I stayed in Yinchuan for four years as a university student, and I had never played in many places. When I left Yinchuan, I was still a little bit sad. Many people have asked me: Where is Yinchuan? Gansu? ! ! I laughed it off, but my geography knowledge was too lacking. Yinchuan is located in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and is the capital of the autonomous region. It is known as "the south of the Yangtze River". Attractions such as Shapotou, Xixia Royal Tomb, Shahu Lake, and Helan Mountain have both the lakes and mountains in the south and the ups and downs in the north. It also has the heat of the desert and the desolation of the Gobi.

sand lake

It takes an hour's drive from Shahu to Yinchuan. You can buy a full ticket of 178 yuan (ticket + through ticket) for the through train at the Ningxia tourist attraction at the entrance of Yinchuan Railway Station. After an hour of wandering, you will arrive at the entrance of Shahu. The sun is still quite hot just after getting off the bus (it is recommended that you bring a hat). At a glance, the vast and continuous Helan Mountains are majestic and ups and downs, which makes people sigh. It seems very close but far away under the refraction of the sun.
I asked the driver, the latest car to go back is at 4:40, and our travel time is more than three hours.

I didn’t stop too much at the gate, so I entered the station directly with the ticket. After entering the gate, I walked to the left for less than 100 meters. There was a big stone with the word “Sand Lake” written on it. I didn’t take a photo of a young couple. , Continue to walk in and you will arrive at the boarding place. Two cruise ships are docked on the shore. When I arrived, I was already half of the people. I took two photos casually, and the boat started to set off for Shadao Xinjin.

It takes about 15 minutes to take a cruise ship to Shadao. Along the way, you can watch the beautiful scenery of Shahu Lake.

When I was approaching Sand Island, a strange building came into my eyes - Ningxia Wetland Museum. I got off the boat and walked in and saw that it was all made of sand and stone. I didn't go inside. Depressed is that I wore a pair of leather shoes

The temperature on the sand mountain is very high. I didn’t wear a hat, and I walked the entire sand mountain alone under the scorching sun. There were various kinds of fun along the way: camel riding, sand boarding, horse riding, ropeway, desert off-road vehicle, etc.

A couple, the girl is tired from walking, and the boy is too hot to help her.

There are groups of camels that can be seen everywhere, 7 or 8 camels in a group, marching back and forth in the hot desert, there are not many passengers riding, the people who pull the camels are wrapped in tight clothes to prevent water loss, and they are cleaned from time to time With camel poop! ! !

It is a rare desert off-road vehicle, the price is a bit high, I did not make it by myself, standing at the high end of the desert, I can hear the roar of the vehicle all the time.

There are still many scenic spots that I didn't take pictures, so I won't explain them one by one. When I got off the sandy mountain, I could see a dozen horses lying in the sand. The two aunts shouted "No horse riding". Seeing these horses under the scorching sun, they couldn't bear to go straight away. Next to it is the water yacht ticket office, but I didn't see anyone, maybe I went wrong? ? ?
Continue to go left (on the side of the fork is the pier leading to the return journey), there are many water entertainment projects and small restaurants. Walking about 100 meters inside, you can see a stone sculpture, which is very spectacular, and I didn't go in to take a closer look.

sand lake

Continue to walk in and you can see two walls on the left hand side, with the head of Pleasant Goat on it, this is the International Sand Sculpture City (in fact, there are only two large sand sculptures inside)

Loulan Ancient City Statue

Statue of auspicious dragon

After playing the sand sculptures, it was almost three o'clock, so I didn't go to other places. I came directly to the return pier, and other tourists arrived one after another. When I returned to the city, I took another route. The scenery along the way was still good. .

After arriving at the pier, walk about 300 meters (there are many small restaurants along the way, you can solve it first if you are hungry), and then come to the battery car ride point (you have to pass through a supermarket, which also sells things), and return within 3 minutes at most At the departure point, since I bought a round-trip ticket, I just need to check the departure time on the WeChat platform, wait at the departure point, and then I can go back.

The writing is relatively brief, and there are still many people who have not been to play. In addition to enjoying the northern scenery when traveling in Yinchuan, don’t forget the northern snacks. I ate a stuffed skin (local people read liang skin), and the taste is very good. I suggest you try it ( Those who don't like spicy food don't need it).


I heard that there are free admissions activities in Shahu recently. Finally, I would like to mention the WeChat official account of "Ningxia Tourist Scenic Spot Through Train" is really super easy to use.

The following is the QR code pushed by their WeChat ~ friends who want to travel to Ningxia can take a look, it is convenient and quick.