Due to negligence, the day of Lanzhou was not included in the article on Gansu, so I had to insert it into the article on Ningxia. I hope my friends will forgive me.
Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city where the Yellow River passes through the city. It has a long history, but there are not many attractions in the city, so we only arranged for one day.
We stayed at the Lanzhou Hotel the night before. This is an old four-star hotel, and every building has a "historical building" plaque. The service of the hotel is mediocre, and it feels like a big shop bullying customers. The advantage is that the location is excellent. It is the subway entrance when you go out, and Lanzhou University is diagonally opposite.
Because of the epidemic, Lanzhou University did not allow entry, so our first stop was the Gansu Provincial Museum. The Gambo Museum has a rich collection. The "Horse Stepping on a Flying Swallow" collected in the "Silk Road Exhibition Hall" is the treasure of the town hall. Its image has become a symbol of China's tourism industry and it is the first batch of cultural relics that are prohibited from being exhibited abroad. Take the subway from Lanzhou Hotel, and then walk for five minutes. There is already a 100-meter long queue in front of the museum, which shows the high degree of recognition.
The open part of the museum has three floors. The main exhibition hall on the first floor is "Dunhuang Grottoes Culture and Art". Because we went to Mogao Grottoes and Yulin Grottoes before, we just took a quick look at the flowers and did things hastily.
Nine out of ten tourists who come here are looking for "horse stepping on flying swallows". This treasure of the town hall is in the "Silk Road Civilization" exhibition hall on the second floor. It is still a little exciting to see the true face. "Horse Stepping on a Flying Swallow" is a bronze vessel of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was unearthed in October 1969 from the Leitai Han Tomb in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. Expressive, indescribable. Undoubtedly, this must be the most beautiful exhibit in the entire exhibition hall, always surrounded by tourists and photographed from different angles. Coincidentally, I also met a celebrity, Yu Minhong from New Oriental, which caused a little commotion at the scene. I think, if it is a certain traffic star, there might be a big commotion.
In addition, there is also an exhibition of paleontology, which is more attractive to children.
Today is July 21st, my son’s four-year-old birthday, and it’s also the first time he’s been out of town. After visiting the museum, we came to Lanzhou’s most prestigious “Malaoliu Halal Restaurant” to celebrate his birthday. Hope My son grows up healthy and happy forever!
We bought the train tickets to Yinchuan at night in advance, and there was still a long time after dinner. "Ma Lao Liu" was not far from the Yellow River, so we decided to go and see the Yellow River. Wandering on the banks of the Yellow River, what we are thinking about is how the ancestors of our Chinese nation created Chinese civilization. The willow trees beside the road are also different from those in the south. They are very tall, as high as several stories of buildings. I don't know if it is because of the nourishment of the Yellow River water. The Yellow River in Lanzhou is still very turbid, but it is much clearer in Yinchuan.
After walking about one kilometer, you will find the famous "Zhongshan Bridge". This bridge was originally named "Yellow River Iron Bridge". It has been standing here for more than 100 years. land. There are many tourists on the bridge. When the sun sinks to the west and the cool breeze blows by the river, leaning on the bridge railing, watching the Yellow River come and go, I can't help but feel emotional, "Nine bends of the Yellow River, thousands of miles of sand, the waves wash away and the wind blows. From the End of the World". On the opposite side of the bridge is Baitashan Park. If you climb to the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the whole city.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the train arrived at Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on time. Compared with the plane, the advantage of the train lies in its punctuality and safety.
"Thousands of miles of the Yellow River enriches Ningxia", the Yellow River flows from west to east, and the terrain on both sides of the river gradually lowers, and the Ningxia Plain is formed by the erosion of the river. Since ancient times, Yinchuan has been known as "the land of plenty and plenty of fish and rice", and a prominent dynasty - Xixia was born here. We plan to stay in Yinchuan for three days.
Since the scenic spots in Yinchuan are far from the urban area, we decided to rent a car and drive by ourselves. The car rental point of Yihi is not close to the train station, and it takes nearly 20 minutes to walk. I didn’t book a Sagitar, so I changed to a Golf Jialv. Fortunately, the family is in good shape, and the car is small but sufficient.
The first stop is the Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Spot. Many people may think of Yue Fei's "Breakthrough of Helan Mountain" in "Man Jianghong". The scenic spot is about 40 kilometers away from the railway station. It is located in Jinshan Township, the middle section of Helan Mountain. It can be traced back to the traces of ancestors' activities 40,000 years ago. There are a large number of petroglyphs on the cliffs and stone walls on both sides of the valley.
There are very few people in the scenic area, which may be the cause of the epidemic. The first thing to visit is the museum, where you can learn about human activities here tens of thousands of years ago with pictures and texts. According to reports, they came from the vast Siberia. They settled down when they found the climate here was suitable, survived and multiplied, and were later destroyed by a major earthquake. It can also be learned that the rock paintings originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and were created for the nomadic people living here at that time until the Xixia Dynasty.
The petroglyphs are mainly concentrated on both sides of the valley. You don't need to climb the mountain, just follow the road to visit. Where there are petroglyphs on the stone walls, they are marked in red, and there are texts beside them to explain. The subjects of petroglyphs are either worshiped deities or daily game drives. The most famous of them is "Sun God". This painting is on the rock wall more than 30 meters above the ground. If you don't look carefully from the ground, it is difficult to find it. The steep mountain road must pay attention to safety.
There used to be a waterfall hanging down in the valley, but it is a pity that it is not seen in the dry season. If you want to feast your eyes, it will only appear in the early spring when the snow on the top of Helan Mountain melts.
After the tour, it was noon, and the sun was so hot that it could roast people. We took a break after lunch at the next stop, the small town next to Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City. The arrogance of the sun did not weaken in the slightest, so we had to continue to dawdle until more than four o'clock, which was unbearable. The weather in the northwest is not suitable for outdoor activities after noon, and the temperature drops sharply after the sun sets.
Zhenbei Fort was originally a frontier fortress during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1993, the writer Zhang Xianliang founded the film and television base. Since then, many acclaimed and well-received movies have been filmed here, such as "Red Sorghum", "A Chinese Journey to the West", "New Dragon Inn" and so on. The scenic spot has become more and more famous because of this, and it is now a national 5A.
The scenic spot is divided into three parts: Qingcheng, Mingcheng and Laoyinchuan Street. The most famous Moon Gate is the background that Zhizunbao promised to Fairy Zixia in "A Chinese Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box", as well as Zhang Yimou and Gong Li's "Red Sorghum The wine shop in ", as well as the "Dragon Inn", are located in Mingcheng. If you don't have enough time in the future, you can make a choice. Maybe it's because I have walked too much these two days and it's too hard, maybe it's because the weather is too hot, I only visited Qingcheng, my mother and the others didn't want to go anymore, and I was left alone to stroll around Mingcheng. As for the old Yinchuan street, I have to leave a little regret. What is particularly worth mentioning here is that there is a small museum in the middle of the film and television city, which exhibits some Ming and Qing solid wood furniture collected by Zhang Xianliang, with prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions. Interested friends can one look.
The first day in Yinchuan can be summed up in two words: one is "hot", which I have never experienced in Gansu before, and the other is "tired". I have walked too much from yesterday to today. Although I am fine, But the old man couldn't bear it. The tour group can go all over Helan Mountain, Zhenbei Fort and Xixia Royal Tomb in one day, so they must be all hard-working.
With yesterday's painful lessons, today we have arranged a one-day tour of the Shuidonggou site for recuperation. Shuidonggou is the earliest Paleolithic site excavated in my country and is known as the "birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archaeology". At the same time, it also preserves the most complete three-dimensional defense system of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall.
After sleeping until I woke up naturally, I drove 40 kilometers to the main entrance of the scenic spot. Tickets are divided into ordinary tickets (60 yuan) and package tickets (180 yuan including almost all entertainment and transportation). The staff will introduce them in detail, and the attitude is worthy of praise. It is 5A.
Entering the gate, the first stop on the left hand side is the only themed museum displaying Paleolithic civilization in Northwest China. It can simulate and reproduce the scenes of human life 30,000 years ago, as well as the scenes of floods, landslides and ground cracks, and civilizations destroyed by sudden disasters. , very shocking. Human beings are insignificant in front of nature, but they are also very tenacious, and they can re-sow the fire of civilization in another place.
Walking out of the museum, Zhang Xiaosan’s shop is just a few steps away. This is the place where the two Frenchmen who first discovered Shuidonggou used to stay in the 1920s. At this moment, I feel quite uncomfortable. If the country is weak, the people will be weak. Not far ahead is the No. 1 and No. 2 ruins. There have been six excavations here and there, and they were officially opened in 2007. Not far from the ruins, there is a relatively well-preserved section of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. In October 1935, Comrade Mao Zedong led a ministerial expedition to pass here, and left a poem inscribed "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero".
After the Great Wall, it began to reflect the value of the 180 yuan package purchased. Camel riding, surfing car, Hongshan Lake cruise, archery, amphibious vehicle, exciting zip line, mule cart, Tibetan soldier cave, and finally the five-star luxury tractor from the exit of the scenic spot to the entrance parking lot, etc., all Let you experience it again. What is hard to wait for is that there is no turning back in the whole process, and the arrangement is very reasonable.
I don't want to talk about other things, but Zangbing Cave is worth a special book, and the 60 yuan ordinary ticket does not include this place. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the Cangbing Cave is an important part of the Great Wall's defense system, relying on the dangerous terrain of the Hongshanbao Canyon. The tunnel extends in all directions, with complete facilities and dense traps. It is the earliest prototype of tunnel warfare in my country. I don’t know if the tunnel warfare that frightened little devils on the North China Plain during the Anti-Japanese War was inspired by this place. The wisdom of the Chinese people is infinite, and those who dare to offend us will be punished even if they are far away.
Shuidonggou is worth spending a day to enjoy slowly. There are ruins, historic sites, and various entertainment facilities here, and you don’t need to walk a lot. It is suitable for all ages. Today is a relaxed and happy day.
Today is the 24th, our last day in Yinchuan. There is still one must-see place—the Xixia King’s Mausoleum, and one must-eat restaurant—Guoqiang didn’t eat, so let’s go together today.
Xixia is a dynasty established by the Dangxiang people. It has existed for 190 years. It calls itself "Dabai Gaoguo" (because the people of the country admire white), and its capital is Yinchuan. The Western Xia Royal Mausoleum is adjacent to Helan Mountain in the west and Yinchuan Plain in the east. It is the most complete royal cemetery with existing ground sites in my country and is known as the "Oriental Pyramid".
After exiting the museum, take a scenic car around the mausoleum area. Within an area of more than 20 square kilometers, there are nine imperial tombs and more than 200 accompanying tombs. The other tombs are all for distant viewing, only No. 3 tomb - Li Yuanhao's tomb is for visitors to visit on foot. Although the founding king was murdered by his son after only ten years in power, his mausoleum is the grandest after death. From a distance, the mausoleum is conical, somewhat like a pyramid, surrounded by the moon city guards. After thousands of years, most of them have become ruins, but it is enough to imagine the scene of that year. There is a big pit in front of the mausoleum, which is a grave robbery pit left by previous dynasties. It is embarrassing to think about how glorious these emperors were during their lifetime, but they are often humiliated by small thieves after their death. We walked around the mausoleum to show respect for the founding king.
Ningxia also mainly eats mutton, especially Yanchi Tan sheep. The mutton caught by Guoqiang tastes good, but I don’t know if it’s preconceived, but I always feel that it’s not as good as the first meal I ate in Dunhuang.
Because of the plane tomorrow morning, I live near the airport tonight. Yinchuan Hedong Airport is on the edge of the Yellow River. I drove by the Yellow River and found that the river here is much clearer than Lanzhou. No wonder the old saying goes, "Thousands of miles of the Yellow River enriches Ningxia".
