【Preface】
Where to go during the National Day holiday? Start counting in early September. Those popular scenic spots and Internet celebrity cities must not be visited, it will cause congestion, worry, and poor experience. Looking at the map, Ningxia is one of the few provinces that have not set foot in it. Big data predicts that there are not many tourists and the air tickets are not expensive. Then go to Yinchuan.
Originally, it was a place chosen at random in order to realize the goal of traveling all over the country. Only when I came here did I know that it is a well-deserved reputation for being in the south of the Yangtze River. The scenery is beautiful, the sand and water are interdependent, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. Where is the desolation and barrenness of the Northwest?
Shuidonggou, Huangsha Ancient Ferry, Helan Mountain Rock Paintings, Western Xia Royal Tombs, Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, Ningxia Museum... There are natural landscapes, history and culture, local customs, and unique culture, which are very interesting and interesting. Once again, I feel that the motherland has a vast territory and people of all ethnic groups have jointly created a splendid civilization.
Ningxia is implementing the all-for-one tourism plan and launching the "Tourism Huimin One-Card". For only 199 yuan, you can visit 42 places including Shahu, Shuidonggou, Mingcui Lake, Shapotou, and Qingtongxia for unlimited times within a year. Scenic spots (only for the first ticket, not valid during May 1st and 11th). After Yinchuan is connected to the national high-speed rail network next year, if the publicity is further strengthened, it will definitely become a place where Internet celebrities check in. During the National Day this year, there will not be too many tourists, and the quiet and affordable situation will probably not happen again.
【journey】
This time I went to Yinchuan for 5 days. The first day and the last day are on the road, the middle three days are for fun, the surrounding area of Yinchuan is 2 days, and the city is 1 day. The specific itinerary is as follows:
☆Day 1: Nantong-Yinchuan Changan Airlines 9H8422 (stopping in Luoyang, 13:55-18:15)
☆Day 2: carpool tour, Shuidonggou, Huangsha Ancient Ferry
☆Day 3: carpooling tour, Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City, Helan Mountain rock paintings, Xixia Mausoleum
☆Day 4: Free travel, Ningxia Museum, Drum Tower, Yuhuang Pavilion, Nanxunmen (Little Tiananmen), Nanguan Mosque, Chengtian Temple, China-Arab Friendship Monument, Zhongshan Park.
☆Day 5: Yinchuan—Nantong Changan Airlines 9H8481 (stopping in Hanzhong, 8:40—13:00)
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【cost】
☆Transportation fee: 3880 yuan. Air ticket + machine construction (520+1190+50+50) X2 people = 3620 yuan, taxi and bus 260 yuan.
☆Ticket fee: 844X2=1688 yuan. Including carpooling fee 744X2=1488 yuan, "Northern Xinjiang Tiange" performance ticket 100X2=200 yuan.
☆Accommodation fee: 1212 yuan (4 nights, preferential price for Ctrip members).
☆Dining fee: 480 yuan.
◇Total: 7260 yuan (3630 yuan per capita).
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【Feeling】
Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a famous historical and cultural city in China, a national civilized city, a national sanitary city, and an international wetland city. The society is peaceful and orderly, the streets are wide and clean, and the air quality is excellent. At an altitude of 1100 meters, there is no altitude sickness. These days the temperature is 10-21°C, neither hot nor cold, suitable for playing. Although the temperature difference between morning and evening is a bit large, a shirt and a coat are enough.
There are four impressive points:
First, there are relatively few tourists. During the National Day this year, there were 780 million people traveling across the country. Compared with the crowds of popular scenic spots, which were squeezed to the point of separation, Yinchuan's beautiful scenery, few people, and low cost are all the more precious. Seeing the news that the instantaneous passenger flow on the Bund in Shanghai exceeded 220,000 on October 2, and the number of tourists in Chongqing reached 38 million, exceeding the city’s population during the National Day, I thought back to netizens saying “Water in the West Lake, my tears” and “The sound of apes on both sides of the strait can’t hold back, so I just I walked two or three steps" sighed, we are glad that we chose the right place this time, it is really rare to be able to play so leisurely during the long vacation, and the camera can be so refreshing.
There are two details that can be proved from the side. One is the 8-person carpooling premium group booked on the website. When the trip took place, there were only 2 of us and enjoyed VIP treatment, which shows that the travel company is trustworthy and has a strong sense of service, and it also shows that there are not many passengers; the other is that I saw rock sheep in Helan Mountain. , This kind of animal is often far away from the crowd. We not only saw four or five on the mountainside, but also seven or eight at the foot of the mountain, which shows that the crowd is not so turbulent.
Second, the scenic spots are scattered. The 5A-level scenic spot Shuidonggou, the 4A-level scenic spot Huangsha Ancient Ferry, Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, Xixia Royal Tomb, Helan Mountain Rock Painting, etc. are all more than 20 kilometers away from the Drum Tower in the city center, although there are direct buses to and from each scenic spot (see WeChat public account "Ningxia Travel Express"), but the frequency is less, and there are no buses between scenic spots. If you want to visit 2 or 3 scenic spots in one day, carpooling and chartered cars are the best choices, and the price is not bad. Expensive, a chartered car (5-seater economy car) is about 300 yuan a day, and about 400 yuan in peak seasons such as National Day.
Third, the price is not too expensive. Halal restaurants are more common here. A bowl of smooth noodles is 6 yuan, and beef noodles and mutton noodles are 15 yuan. Hand-caught mutton costs more than 100 yuan per catty (hind leg meat 108 yuan, lamb neck meat 128 yuan), and the portion is very large, half a catty is enough for two people. Conscience prices are also available in the scenic area. A bottle of mineral water is 3 yuan, a can of Coke is 5 yuan, a box of instant noodles is 8 yuan, and a bowl of smooth noodles is 15 yuan.
Fourth, the transportation is convenient and smooth. The urban area (Jinfeng District, Xingqing District, Xixia District) covers an area of 180 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 1.45 million at the end of 2018, which is not as dense and crowded as coastal cities. Most of the main roads have 8 lanes. Although they are all plane traffic and there are no overpasses or subways, they are usually very smooth except for the congestion that is common in most cities during rush hour. There are many buses, and the fare is one yuan. Some lines are more than ten kilometers long, and the fare is one yuan. We had a small episode this time. After arriving at Hedong Airport at 7:00 p.m., we took a taxi to the urban area, which was only 25 kilometers away. It took more than an hour, and we were stuck at the Yinchuan toll station entering the city for 30 minutes, and this section of the road was not enough. 2000 meters. The main reason is that at this time, the vehicles traveling in various scenic spots are concentrated back to the city, and roads are being built around the toll station. enough time.
【first day】Nantong-Yinchuan Changan Airlines 9H8422 (13:55-18:15)
This year coincides with the 70th anniversary of the National Day, and the land of China is full of festive atmosphere, with many celebration activities. Recently, my ears and my mind are full of "my motherland and I cannot be separated for a moment..."
The flights from many cities to Yinchuan are not direct, but stop in Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an and other places. We stopped in Luoyang on the way out and Hanzhong on the way back.
Arrived at the hotel at 8:00 pm, check in and rest.
The picture above shows the hotel prices during the National Day, and the picture below shows the prices announced when you check out. The increase is not too big. The deluxe standard room we live in is 35 square meters, more than 300 yuan on holidays, and only 200 yuan on weekdays. This is the capital of the province, so it is not expensive.
[Day 2] Carpool tour: Shuidonggou, Huangsha Ancient Ferry
Shuidonggou Ruins Tourist Area is located in Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Yinchuan, about 20 minutes' drive from downtown Yinchuan.
Along the way, I saw many vehicles with the logo of "Alxa Heroes Association". "Alxa Heroes Meeting" is an off-road event held in the Tengger Desert of Alxa League in Inner Mongolia from October 1st to 5th every year. Later, it expanded to desert challenges, auto shows, music festivals, food festivals and other activities. This year is the tenth four times. Originally, this was a serious desert cultural event, but in recent years, negative news has increased. Luxury cars, nouveau riche, and money-worshiping women give people the evocative imagination of "a feast in the sea and sky". Some netizens said, "Alxa" what is it? Yes, but no heroes. According to the "Inner Mongolia Daily" report, in just five days this year, a total of 400,000 vehicles and 1.2 million tourists poured into the event, which obviously exceeded the carrying capacity and caused social controversy.
Shuidonggou is known as "the birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archaeology" and is the earliest Paleolithic cultural site excavated in China. The main attractions are: Shuidonggou Ruins Museum, Zhangsan Xiaodian, Luhua Valley, Ming Great Wall, Grand Canyon, and Tibetan Soldiers Cave. Tourist items include: experience cruise ships, horse-drawn carriages (or bamboo rafts), camel carts, sightseeing cars, tractors and other 5 different means of transportation, visit the earth-rammed Great Wall, Tibetan soldier cave, visit the Great Wall Museum, and watch the performance of "Northern Xinjiang Tiange" . The package is 240 yuan, including the above tourism items.
The order of the tour is: visit the museum (free explanation by the tour guide), Zhangsan Xiaodian, Shuidonggou Village, and take a sightseeing bus to the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty to climb high and look far. Afterwards, walk through Luhua Valley to Hongshan Lake, take a cruise to watch the reeds, sand and water, and take a horse-drawn carriage (or bamboo raft after landing. Generally choose a horse-drawn carriage. After the bamboo raft lands, you have to walk for a while. You can listen to the driver singing Northwest folk songs , at your own expense, 5 yuan per car). Then take a camel cart (there is also a folk song performance) to the Grand Canyon, visit the Cangbing Cave, visit the Great Wall Museum after coming out, watch the performance "Northern Xinjiang Sky Song", and finally take a tractor to the exit of the scenic spot.
There are four distinctive highlights here. One is to search for ancient times and visit secluded places to experience the history and culture of the Paleolithic Age; the other is to take 5 different means of transportation to experience the change from animal-drawn vehicles to motor vehicles; the third is to touch the earth to ram the Great Wall and walk into Tibetan soldiers Hole, feel the momentum of the Great Wall above the ground and the underground military city; the fourth is to walk in the Luhua Valley, go boating on Hongshan Lake, and feel the charm of the south of the Yangtze River.
The ruins museum has a free explanation by a special person, and the visit lasts about 20 minutes.
Zhang San, formerly known as Zhang Zi, was born in Shuidonggou, Lingwu City. Because he was the third of four brothers, the carriage and horse shop he ran was called "Zhang San's small shop". In June 1923, French paleontologists De Rijin and Sang Zhihua lived here during the archaeological period of the Shuidonggou site, and received friendly reception and cooperation from Zhang San and his wife. They discovered and excavated 5 sites and unearthed a total of 300 Stone tools weighing more than 1 kg and some animal fossils completed a great pioneering work to overthrow the thesis of Western scholars that "there is no Paleolithic culture in China", thus opening a new chapter in Chinese Paleolithic archaeology. Deiljin and Sang Zhihua together entered the annals of the discovery and excavation of Shuidonggou ancient human cultural sites.
These four statues are French paleontologists De Rijin and Sang Zhihua, Chinese archaeologists Pei Wenzhong and Jia Lanpo, all of whom have made great contributions to the archaeological excavation of Shuidonggou.
After Zhang San passed away in 1965, the business of the small shop began to decline. After the Yinling Highway and Rencun Ferry were completed, it became increasingly depressed. In 1972, the small shop was forced to be demolished. What we see now was built by Shuidonggou Tourism Company in 2006 according to the memories of Zhang San’s brother-in-law Zhao Long. For the convenience of tourists, the shop was not rebuilt on the original site, but it generally maintained the style of the early years of the Republic of China.
Shuidonggou Village shows the cellar-style and crypt-style dwellings created by the ancestors. The construction method is to dig a certain depth of crypt on the loess slope, then use adobe to build the wall, then build the roof with beams and wooden rafters, cover it with firewood, and paste it with soil to prevent water leakage. Such a semi-cave living room is commonly known as "diwozi".
The two "primitives" are real people, not plastic models.
Ming Dynasty Earth Rammed Great Wall
Reed Valley
The weather is good, the scenery is beautiful, there are not many people, you can meet but you can't ask for it
Try local specialties. Zhongwei Pressed Sand Watermelon, because it is rich in selenium, is also called Zhongwei Sand Selenium Melon. Ningxia old yogurt is characterized by thick, quite thick.
Red Mountain Lake
Recumbent soil forest
sparkling
Shuidonggou Zangbing Cave is part of the military defense system of the ancient Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, and is the most complete three-dimensional military defense site of the ancient Great Wall discovered in China. Here, the defenders of Hongshan Fort moved from the ground to the ground, concealing the army, protecting themselves, and waiting to attack.
The bifurcation in the cave is like a maze. In the nearly 1,000-meter tunnel cleared, there are more than 20 earth chambers, including military defense facilities such as small granaries, wells, kitchen stoves, armories, gunpowder magazines, traps, hidden weapon tunnels, and forts pointing to the Grand Canyon.
In the defense system of the Great Wall in my country, it is the first place where the Great Wall above the ground, the castle and the underground cave for hiding soldiers are closely connected.
According to reports, there are two main purposes of setting up Hongshan Fort and other city barriers: one is to strengthen the defense along the Great Wall; the other is to "prevent autumn". Tatars, Oirats, Turks and other nomadic nobles often invaded the south on a large scale when horses and grass were in full bloom in autumn. For this reason, from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, a large army was mobilized to guard the border to protect the people's autumn harvest, which is called "anti-autumn".
Watch the performance "Northern Xinjiang Tiange". This is a historical war drama showing the prosperity of Xixia. It is full of various elements such as belief, war, family and the customs of the northern nomads. It is very worth watching. The reason why I use the word "very" is because I have seen live performances in many scenic spots, such as the "Impression" series in Guilin and Lijiang, Jiuzhaigou's "Tibetan King's Banquet Dance", Huangshan's "Hui Yun", Mogao Grottoes, etc. "Seeing Dunhuang Again" and so on, in comparison, this performance is very enjoyable. Especially the equestrian performance is top-notch. The young guys stand on the galloping horses, sometimes stand, sometimes fly, draw bows and arrows, bend down to fetch things, and the unity of man and horse is fascinating. The toughness and femininity of the Mongolian people are vividly displayed.
There are three performances every day, at 12:00, 15:00, and 18:00. The performance venue is in the Zangbingdong area, about 2 hours away from the gate of the scenic spot. In order to prevent delays, it is necessary to grasp the play time in other places.
Grand Canyon, a typical Yardang landform
So far, the Shuidonggou Scenic Area has basically been visited. From the ancient ruins to the defense system of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, the Cangbing Cave, the "time and space travel from 30,000 years to 500 years" as advertised by the scenic spot has been realized. To be honest, I didn't have a good time playing today. In order not to miss the performance at 12:00, the schedule is a bit rushed. If you want to play to understand, it is estimated that it will take a whole day.
Go to Huangsha Ancient Ferry, the second scenic spot today.
Northwest China has long sunshine hours and high radiation intensity, which is suitable for solar power generation.
Huangsha Ancient Ferry is located in Crescent Lake Village, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, including Yellow River Wetland Park, Hengcheng Ferry where Emperor Kangxi crossed the Yellow River, and Crescent Lake where Zhaojun left the fortress and stayed in the desert. You can enjoy the desert scenery, the ancient charm of the Yellow River, the natural wetland, the yellow sand and the long river and other original ecological natural landscapes.
The feature of the scenic spot is a one-ticket system, the ticket is 198 yuan, no need for secondary consumption, you can participate in desert surfing, off-road self-driving, sand motorcycle, Yellow River speedboat, sheepskin rafting, beach football, sand boarding, zipline, camel riding, horseback riding, Archery and more than 20 entertainment items. If you have plenty of time, the price/performance ratio is very high, suitable for bringing children to play during holidays.
The pavement is paved with more than 20,000 stone mills collected from all over the country, which is both environmentally friendly and full of artistic atmosphere.
This place is similar to Shapotou, a 5A-level scenic spot in Zhongwei City, Ningxia. It is a good place to experience "the lonely smoke in the desert, and the sunset in the long river". Although the area is smaller than Shapotou, it is closer to the urban area of Yinchuan, with convenient transportation and relatively few tourists.
Surfing in the sandy sea, one second was on a sand dune several meters high, and the next second it was at the foot of the sand dune. Have a look at a video:
Take a boat across the wetlands of the Yellow River, and you can see reeds along the way.
The waves are splashing, the mobile phone is wet, and the crystal clear water drops are photographed inadvertently
The Yellow River here is not very yellow
The buildings in the scenic area adopt the log + reed style, which is in harmony with the surrounding environment.
"Damo Station" has catering services, mineral water is 3 yuan, black tea and green tea are 5 yuan, instant noodles and cold noodles are 8 yuan, corn noodles and simmered noodles are 15 yuan, which is a conscience price in a star-rated scenic spot.
There are relatively many people in the scenic spot today. The queue for popular items such as taking a sheepskin raft is very long. The staff said that it will take at least 2 hours to wait. Because many projects have been played in Dunhuang, Lanzhou and other places, so I did not join the queue, but walked and watched, intending to participate in any project, such as zipline, which is worth the tickets, and then go to watch the sunset.
The blue sky is full of birds, the yellow sand embraces the long river
The sand here is relatively shallow, so take it easy when walking, and you don't need to wear sand-proof shoe covers. But pay attention to your surroundings. If someone raises their feet too high or deliberately plays with the sand, it will disturb the dust and float into the eyes, ears, nose, nose, mobile phone and camera.
Cattail grass, Artemisia annua, and Yangchai make the dunes full of vitality.
There are also many people on the zip line, and there is no better project if you don't play. Line up, wait for more than an hour before your turn. This is the only time during the National Day holiday that I feel "you and me in the crowd".
Waiting is also waiting, look at the lovely sky, touch the real face, I can understand your mood...
The zip line is divided into groups according to weight, 45-55kg, 55-65kg, 65-75kg, and 75-85kg. There are four types of conditions. Those who weigh more than 90kg cannot participate (the same regulations apply to riding sheepskin rafts. Fat people, discrimination is everywhere). There is a weighing scale next to it, and I saw a boy who worked hard in line for a long time, and was finally persuaded to leave angrily. Some girls are too skinny. To ensure safety, the staff will put a bag of sandbags on their legs to prevent them from "floating for thousands of miles".
The time is too short, it only takes 2 minutes from getting on the zip line car to landing, which is not very exciting.
We have played sand boarding, horse riding, camel riding, desert tanks, beach volleyball and other projects in other scenic spots, but we are not very interested. What attracts us is the sunset over the long river and the sunset in the desert.
Thousands of miles of the Yellow River spreads the Xiaguang, and the autumn water is long and the sky is the same color.
The most romantic thing I can think of is to be with you, watch the sunset at the end of the world, and then walk home slowly.
The autumn wind enters the border, the vast sea of clouds.
The sea and the sky reflect the sunset glow, and the new star has already revealed the half-moon disk.
It's a bit of an artistic conception, the vast and rough Northwest.
Today's trip has come to a successful conclusion.
[Day 3] Carpool tour: Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City, Helan Mountain Rock Painting, Xixia Mausoleum
Yuehai Bridge
The first stop today is Zhenbeibao Film and Television City. It is located in Beibao Town, Xixia District, Yinchuan City, 35 kilometers away from the urban area. This is a 5A-level scenic spot, founded by writer Zhang Xianliang in September 1993.
The scenic spot covers an area of 0.7 square kilometers and consists of three scenic spots: Ming City, Qing City, and Old Yinchuan Street. Movies such as "Red Sorghum", "New Dragon Inn" and "A Chinese Journey to the West" have been filmed here.
Zhenbei Fort was originally a frontier fortress during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1969, Zhang Xianliang, who was undergoing labor reform on the farm, discovered this place. After he was transferred to the Ningxia Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 1980, he introduced it to the crew of the film "One and Eight". Later, many film and television crews successively came here to shoot scenes. In September 1993, Zhang Xianliang founded Zhenbeibao Western Film City, which preserved and restored some scenes and props of the film for tourists to watch. At present, it has become a tourist attraction integrating sightseeing, entertainment, leisure, catering and shopping.
By the way, the word "Bao" has three pronunciations: bǎo, bǔ, and pù. Here, bǔ refers to Baozi, a village with a wall, such as Wayaobao (Shaanxi); bǎo, which is often read, refers to a small town built with earth, and generally refers to military fortifications, such as castles and bridgeheads; pù, generally used For place names, in some areas, "Pu" is written as Bao, such as Shilibao. Chinese characters are so extensive and profound that it is easy to read them wrong if you are not careful. The next time you meet someone who reads another tone, don't laugh at it.
The order of our visits is: Mingcheng - Old Yinchuan Street - Qingcheng. Because I have been to Wuxi Film and Television City, Dongyang Hengdian Film and Television City, Huzhou Film and Television City, etc., and I am getting older, the excitement and participation in such attractions are not too high, so I took a look and took a look. photo. In general, you can take a look, especially movie fans, fans, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. The founder Zhang Xianliang once said that in addition to energy advantages, Ningxia also has another advantage. The southeast coast and more developed areas do not have "desolation", and the film and television city sells "desolation". Many people responded that for this desolation, I am willing to travel through mountains and rivers.
Mingcheng
The famous Moon Gate. In the past, there must have been a lot of people here, but today the camera is so refreshing, mainly because we came early, and many people followed the guidance of the broadcast to visit Qingcheng first when entering the scenic spot.
Old Yinchuan Street
Zhang Xianliang's library gathers all his literary works. It opened to the public just before the National Day on September 27 this year.
There are relatively more tourists in Qingcheng. This place is different from Mingcheng, it is a closed area, there is only one door to enter and exit, and it will be very crowded when there are a little more people.
There is also a showroom of Ming and Qing antiques, some of which are expensive. The following red sandalwood cabinets (a pair) with dark clouds and patterns carved with eight immortals in the middle of the Qing Dynasty have a market price of 14 million yuan. That's right, that's what it says in the show instructions.
Today I have to visit three sites in one day, so the time is a bit tight. In order to save time, the six of us carpooling entrusted the chef to order lunch. The standard is 30 yuan per person, 5 dishes and 1 soup. There are 2 meat dishes such as braised lamb and chicken popcorn.
After dinner, go to Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Area.
The desolate side of the northwest began to show, this is the Gobi landform at the foot of Helan Mountain.
Speaking of Helan Mountain, people can't help but think of Yue Fei's eternal noun "Manjianghong · Angry Crown", "driving a long car, stepping through the gap in Helan Mountain". Some people say that this Helan Mountain is not the other Helan Mountain, because Yue Fei has never been to Ningxia, so what he described may be the Helan Mountain in Ci County, Hebei. Some people also say that "Helan Mountain Que" refers to "frontier" in general, which is a metaphor commonly used in literature. Helan Mountain in Ningxia.
Anyway, this is a famous mountain. Most of the mountains in my country run east-west, such as the Tianshan Mountains and Yinshan Mountains in the north, the Kunlun Mountains and Qinling Mountains in the central part, and the Nanling Mountains in the south. The Helan Mountain is rather unique, running north-south and stretching for more than 200 kilometers, which is an important geographical boundary in the Northwest China. Relying on the mountains, she restrained the eastward movement of the Tengger Desert, weakened the eastward attack of the northwest alpine airflow, and prevented the wet southeast monsoon from moving westward, which played an important role in turning the Yinchuan Plain into the "Saibei Jiangnan". So Helan Mountain is called Father Mountain, and the Yellow River is called Mother River.
The order of the tour is: first visit the World Rock Art Museum, then take a battery car to Helankou, and slowly enjoy the rock paintings along the plank road. Walk back to the entrance of the scenic spot.
Yinchuan World Rock Art Museum is currently the only rock art museum in China and the largest in the world. It is divided into five exhibition halls, including World Rock Art, Chinese Rock Art, and Helan Mountain Rock Art. It displays more than 500 rock art photos, rubbings, and objects from more than 30 countries and regions. (width).
Standing on the viewing platform on the second floor and looking down, there is a world map made of black and white stones in the middle of the exhibition hall.
After years of baptism, wind and rain, many petroglyphs have become blurred and need to be closely examined. These marked red dots are to help tourists identify.
Trees grow in the crevices of rocks, how tenacious their vitality is
On the bare mountain, there is a gurgling spring, the magical nature
rock sheep
After years of protection, the Helan Mountain area in Ningxia has become one of the areas with the largest number of blue sheep in the world, with a total of about 40,000 blue sheep, so it is easy to see now, unlike before, we saw 7 or 8 blue sheep at the entrance of the scenic spot. foraging.
The famous "Sun God" petroglyph is on the rock wall 20 meters above the ground.
Han Meilin Art Museum
This museum is the third Han Meilin Art Museum after Beijing and Hangzhou, exhibiting Han Meilin's paintings, sculptures, calligraphy and other works of art based on rock paintings.
The last stop today is the Tombs of the Western Xia Dynasty.
Autumn is getting stronger
The Xixia Royal Mausoleum is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District, Yinchuan City, 30 kilometers away from the urban area. The biggest feature of this 4A-level scenic spot is that it covers a large area, 5 kilometers long from east to west, 10 kilometers wide from north to south, and a total area of 50 square kilometers, which is comparable to the scale of the Ming Tombs in Beijing. The core area is 21 square kilometers, and there are 9 imperial mausoleums and more than 200 burial tombs of princes and relatives.
The order of the tour is: first visit the Xixia Museum, then take a battery car to the ruins area to visit Tomb No. 3, and if you are interested, you can also rent a bicycle to visit No. 1 and No. 2 Tombs, and finally return by battery car.
Xixia script at the entrance of the scenic spot. Translated into Chinese from right to left, it means "Dabai Gaoguo". Xixia people respect white, so they named the country "Dabai Gaoguo".
The museum is divided into six parts: the migration of party items and the rise of Xixia, Xixia politics, law, military affairs, Xixia society and economy, Xixia culture, Xixia religion, and Xixia royal tombs. The history of the rise and fall of the Xixia Kingdom.
Xixia is a regime established by party members in northwestern China. In the early stage, it stood side by side with the Liao and Northern Song Dynasties, and in the later stage, it stood side by side with the Jin Dynasty. The founding emperor Li Yuanhao promoted the study of Han culture and created the Xixia script, which led to the rapid rise of the dynasty.
Xixia experienced a total of ten emperors, and was later destroyed by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, enjoying the country for 190 years. This mysterious nation does not have their records in the "Twenty-Four Histories", nor does it appear in the 56 nationalities, but it has created a splendid civilization in less than 200 years. From the magnificent scale and rigorous layout of the Xixia Mausoleum visited later, we can see the unique atmosphere and style of the dynasty.
This group of continuous stoves used for firing ceramics in the Western Xia Dynasty was moved from the ruins to the museum as a whole.
The characteristic of Xixia script is that there are many strokes, a character can be as few as twenty strokes, as many as forty or fifty strokes, and there are more strokes and fewer strokes.
Zhu Zhijiong[ jiǒng ], King of Ansai in the Ming Dynasty, "The Ballad of Ancient Tombs": "The ancient tombs at the foot of Helan Mountain are thick, and the heights are like floating water. Dao Fenggu told me that the clouds are the kings and lords of the past. Back then, the land was expanded thousands of miles. , Wuxie Pavilion is actually a waste of money. Did you know that eyes closed are dreams, and millions of clothes are given to the ancestors. Strong soldiers are always cultivated, and the Central Plains is despised." Described the scene he saw at that time.
For three hundred years with Xiaomeng, where is there a dragon plate in Zhongshan?
In the evening, I went to Yinchuan Night Market for a walk. There were many people, the business was good, and I was surrounded by strong flavors.
[Day 4] Free time in the city: Ningxia Museum, Drum Tower, Yuhuang Pavilion, Nanguan Mosque, Nanxun Gate, Chengtian Temple, China-Arab Friendship Monument, Zhongshan Park
The takeaway we ordered for breakfast today overestimated the stomachs of the two of us. We only ate 4 of the 20 steamed buns, and the fried dough sticks didn’t move at all. A total of 35 yuan, enough for 4 people to eat. Here you can’t use the standard of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Xiaolongbao to measure. Lotus vegetable buns and beef buns are rich in oil and stuffing, and one is the top three.
The scenic spots in the urban area of Yinchuan are relatively concentrated, and you can basically visit them in one day. Today I am going to go to Ningxia Museum. After lunch, I will walk clockwise from near to far from the Drum Tower, Yuhuang Pavilion-Nanxunmen-Nanguan Mosque-Chengtian Temple-China-Arab Friendship Monument. If I have time, I will go to Zhongshan Park. Take a look at the landmarks along the way, so that the important sights are basically covered. The means of transportation is walking + bus. After checking, some bus lines can use Alipay to scan the code to take the bus.
Ningxia Museum is located on the East Street of People’s Square, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City. It is a national first-class museum. It is divided into three sections: general history, special topics and temporary exhibitions. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 cultural relics, including 159 national first-class cultural relics.
The overall building plan is in the shape of "Hui", which fits the character "Hui" in the Hui Autonomous Region. The facade of the entrance and exit draws on the style of the Islamic nation, the upper part of the hollow frame is combined with the lower part of stone, and the exterior wall decoration uses the image of architectural components such as Kaling Pinga and Lishizhiwen support.
We focused on visiting the general history exhibition hall, and saw the silver and copper upsetting of the Warring States Period, the gold-plated bronze reclining cow in Xixia, the support of Xixia stone carving Lishi Zhiwen, the gold Fangqi with hunting patterns in Sui Dynasty, the stone carved door leaf of Hu Xuanwu in Tang Dynasty, and the Western Han Dynasty. The treasures of the town hall are the gold, silver and copper sheep with wrong style, the brick carving of pounding rice in Song Dynasty, the story mirror of Liu Yi's biography in Yuan Dynasty, and the golden bun with flower and bird patterns inlaid with gemstones in Qing Dynasty.
In the Warring States period, the mixed silver and copper upsetting used the mixed gold and silver technology, which was the advanced metal fine workmanship decoration technique at that time.
Looking back at the Western Han Dynasty, the gold, silver and copper sheep were horizontally wrong. The whole body of the copper sheep adopts the traditional gold and silver interlacing process, with a gold thread running longitudinally from the bridge of the nose to the tail end, and the curly wool patterns are inlaid with gold and silver threads on both sides of the body, which shows the inlay technology and production level of the Han Dynasty. This copper sheep is a household utility item - Xizhen. Before the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the ancients always sat on the ground. In order to prevent the mats woven from Puzhu from sliding back and forth and curling up, they invented Xi Zhen.
Sui Dynasty hunting pattern golden Fangqi. Quadruple hunting motif and continuous arabesque lace on the front. In the hunting team, a horseman wearing a crown with feathers on his head and arrows in his waist is drawing his bow and nodding his arrows, while the surrounding beasts are running in fear. On the back, there is a four-character sentence in parallel inscribed in the official script of the Wei stele: "...to protect the country and benefit the people, and it will not be lost for a thousand years. Baiwu was two years old on the ninth day of Bingshenshuo in the third month of Wuwu. It was built by the Zhongyu Mansion. catty."
A stone-carved door leaf with a picture of Hu Xuanwu in the Tang Dynasty. On the front of the two door leaves, there is a barbarian male dancer, with a light and fit body, fast and unrestrained dancing posture, full of strong western style.
Western Xia gilt bronze reclining ox. The copper bull is huge in size, kneeling and lying, with erect ears, and the whole body is gilded. His eyes are wide open and piercing.
The above picture is a brick carving of grinding and grinding. The following is a brick carving of the rice pounding in the Song Dynasty. The couple are holding on to the railing with both hands, and the woman is carrying the child on her back, and she is pounding rice with her husband on the pestle. The whole pattern has a relief effect, which is a precious material for studying social life in the Song Dynasty.
Xixia Stone Carved Lishi Zhiwen Support. The male face on the square base is round, with thick eyebrows upturned, eyes wide open, hands on knees, lower limbs kneeling, expressing the sense of force supported by weight. The lower part of the exterior wall of Ningxia Museum adopts this component logo.
According to reports, this cultural relic weighs 1 ton, is square, has no grips around it, and has a flat bottom that tools cannot enter. Every time the exhibition is moved, it takes a lot of effort to place it safely on the booth. Therefore, this support has a nickname "heavyweight cultural relic".
Mirror of Characters in Biography of Liu Yi in Yuan Dynasty. The content of the bronze mirror decoration reflects the scene of "Jingshui entrusting the book" in the story of "Liu Yi Biography".
A Qing Dynasty golden bun with flower and bird patterns inlaid with gemstones. The base is made of thin strands of gold coiled in the shape of a bat, and decorated with flowers and birds.
There are still many treasures in the Ningxia Museum, which are worth taking the time to watch carefully.
The first floor is the stone carving history book exhibition hall, because I just saw the World Rock Art Museum yesterday, the content is similar, so I just went in and walked around.
Lunch is hand-caught mutton, shallots, hot noodle oil, and hot pot haggis. Hand-caught mutton is hind leg meat, half a catty is 54 yuan, and the mutton neck meat is sold out. Sand onion is a kind of wild onion on the desert sandy land. It is rich in nutrition and costs 32 yuan per serving. The vegetables here are a bit expensive. Tangmianyouxiang is a kind of pancake. It is different from the method in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The flour is not fermented, and it is directly scalded with boiling water, then put in a pan and baked, and finally sugar or honey is added. It is a bit sweet and delicious. A serving is 18 yuan.
The Drum Tower is located at the intersection of Jiefang East Street, West Street, Gulou South Street, and North Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City. It has a total height of 36 meters and is composed of platform bases, pavilions, and corner squares. The platform foundation was first built in the first year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1821). Later, due to funding problems, it was built intermittently. ) was completed. There are stone inscriptions on the four sides of the Drum Tower, "Yingen" in the east, "Laixun" in the south, "Yishuang" in the west, and "Gongji" in the north.
The eastern gate is different from the other three. In addition to the inscription "Yingen" on the forehead, there is also a coupon gate on each side.
Yuhuangge is a 5-minute walk from the Drum Tower. It is located at the intersection of Jiefang East Street, Yuhuangge South Street and North Street in Xingqing District. This is a traditional wooden structure building with a large roof. It is 22 meters high. It is named "Jade Emperor Pavilion" because it is dedicated to the Jade Emperor. Looking from a distance, it can be seen that there are many towers and pavilions, cornices and feet, compact structure, exquisite and unique, reflecting the exquisite technology of ancient skilled craftsmen.
Yinchuan's "Little Tiananmen", also known as Nanxunmen, is famous far and wide. Many people say that you don't have to go to other places in Yinchuan, but you must come and see here.
Nanxun Gate is located in Nanmen Square, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, at the intersection of Nanxun Road and Zhongshan South Street. It is one of the six ancient city gates. The whole building faces south from the north, with painted eaves, red walls and green tiles, and is magnificent. The total height is 27.5 meters, of which the brick base is 7 meters high, and the two-story pavilion with double eaves above the base is 20.5 meters high. Because it looks like Tiananmen Square in Beijing, it is called "Little Tiananmen Square".
Legend has it that this is the old capital of Xixia Kingdom. In the 1950s, the ancient city wall of Yinchuan was demolished, but Nanxun Gate was fortunately preserved. It is unknown when Nanxunmen was first built. Some say it was earlier than Tiananmen Square in Beijing, while others say it was built at the same time as Tiananmen Square. However, the original appearance of Nanxun Gate is quite different from Tiananmen Square. There were no viewing platforms on both sides of the gate tower, but city walls. In the 1950s, after the walls on the east and west sides of Nanxunmen Gate were demolished, a viewing stand was built with wood, forming the prototype of Beijing Tiananmen Square, which was used for holding major gatherings.
Yinchuan Nanguan Grand Mosque is located in Nanguan, Yinchuan City. It is a building with Arabic style and national characteristics. It was rebuilt in 1981. There are also Nanguan Mosques in Lanzhou and Xining. The silver-white exterior walls of the Xining Mosque are impressive.
Chengtian Temple is located in Jinning South Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City. The main landscape is the Chengtian Temple Pagoda, an ancient Buddhist pagoda standing in the clouds.
Chengtian Temple Pagoda is an octagonal eleven-story pavilion-style brick pagoda in a pyramidal style. It is 64.5 meters high, 0.5 meters higher than Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
There are six old pagoda trees over 400 years around Chengtian Tower, which are full of primitive simplicity.
Double-eave brick-carved vertical flower door
Wei Tuo Dian
Towering old trees, solemn and quiet
After visiting the nearby scenic spots in the urban area, take a taxi to the China-Arab Friendship Monument (Tiejie Road) 13 kilometers away.
The China-Arab Friendship Monument is located in Yuehai Bay CBD, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City. The entire landscape area starts from Wanshou Road in the east and connects to the Water Street in the west, consisting of landscape water systems, large sculptures and green belts. Construction began in 2016, and the landscape belt was improved in 2018.
Chinese Jade Bi
unity kiosk
The Zhonghua Ding stands on a 3-meter-high platform with a height of 9.9 meters. It adopts elements such as the Great Wall and Dougong, reflecting Chinese architectural culture. Eight groups of stone totem poles are distributed on both sides, with eight themes of heaven, earth and dragon, which are symbols of Chinese traditional culture.
Reading Bay CBD
Ningxia International Wine Trading Expo Center
chenjiahu
The last scenic spot is Zhongshan Park, where the sunset by the lake is intoxicating.
Prosperity
Ningxia People's Hall
[Day 5] Yinchuan—Nantong Changan Airlines 9H8481 (8:40—13:00)
Goodbye, Yinchuan
Stop at Hanzhong Chenggu Airport
There is also a commodity sales service on the plane, which is that the staff is displaying the aircraft model.
It is understood that the composition of traditional air tickets includes uncontrollable costs and controllable costs. The former includes operating expenses such as aviation materials, aviation fuel, and aircraft take-off and landing fees, while the latter includes service items such as labor costs, on-board meals, and luggage consignment. Tickets purchased by passengers include additional services such as meals and free luggage. The so-called differentiated service is to give passengers the right to choose additional service items, and choose service items according to their own needs. After reducing non-essential items such as meals, luggage, and entertainment facilities on board, it can reduce the load, save fuel, and reduce costs. Many foreign low-cost airlines have been doing this for a long time, and now China is starting to follow up. In the future, air tickets, meals, and checked baggage allowances will no longer be packaged but purchased separately, or it will become the norm.
Arrived home safe and sound after more than 4 hours.
Thanks for reading.
