Natural landscapes include Shapotou, Hu Sha, Suyukou Forest Park, Gunzhongkou Scenic Area, Jinshui Tourist Area, West Lake, Cuiming Lake and Hequan Lake.
Cultural and historical landscapes include Xixia Mausoleum, Helan Mountain Rock Painting, Baisikou Twin Towers, Sanguankouming Great Wall, Shuidonggou Ruins, Drum Tower, Huangyuting, Haifu Pagoda, Chengtian Temple Pagoda, Nanguan Mosque, Najiahu Mosque, Maanshan Karejing, Zhenbeibao Huaxia Western Film and Television City and China.
Shapotou
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.
Sand lake
Husha Lake is the first batch of 5A scenic spots in China, one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China and one of the top ten charming leisure tourist lakes in China. Hu Sha Tourist Area is located in Xidatan, Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, 56 kilometers northwest of Yinchuan City. 1990 development and construction, receiving about 600,000 tourists every year, has become a famous tourist hotspot in the northwest of the motherland, and has been selected as one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China because of its unique and beautiful natural landscape. In 2009, the scenic spot received 786,000 tourists. On May 8, 2007, Hushajing District of Shizuishan City was officially approved as a national 5A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.
Xixia city
Xixia City, formerly known as "Heng Castle", is located in lingwu city on the east bank of the Yellow River, near Yinchuan Yellow River Bridge, only 8 kilometers away from Yinchuan. Originally a garrison camp in the Ming Dynasty, it was the former site of "the ancient capital of Hengcheng", one of the eight scenic spots in the East in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a history of more than 500 years. According to historical records, it was here that Emperor Kangxi personally signed Gerdan to cross the river.
Visit Xixia Imperial City, enjoy Xixia music and dance, enjoy Xixia banquet and watch the sunset of the Yellow River. Outside the city wall, it is still the scene of modern civilization. After crossing the city gate, you entered the "Xixia Imperial City" 800 years ago. The thick city walls are completely isolated from the noise of the world, and the high turret suddenly makes people feel inexplicable awe.
Western Xia imperial tombs
Emperor Xixia's mausoleum is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District. Along with the terrain, there are 9 tombs of emperors in Xixia Kingdom, more than 200 tombs of princes and nobles, and Buddhist temple sites.
Western Xia imperial tombs
Xixia has more than 1 and 10 brick kilns, which constitute a complete building complex. It is one of the largest existing royal cemeteries in China, and it is also the best preserved ground relic. Xixia Mausoleum has unique architectural style, large area and concentrated tombs. The scenic spot covers more than 50 square kilometers, among which the mausoleum is tall and majestic, and is known as the "Pyramid of China".
China hui cultural park
The Chinese Hui Cultural Park is located in Najiahu Village, a well-known Hui town with the longest historical and cultural tradition. It complements the ancient Muslim temples in Najiahu Village and becomes the only tourist attraction in China with the theme of Hui culture. Close to the Yongning exit of Beijing-Tibet Expressway, the Cultural Park is based on the ancient mosque and the village full of Hui customs, and features Islamic architectural culture, etiquette culture, food culture, religious culture, farming and commercial culture.
Zhenbeibao western cinema
Located in Zhenbeibao Town, Xixia District, the original site was the Ming and Qing frontier fortress. Zhang Xianliang, a famous writer, discovered it and introduced it to the film industry in the early 1980s. So far, Herdsmen, Red Sorghum and Yellow River Ballad, which have won international and domestic awards, have all been filmed here.
Zhenbeibao western cinema
There are more than 60 film and television dramas, such as The Yellow River is lovelorn, A Chinese Odyssey, Xinlongmen Inn, etc. The western studio of Zhenbeibao is characterized by simplicity, primitiveness, roughness and desolation among many studios in China. There are many films made here, many rising stars, and many international and domestic film and television awards, all of which are the best in China Film and Television City, and are known as "a must in China". Because of its special contribution to China's film industry, it enjoys the reputation of "China film goes to the world from here".
Rock paintings of Helan Mountain
Located at Helankou, the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District, 60 kilometers away from Yinchuan City. There are more than a thousand rock paintings in the mountain pass, which are distributed on cliffs and stone walls stretching for more than 600 meters on both sides of the valley. Rock paintings dominated by portraits account for more than half of the total number of rock paintings, followed by cattle, horses, sheep, donkeys, deer, birds, wolves and other animals. In addition, there are carved patterns of hunting and sacrificial scenes, as well as dates, months, stars, mornings, hands, feet and Xixia characters. It provides us with extremely precious physical materials to understand and study the history, culture, economic situation and religious beliefs of ancient nomadic people, and it can be called a precious national art gallery.
Suyukou National Forest Park
Suyukou National Forest Park is located in Helanshan National Nature Reserve, Xixia District, with rich natural landscape and unique human landscape. In the range of nearly 10,000 hectares, there are many towering trees such as Pinus tabulaeformis, juniper and spruce. Rare shrubs such as red cherry, lilac and pink Mongolian almond are all over the valley and gully. Layers of forests are colorful and changeable, which is amazing.
Huangsha Gudu tourist area
The original ecological tourist scenic spot of Huangsha, the old capital of Ningxia, is a new ace scenic spot, a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot, a national wetland park, the best ecological leisure tourist resort in China, and one of the eight scenic spots in Ningxia in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The desert scenery, the ancient charm of the Yellow River, the natural wetlands and the wonders beyond the Great Wall with yellow sand holding the long river in the scenic area are good places for original ecological self-help tours.
Sanguankou Great Wall in Ming Dynasty
Located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District, it is the main road from Ningxia to Alashan Zuo Qi in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Ming government built the Great Wall (called the side wall in the Ming Dynasty) for border defense safety, and set up the three customs, which became one of the "four dangers" in Ningxia at that time. After several renovations and additions, the city wall stretches over the top of the mountain, and the mountain is high and steep, which has the momentum of "one person guards it and ten thousand people can't force it". The Great Wall, which spans the three passes, is connected with the trestle and beacon tower, which is in danger of controlling the western desert and choking the throat.
Haibaota
Commonly known as the North Tower, it is located in Haibaota Temple in the north of xingqing district. When this pagoda was built is unknown. According to the Ming Dynasty's "New Records of Wanli Shuofang", it was rebuilt by Helian Bobo, king of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is a square 9-story 1 1 level pavilion-style brick tower with a total height of 53.9 meters. When climbing the tower, Yinchuan was surrounded by Jiangnan. It was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Ningxia in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was called "Lingxiao Ancient Pagoda". Temple trees, pavilions and beautiful scenery. Every year on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, the temple holds the "Magnolia" temple fair, which has continued to this day.
drum tower
The Bell and Drum Tower was built in the first year of Qing Daoguang (182 1), with a total height of 36 meters, and consists of platforms, pavilions and turrets. Located at the intersection of Jiefang East Street and Gulou North and South Street in xingqing district. The whole drum, carved beams and painted buildings, is magnificent.
Huang Yu Pavilion
It is impossible to find out the date of its establishment. According to the Map of Hongzhi Fucheng in Ningxia in Ming Dynasty, the location of Huang Yuting now lives in the location of the Drum Tower in Fucheng in Ming Dynasty. Qingganlong for three years (1739) was destroyed by the earthquake. After reconstruction, it was called "Jade Emperor Pavilion". Jade Emperor Pavilion is 22 meters high and covers an area of about 1040 square meters. Under a pedestal 36 meters long, 28 meters wide and 8 meters high, there is a north-south arched doorway in the middle. There are stone steps outside the northwest to ascend the throne. The whole building complex is layered, the eaves are pecked, the layout is ingenious and the structure is rigorous.
Nanguan mosque
Located in Yuhuangge South Street, xingqing district, it is the largest mosque in Yinchuan. Yinchuan Muslims raised funds at 198 1 to rebuild a building complex with Arabic style and national characteristics. The Upper Temple can accommodate 1300 people to worship; The lower floor has a bathroom, a chapel, a women's chapel, an Arabic school, an imam bedroom and a reception room. In the center of the building stands a huge green dome with a crescent moon hanging high. There is a 30-meter-high "minaret" on both sides in front of the temple, and a fountain with a diameter of 15 meters is also set in the middle. The whole building has strict layout, gorgeous decoration, exquisite elegance and grandeur. Thousands of Muslims gather here to engage in ethnic and religious activities on the "main hemp day" or the annual traditional Hui festival.
Yinchuan National Wetland Park
Yinchuan National Wetland Park consists of Yuehai and Cuiming Lake. Yuehai is located in the northwest of jinfeng district, Yinchuan City, 3 kilometers away from the city center, with a total area of 2 100 hectares. Guangdong Wetland has vast waters and beautiful natural scenery. It is the largest wetland with the most intact original landform in Yinchuan. Since 2002, with the support of the state, autonomous region and Yinchuan City, projects such as returning farmland to lakes, dredging waterways, vegetation restoration, bird habitat restoration and infrastructure have been planned and implemented, and the ecological environment of Yuehai Wetland has been significantly improved, and wetland resources have been effectively protected. In June 2006, it was approved as a national wetland park by the State Forestry Administration. Wetland protection and management station, wetland ecological monitoring station, the first bird ring station and watchtower in Ningxia and Yinchuan have been built. The Moon Sea is connected by the Aiyi River, with water supply. You can reach Guangdong Sea by boat from Beijing Road Wharf (Taoran Waterfront, west of Qinshui Street).
Cuiming Lake is located in the east of xingqing district City, Yinchuan City, 9 kilometers from the urban area in the west and 3 kilometers from the Yellow River in the east, with a total area of 667 hectares. Cuiming Lake has profound cultural background and beautiful natural landscape, which has important ecological, historical, cultural, scientific research and popular science education values. Since 2000, the state, autonomous region and Yinchuan City have attached great importance to the ecological protection of Cuiming Lake, and scientifically planned and implemented wetland protection and restoration. By returning farmland to the lake, dredging the lake, adjusting the water level and restoring vegetation, the ecological environment of Cuiming Lake wetland has been obviously improved and it has become a bright pearl in the east of Yinchuan City. In June 2006, it was approved as a national wetland park by the State Forestry Administration. Wetland protection management station, wetland ecological monitoring station, watchtower and other management and protection facilities have been built, and bird pictures are displayed in the watchtower. Cuiming Lake is divided into two parts: South Lake and North Lake. South Lake is a bird sanctuary. Beihu Lake has developed wetland eco-tourism and opened up ten scenic spots. The waterwheel by the lake is a landmark building.
Yinchuan Hu Bao National Urban Wetland Park
Hu Bao is located in Changcheng Middle Road Street, jinfeng district City, Yinchuan City, with Tanglai District in the east, Hubao Road in the south, railway line in the north and Jacky Street in the west. The total area is 82.6 hectares, including 39.2 hectares of lakes and 36.5 hectares of green space. Hubao Lake is a large and typical urban lake in Yinchuan. The deepest part of the lake is about 2.2 meters, and the average water depth is about 1.4 meters. On June 5438+ 10, 2007, the Ministry of Construction approved the establishment of "Yinchuan Hu Bao National Urban Wetland Park", becoming the only national urban wetland park in northwest China. Established a wetland protection management station.
Shuidonggou Site/Great Wall
Lingwu city, located on the north side of Yin Qing Expressway, is one of the late Paleolithic sites with the richest archaeological data found in China. This site was discovered by Belgian Kent in 19 19, with a history of 30,000 years. Fossils of wild donkeys, rhinoceroses, antelopes, cows and pigs and more than 1. 1000 pieces of various stone tools were found here. The excavation of "Shuidonggou Site" shows that human beings lived here as early as the Paleolithic Age more than 30,000 years ago.
Chengtiansi pagoda
Commonly known as the West Tower, it is located in Jinning South Street, xingqing district. Founded in the Xixia period of 1050. According to records, after the death of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Xixia, his son just turned one year old and ascended the throne. Empress Dowager Cixi built this temple and stupa in order to protect the "eternal life" of her son, Emperor Zong Yi, and the "eternal stability" of Xixia Jiangshan. Together with the Huguo Temple in Liangzhou (now Liangzhou District, Wuwei, Gansu Province) and the reclining Buddha Temple in Ganzhou (now Ganzhou District, Zhangye, Gansu Province), it is a famous Buddhist shrine in Xixia. This 13-story brick tower, with 1 1 story inside, is octagonal and 64.5 meters high. When you climb the tower, you can see a panoramic view of the ancient city. The scenery is charming. The breeze blew, and the bell on the tower jingled, showing the silence of the temple.
Ningxia museum
Originally located in Chengtian Temple, there are exhibitions of Ningxia Revolution History, Xixia History, Helan Mountain Rock Painting Exhibition, Hui Folk Custom Exhibition, etc. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit with strict restrictions on development and reconstruction, covering an area of only 7,400 square meters. For a long time, because of the narrow space, the old museum in Ningxia not only made many "nowhere" cultural relics lose the opportunity to exhibit, but also limited the audience reception capacity of the old museum. In order to welcome the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Autonomous Region and fully display the historical features of Ningxia, Ningxia Museum not only took out many cultural relics from the "wardrobe", but also invited a number of cultural relics closely related to Ningxia's history from other places. Most notably, the Ningxia Museum will exhibit six national treasures represented by "gilded bronze bulls", while many cultural relics that were difficult to see visitors for various reasons and some newly unearthed cultural relics will "debut" at the same time when the new Ningxia Museum opens. It is reported that more than 4,000 cultural relics are expected to be exhibited this time, including 6 national treasures and more than 0/00 national first-class cultural relics. It can be said that quantity is greater than quality.
Yuehai Happy Island
The Happy Island in the park covers an area of 280,000 square meters, among which the Four Ring Roller Coaster is a roller coaster independently developed by China, with a cost of 20 million yuan, and it is the largest roller coaster amusement project in Ningxia. In addition, there are ferris wheel, bungee jumping machine, hurricane swivel chair, space flying car, luxury carousel, whitewater rafting, rocket bungee jumping, speed windmill and other 19 entertainment projects.
the yellow river military culture expo park
The Yellow River Military Culture Expo Park is located in the north of the core city of Yinchuan Binhe New District, with a total land area of 222 hectares. The main projects include China Military Expo, Xiongguan Interactive Experience Zone in the Frontier, China Famous Soldiers Sculpture Park, Special Wetland Plank Road Science Popularization Zone, World National Defense Cultural Center and World Military Equipment Exhibition. Strive to build a 5A-level military-themed cultural tourism scenic spot integrating military exposition, theme commemoration, national defense education, outward bound training, interactive experience and vacation and leisure.