In the northwestern part of China, there is a great plain with thousands of miles of fertile fields and fragrant rice blossoms, which ranks among China's "Top Ten New Tianfu". It is Ningxia, which is called "the south of the Yangtze River". Ningxia is deeply inland, with mountains, plains, deserts, the Yellow River, oases, forests, and lakes creating unique natural and cultural landscapes in Ningxia. The natural landscape is magnificent and picturesque, giving people a wonderful feeling of returning to nature. The rich and varied landforms and natural landscapes interweave into picturesque pictures of greatness, variety and majesty. This is one of the places with the most sunshine in our country. The unique seasonality creates unique and unique scenery, which makes people The significance of inadvertently capturing the beauty and welcoming spring, summer, autumn and winter travel lies in discovering those tiny details in the process of walking and playing, and feeling the truth, goodness and beauty of life.
Today, let us pursue the ancient Silk Road camel bells, bathe in the pure wind of the Yellow River, enter the south of the Yangtze River, and experience the magical Ningxia!
Six days and five nights in-depth tour itinerary:
D1: Departure from Xi'an→Yinchuan→Cuiming Lake Wetland Park (overnight in Yinchuan)
D2: Departure from Yinchuan → Zhongwei → Shapotou → Yellow River Suji (night stay in Zhongwei)
D3: Departure from Zhongwei→Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon→108 Tower→Yellow River Tower (overnight in Wuzhong)
D4: Departure from Wuzhong→Zhihuiyuanshi Winery→Zhenbeibao Film and Television City→Helanshan Rock Paintings (night stay in Yinchuan)
D5: Departure from Yinchuan → China Wolfberry Museum → Ningxia Museum → Western Xia Royal Tombs (night stay in Yinchuan)
D6: Depart from Yinchuan → Shuidonggou Scenic Area → Return to Xi’an
TIPS:
1. This itinerary is suitable for in-depth travel enthusiasts. The six-day itinerary is relatively easy, and it basically includes the Ningxia Teise Scenic Spot and Internet Celebrity Scenic Spot. It is recommended to buy tickets for scenic spots online 1 to 2 days in advance, which is cheaper than buying tickets in scenic spots.
2. At the end of October and the beginning of November, the temperature difference between day and night in various parts of Ningxia is large, and the wind and sand in some areas are relatively large. You need to pay attention to keeping warm when you play. According to your own situation, bring enough warm clothes, water bottles, sunshades, sunglasses, sun hats and special sunscreen. For skin care when going out.
D1: After breakfast in Xi'an, go straight to Xianyang Airport, and then arrive at Yinchuan Hedong Airport in a little over an hour. On the way to Yinchuan City, by the way, check in Yinchuan [Mingcui Lake Wetland Park], which is the first batch of my country and the third in the country. The National Wetland Park named by the State Forestry Administration is also the first wetland park in the Yellow River Basin in the western region. It enjoys the reputation of "one of the six most beautiful wetland parks in China" and "the best wetland for ecological protection in China". 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 autumn wind is blowing, and the yellow leaves are clustered. Looking closely at the autumn scenery of Mingcui Lake, it is intoxicating, intoxicating, and infatuating...
D2: After breakfast, depart for Zhongwei. It takes about three and a half hours to reach the urban area of Zhongwei. It is recommended to have lunch in the urban area before entering the scenic spot.
[Shapotou] The southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert is a national 5A-level scenic spot known as the "World's Sand Capital". It is called a symphony of deserts, Yellow Rivers, mountains, and oases! It is praised as "the world's monopoly tourism resources" by domestic and foreign tourism circles! It not only has the beauty of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but also has the majesty of the desert outside the Great Wall!
The wheels stirred the wind and swirled in all directions, flying up waves of rolling yellow sand, rushing up one sand peak, and then being drawn into one sand ditch, screaming, screaming, whistling, along with the sound of the engine The roaring sound was released in the tumbling sea of sand, leaving a series of stimulating marks in the hazy desolation...
After leaving the Shapotou Scenic Area, drive for about 40 minutes, and you will come to the Yellow River Suji on the other side of the river, a life aesthetics that rests on the Yellow River. The whole village exudes a simple and old-fashioned taste. The exteriors are all earth-embroidered houses. Although they are newly built, they are never deliberately built new. The furniture, decorations, and colors are all in one. There are 5 famous hotels here, Feiniaoji, Xipo, Dalezhiye, and Xuli, like five flowers of a tree, each of which is very beautiful, but with different tastes.
D3: After breakfast, depart for Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon. It takes about two and a half hours to reach the urban area of Qingtongxia. It is recommended to have lunch in the urban area before entering the scenic spot.
[Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon] With multiple high-quality tourism resources such as the Long Gorge of the Yellow River, ancient pagodas and temples, famous mountains and wetlands, ancient roads and ancient towns, and Dayu Cultural Park, it forms a new highlight of Ningxia tourism. The Yellow River Grand Canyon has beautiful scenery. Take a cruise ship from the wharf and go upstream along the Yellow River. There are many mountains on both sides of the canyon, with different shapes. Before coming to the Yellow River Grand Canyon Scenic Area, it may be hard to imagine that the Yellow River canyons, tidal flats, reed marshes, and Yellow River water can be so beautiful!
[Yellow River Tower] The overall style is imitating the ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Take the elevator to the viewing platform on the top floor. The bridges are scattered and orderly, facing Wuzhong City across the river to the east...
D4: After breakfast, drive for about an hour to [Zhihui Yuanshi Winery], the return to basics, quiet and tranquil Chinese garden aesthetic standards combined with the breath of grape wine ingeniously, creating a unique style of winery in Chinese gardens . Suggested play: one hour.
[Zhenbeibao Western Film City] There are two ancient cities of "Mingcheng" and "Qingcheng" and a street in Old Yinchuan. Generally, there are enough 10 people to provide commentators in the scenic spot. There are many filming spots in Mingcheng Castle. The walking scenes are all classics, have you never forgotten Fairy Zixia? The Qing Castle shows the entertainment and customs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is more appropriate to say that it is a huge folk museum; there are various shops in the old Yinchuan street, and you can taste local specialties.
[Helan Mountain Rock Paintings] "Time has lost its voice, but stones can speak." Great art always comes from the most primitive and simple human symbols. There are tens of thousands of ancient rock paintings at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. These rock paintings were carved in the prehistoric Stone Age before the appearance of human writing three thousand to ten thousand years ago. The content involves human faces, animals, plants, handprints, symbols, etc. It is "Historical Books on Stone", "Prehistoric Human Art Gallery", and "Traceability of Chinese Culture". The surrounding area of the scenic area is majestic and spectacular, with overlapping peaks and steep valleys.
D5: After breakfast, depart for [Chinese Wolfberry Museum] The world wolfberry is in Ningxia, and the number of wolfberry in Ningxia is Zhongning. Ningxia has cultivated wolfberry for more than 600 years. The specific ecological and geographical environment and superior water, soil, light and heat conditions have bred Zhongning wolfberry, which is popular all over the world. feature.
[Ningxia Museum] A museum is a cultural city, a highly condensed solid body of history and culture. The square building of Ningxia Museum is in the shape of "Hui", which corresponds to the "Hui" character of the Hui Autonomous Region. The 32 decorative blocks around the facade are carved with "Miaojian Bird" unearthed in Ningxia, the treasure of the town hall. It belongs to the "gilded copper bull" found in the tomb of the Xixia King, Hu Xuanwu's stone-carved tomb gate, Helan Mountain rock paintings, etc. The two cultures of the Central Plains and foreign regions influenced each other, merged with each other, and merged into a place full of history.
[Xishia Mausoleum] is known as the "Oriental Pyramid". Located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in the western suburbs of Yinchuan City, about 35 kilometers away from the urban area, it is the location of the tombs of the emperors of the Western Xia Dynasty. There are nine Xixia mausoleums, all of which are backed by Helan Mountain and face the Yinchuan Plain. They are the largest existing Xixia cultural relics. There are 9 imperial mausoleums in existence, with a strict layout, in the shape of a Big Dipper, and it is also known as the "Oriental Pyramid". The tall and majestic cemetery buildings, the rolling Helan Mountains, touch the pulse of Xixia history, and experience the mysterious dynasty through time and space. After the demise of the dynasty, the cities and history of Xixia mysteriously disappeared in the Gobi, becoming a mystery of the ages. Those mausoleums that stood in the wilderness without grass growing, birds falling, and falling down in a thousand years, in November It looks even colder in the autumn wind!
D6: After breakfast, depart to [Shuidonggou Scenic Area], which has a very large area and diverse and not monotonous landforms. These include wind-eroded canyons, wetlands, caves, lakes, wilderness and other natural landscapes. The historical span is large and there are many relics left. Shuidonggou was the living habitat of prehistoric humans in the Paleolithic Age 30,000 years ago, and there are still cave-style buildings commonly known as "Diwozi". In addition to the ancient relics, there are also relics of the Ming Dynasty such as the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty and the Cangbing Cave. In particular, the Tibetan Bing Cave is very well preserved. This is a complete set of defense system, not as simple as one or two caves, and has a high value of visit.
the world is so big
we need to see
Sands of the Tengger Desert
Fog in the Yellow River Canyon
Sunset on the Ming Great Wall
It will be too late if you don't leave
And Ningxia
You must make this trip worthwhile
