The world is so big, Ningxia is so small, rent a car chicly, and play wild with you! ——Hey, have fun with the original doggerel. There are five prefecture-level cities in Ningxia, from north to south: Shizuishan, Yinchuan, Wuzhong, Zhongwei, and Guyuan. The distance between the north and the south is 456 kilometers, and the distance between the east and the west is 250 kilometers. "Yes!


[Day 1] Fly from Shanghai to Yinchuan - pick up from the car rental company - go to the car rental company to go through the car rental procedures - drive the car - check in at the hotel.

1 The Ningxia Museum thought that Ningxia was very cool, but they didn't expect the scorching sun to give people a bad impression. After much deliberation at noon, they decided to go straight to the Ningxia Museum as the first stop.




2 Haibao Pagoda but did not know the true face of Mount Lushan.




3 Beiguan Grand Mosque There are several mosques in my list. This is the first mosque I saw—the Beiguan Grand Mosque. After that, I saw the mosque all the way. You know, there are more than 3,000 mosques in Ningxia All kinds of mosques!




4 Yuhuang Pavilion in Yinchuan




5 Yinchuan Drum Tower (Su Yinchuan)



[Day 2] Yinchuan - Pingluo County, Shizuishan City - Yinchuan


6 Get up early in the morning and pass Nanxun Gate, commonly known as "Little Tiananmen", before leaving the city.





7 Yuhuang Pavilion, Pingluo County






8 Pingluo County Bell and Drum Tower





9 Jieyin Temple in Pingluo County





10 Unknown pagoda near Jieying Temple





11 Tianzhou Pagoda in Pingluo County, a national key cultural relic




12 The Hongfo Pagoda in Helan County is another key cultural relic




13 The baby in the picture above in the Xixia Museum in the Xixia Mausoleum is called "Capricorn", and Liuli


After seeing the Hongfo Pagoda, it was still early, so I calculated the schedule and decided to go to the Xixia Mausoleum first, and the next day to catch up with the other three scenic spots on the same route.


14 Xixia Mausoleum




15 Returning to Yinchuan City from Xixia Mausoleum, even though people were almost mummified by the sun, they still cheered up and went to Chengtian Temple Pagoda. People in Chengtian Temple called West Pagoda. Hao's abolished empress) was built.


I bought a ticket to climb the tower, the 11th floor of the steep tower, there is nothing to go up, when I come down, I use my hands, feet and buttocks, and I cry in my heart. When I get down to the bottom of the tower, my legs have already softened into noodles. I vowed not to climb the tower again.




16 First met Nanguan Grand Mosque under the setting sun I took pictures of this great mosque three times, namely the sunset, the night view and the early morning. (Su Yinchuan)



[the third day]

17 Helan Mountain Rock Paintings




18 It's a worthwhile trip to meet blue sheep by chance




19 Petroglyph Museum, Global distribution map of petroglyphs (petroglyphs).




20 Baisikou Twin Pagodas




21 Zhang Xianliang's Zhenbeibao film and television city has brought Chinese films to the world. Do stars in the film and television industry who have never been to Zhenbeibao have the nerve to "mix" in the circle? (just kidding).




22 The movies mentioned in the film and television city, the ones we are familiar with at this age are "The Wrangler" and "Red Sorghum".




23 The film and television city was built on the basis of an ancient castle. It can be said that Zhang Xianliang is very business-minded. This is the museum inside the fort.




24 Half of the museum is Zhang Xianliang's private collection, and the other side is his relationship with movies.





25 Zhang Xianliang also restored the street scene of old Yinchuan. (Back to Yinchuan for overnight stay)



[Day 4] Check out and prepare to go all the way south.


26 I don't know if there is anyone in Dong's residence in Wuzhong territory who has never been rejected.




27 The 108 pagodas in Qingtongxia I heard from the tour guide that this is not like the tomb tower of an eminent monk in the Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest. The 108 pagodas in Qingtongxia are pure Buddhist pagodas, and you can take a photo with them.




28 Mingsha Tower in Zhongning County The destination for this day is Zhongwei. It's worth picking him up when passing through Zhongning County! Besides, it is a cultural relic under national protection, which is even more valuable!




29 The amazing work of Zhongwei Gaomiao Baoan Temple!




30 The Drum Tower in Zhongwei County is also quite beautiful.




31 Suzhongwei This is the wetland scenery of the "Shapotou Water Town" in the place of residence



[Day 5] The goal is the Sumeru Grottoes. On the way, I accidentally bumped into the ruins of the ancient city of Chaona (belonging to Pengyang County, Guyuan). After arriving in Guyuan, I rushed in 40 minutes before the museum closed. What I want to praise is, The collection of Guyuan Museum can be said to be far better than that of Ningxia Provincial Museum. Overnight in Guyuan.


32 The mosque on the way, the name means "Grandpa Gutubbas"




33 When we arrived at the Mount Sumeru Grottoes, we first visited the museum. The origin of the grottoes is related to the eastward spread of Buddhism, and the eastward spread of Buddhism is also related to the Silk Road. This is Xuanzang who washed away to learn the scriptures.




34 After coming out of the museum, you can see the symbol of the Sumeru Grottoes "Big Buddha" at this location. I also have the only portrait of this trip, which was taken by a master in a group of eight people who took the sightseeing bus together.




35 Sumeru Buddha




36 Chaona Ancient City Ruins




37 Guyuan Museum




38 Small Scenery in Guyuan



[Day 6] Starting from Guyuan, this is the hardest day of self-driving in a week. The journey is nearly 400 kilometers, all the way through Zhongwei, through Tongxin County in Wuzhong, Wuling and Yongning in Yinchuan, and finally back to Yinchuan City, overnight in South Close to the Great Mosque.


39 golden onion on the way




40 The Great Mosque in Tongxin County The Red Army established the first Muslim autonomous regime in the history of the revolution, the Huiminzi Town Government in Yuhai County, Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia Province.




41 Weizhou Great Temple




42 The pagoda of Kangji Temple in Weizhou Town, Tongxin County, but the pagoda cannot be seen.




43 Getting closer and closer to Yinchuan, I bought freshly picked strawberries on the way, 20 yuan for a bucket, and brought them back to Shanghai. When I got on the plane, a child with a pointed nose said that he could smell strawberry jam.




44 I have seen too many mosques and pagodas, and my conditioned reflex is that when I see pagodas and onions, I stop and take a picture.




45 "Najiahu Grand Mosque" in Najiahu Village, Yongning County, Yinchuan. Not all mosques are onions.




46 Various pagodas under repair, this one in a "Mosque of the Holy See".



[Day 7] Patted the Nanguan Mosque across the road early in the morning, but did not enter. Then I went to the airport, filled up the car with gas, returned the car to the car rental company, and they took several car rental customers to the terminal very responsibly.



Seven days and six nights, the actual car time was 6 full days, the journey was 1,400 kilometers, and the fuel consumption was more than 500 liters. I saw all the five cities in Ningxia at once. I have seen the most museums in personal history, seen the most diverse mosques, and photographed the most enjoyable pagodas; the deserts, lakes, wetlands, and oases that can express the beauty of Ningxia's "Jiangnan" integrated sand lakes and sand slopes Tou, Shuidonggou, etc. were all given up, and the limited time was concentrated on various ancient roads. Since then, my "wildness" has reached a new height.
The sunshine in Ningxia is unbelievable. Although the weather forecast sounds like there is always light pollution, because the face really feels rusty after a day, but the blue sky is really beautiful to take pictures! Be sure to do your homework on sun protection, lest you get caught off guard like me, with solar dermatitis on the neck and back of the hands, severe allergies, and extremely itchy.