foreword
Ningxia, referred to as "Ning", is located in the inland area of Northwest China, and the rivers and lakes are also known as "Shangjiang Jiangnan".
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Speaking of Ningxia, those who pay attention to history will think of the Xumishan Grottoes, a treasure of ancient cultural heritage, Shuidonggou, the earliest Paleolithic cultural site excavated, and the rock paintings of Helan Mountain, known as the Art Gallery of Chinese Nomads; I want to go to Zhenbeibao Western Studios to see the filming locations of "A Chinese Journey to the West" and "New Dragon Inn"; if you like the desert, you can probably chat with Zhongwei Shapo, who became popular in the first season of "Where Are We Going, Dad"? If you love food, you may be thinking about the Northwest special noodles and haggis soup; but for me who loves to travel, when I enter Ningxia, it is like a mouse falling into a rice bowl, and I can’t bear to come out.
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In a few days in Ningxia, from Guyuan to Zhongwei to Yinchuan, from Liupanshan to Shapotou to Shuidonggou, this journey can only be regarded as a short journey, but there are many places that left a deep impression in just a few days. . In this article, I want to share the Ningxia I have seen with everyone with pictures and texts.
About the itinerary
DAY1: Wuhan - Ningxia - Guyuan
DAY2: Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Hall - Xumishan Grottoes - Ningxia Huaqi Earl Hotel
DAY3: Shapotou—Homecoming Feast Quanyang Restaurant (Nine Bowls and Thirteen Flowers for the Hui Nationality Feast)—Jinsha Island—Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty Martial Arts Barbecue Restaurant—Zhongwei Jintumu International Hotel
DAY4: Zhenbei Fort Western Studios—Laomao Shouzhuo (Film and Television City Store)—Helan Mountain Rock Paintings—Zhihuiyuanshi Winery—Xiaoye Shouzhuo—Yinchuan Lida Shenzhen Airlines International Hotel
DAY5: Ningxia Museum - Shuidonggou - Delong Tower (Drum Tower Headquarters) - Return
Travel strategy
Ningxia is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in the west, and its landform belongs to the northern section of the north-south central axis, with an average altitude of about 1,000 meters. As early as 30,000 years ago, there were traces of human habitation in Ningxia, which belonged to the main route of the "Silk Road". Ningxia has both the beauty of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River and the majesty of the desert beyond the Great Wall. Its natural landscape is magnificent and picturesque, and its cultural history is long and colorful. It has jurisdiction over 5 prefecture-level cities including Yinchuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Guyuan, and Zhongwei, and 22 counties (cities) and districts, with Yinchuan as its capital.
how can I get there
Aircraft: Yinchuan Hedong Airport is the main airport in Ningxia. It has opened flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Chengdu, Wuhan and other cities. Guyuan Liupanshan Airport has now opened daily scheduled flights from Guyuan to Yinchuan and Xi'an. Zhongwei Shapotou Airport has launched flights from Zhongwei to Beijing and Xi'an.
Train: Most cities across the country have trains that stop in Yinchuan.
Highway: National highways 109, 307, 211, 309, and 110 in Ningxia, G20 Qingyin Expressway, G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway, G70 Fuyin Expressway, G22 Qinglan Expressway, G2012 Fixed Expressway, and Yinchuan South Bus Station and Yinchuan Tourism The bus station (North Station) is the center, and dozens of long-distance bus lines can reach all cities and counties in the whole region, as well as Beijing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Mongolia, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.
Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Hall
Address: Liupanshan Red Army Long March Scenic Spot, Yangjiadian Village, Longde County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Tickets: Free
Mount Sumeru Grottoes Scenic Area
Address: Huangduobao Street, Sanying Town, Guyuan City, Ningxia
Tickets: 60 yuan
Famous attractions: Great Buddha Tower, Palace of Children and Sun, Yuanguang Temple, Xiangguo Temple, Peach Blossom Cave, etc.
Transportation: Take a minibus in Guyuan City to Sanying Town (about 10 minutes by car), and then transfer to a private car in the town to go to the scenic spot. The fare is about 10 yuan.
shapotou
Address: Yingshuiqiao Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Tickets: 80 yuan (75 yuan for online booking)
Boutique experience package:
A: speedboat raft combination, sand boarding, desert surfing car, desert camel, ferry car 285 yuan / person
B: speedboat raft combination, sand boarding, desert surfing car (long line), ferry car 285 yuan / person
Exclusive packages: tickets, shuttle bus, battery car, speedboat sheepskin raft combination, cable car, sand boarding, zip line or hang gliding (choose one), 3D glass bridge, desert surf car, desert camel, fast food coupon 460 yuan per person
transportation:
Yinchuan---Zhongwei: (Yinchuan South Gate Bus Station)
Express passenger: 08:30 in the morning - 17:00 in the afternoon 50 minutes/shift General passenger: 07:50 in the morning - 18:15 in the afternoon 25 minutes/shift
Zhongwei --- Shapotou: (Zhongwei short-distance bus station)
Bus: 4 yuan 06:30 in the morning - 18:30 in the afternoon 25 minutes/shift Taxi: 25 yuan to 30 yuan
Sands Island
Address: Northwest corner of Tengger Desert Wetland Tourist Area, Shapotou District, Zhongwei District, Ningxia
Tickets: 50 yuan (45 yuan for online booking)
Zhenbeibao Western Studios
Address: Beibao Town, Xixia District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province
Tickets: 80 yuan (76 yuan for online booking)
Famous attractions: Ming City, Qing City, Old Yinchuan Street
transportation:
the bus
Take the No. 17 minibus at Nanmen Nanguan Mosque to go directly to Zhenbeibao Western Studios.
Self-driving:
Yinchuan—Beijing Road—Xixia Square—turn right and go north for 18 kilometers to Zhenbeibao West Cinema.
Yinchuan—Helanshan Road—Military Region—National Highway 110 to the north for 8 kilometers to the Western Film City.
Helan Mountain Rock Paintings
Address: Helankou, the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, Helan County, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Tickets: 70 yuan (65 yuan for online booking)
transportation
public line:
2. Bus location: Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan City—Huaxi—transfer to a taxi—Helan Mountain Rock Paintings (every 8 minutes).
Self-driving route: Yinchuan—enter G110 National Highway—keep right and enter Wenchang Road Interchange—keep right and enter Shiyin Expressway—Helan Mountain Rock Painting
Surrounding parking lot: Helan Mountain Petroglyph Ruins Park parking lot
Reference price: ¥10/time Storage location: 240
Address: Helan Mountain Rock Paintings, Rock Paintings, People's Food Square,
Ningxia Museum
Address: No. 6 East Street, People's Square, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia
Tickets: Free
shuidonggou
Address: Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Yinchuan City, Ningxia
Tickets: 60 yuan (58 yuan for online booking)
transportation
1. Dedicated line traffic: Yinchuan North Gate Tourist Bus Station from 8:00 to 15:00 in the morning.
2. The North Gate Tourist Bus Station in Yinchuan distributes Shuidonggou tourist through trains at 9:30 and 10:30. 3. In the low season from November to April, there is no dedicated bus line, please take a taxi
self-driving
1. Depart from Yinchuan—go straight to the Binhe Yellow River Bridge to the new Provincial Highway 203—turn right to Shuidonggou Tunnel—turn left to Provincial Highway 103—drive 4 kilometers to Shuidonggou Tourist Area
2. Departure from Yinchuan → Great Unity Square → Yinqing Expressway → Shuidonggou Exit → Shuidonggou
Surrounding parking lot
Shuidonggou parking lot Reference price: ¥5/time Storage location: 10000
Address: Shuidonggou Village, Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Yinchuan City, Ningxia (next to S103)
DAY1 Guyuan City
Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Hall
Get up early and spend the morning in Wuhan, eat a bowl of noodles in Yinchuan at noon, and then move to Guyuan non-stop. For the first trip in August, the first destination was the Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Hall in Longde County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
The peak of Liupan Mountain,
The red flag blows in the westerly wind.
Today with long tassels in hand,
When will the Canglong be bound?
——Mao Zedong's "Qingpingle. Liupan Mountain"
It is about 50 kilometers away from the urban area of Guyuan. National Highway 312 and Provincial Highway 101 pass through the mountain, so the traffic is very convenient. During the war years, the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants passed through Liupan Mountain three times during the Long March. To commemorate that period of history, the Long March Memorial Hall we see now is established.
The entire Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Hall covers an area of 2159 square meters and is divided into several parts such as monuments, bronze sculptures, screen walls, and exhibition halls. As early as 1986, there was the Liupanshan Red Army Long March Memorial Pavilion here. The memorial hall we see now was expanded on the original basis on September 18, 2005.
There are four exhibition areas in the memorial hall, which are "The Red Army is not afraid of the difficulty of the expedition", "The red flag sweeps the westerly wind", "The three armies will be happy after the war", and "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero". Cultural relics, pictures and materials, and even the cave dwelling where Mao Zedong lived, etc. were restored.
After visiting the memorial hall, you can also take a walk on the Red Army Trail. In addition to all kinds of Long March memories, there are also various scenery and beautiful scenery along this road, and the air is quite good.
The total distance of the "Red Army Trail" is about 2.5 kilometers, which condensedly shows that on the Long March from Ruijin, Jiangxi to northern Shaanxi, "starting from Duhe River, bloody battle on Xiangjiang River, breaking through Wujiang River, Zunyi Meeting, capturing Loushanguan, crossing Chishui four times, and winning gold skillfully" Scenes of major events such as the Shajiang River, flying over the Luding Bridge, crossing the Snowy Mountain, joining forces with Mao Gong, crossing the grassland with difficulty, seizing Lazikou, making the decision to have Hadapu, joining forces to set up a fort, and laying the foundation for the Great Northwest".
Mount Sumeru Grottoes Scenic Area
Among the existing grottoes in our country, the Sumeru Grottoes can be said to occupy a very important position. This grotto is located more than 50 kilometers northwest of Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The grottoes on Mount Xumi in the north of Liupan Mountain were first excavated in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen Taihe of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the initial stage, it was excavated and constructed on a large scale during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, etc., and then underwent repairs and heavy makeup in the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, as well as more than a thousand years of time and change. , becoming what we see today.
The word "Xumi" is a transliteration of Sanskrit, which means "Baoshan", and the Grottoes of Mount Xumi are the grottoes on Baoshan. It is located in the northern part of the eastern section of the ancient Silk Road. It was the shortest and most convenient transportation route from Chang'an to the Western Regions in ancient times. The good geographical location and the mysterious Buddhist cultural characteristics have made the incense here flourish for thousands of years.
There are 162 caves in the entire Sumeru Grottoes, more than 500 well-preserved statues, and more than 20 square meters of various murals, as well as inscriptions, inscriptions, painted murals, etc., all of which retain a very distinctive era. Features, full of the breath of life of that period.
The most striking thing about the current Mount Sumeru is definitely the Giant Buddha of Mount Sumeru located in Cave No. 5. This big Buddha is 20.6 meters high, majestic in shape, lifelike, wearing cassock, head in a bun, smiling at the corner of the mouth, plump and kind. This giant Buddha, also known as Maitreya sitting Buddha, is very similar to the famous Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, but taller than the tallest Buddha statue in Longmen Grottoes. In China, it is the second largest Buddha statue after Leshan Giant Buddha.
Guyuan special food
For example, hot pot is one of Guyuan’s unique snacks, and Lund hot pot is the most famous. It is neither as simple as hot-boiled lamb, nor as crude as ordinary casserole. It is unique and attractive.
Most of the local cattle and sheep in Guyuan eat grass and do not eat any hormones, so the taste is very delicious. The hand-caught lamb in Guyuan is also a must. It is simply boiled, not oily or greasy, and it retains the original taste of the lamb. ,fresh! If you want, you can also grill the mutton with your hands. It is crispy and crispy, which is another experience.
Youxiang, also called oil cake, is a traditional delicacy in Guyuan, with bright color and crispy skin. During the holidays, every family will fry the oil, and in addition to eating it by themselves, they also give each other gifts.
Guyuan Roasted Chicken is one of the famous local snacks. The roasted chicken is steamed first and then fried. After it comes out of the pan, it is golden yellow, slightly burnt, yellow and orange, and has the smell of pepper. Take a bite and taste the outer burnt. Tender inside, delicious and delicious.
Yanmian kneading is a folk snack. It was only popular in Guyuan area at the beginning, but now it is made and served in all parts of Ningxia. Yan noodles are buckwheat noodles, and the taste of the finished product is flexible and gluten. Now it is mostly served as cold dishes.
Stay at Ningxia Huaqi Earl Hotel
Stay in Guyuan for one night at Ningxia Huaqi Earl Hotel.
This is the hotel lobby, which is spacious and elegant, low-key and luxurious.
The room is extraordinarily warm against the backdrop of warm-colored light strips. The standard room we stayed in, the overall feeling is good, it is also loose for two people to stay, and the bedding is also well received.
From the window of the hotel, you can see most of the scenery of Guyuan City.
DAY2 Zhongwei City
shapotou
The next day's itinerary shifted to Zhongwei, starting from Shapotou.
If you want to talk about the desert, anyone who has watched the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad" will probably think of Shapotou immediately. That year, the scene of several father and son father and daughter having fun here should be a beautiful memory of countless people.
On this trip to Shapotou, we played in the sand, rode camels, sandboarded, surfed in the sand sea in an off-road vehicle, and ran in the stretches of the desert to take beautiful photos. Although the weather was not so good, everyone had a good time. very happy. Let’s just say, this is really a magical place, beautiful and exciting.
In the world of travel, Shapotou is also well-known. It is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, the first national-level desert ecological nature reserve, and the location of Shapo Mingzhong, one of the three major sand-singing sands in China. There are ancient Yellow River waterwheels and sheepskin rafts. If you are lucky, you can not only appreciate the magnificence of "the desert is solitary, the long river sets the sun", but also the "mirage" in the desert.
The continuous desert, the rolling Yellow River, together with alpine vegetation and wild animals on the sand, this is a place with magnificent scenery in the northwest and beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.
In 2018, the "China National Tourism" magazine rated Shapotou as the best leisure tourism destination, which can be said to be well deserved.
Zhongwei special food --- Thirteen flowers of the Hui nationality
After visiting Shapotou, enjoy the local characteristic Hui feast nine bowls and thirteen flowers at the Homecoming Banquet Quanyang Restaurant.
Let’s take a small panorama first, so that everyone can feel it casually.
It is said that the Nine Bowls of Thirteen Flowers not only has a unique and pleasant name, but also impresses people. In fact, in Ningxia, where there is it, it is considered a big scene. As a representative food of the Hui nationality in Ningxia, it is generally only seen in weddings and funerals, or other types of very grand celebrations or activities.
Nine bowls and thirteen flowers means that all the dishes on the banquet are served in nine bowls of the same size, and the nine bowls are arranged into a square with three bowls on each side. In this way, no matter which direction you look at, there are three rows, and then four dishes of vegetarian dishes or two meat and two vegetables are placed on the four sides of the square.
Nine bowls of thirteen flowers is a banquet dish for the Hui people. It is used to entertain the most distinguished guests. Only the most distinguished guests can eat "thirteen flowers", while ordinary guests can only eat "nine bowls". Enjoying nine bowls of thirteen flowers is not only a feast for the taste, but also a status symbol.
Sands Island
After dinner, go to Jinsha Island.
The geographical location of Jinsha Island is quite good. It is 20 kilometers away from Shapotou, only about ten kilometers away from Zhongwei City, and only a short seven kilometers away from Zhongwei Xiangshan Airport. The transportation can be said to be very convenient. This scenic spot located on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert is really wonderful. Deserts, wetlands, lakes, the Great Wall, birds, and green plants are perfectly blended here. "There is green in the sand, water in the green, islands in the lake, and islands in the island." There are lakes, connected by water, connected by roads, trees form forests, and birds flock” is a true portrayal of it.
When we arrived, the lavender on Jinsha Island was in full bloom, and the large expanses of romantic purple made people intoxicated. Smell the fragrance, recognize the flowers, and take beautiful photos in the sea of flowers. With just a camera, a group of people can have a great time.
In addition to the sea of flowers, Jinsha Island also has a lot of places where Internet celebrities check in. Those who have a certain music, a certain hot item in their hands, here are the real scenes.
Dream back to Dongtu Datang Martial Arts Barbecue Restaurant
In the evening, I went to eat Northwest specialty barbecue. This restaurant has quite high reviews on the Internet, so that's it.
Grill fish, grill meat, grill chicken, grill everything. I especially recommend the red willow branch kebabs, local specialties, the skewers are big and the meat is tender, and it tastes so refreshing.
In addition to roasting, the dishes here are also good, delicious, and the products are more refined than the imagined "Northwest style".
Let’s talk about Sha Onion alone. It looks very inconspicuous. It is a local wild animal with certain medicinal value. The cold Sha Onion is delicious. It is a popular vegetable dish among us foreigners on this table.
Zhongwei Jintumu International Hotel
On this day, I stayed overnight in Zhongwei and stayed at the Jintumu Hotel. The name is very distinctive and I can remember it at a glance. The decoration of the hall is "resplendent and magnificent".
The style of the room is relatively simple, the fresh gray background is quiet and calm, it is a good night's dream, and the next day I get up early and set off for Yinchuan.
DAY3 Yinchuan City
Zhenbeibao Western Studios
Primitive, unsophisticated, rough, desolate, and loess are the most important keywords and the most iconic features of Zhenbeibao Western Studios. This is one of the 50 scenic spots of the Yellow River in China, one of the top ten film and television bases in China, the most popular tourist destination in China, and a national AAAAA tourist attraction integrating leisure, sightseeing, entertainment, dining, and shopping.
There is a city in the film and television city in the west of Zhenbeibao, which is roughly divided into three parts: Qingcheng, Mingcheng, and an ancient street in Yinchuan. Traveling back to the ancient times here in a second, there are lively streets in the simplicity, with restaurants, inns, various shops and so on scattered on both sides.
It was built on the basis of the original castle. The former old castle was built in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. It was an ancient military fortress. It was destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The Zhenbeibao Western Studios we see now has well maintained and utilized the majestic and strange, desolate and tragic scene of the original ancient castle, as well as the tenacious vitality emanating from the depths of the loess.
Zhenbeibao Western Studios is also the location of many familiar films, such as "Zhu Yuanzhang", "Flying Apsaras" and so on.
In April 2007, Zhenbeibao Western Film City was rated as "China's Most Popular Tourist Destination" and is one of China's top ten film and television bases. Films such as "A Chinese Journey to the West", "New Dragon Inn", "Red Sorghum" were filmed here.
Here you can also see a series of scenes when Wukong and the Bull Demon King fight in "A Chinese Journey to the West"; you can see the blacksmith camp in "Yellow River Ballad"; you can see various scenes in "Red Sorghum".
Old Mao Hands (Film and Television City Store)
For lunch, I chose Lao Maoshou near the West Studios of Zhenbeibao.
Its home cooks a relatively authentic Northwest flavor, and the dishes are produced, tasted, and styled very Northwest.
Mutton and haggis are still must-eats. In Ningxia for a few days, I really want to eat hand-caught sheep every day, and every family’s food is very reliable.
And the Yellow River carp is also worth a try. Hubei is a land of fish and rice, with plenty of water and fish, but it is strange that people in Hubei do not eat carp very much. This time in Ningxia, the Yellow River carp also refreshed my impression of carp. This fish is beautiful amber in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with a tangy aroma, mellow but not greasy, and has a unique northern flavor.
Helan Mountain Rock Paintings
Helan Mountain is located at the junction of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It is more than 200 kilometers long from north to south, 30 kilometers long from east to west, and has a maximum altitude of more than 3,500 meters. It is a very important geographical boundary in the Northwest China. The scenery here is elegant, the mountains are stacked, and the springs are quiet. In ancient times, the Huns, Xianbei, Turks, Uighurs, Tubo, Yuezhi, Tiele, Dangxiang and other northern minorities lived and multiplied here, grazing and hunting. The rock paintings of Helan Mountain that we see now are the masterpieces of those nomadic peoples of that era.
There is also a large-scale rock painting museum in the scenic area, which is divided into five exhibition halls, including world rock paintings, Chinese rock paintings, and Helan Mountain rock paintings.
The Rock Painting Museum focuses on displaying rock paintings, rock painting rubbings, and rock painting photos, and introduces the characteristics and production techniques of Helan Mountain rock paintings. At the same time, the exhibition hall highlights the important position of Helan Mountain petroglyphs in the world's rock paintings, and reveals ancient human nature worship, reproductive worship, totem worship, and ancestor worship by displaying the life scenes of primitive nomads grazing, hunting, sacrifices, fighting, and entertainment in the rock paintings. And other cultural connotations.
These petroglyphs chiseled on large and small rocks of Helan Mountain, recorded various life scenes from 3,000 to 10,000 years ago, such as grazing, hunting, war, dancing, living, beasts, nature, ancestors, totems, etc. .
These rock paintings are simple in picture, rough in shape, simple in composition, vigorous in art, and strong in realism. The strokes show people's aesthetics and life interest in that period. They are the art gallery of Chinese nomads.
Helan Mountain Rock Painting "Sun God"
At present, most of the "Sun God" images found around the world are composed of discs and the sun's radioactive rays, while the most famous "Sun God" in Helankou, Helan Mountain, is portrayed with characters. According to the staff: "Sun God" His eyes are double-ringed eyes with eyelashes and radiance. The way of expressing eyes with concentric circles is unique in petroglyphs.
The composition of animal graphics is rough, vivid and lifelike. There are running deer, blue sheep with protruding horns, galloping horses, dogs wagging their tails, figures of flying birds and beasts, pictures of some human hands and the sun, and scenes of primitive religious activities .
According to archaeological research, Helankou rock paintings were engraved in different periods, most of which were made by northern nomads in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and there are also portraits of other dynasties and the Xixia period. There are two main engraving methods: chiseling and grinding: the chiseling marks are clear and shallow; the grinding method is to chisel first and then grind, with thicker and deeper lines and smooth grooves.
years of aphasia,
But stones can speak.
step by step,
There are legends everywhere.
The Helan mountain blue sheep seem to have lost their wildness and vigilance, and it is difficult to see the situation of galloping on the rocks. Even the "long gun sprint" in the face of tourists is peaceful and leisurely.
There is also the Han Meilin Art Museum in the Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Area.
This is the third Han Meilin Art Museum in China after Hangzhou and Beijing.
The art museum is divided into three floors, mainly including exhibition hall, interactive area, creation area and tourist service area, etc. It integrates multiple functions such as visit, teaching, exhibition, and leisure. Fine arts such as sculptures and ceramics.
Zhihui Yuanshi Winery
"Red rose apple leaves, fragrant licorice flowers", located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain at 37-39 degrees north latitude, is the best grape planting belt in the world. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is also recognized as one of the world's wine grape producing areas. One, the viticulture here has a history of more than a thousand years.
This trip to Ningxia, we visited Zhihui Yuanshi Winery following the aroma of the wine. The buildings here are scattered and elegant, and the atmosphere of Han culture is rich. The main materials of these buildings are discarded Helan Mountain stones, and then decorated with green bricks, tiles and stone carvings.
The winery has 4,000 acres of vineyards, wine cellars, and wine tasting halls.
I tasted several wines at the winery. I don’t dare to comment on wine without any research, but as far as my personal taste is concerned, the taste is very good!
leaflet hand grasp
The small leaves are hand-caught, or the Northwest flavor, which is very strange. After eating for a few days, the more I eat, the more I love it.
Yinchuan Rieter Shenzhen Airlines International Hotel
Lida Shenzhen Airlines Hotel to make a show, this is our stay in Yinchuan.
The room, the bathroom, the window.
DAY4
Ningxia Museum
Everywhere I go, if I have the opportunity, I will go to the local museum. Undoubtedly, the most direct and effective way to get a quick, comprehensive and profound understanding of the history and development of a place is to go to a local museum.
The predecessor of Ningxia Museum was the Preparatory Office of Ningxia Geological Museum established in 1959. It was officially renamed Ningxia Museum in 1973. The museum we see now was officially completed and put into use in September 2008. The total investment of this venue construction cost 228 million yuan.
The current Ningxia Museum has a total construction area of 30,258 square meters, and the entire building plane is in the shape of the word "Hui" of the Hui Autonomous Region. The whole building is divided into four floors: the first floor is equipped with a central hall, audience service hall, VIP reception hall and temporary exhibition hall; the second and third floors are various exhibition halls, library, book reading room and audience service area; The first floor, where there are office areas, equipment rooms, and cultural relics warehouses, this floor is a no-visit area.
This Millennium National Treasure Xixia "gilt copper bull" is a bronze ware of the Xixia period. It reflects the superb level of Xixia bronze casting technology and is a treasure among Xixia works of art.
Ningxia Museum is a national first-class museum, with a collection of nearly 40,000 pieces of cultural relics, including more than 4,000 pieces of precious cultural relics above the third level, such as the Xuanwu stone carved tomb door, the Lishi Zhiwen support, and the gold-plated copper bull. It is a national cultural relic.
The collection inside, everything on display is very interesting, it is worth walking slowly and looking carefully.
In addition, the architecture of Ningxia Museum is also very interesting. It is simple, elegant, calm, individual, and has strong national characteristics in decorative layout patterns and shapes.
Ningxia Shuidonggou Tourist Area
The last stop is Shuidonggou.
Shuidonggou has a very, very, very long history. It is the birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archeology and a sacred place where human beings thrived 30,000 years ago. It is also the earliest Paleolithic site excavated in China.
The uniquely charming Yardang landform, the uncanny devil city, and the magical nature endow it with a majestic, thick, and peculiar charm of barren valleys; thousands of years of change, wind and sand erosion, also created today's Shuidonggou A series of more than 20 unique earth and forest landscapes such as Motian Cliff, Duanyun Valley, Whirlwind Cave, and Strange Willow Ditch.
In the Shuidonggou Scenic Area, you can also watch the first large-scale real-scene horse battle epic drama "Northern Xinjiang Tiange" in China.
The theater is composed of the Shuidonggou Great Wall, the Grand Canyon, the Tibetan Cave, and the castle, which is the only and most complete ancient three-dimensional military defense system in China that can be called a natural danger.
At the scene, you can see the war scenes of surprise soldiers in the canyon, and you can also see the thrilling scenes of soldiers diving and rolling down from the top of the canyon. The whole drama integrates various elements such as horse warfare, love, and the customs and customs of the northern nomads, and vividly reproduces the legendary stories of Xixia.
In addition, it is also an important military site in the Ming Dynasty. In today's Shuidonggou, you can see the ruins of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty in the north, towering beacons and piers, mysterious castles, and the winding Great Wall rammed with earth in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there are caves for Tibetan soldiers, side ditches, Hongshan Fort, Wengcheng, etc., which completely preserve a generation of ancient three-dimensional military defense systems.
Nowadays, when you go to Shuidonggou, you can not only explore historical traces, enjoy all kinds of natural scenery, and view cultural and military relics, but also experience hunting, shooting, drilling wood to make fire, etc., and personally experience the life of ancestors in ancient times 30,000 years ago. Scenes.
Delong Building (Drum Tower Main Store)
On the last night in Yinchuan, local friends strongly recommended to go to the main store of Delonglou Drum Tower to taste the most authentic traditional copper pot mutton.
Delonglou hot-boiled mutton pays attention to the charcoal fire in copper pot. The original hot pot with clear soup does not have any additives.
The dishes and snacks ordered are also posted together.
After dinner, we wandered around the Bell and Drum Tower. The Bell and Drum Tower was first built in the first year of Qing Daoguang (1821), and the existing Bell and Drum Tower was rebuilt in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908).
Take a few night scenes casually, and then say goodbye to this place, Ningxia, see you next time~
