Scenic spot introduction:
Zhongwei Shapotou tourist attraction is located in the suburbs of Zhongwei County in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It has beautiful scenery, integrating the vast desert, the turbulent Yellow River, tall mountains, and green oasis. It not only shows the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, but also has the great benefits of the north. The scenery is unique and magnificent, and it is famous both at home and abroad. Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, described this place in his famous line "The solitary smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun sets over the long river.""History of the Ming Dynasty·Geography" records that Zhongwei "has a sand mountain in the west, named Wanhudui. The big river is in the south." According to the "Minutes of Du Shi Fang Yu", Zhongwei is "50 miles west of Zhongwei, formed by accumulated sand, or a cloud of tens of thousands of Dendrobium piles." Shapotou, a large sand mountain, has always been famous. In history, it has a very famous name, Mingsha Mountain.
Attractions distribution:
The main attraction of Shapotou tourist attraction is Shapotou. Here is the largest natural sand slide field in China, the "No. 1 Yellow River cable in the world" Shapotou Yellow River zip line, an ancient waterwheel that is a representative of the Yellow River culture, and China's No. 1 A desert railway with sheepskin rafts, the oldest means of transportation on the Yellow River. Attractions include Jinsha Bell, White Horse Rein, Observation Deck, Tengger Desert, Shapotou Desert Museum, Tears Spring, Bell Pavilion, Tongjiayuan, Hewan Waterwheel, Shapo Villa, etc.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 5A scenic spot, national nature reserveScenic spot features:
Photography, sandboarding, rafting, viewing, desert, nature reserveScenic spot map:
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travelling guideline:
Travel: To the south of Sand Mountain is a lush desert oasis. Visitors can not only enjoy the scenery of the desert here, and see the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway stretching into the distance like a green dragon; they can also ride camels on the desert, take photos, and experience the taste of desert travel.
Play: The main features of Shapotou are sandboarding and riding sheepskin rafts, ancient river crossing tools. This is the biggest feature that distinguishes it from other desert scenic spots.
Eat: The delicacies in the scenic spot include big carp from the Yellow River, wild vegetables, and noodles.
Scenic spot activities:
Ningxia Yinchuan International Yellow River Cultural Festival: China International Yellow River Cultural Festival is held in Yinchuan in mid-September every year, usually lasting about 10 days
Huaer Club : "Flower Club" is also an excellent occasion for young men and women to choose a partner. They use songs as matchmakers to express their feelings to each other. The most folk-custom characteristic is the "Flower Party" held in May and June every year.
Tour route:
Half-day tour:
In the morning, drive to Shapotou, ride a camel into the desert tourist area and tour the desert for half an hour, sandboard, ride a sheepskin raft to swim the Yellow River, see the Yellow River waterwheel, visit the Desert Wolfberry Garden, and return to Zhongwei Lunch.
2-day tour:
The Tengger Desert opposite Shapotou is worth a visit. You can arrange a 2-day desert tour. The specific route is: ride a camel from Shapotou To the Tonghu Grassland Camp, the journey takes about 6 hours. The cost of renting a camel is about 250 yuan, and the guide fee is 50 yuan/day. You can also take a bus from Shapotou to Tonghu Grassland, the fare is 5 yuan, and there are yurts available at the camp. stay. You can also choose to rent a tent for camping, which costs about 20 yuan/night.
Yellow River tour route: Take a speedboat from Shapotou to the starting point of the rafting, then take a sheepskin raft down the river and end at Shapotou.
Best time to visit:
summer and autumn
Shopping recommendations:
Scenic area specialties: the red and white treasures (wolfberry and Tan sheepskin) among the "Five Treasures of Ningxia"
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China>Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region>Zhongwei City>Shapotou District
How to get there:
First, take a train from Yinchuan to Zhongwei. From Zhongwei Bus Station, take a special bus bound for Shapotou. It runs every half an hour. The fare is 3 yuan and the journey takes about 1 hour. You can also take a taxi from Zhongwei, and the one-way fare is about 20 yuan.
Scenic area map:
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Shapotou ticket price:
Shapotou Tourist Area (including Shapotou South District, North District, Yellow River Suspension Bridge, China Desert Museum, Desert Control Exhibition Hall, and Desert Escalator) implements a one-vote system.
Tickets for peak season (April 1st to October 31st) are 100 yuan/person
Tickets for off-season (November 1st to March 31st) are 45 yuan/person
Elderly people over 70 years old outside the area get free admission with their senior citizen ID cards. Elderly people under 70 years old buy discounted tickets for 50 yuan/person with their senior citizen preferential treatment certificates
Children between 1.2-1.5 meters tall can buy tickets at a discount of 50 yuan/person. Discounted tickets are 50 yuan per person; tickets for college students with student ID are 50 yuan per person; active military personnel with valid ID are free of charge
Ningxia residents with valid ID or valid ID With the certificate, you can purchase a discounted ticket of 75 yuan per person. Zhongwei people can enter the scenic spot for free with their ID card or valid certificate.
Free personnel must pay an insurance fee of 5 yuan/person in the scenic area.
Shapotou project package:
Package 1: Sightseeing car pass 25 yuan + large escalator sand slide 30 yuan + 3D movie 5 yuan = 60 yuan< = 325 yuan
Package 3: 3D movie (complimentary) 5 + sightseeing bus pass 25 + sand slide escalator 30 + speedboat and raft rafting combination 90 + zip line 80 + desert camel 80 + desert bus 150 + slide Grass (gift) 15 + a Lock Cup (gift) 15 = 490 yuan
Scenic area opening hours:
06:00-19:00
