Strategy || Fortress of Jiangnan·Yinchuan, Ningxia

It was 19:20 when I rushed to Beijing West after get off work. The time seemed to be ample, but in fact I was tight. If there was any delay, I would miss the train. After the epidemic, I changed my workplace and went out to play after get off work on Friday, so my time became very difficult. Being nervous can be considered a gain and a loss!

I chose the air ticket because the return train ticket to Beijing would not be in time for work, and I didn’t want to take leave, hehe. Air tickets are really cheap at this time, with a red-eye flight starting at 160 yuan. If you don’t care about departure and arrival times, a round-trip flight costs about 300 yuan, which is cheaper than a round-trip train ticket.

In view of the fact that Yinchuan has entered the off-season in November, coupled with the impact of this year's epidemic, Uk chose 2-day charter this time at 300 yuan/day. Since his trip to the northwest, Uke has really fallen in love with chartered tours. You don’t have to go with many people, you don’t have to make transportation strategies, you have free time to visit scenic spots, and free departure times in the morning and evening... On the road, you need to do What is important is: Enjoy the scenery on the road . Doing homework in the early stage really saves a lot of trouble.

PS: If anyone needs information about chartering a car, you can leave a message. The driver in Uke is a woman. It will be cheaper to book with her directly than with a travel agency.

There are direct buses to Yinchuan's attractions, and there are direct trains to popular attractions, but the frequency is fixed and can only be returned at specified times. There are more flights in peak seasons, and many trains will be canceled in off-season.

I can recommend it to everyone. This B&B is on Jiefang Road. It is a newly opened B&B this year. It is located in the center of Yinchuan Old Town, very close to the pedestrian street and night market. Although it is in a busy location, it is not noisy and the sound insulation effect is acceptable. Uk originally booked a LOFT, but later it was changed to a double bed room. It has a lot of space and the sanitary conditions are acceptable.

Opening hours:

Tickets:

transportation:

①Through train:15 yuan/person, departs from Yinchuan Railway Station/Crescent Square and goes directly to the scenic spot

②Bus: Tourist Route 1 Xixia Royal Tomb Station

The most noteworthy thing about the Xixia Mausoleum is Mausoleum No. 3. Archaeologists currently speculate that the owner of this largest mausoleum is the Xixia King Li Yuanhao. When visiting the Xixia Mausoleum, it is recommended to watch the documentary "Mysterious Ningxia" in advance, otherwise all you will see is mounds of earth.

Xixia, a dynasty established by the Dangxiang people, successively co-existed with the Liao, Northern Song and Jin Dynasties. They once severely damaged Genghis Khan's cavalry. Their strength caused the Yuan Dynasty to destroy the country and refused to establish a biography for it. In this way, they were in history. Lost in the river for a long time.

After visiting Mausoleum No. 3, you can rent a bicycle and ride to Mausoleum No. 1 and Mausoleum 2. In the off-season, there are no bicycles. You can only take the scenic spot's free shuttle , which leaves every half an hour . Mausoleum No. 1.2 is the twin tombs we saw in the promotional video.

You only need to stay in the museum for 2 hours. There are free explanations that you can listen to, and they are explained in the order of the exhibition halls. Having seen Xixia writing, with so many strokes, it is no wonder that it is difficult to spread. This is really a square character, and every character is square and angular. The museum explains the history of Xixia that is currently known in great detail. If you have read "The Mysterious Xixia" before, you can understand it well and you will find that this is a nation that is constantly striving for self-improvement, brave and diligent in fighting, and diligent in learning.

You can experience the fun of movable type printing. It is worth experiencing once. You can print three sheets and seal one sheet for free. The typefaces are in Xixia script on one side and modern Chinese characters on the other side. It is quite interesting to print a book with movable type on the same sheet. It's a technical job. If you use less ink for printing, the printing will be unclear, and if you use more ink, it will become mushy.

"Driving a long car, crossing the gap in Helan Mountain." Now that you are here, you must see this hilltop that has been filled with smoke and blood-stained land since ancient times. In fact, I also know very well that the battlefield that made General Yue so angry that he vowed to eat gourd meat and drink Xiongnu blood was not the Helan Mountains in the northwest, but the northeastern prairie where the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty were rampant. . But in the final analysis, I still came here for the "Helan Mountain" when Yue Fei looked up to the sky and roared with great emotion, in order to see how many flaws there are in Helan Mountain, and what experts and scholars all over the world are said to have seen through. ancient and mysterious rock paintings.

The most representative Sun God Man's first painting . To view it up close, you need to walk up a winding mountain of stone steps. It is a one-way road. Once you go up, you can only walk straight down. The stone steps are steep and the distance is still very long. Babies who are growing up and have weak physical strength should not do this, such as me.

Opening hours:

Summer 08:00-18:30; admission closed at 18:30

Winter 09:00-17:30; admission closed at 17:30

Ticket: 65 yuan/person

①Parking fee: 10 yuan/time (car)

②Jingjiao: 10 yuan/person

The first stop to enter the Helan Mountain rock paintings is the rock art museum. A staff member took a tour and introduced the distribution of rock paintings in the world in detail. Seeing this kind of picture-style rock paintings is really much clearer than seeing the real thing.

I first learned about Han Meilin Museum because of a few internet celebrity photos. The entire art museum is integrated with Helan Mountain. Although many things in the museum are not very clear, they are really great backgrounds and props for taking photos.

There are three main attractions: Qingcheng , Mingcheng and Yinchuan Old Street . The most popular one is undoubtedly the city tower in the last scene of "Journey to the West" filmed in Qingcheng. Now there are human figures of Zixia Fairy and Zhizunbao. The entire film and television city is "Zixia Fairy". This costume is a super best-seller. Basically, eight out of ten people who take photos wearing ancient costumes are Zixia.

Ticket: 78 yuan/person

Opening hours: Winter 08:30-17:30

Opening hours: Summer 08:00-18:00

There is an embroidered building scene in Qingcheng. Every day, the embroidery ball throwing and getting married are performed. It is not easy for actors. They get married every day and go through all the wedding procedures. It is too tiring.

The very popular Moon Gate is the filming location of "Red Sorghum". The first time I saw it was probably in a certain season of "Detective Di Renjie". Watching the movie said it was very beautiful, but in reality it was much worse. As expected , the success of every excellent TV series is the result of everyone's efforts. If the general shape was not still there, it would be really difficult to connect these "ruins" with film and television dramas.

It is a perfect replica of the street scene of old Yinchuan. Stepping into it, you really feel like you have traveled through time. It seems that you have arrived in that era, the era of street hawking. It may be due to the off-season. Many small shops are not open. Some places that may be scenic spots are all gray, haha, I really want to look for how they look in movies and TV series.

Zhenbeibao is one of those attractions that you will regret if you come and regret if you don’t go. Haha, walking in the sets of film and television dramas is quite a feeling. You can bring a photographer to take pictures. It is a very popular place for filming. .

Shuidonggou Tourist Area, also known as Shuidonggou Site, is the earliest Paleolithic site excavated in China and is known as "the birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archeology". Shuidonggou is also the Grand View Garden of my country's Ming Dynasty Great Wall, castles, Tibetan Soldier Cave, Grand Canyon and other military defense buildings. It is the only most complete three-dimensional military defense system of the Great Wall in China .

Ticket + sightseeing bus: 80 yuan/person

Opening hours:

April 1st - October 31st 08:00-18:00 (last admission 17:00)

November 1st - March 31st of the following year 08:00-17:00 (last admission 17:00)

The houses in Shuidonggou Village are all very distinctive semi-underground houses. According to the tour guide, these houses were still occupied by people in the 1990s, and they were moved away later because of the rise of tourism. The sheep in the picture has four horns, which is a genetic problem and does not live long.

From Shuidonggou Village, you can take a camel ride to the Shuidonggou ruins, or you can walk there. The time is the same for both, haha, isn't it embarrassing? The camel car is a scenic transportation vehicle, so you need to buy tickets in advance!

All water sports in Shuidonggou have been stopped, which saves a lot of time. You can play in Shuidonggou for more than 5 hours in the peak season. In the off-season, someone will accompany you the whole time, which is about 2 hours. The large reed marshes are really beautiful. In autumn, the reed marshes should be the warm yellow color.

In the section of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, passionate battlefield songs such as "True Hero" have been played on a loop. I really have the urge to recruit troops on the battlefield and point my sword at the enemy. Maybe it was that kind of atmosphere. In the past, the world inside and outside the Great Wall was home and country.

This is the dividing line between the Tatar tribe in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia. I am quite curious. If something happens on the center line, who will be in charge?

You have to pass through a canyon to enter the Cangbing Cave. The movie "Golden Eyes" starring Zhang Yixing was filmed here! Entering the Tibetan Soldier Cave, there are all winding passages, and there is a specially organized passage for displaying mechanisms. Many of the mechanisms seen in TV series are displayed in front of you. It's true. Of course, they have all been safely handled. As long as you look down at your feet and turn on the flashlight, you won't get caught.

Coming out of Zangbing Cave is Hongshan Fort. Once here, you have completed the journey from 40,000 years to 500 years . I plan to go there again next summer. The sights in Yinchuan are boring to visit, but they are so fascinating in the memories.

In Yinchuan in the off-season, there are fewer people at various scenic spots. You can take pictures of each scenic spot as you like. However, the disadvantage is that most water sports are closed, there are very few places to see in the scenic spots, and the scenic spots are a bit desolate, in the northwest. Well, it’s good to be a little desolate. There are too many places with many people.

I hope the next trip will be with you...