Shapotou, located in zhongwei, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is a famous desert ecological management and tourist destination. Chinese national geography introduced that Shapotou in Ningxia is the most beautiful place in China.

Shapotou Tourist Area in Zhongwei, Ningxia is a tourist area with unique scenery.

In the past, Shapotou was famous for its achievements in sand control. Baotou-lanzhou railway crossed the desert in Zhongwei six times, of which Shapotou had the steepest slope and the most violent sandstorm. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the railway and avoid the tracks being buried by sand, since the 1950s, wind-proof and sand-fixing projects have been built on both sides of the railway. This project is a success. The grass squares on both sides of the railway are covered with psammophytes, and the golden sand sea has turned into green waves. Baotou-lanzhou railway desert has been safe for decades. This sand control achievement has attracted worldwide attention, and many foreign sand control experts have come here to inspect.

In 1980s, the tourism department found Shapotou has a unique landscape and built it into a distinctive tourist area.

traffic

There is also a shuttle bus from Zhongwei Bus Station to Shapotou, which costs 4 yuan and stops for 40 minutes along the way. Near Zhongwei Railway Station, minibuses and people from 4 yuan usually go straight to Shapotou. Take a taxi from Zhongwei City to Shapotou, one way around 30 yuan.

stay

It is convenient to live in Shapotou. You can stay in Zhongwei County, ordinary hotels or guest houses, with 4 or 2 people, about each person 15-25 yuan. A standard room for two in an upscale hotel is 80- 120 yuan per night. There are also hotels in Shapotou Scenic Area.

sensitive

The delicious food in Shapotou, Ningxia includes not only roast lamb back, marinated tofu, mutton bread in soup, mutton offal, Hui caramel, sesame oil, Hui steamed mugwort leaves, hand-grabbed mutton, prickly heat and so on. Mutton kidney bean roll Cut mutton into 3 diced meat and season with salt, pepper powder, monosodium glutamate, pepper powder and ginger powder. Grab half of it with soy sauce, paste the other half with egg white and water starch, slice and dice Magnolia officinalis, and cook it in oil pan respectively. Then wash the white kidney beans and make them into bean paste. Diced white meat, magnolia slices, diced kernel meat and red bean paste are rolled into red bean paste meat rolls with egg skin, cut into 8 sections, and put two layers of spires on the plate to serve. This dish is tender and fragrant with beans. It is best to steam the original dish in a cage. Shopping in the Yellow River Bay area in Zhongwei, Ningxia, such as South Long Beach, North Long Beach, Dawan and Xiaowan, Shapotou with green mountains and green waters, the hillside is full of soft pear orchards. In this regard, a folk proverb praises: "When you enter the beach, you will see pear blossoms everywhere, and pear blossoms are all white. The golden fruit is pressed against the branches, and the fruit fragrance floats in the deep valley. " There are many kinds of countries produced here, especially soft pears. Soft pears are black and brown as mud, and pear flesh is all black and rotten. Don't look ugly, you can rinse it with water and taste it for a while. It tastes sweet and fragrant. In winter, the face and hands are blown into small mouths by cold wind. As long as you rub pears on the affected area a few times, your skin will be smooth and moist. Local people especially like to eat soft pears, and eating too much will not hurt their stomachs. Sometimes when you catch a cold, your nose and mouth get angry. As long as you eat a big bowl of pears beautifully, it is more useful than taking medicine. When visiting patients, if you weigh a few kilograms of first-class soft pears in time, patients will be very happy to see them. Soft pears only produce more than one million kilograms a year in Ningxia. Helan Stone Helan Stone is produced in Helan Mountain, Ningxia, with delicate texture, suitable rigidity and softness, and purple and green. He Lan Yan carved with it has the characteristics of ink delivery, ink storage, dryness and tasteless, and hair care. And dark green and bean green are naturally intertwined, elegant and natural. In addition to two colors, three colors and five colors, there are special structures such as "stone eye", "jade belt", "silver line" and "moire". Sculptors carve Lan Yan in various ways through careful use of materials. In history, he has been on par with Duan Yu and. As early as the Qing dynasty, there was a saying that "there are two rivers and three Helan mountains at one end". It is not only a practical product of Four Treasures of the Study, but also a precious craft collection. 1 July, 19971day, Hong Kong returned to the motherland, and the people of Ningxia presented a giant congratulatory message named "Gui Mu" to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, expressing the brotherhood between the people of all ethnic groups in Ningxia and Hong Kong compatriots.

activity

The existing entertainment projects in Shapotou Kowloon Bay Scenic Area include: watching the world champion sand sculpture city, watching Taiji Lake, watching the first bridge of the Yellow River in Kowloon Bay, watching the first bay of the Yellow River in Kowloon Bay Scenic Area, watching the beacon tower of the ancient Great Wall, playing large-scale sliding sand field, surfing in the desert, desert camel team, beach volleyball, beach football, desert sports, desert fitness, desert exploration and rafting in the Yellow River Canyon. Ningxia Yinchuan International Yellow River Culture Festival China International Yellow River Culture Festival is held in Yinchuan in mid-September every year, with a duration of 199 1, and generally lasts about 10 days.

cultural geography

The environmental scenic spot is located at the southeast edge of Tengger Desert and the transitional zone between desert and grassland. The administrative area belongs to Zhongwei of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,104 57 ′ e, 37 27 ′ n, the average elevation of the station area 1250m, the water level of the Yellow River 1200m and the highest point of sand dunes 1500m. The climate is arid, with an average temperature of 9.6℃, the highest temperature of 38. 1℃ and the lowest temperature of -25. 1℃. The annual average precipitation is186.2mm.

Practical information

One of the characteristics of Shapotou tourist area is sand sliding. Tourists slide down from the top of Shapotou, which is about 100 meters high. Due to the special geographical environment and geological structure, there will be strange sounds under the seat when sliding sand. The bell is huge and heavy, and it is called "Golden Sands Ring the Bell". The second feature of Shapotou is that the vast Tengger Desert is located in the north of Shashan Mountain. South of Shashan is a lush desert oasis. Visitors can enjoy the scenery of the big desert here, overlooking baotou-lanzhou railway, like a green dragon stretching into the distance; You can also walk in the desert by camel, take a photo and enjoy the taste of desert travel. Shapotou's third feature is to cross the river to the other side in the turbulent Yellow River on the sheepskin raft, an ancient crossing tool. This kind of sheepskin raft, commonly known as "raft", is a raft made up of more than a dozen "rafts" and can be carried by one person. It is very interesting for tourists to sit on the "raft" and the rafters are rowing along the raft.

skill

First, get ready before you arrive at your destination. Including local background information, such as climate, vegetation, rivers, mountains, villages, roads, etc. We should respect the objective facts, make the desert tourism routes and make the tourism plans within our power on the premise of ensuring the safety of life. Second, there must be good equipment and sufficient materials. Most desert tourism activities are completed while walking. So you have to have considerable physical strength and perseverance. Usually, people who are weak and sick had better not attend, so as to avoid accidents. Third, there are many sandstorms in the desert in spring and summer, so you should wear sand-proof clothes and scarves; The temperature difference between day and night is large throughout the year, and cold-proof clothes are prepared at night; There is plenty of sunshine and strong ultraviolet rays during the day. You can wear sunscreen, sunglasses and a sun hat on your face. It is best not to wear sunscreen on your body, otherwise the dust raised by the breeze will stick to your skin and it will be difficult to clean it. Therefore, it's best to wear light-colored long-sleeved sweat-absorbent clothes for sun protection. Fourth, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is large. If you spend the night in the desert, you should bring enough clothes and drinking water, prepare eye drops, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, cold medicines and other commonly used drugs, and eat more fruits. Wear light and breathable high-top sneakers when walking in the desert to avoid sand entering the shoes and affecting walking; It is not advisable to hike at noon in summer, otherwise the desert surface temperature is too high and it is easy to get sunstroke and sunburn. Don't panic in case of emergency or sudden situation, and judge the direction correctly. Walking in the vast desert, the field of vision is wide, and it is difficult to find a direction reference. In addition, people generally can't walk in a straight line. If they can't judge, they will wait for help. Six, lost in the desert, we must pay attention to keep "moisture", one is to save water, the other is to find water, and the third is to use water. In the desert, heat and drought are the biggest killers of tourist explorers, and most of the victims of desert exploration are due to lack of water and heatstroke. Once you get lost in the desert, you must ensure that you have enough clean water to get out of trouble, otherwise there is little hope of survival. In the desert, there is no water on the surface, so it is difficult to dig out water in most areas. But deserts are mostly basins, and there are many seasonal rivers in them.