Scenic spot introduction:
The Helan Mountain rock paintings record the life scenes of ancient humans from 3,000 to 10,000 years ago, such as herding, hunting, offering sacrifices, fighting, dancing, and having sex, as well as various animal patterns and abstract symbols such as sheep, cattle, horses, camels, tigers, and leopards. , reveals the cultural connotations of nature worship, totem worship, reproductive worship, and ancestor worship of primitive clan tribes, and is a cultural treasure house for studying the history of Chinese human culture, religion, and primitive art.Attractions distribution:
Helan Mountain Helankou Rock Painting Scenic Area is a place rich in ancient rock paintings and a sacrificial center for primitive nomads. It is also the location of ancient villages with rich folk culture at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. There are nearly 6,000 rock paintings distributed in the area, including There are more than 700 human face rock paintings. Their rich expression forms, concentrated distribution areas and profound cultural connotations have attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists to visit.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spot, national key cultural relic protection unitScenic spot features:
Cultural tourism, heritage tourism, archeology, historic sites, rock paintings, ancient villagesScenic spot map:
Travel Notes of Travellers:
- Travel Guide: Yinchuan Free Travel Four-Day Travel Guide 2018
- Travel guide: The 100 most beautiful scenic spots in China!
- Travel Guide: Ningxia Free Travel Guide for Five Days 2018
travelling guideline:
Eat: There are endless delicacies in Helankou. The five farmhouses here have launched many special dishes, such as Helan Mountain wild mushroom stewed native chicken, spicy croak chicken, mushroom stewed shelduck, fried scorpion, Spicy hare, Xixia pot chicken, duck stewed with cabbage, scrambled eggs with stone ginseng, scorpion wine, etc.
Accommodation: You can stay here in "Stone Villa", "Mountain Family", "Fan Family Courtyard", "Wo Shiquan Villa" and "Dingjiazhai" to enjoy real farmhouse entertainment.
Best time to visit:
April → October
Shopping recommendations:
Tourist souvenirs: rock painting stamp albums, Helan stone handicrafts, rock painting rubbings, rock painting pottery products, Helan Mountain purple mushrooms, and wolfberry.
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China>Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region>Yinchuan City>Helan County
How to get there:
The eastern foothills of Helan Mountain are rich in tourism resources. From April 20 to October 20 every year, tourists can take the tourist line 2 (Crescent Square-Helan Mountain Rock Painting) at Crescent Square to reach the scenic spot. The departure time is 8:30 a.m. and 1 noon. At 30:00, the Helan Mountain rock paintings return time is 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm. The one-way fare is 15 yuan (8 yuan at Gunzhongkou and 12 yuan at Suyukou).
At other times, you can take minibus No. 16 in Yinchuan City to Zhenbeibao, and then charter a bus from Zhenbeibao. The journey takes about half an hour.
Scenic area map:
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Helankou Rock Painting Ticket Price:
70 yuan/person, including battery car.
Scenic area opening hours:
Winter: 8:30-18:00, summer: 8:00-19:00
