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1。 It's raining in Yinchuan these days, it's cool, it's 22-27 degrees, it's summer, there's no sandstorm, hehe, actually it's good to bring short sleeves. There are mosquitoes in Yinchuan. Yinchuan is one of the ten safest and quietest cities in China, so don't worry about public security. The traffic at Yinchuan Railway Station is not as chaotic as it seems in other places. Yinchuan Nanmen Bus Station is a bit messy, but it will be moved in August.

2. If you want to live, you'd better live in Xixia District, because the accommodation in Xixia District is relatively cheap and close to tourist attractions. You can rent a yurt or a tent for the night. It's too far from Yinchuan to be safe.

3. Yinchuan is basically Han nationality, just don't say pigs in front of Hui people. They are taboo.

4. Yinchuan has opened tourism 1. Tourist Line 2 is a special tourist route. You can take these two buses. If you have any questions, you can ask the staff at the bus station of Yinchuan Railway Station.

Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with Helan Mountain in the west and Yellow River in the east. Rich tourism resources and numerous cultural and natural landscapes endow Yinchuan with unique charm.

Yinchuan has ancient city pools, palaces, pavilions, temples, pagodas, tombs, the Great Wall and many other historical sites: climb to the top of the tower overlooking Helan Mountain; The magnificent Nanguan Mosque; It shows the three cultures of Islam, Yellow River and Xixia, and is a solemn and rare art city in China.

Yinchuan has Xixia Mausoleum in the northwest and Qingtongxia 108 Tower in the southwest, which is the largest Lama-style building complex in China. There is a magnificent dam under the pagoda, which cuts off the roaring Yellow River. The small trumpet mouth on Helan Mountain has been a scenic spot of many temples since ancient times. Shapotou has natural landscapes such as Shapotou ringing bells; The pearl sand lake in the sand sea is unique, combining the delicacy of the southern water town with the roughness of the northern desert. The rich cultural heritage of Xixia, charming water scenery, peculiar frontier scenery and colorful Hui folk customs make Yinchuan one of the most powerful cities in western China.

Sand lake

Located in Pingluo County, Ningxia, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan City, it is one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China. Husha Lake has 10000 mu of water surface, 5000 mu of sand dunes, 2000 mu of reeds and 1000 mu of lotus ponds, which are rich in fish and birds. There are more than a dozen rare birds such as cranes, Hei He and swans. You can watch birds playing in the distance from the bird-watching tower. There are countless nests between reeds and reeds at the water's edge. Every spring, colorful eggs are scattered among them, which is a spectacle.

In addition to a wide variety of birds, Husha Lake is also rich in all kinds of fish. In the aquarium along the coast of Hunan, you can see dozens of rare fish, including Wuchang fish, giant salamander and soft-shelled turtle whose body circumference exceeds 1 m.

Around the west of the lake, there are recreational facilities such as sand skiing, camel riding, horse riding, swimming, fishing, gliding, beach volleyball, football and so on, as well as air sightseeing by tourist plane.

Transportation: Take the tourist shuttle bus from Yinchuan South Gate to Hu Sha. The fare is 10 yuan, and the journey takes about 1 hour for 30 minutes.

Admission: 36 yuan (including large ship fee)

Shapotou

Located on the southeast edge of Tengger Desert, one of the four major deserts in China, it is close to the Yellow River, baotou-lanzhou railway and Bao Zhong railways, and only 22km west of Zhongwei County. It is a national nature reserve integrating desert, Yellow River, mountain and oasis, and is called "monopoly tourism resource" by experts.

Shapotou Scenic Area has both the beauty of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River and the magnificence of the desert in the northwest, especially the Yellow River in the desert, the miracle of sand control and the "Shapotou Bell". Here, you can feel the beauty of sliding sand, and you can also roam the sand sea on a camel and drift on the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft, which is very interesting.

Transportation: Take the train from Yinchuan to Zhongwei first, and then take the shuttle bus from Zhongwei bus station to Shapotou every half hour. The fare is 3 yuan, and the journey is about 1 hour. You can also take a taxi from Zhongwei, one-way around 20 yuan.

Admission: 15 yuan (camel riding in the desert around 20 yuan, sand skiing 15 yuan, sheepskin raft 10 yuan, Yellow River surfing 10 yuan).

Special attention: Tengger Desert opposite Shapotou is worth visiting, and an intercropping tour can be arranged every two days. The specific route is: it takes about 6 hours to ride a camel from Shapotou to Tonghu Grassland Camp, the camel rental fee is about 250 yuan, and the guide fee is 50 yuan/day; You can also take a bus from Shapotou to Tonghu Grassland, and the fare is 5 yuan. There are yurts in the camp to provide accommodation. You can also choose to rent a tent for camping, and the cost is about 20 yuan/night.

Yellow River Tour Route: Take a speedboat from Shapotou to the starting point of drifting, and then take a sheepskin raft down the river to Shapotou.

Western Xia imperial tombs

Also known as Xixia Mausoleum and Xixia Mausoleum, known as the "Oriental Pyramid", it is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in the western suburb of Yinchuan, about 35 kilometers away from the urban area. It is the location of the imperial mausoleum of Xixia. The length of the mausoleum is10km from north to south and 4km from east to west. There are nine imperial tombs and 140 tombs of princes and ministers, covering an area of nearly 50 square kilometers. Influenced by Buddhist architecture, Xixia Mausoleum organically combines 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 is an independent and complete architectural group, facing south, in a vertical rectangle with the same scale as the Ming Tombs. There are two scenic spots that can be visited at present: Haowangling and Shuangling.

In order to reproduce the charm of that year, acousto-optic devices have been set up in the mausoleum area. When night falls, everything is silent, and the lights from the ground are yellow and blue, shining on the tombs, turrets and sacred walls, just like the fairy world. Visitors can enter the mausoleum area from the east by carriage, visit the cemetery site and watch laser films introducing the history of Xixia, such as King Xixia.

Transportation: There is no direct tourist bus to the scenic spot in the urban area. You can take bus No.2, No.4 and 18 to the new city first, and then charter a car. Car rental price: 30 yuan.

Tickets: 40 yuan Pass.

Tour route: you can visit the "Shuangling" first, mostly natural buildings, and you can visit it for free. After arriving at the "Haowangling" about 5 kilometers away, you can go to the museum first, then to the art gallery, and finally visit the "Haowangling" site.

Opening hours: 08: 00- 19: 00 (Haowangling); 08: 00-2 1: 00 (Museum and Art Gallery)

Yinchuan is a Hui community, and its catering is mainly Muslim. You can taste authentic halal dishes or halal food, as well as distinctive Hui snacks, such as sweet and sour Yellow River carp, Zhongwei pigeon fish, papaya, steamed mutton, chop suey, beef and mutton crisp, hand-grabbed mutton, mutton bread in soup, fragrant oil, Muslim cream cake, Masan white water chicken and other flavor dishes, as well as money-made seaweed, instant-boiled mutton and so on.

Shahe Lake near Yinchuan is rich in carp, silver carp, bighead carp, bighead carp, crucian carp and Wuchang fish, which are rare in the north. In the restaurant of Shahe Lake, there is a special Shahe fish feast. Every time a guest comes, these restaurants will serve bighead carp that has just come out of the water and weighs twenty or thirty pounds, which makes people feast their eyes.