I often hear a word recently: "Magic Ningxia".
The word "miracle" is really appropriate,
This is my third visit to Ningxia. Although Ningxia is not that big, it has everything.
This is the northwest and the south of the Yangtze River; here are mountains, flowing water, oases, and deserts; here is the hometown of stars; here is a miniature bonsai for Chinese tourism.
This autumn, I set foot on the land of Ningxia again, starting from Yinchuan, and started our journey of "New Journey and Start Again - Thousands of Cars Galloping, Star Road Self-driving Beautiful Ningxia".
Sand Lake: Feel half desert and half lake water
Shahu Lake is 38 kilometers away from the capital Yinchuan City. It is the first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in the country, one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China, and one of the top ten charming wetlands in China.
The total area of Shahu Scenic Area is 80.10 square kilometers, 22.52 square kilometers of desert and 45 square kilometers of water are adjacent to each other.
Integrating the beauty of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River and the majesty of the Saibei desert, it is known as the tourist pearl on the "Silk Road Station".
We spent a whole day in Shahu, and basically played the whole Shahu. At night, we stayed in the Internet celebrity hotel in the Shahu scenic area: Dandan House.
The area of the sand lake is really huge, and there are many recreational facilities.
Roughly divided into wet areas, lakes, deserts.
From the gate of the scenic spot, you can choose different means of transportation according to different places.
There are battery cars, cruise ships, and speedboats to choose from.
🌟Hudong Wetland
After we entered the Shahu Scenic Area, we first took a sightseeing bus to visit the Hudong Wetland of Shahu.
This is also a very large wetland, which gathers scenic spots such as Lover Island, Rainbow Bridge, Flying Bird Fantasy Museum, Ten Thousand Mu Lotus Garden, and Bird Island.
In addition to taking a battery car tour, there is also a cruise ship at the pier to visit the depths of the wetland.
❤️Rainbow Bridge
At the first stop, we came to a colorful bridge with a very direct name, called Rainbow Bridge. Many tourists took photos here. Under the blue sky and white clouds, it seemed that there was a rainbow flying over the clear water and green grass, which was very dazzling.
❤️10,000 Mu Lotus Garden
Not far from the Rainbow Bridge, there is a large area of lotus flowers, and the lotus flowers here are basically gone in late September.
Only a few plants are still blooming strongly.
The tour guide said that in August, ten thousand acres of lotus bloomed at the same time, and the scene was very spectacular.
In addition, in winter, after the lake freezes, it is another scene.
❤️Flying Bird Fantasy Museum
Through VR display, AR interaction and immersive viewing experience, the Bird Fantasy Museum leads children into the "Elf Research Institute", experience "Jungle Scary Birds", venture into "Adventures of Flying Birds", and guard the secrets of "evolutionary growth".
Some small games in the venue are very interesting, such as drawing a bird on the tablet, and then it will automatically run to the opposite big screen to walk.
Does this scene look like the world of Avatar?
🌟Desert entertainment area
Another highlight of Sand Lake is the desert entertainment area here.
There are really too many items to play here.
Water projects: self-driving motorboats, water paragliders, water flying fish, seaplanes, dynamic airships, etc.
Desert extreme experience: desert off-road vehicles, desert motorcycles, desert Bigfoot, etc., will make you scream and be happy.
360 Extreme Flying Ball: 360-degree viewing screen, dynamic seat setting, and super-sensory flying experience allow you to fly into the sky and experience the magnificence of Ningxia and the beauty of Shahu Lake.
❤️Dynamic airship
This project is exciting, and it will get wet, but it really makes the adrenaline soar.
Sea airships and jet skis all share this pier.
Looking down from the air, the desert, lake, and wetland are connected together, which is super shocking.
When we came to the desert area, we also experienced a "Desert Niuba"
It's really a super big car, taller than two people combined.
The driver just took us to gallop in the desert, super hi.
In addition to the big cow, there are also beach all-terrain vehicles and beach ATVs to try.
The iconic sand sculpture of Shahu: Shahu Fisher Girl Statue
❤️360 extreme flying ball
A project similar to Disney's "Flying the Horizon", about 8 minutes long,
Take you to fly over Ningxia and feel the beauty of Ningxia.
🌟Egg Island and Earth Warehouse
In the evening we stayed at the Internet celebrity hotel in the Shahu Scenic Area: Dandan House Theme Hotel.
The advantage of living here is that you can feel the tranquility of the sand lake after the tourists have finished walking.
Looking at the sunset from the balcony of the hotel, it seems that the world is quiet.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the world
Watch the morning glow in the morning, see the twilight in the evening, and enjoy the stars in the night
Feel the amazing beauty that you can't usually touch
Indulge in the most charming scenery of Shahu Lake
The hotel has three room types to choose from.
1⃣️ Egg house
2⃣️Earth warehouse
3⃣️Xingyueju
As a group of us, some of us live in the Dandan House, and some of us live in the Earth Warehouse.
Both Dandan House and Xingyueju are located on a small island in the sand lake - Dandan Island, connected to the mainland by a plank road.
The shape of the egg house is very cute, suitable for taking pictures and punching cards, but the indoor space is not large.
If it is not enough, you can choose a room type to watch the sunset or the sunrise, and you can watch the sunrise and sunset while lying on the boat.
The earth warehouse is located on land, and there are only 10 rooms in total. The area is much larger than the egg house, and there are double beds and standard rooms to choose from.
The terrace is also very large, and the earth warehouse can also watch the sunset.
The lake at dusk is really beautiful.
The interior of the room in the earth chamber.
The big bed room can't see the bed when you walk in, so it looks very spacious.
Its bed is hidden on the roof. When you need to sleep at night, press the button inside the house and the bed will automatically lower down.
Isn't it interesting.
The biggest advantage of living in Shahu is to wait for the tourists to leave. Can contract entire deserts and lakes
At night, you can also enjoy the most beautiful desert starry sky.
It's just that our past few days coincide with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon is too bright to make the starry sky dim.
However, it is also nice to enjoy the full moon with friends.
🌟Legend of Sand Lake
A live-action performance "Legend of Sand Lake" that you can't miss when you come to Shahu.
Zhenbeibao Western Studios
Friends who have watched Stephen Chow's "A Westward Journey" must not miss this place. The Zhenbeibao Western Studios is located in Yinchuan. Most of the scenes of "A Westward Journey" were shot here.
In addition, most of the early familiar movies in our country were also filmed here. Classic movies such as "New Dragon Inn", "Red Sorghum", and "Wrangler" went out from here.
The Western Film City of Zhenbeibao has a large area, divided into Mingcheng, Qingcheng, and Laoyinchuan Streets.
🌟Qingcheng
Mingcheng is on the left side of the entrance. The most famous scene here is the scene of "A Chinese Journey to the West", including the most classic scene in the movie, the one where Zhizunbao said to Fairy Zixia: "There was a relationship in front of us..." The city tower, Pansi Cave, the Bull Demon Palace, and the city tower at the end of the movie were all filmed in Qingcheng.
Girls who come here like to rent a piece of "Zixia Fairy" clothes to take pictures. Those who rent clothes are also at the entrance of Qingcheng. It seems to cost 50 yuan an hour.
When you walk into Qingcheng, you will find a street with more than a dozen "Zixia" taking pictures.
The famous scene at the end of Journey to the West is reproduced.
Qingcheng was built in the 5th year of Qianlong (AD 1740). It was another barracks built according to Qianlong's intention after Mingcheng was destroyed by an earthquake, hence the name "Qingcheng".
Compared with Ming City, Qing City is still a complete ancient castle. It is said that there were still 22 residents in the city at that time, and they were relocated after the film and television city was built.
Now there is a film and television street, as well as folk and folk customs exhibitions and performance preparations. Many TV dramas have also been filmed here.
The Facebook in Wengcheng is strong, do you still remember that Zhizunbao and Fairy Zixia also took a shot here?
🌟 Mingcheng
The Ming City was built in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty (1500 A.D.). It is an important military fortress in the northwest section of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, named "Zhenbei Fort".
There are also many movie scenes in it. Jay Chou's "Assassin's Tomb", "Red Sorghum", "Wrangler", "New Dragon Inn" and other scenes.
If you want to take pictures, the soil hole at the door is also very good, and there are people riding camels and horses. You can wear ancient costumes and take pictures while riding, which is very artistic.
The car bar at the entrance is the filming location of Jay Chou and Lin Chiling's "The Tomb".
You can also rent camels or horses to make a blockbuster martial arts movie.
The Moon Gate of the Ming city wall ruins is also very popular.
Zhenbeibao Western Studios is also known as "Oriental Hollywood". It is characterized by its simplicity, primitiveness, roughness, desolation, and folk. It is one of the three major film and television cities in China and the only famous film and television city in western China.
The number of films produced here, the number of stars raised, and the number of international and domestic film and television awards won are all the highest among film and television cities in all parts of China.
The filming location of "Red Sorghum"
This is Jiu'er's home
"New Dragon Inn" filming location
Only when I came to Ningxia this time did I realize that there are so many beautiful wineries in Ningxia.
This time we checked in two distinctive wineries in Yinchuan, and I will introduce them to you here.
Xige Winery
Xige Winery is located at the ruins of Pigeon Mountain in Qingtongxia, next to the beautiful Xige Lake.
It takes more than half an hour to drive along the navigation from Yinchuan City. Entering the main entrance of the winery is an arc-shaped building, and the wine of the winery is inside this arc.
Using a drone to overlook the entire winery from the air, it is a very beautiful perfect circle.
The winery has its own guest rooms, about 4-star standard, located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the winery.
Each room has a small balcony, looking out to a large grape field, and September is also the season of grape ripening,
We also went to the grape field and picked some to eat. The taste was not bad, but there were too many seeds.
Guests who book a room can visit the winemaking workshop of the guest winery for free. The time is from 9 to 17:00. Arrange the time to book by yourself, and a special person will guide you to visit and explain the various areas of the winery and the winemaking workshop. The whole trip takes about 30 minutes. You can clearly understand the wine culture here.
There is also a restaurant on the second floor of the winery - Yuge Organic Restaurant. Our dinner wine is used here. There are various meal labels to choose from. The price is quite reasonable, and we were given a bottle of red wine.
The first floor of the winery is a book bar, and it is also a place with a strong sense of design. Many young ladies come here to take pictures and check in.
tips:
📍Address: Navigate to "Xige Winery", select the one in Qingtongxia.
💰Room price: 980/night
Chateau Changyu Moser XV
Whether it is aerial photography or ground view, this winery is very much like a large French estate. Many local people in Yinchuan will come here to shoot wedding dresses. It really looks great from every angle.
It’s not just about taking wedding photos. On the day we went, we also met a couple who were having their wedding here. Just beside the narration of the main building of the winery, there is also a small French-style building. This is mainly a place for restaurants and meetings. The front There is a small lawn where the wedding is held, and we were very lucky to experience a winery wedding banquet.
Winery introduction:
Ningxia Changyu Moser XV Winery is located in Yinchuan Economic and Technological Development Zone. It was built by Yantai Changyu Company with an investment of 600 million yuan. It is a collection of grape planting, high-end wine production, wine culture display, wine tasting, conference reception and tourism A high-end comprehensive manor in one. The winery covers an area of 1,300 mu, including 1,000 mu of vineyards, with an annual production capacity of 1,000 tons of wine.
☀️In December 2015, Chateau Changyu Moser XV was approved as a national 4A tourist attraction
☀️ On April 13, 2018, shortlisted for "100 Magical Northwest Scenes"
The main building of the winery has four floors, three above ground and one underground. The first floor is the reception hall, bottling production line, film and television hall, and DIY production area; the second floor is the wine museum; the third floor is the multi-functional area, including the wine academy, OIV classrooms, and conference rooms. The basement level is the wine cellar and VIP wine tasting room.
The winery cooperates with the Moser family, a European winemaking family known for its grape planting, and hires its fifteenth-generation successor, Ross Moser, as the chief winemaker of the winery, and named the winery after it.
Lanshan Park
Lanshan Park, located in the center of Yinchuan, is a famous imitation of Roman architecture.
This is the most suitable place to watch the sunset in Yinchuan, facing the majestic Helan Mountains and the beautiful West Lake at your feet.
The sun gradually sets on Helan Mountain in the evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun hits the Romanesque buildings. This kind of contrasting romance has a special flavor.
Lanshan Park is a football field built in the shape of the ancient Roman Colosseum, and an amphitheater was built at the same time, so it also has the functions of holding concerts and music festivals.
On weekends and holidays, even if there is no performance, this stand is full of people.
At sunset, these door openings are super beautiful to take pictures.
Looking down from the top of the mountain, you can see the new district of Yinchuan and the high-rise buildings under construction.
tips:
Tickets: Free
Parking: There is a super large parking lot opposite, which is convenient for parking.
Address: Navigation "Lanshan Park"
