Mingcui Lake, formerly known as Daozu Lake, was the middle section of the Changhu Lake in the Ming Dynasty. Because the reeds were shaking green and the birds were singing, it was renamed Mingcui Lake. The scenic spot is full of lakes and willows, grass and trees are smoky, and hundreds of birds are flying together, and fish are leaping among them. Not Jiangnan, better than Jiangnan.

Mingcui Lake covers a total area of ​​more than 10,000 mu, including 8,000 mu of wetland and 2,000 mu of land for greening and other uses. It is the largest natural wetland reserve in the eastern part of Yinchuan City, Ningxia. Mingcui Lake has preserved its original natural features through returning farmland to the lake, enclosing management, and prohibiting grazing and hunting, creating a good ecological environment for bird resources, aquatic animals and plants, and maintaining the natural ecological balance. There are rich vegetation and many birds, including 109 species of vascular plants and 69 species of aquatic phytoplankton, mainly vegetation suitable for wetlands, such as weeping willow, sand date, amorpha, cattail, reed, lotus, etc.; there are wild birds There are 97 species in total, such as the great bustard, Chinese merganser, black stork, and white-tailed sea eagle under the first-level national protection; Thousands of birds inhabit and multiply here, making it a paradise for birds.

Here you can go boating in the maze of reeds, listen to the crowing of orioles, watch the rustling of reeds, experience the mysterious and thrilling situation where there is no way out, and the sudden enlightenment of another village where there are dark willows and bright flowers; The natural taste of bridge water. The design of Mingcui Lake is completely humanized and barrier-free. Sightseeing cars and sightseeing boats are safe, pollution-free and environmentally friendly means of transportation. Mingcui Lake is built with lake water, reeds, lotus flowers, flying birds and swimming fish. Ten scenic spots with strong ecological characteristics: "cars, water and clouds" exhale dense clouds, and "clear water, floating lotus" play with red trout. The "thousand-step corridor bridge" willows are colored, and the "hundred birds singing green" are chirping. "Reed flowers chasing the sun" fly white catkins, and "green gauze leaks the moon" touches broken gold. "Looking for Heron in the Labyrinth" has thousands of Baidu, and "White Sand Falling Geese" has three or five traces. "Lvzhang Wencha" is clear, and "Dongdi Sunset" is dark and new.
Or go fishing quietly, go boating to pick lotus, or talk and laugh while looking at reed flowers. People are intoxicated by the lake, forget their shape in the color of reeds, nourish their temperament, forget the hustle and bustle of the world, and forget to return with joy.


Dongdi Sunset
The east sun rises and shines auspiciously
embankment green willow silk long
Red lotus root in the afterglow of the setting sun
Illuminate the heartstrings but forget to return

　 The afterglow of the setting sun seems to be reluctant to part with the time that is about to pass away, snuggling tightly on the embankment of Mingcui Lake. It is extraordinarily clear and constitutes a scene of Mingcui Lake "Dongdi Sunset Sunset New".

green tent ask tea
Green water crepe noodles due to wind and sand
Who is the Tent Tachishima?
I ask you why you have a sense of elegance
tea tea smoke drunk happy blossom

　　At the center of the Thousand Steps Covered Bridge, there is a covered bridge tea room for tourists to rest and drink tea. . Don't have a taste of "the green tent asks how much tea is clear"

maze heron
Misty path leading to You Gu Chai Wei
Gong Fang gossip is hard to come back
Find nowhere
Herons startle and fly all over the sky

　　The reed maze is the most distinctive landscape of Mingcui Lake. It is designed according to the Taoist gossip art. The total length of the maze is more than ten kilometers. It is composed of reeds and waterways. The whole maze is winding and unpredictable. It can be described as a creation of the unity of nature and man. The good natural environment makes this a concentration camp for birds, most of which are herons. In addition to driving a small boat in the maze to seek the excitement of adventure, visitors can also trace the traces of herons; in addition, if you want to go through the maze, That is not an easy task, hundreds of seemingly identical intersections make tourists discouraged; this is the double-layer metaphor of the top ten scenic spots of Mingcui Lake "Looking for Thousands of Herons in the Labyrinth". And the birds flying together in the setting sun can't help but remind people of the famous sentence "the autumn water is the same color as the sky, the sunset and the lone duck fly together".

blue gauze leaking moon
Green mountains and green waters race south of the Yangtze River
Fragrance wafts from the gauze tent
Leaky silver light is precious
The moon is beautiful and the sex is refreshing

Mingcui Lake is a poem and a song; on a night when the moon is in the sky, when you are in a maze of reeds in a small boat, listening to the cicadas’ frogs, watching the bright moonlight shine through your leisurely life. The reeds sprinkled dots on the rippling water surface, exuding crystal light, and then reflected on the reed leaves, as if someone scooped up a handful of broken gold and threw it over Mingcui Lake... like this In the evening, invite your close friends, or recite poems and sing songs, or drink tea, and feel the beautiful scenery of Mingcui Lake "green hourglass, moon broken gold", don't have some fun in your heart

Birds singing and emerald green
A hundred miles of shade and a thousand rows of trees
birdsong rhyme people want to sleep
The sound welcomes the guests from afar
On the shore of Cuihu Lake, I lingered

　　Speaking of birds, Mingcui Lake is a paradise for hundreds of birds. There are 97 species of birds here, all of them are wild birds, most of them are migratory birds. Every spring and summer, they come to Mingcui Lake to "set up camp". They also gave birth to children here, including the great bustard, Chinese merganser, hundred-tailed sea eagle, and black stork, which are national first-class protected birds, whooper swans, cygnets, mandarin ducks, and herons, etc. There are four kinds, and Mingcui Lake is also dominated by herons. Thousands of birds are chasing and frolicking in Mingcui Lake, a paradise of birds. The crisp bird calls and gurgling water constitute the "Hundred Birds Singing and Chirping" among the top ten scenic spots in Mingcui Lake. "This scene.

Thousand Steps Covered Bridge
Thousands of plants are cultivated into a green lake
Stepping on Xixia to find egrets
Langting Tea Fragrance Welcomes Guests
There is no need to cross the bridge from east to west

　　The corridor bridge has a total length of more than 1,000 meters and is composed of pure wooden structures. It crosses Mingcui Lake with the viewing tower as the leader, and connects the two main functional areas of the central area of ​​Mingcui Lake and the east area. Someone can directly view Mingcui Lake from the bridge. The beautiful scenery of the "Thousand-step Covered Bridge Willow Color" of the lake.


Water lilies
Blue Sky Haoyu Heron Tour
clear water lake calm boat
floating clouds want to fall
Lotus blooms in midsummer

　　The "gentleman among flowers" lotus attracts the eyes of countless tourists. The 500-acre lotus pond in Mingcui Lake can be called the most lotus in Yinchuan; As described in Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight in the Lotus Pond": "On the zigzag lotus pond, there are fields of leaves, like the skirts of graceful dancing girls. Some are gracefully open, and some are shyly holding their flowers. Occasionally, the breeze blows, and you can still smell a faint fragrance." Whether it is the shyness when it is in bud, the immaturity when it is first blooming, or the stretching when it is in full bloom, they all compete to show their delicate posture, and they are not dirty when they come out of the mud, which reveals the noble and otherworldly qualities of lotus. . Even the dragonflies and fish don't want to miss this beautiful scenery. Seeing that the little lotus just showed its sharp horns, the affectionate dragonfly has been enjoying it there; Playing with her graceful figure makes them even more charming. I really don't know if the lotus makes the fish drunk, or the fish playing in the water make the lotus dance!

Traffic and clouds
rut reincarnation fixed Fuhan
water splashing green pines spit haze
Rising mountains and seas, dragons stinging
Light clouds and wind lightly see the dawn

　　The two-wheeled waterwheel like a brother is the iconic scenic spot of Mingcui Lake. It is made of handcrafts. When the summer is scorching hot and the sun is like fire, there will be water drops dozens of meters away from the waterwheel. Fog beads splash on the car and reflect a dreamy rainbow under the sun. Visitors go to the next stop of the waterwheel, and the rain curtain and fog tent are endless fun, dreamlike, poetic and picturesque. As the epitome of the farming civilization in the past and the witness of the vicissitudes of history, it shows the ancient simplicity and majesty of the Yellow River culture, the profound charm, and the pastoral life picture of the unity of man and nature, the use of nature and the harmony with nature; just like the poets in the Qing Dynasty Ye Li's description of "the water wheel rotates from reincarnation, the snow pours over the silver and the nine bends, Shixin Qinglian's poems are ingenious, and the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky". The two towering waterwheels complement each other with the water of the lake, forming a new landscape of "the south of the Yangtze River". Today, Mingcui Lake has successively added 4 stone waterwheels and a wooden pedal waterwheel, adding to the unique charm of waterwheels; It constitutes one of the top ten scenic spots of Mingcui Lake "cars, water, clouds and clouds".

When traveling in Ningxia, I recommend the direct train to Ningxia tourist attractions. The staff all wear yellow vests, and the minions are hospitable and hospitable. There are two tourist distribution centers in the new city railway station and Crescent Square in the old city, where you can stay nearby Convenient, there are many hotels, and the transportation is convenient. It is not far from the civil aviation bus, and it is very convenient whether it is by train or plane. The one-way fare for the direct train from the scenic spot to Xixia Royal Tomb, Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, Helanshan Rock Painting, Shuidonggou, and Shahu Lake is 15 yuan per person, and the ticket is more affordable and convenient.
Meet a few friends, bring your camera, and share a car at the tourist distribution center of the railway station. The experienced driver will introduce the customs and customs of Ningxia along the way, go to Mingcui Lake to watch birds and lotus, and go boating among the reeds. Don't have fun.