Plateau.

The vast Liupan Mountain has many tourist resources, among which Liupan Mountain National Forest Park is the most concentrated area of scenic spots in Liupan Mountain, including Liangdian Gorge, Er'long River and Xiaonanchuan.

Stroll through Liangdian Gorge, which stretches for 10 km in hot summer. Looking up, you can see the embrace surrounded by mountains. When you look down, you can see the clear stream at the bottom of the canyon. When you walk along Er'long River, you can reach Xiaonanchuan Canyon, which is rich in forests.

Finally, in the deepest part of the forest, I saw the Xiaonanshan Waterfall with waterfalls and rapids, which is suitable for travelers who love nature, put aside reality and enjoy a cool Zen in Liupanshan.

Address: Jingheyuan Town, Jingyuan County, Guyuan City

Opening hours: 08:00~ 18:00.

Route: Adult 65 yuan; Older people aged 60-64 enjoy student tickets and half tickets; 120 cm& children; Free passage for the elderly over 65 years old: it is recommended to charter a car to the scenic spot, and charter a car from Jingyuan County to the scenic spot. The fare is around 60 yuan.

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Chinese wolfberry

The largest Lycium barbarum production base in China is located in Zhongning County, Ningxia Autonomous Region. Due to geographical, altitude, climate and other favorable conditions, high-quality Lycium barbarum is abundant, which has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting eyesight and moistening lung.

Therefore, when many travelers come to Ningxia, they will never miss this healthy and delicious gift. In addition to dried Lycium barbarum, many products are added with Lycium barbarum, such as Lycium barbarum nougat, coffee, milk tea, cereal crisp and so on. It is also very popular with travelers.

Sandy porcelain

The sand in Ningxia is very common, and it is more perfect when it becomes a work of art and a gift to take home. In recent years, Ningxia has combined rough Ningxia sand with celadon in southern China.

A series of porcelain products stuffed with river sand are introduced. The cup surface is made of rough sand porcelain, and the cup is made of elegant Jiangnan celadon. Whether it is a cup lid, a cup or a cup holder, it has design taste and is very suitable as a gift.

. wine

Ningxia is one of the earliest grape introduction areas in China. Due to superior natural conditions, the wine produced at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain has become the world-famous best producing area. At present, there are more than 70 wineries in Ningxia, and some even speculate that it has the potential to become the next Napa Valley and Bordeaux.

The concentration of wine in Ningxia is about 13.5 degrees, with light and soft taste, moderate acidity and special green flavor, which is also the most unique place of Ningxia wine. When travelers who study red wine travel to Ningxia, they might as well choose one or two wines to taste.

Such a charming and magical Ningxia is worth visiting, don't you think? Do you have any good introductions? Welcome to share!