Looking forward, looking forward to, the high-speed rail from Xi'an to Yinchuan has finally opened! Starting from December 26, 2020, it will only take about three and a half hours from Xi'an to Yinchuan.

I can still vividly remember the scene when my editor took a 14-hour train to go to Yinchuan to play. It's nice to think about faster travel options these days.

West Silver High Speed ​​Rail has these stations


Xi'an North, Xianyang North Plateau, Liquan South, Qian County, Yongshou West, Binzhou East, Ning County, Qingyang, Qingcheng, Quzi, Huan County, Hongde, Tianshuibao, Huianbao, Baitugang, Wuzhong, Lingwu North , Hedong Airport, Yinchuan East, and Yinchuan (among them, Hongde and Baitugang are cross-travel stations)

So today I will take you to see what is delicious and fun in Yinchuan


Shuidonggou is a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national geological park. The unique Yadan landform has created more than 20 landscapes such as Devil City, Whirlwind Cave, Wotuo Ridge, Motian Cliff, Duanyun Valley, and Strange Liugou. It has a profound and vigorous ancient charm.

Address: Beside G244 National Road, Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Yinchuan City

Tickets: 60 yuan (adult ticket), 30 yuan (student ticket)


Friends who want to find "Zixia Fairy" don't miss it! Zhenbeibao Western Film City is characterized by its simplicity, primitiveness, roughness, desolation, and folkization. The main attractions are composed of redundant film and television shooting landscapes such as Ming City, Qing City, and Old Yinchuan Street. Films such as "A Chinese Journey to the West", "New Dragon Inn", and "Red Sorghum" were filmed here.

Address: East of 110 National Road, Zhenbeibao, Xixia District, Yinchuan City

Tickets: 80 yuan (adult ticket), 40 yuan (children's ticket, student ticket)


Xixia is a feudal dynasty established at the beginning of the eleventh century in my country with the theme of the Dangxiang Qiang nationality. In 1038, Yuan Hao proclaimed himself emperor in Xingqing Mansion (Yinchuan City), and was destroyed by Mongolia in 1227. It has existed for 190 years in history and experienced 10 generations of emperors. The Xixia Mausoleum National Archaeological Site Park covers an area of ​​more than 58 square kilometers, with a core scenic area of ​​20.9 square kilometers. There are 9 emperor tombs and more than 200 burial tombs of princes and relatives. The layout is well-organized. Each imperial mausoleum is an independent building group in a vertical rectangle facing north and south.

Address: Near the Xixia Museum at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, Xixia District, Yinchuan City

Tickets: 68 yuan


Huangsha Ancient Ferry Original Ecological Tourist Scenic Spot is a National Wetland Park and one of the eight scenic spots in Ningxia during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Here, you can visit the ancient ferry where Kangxi crossed the Yellow River, Zhaojun went out of the fortress, and Crescent Lake where you stayed in the desert. The desert scenery, the ancient charm of the Yellow River, the natural wetland, and the scenery outside the Great Wall surrounded by yellow sand and long rivers in the scenic area are good places for original ecological self-guided tours.

Address: Beside G244 National Road, Crescent Lake, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City

Tickets: 60 yuan

9:00-18:00 (October-April), extended to 18:30 on holidays;
8:30-18:30 (May-September), extended to 19:00 on holidays


In ancient times, Helan Mountain was the place where the Huns, Xianbei, Turks, Tubo, Uighurs, Dangxiang and other northern minorities lived, lived and multiplied. They chiseled the scenes of production and life on the rocks of Helan Mountain to express their yearning and pursuit of a better life, and reproduced their aesthetic views, social customs and life interest at that time.

Address: Yanhua Road, Xixia District, Yinchuan City

Tickets: from 65 yuan (adult ticket), 35 yuan (student ticket)


As of 2019, the total number of cultural relics in the collection of Ningxia Museum is 51,298, including 3,551 precious cultural relics, including 157 sets of first-class cultural relics. Hu Xuanwu's stone-carved tomb gate, gilded copper bull, and Lishi Zhiwen support were identified as national treasures. The quantity and quality of Xixia cultural relics and northern bronzes have attracted the attention of the cultural and museum industry; the rock paintings of Helan Mountain, the Red Army's Western Expedition and the revolutionary cultural relics of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region period are also very representative.

Address: No. 6 East Street, People's Square, Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City

Tickets: Free (reservation required)


In addition to so many interesting places

Yinchuan still has many delicacies that must be tasted



Ningxia's traditional food is rich in flavor, and the haggis soup is delicious, not only because the haggis soup and haggis are well-made, but also because the ingredients in the haggis are carefully made, which is the face and lungs. Remember to taste it when you go to Yinchuan oh

In Yinchuan cuisine, hand-caught mutton is very representative. The cooking process is simple. Fresh mutton can be eaten with dipping sauce after cooking.


The first impression of spicy paste is a bit like skewers, but it is not the same. The ingredients inside are generally very rich, especially the soup that is made can perfectly blend with the ingredients.

The stewed native chicken, which sounds very healthy, is a special delicacy here. The chicken is tender and the chicken soup is rich in flavor.


There are many Yinchuan specialties waiting for you to discover

Hurry up and add Yinchuan to your travel plan