Ningxia is one of the five national minority autonomous regions in China. It is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Western China. Historically, it is the main road of the "Silk Road". It is known as the "south of the Yangtze River". These beautiful sceneries in Ningxia are also beautiful sceneries in people's eyes. If you want to visit Ningxia, you must know which scenic spots are the best. So, what are the 5A scenic spots in Ningxia? What are the characteristics of these scenic spots?
1. Shahu tourist attraction of Shizuishan City (rated 5A in 2007)
Shizuishan Shahu tourist attraction is located in Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, Ningxia, 26 kilometers away from Shizuishan City and 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan, the capital. This scenic spot is characterized by the organic combination of sand, water, reed, bird, mountain and lotus. It has both the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River and the heroism of the north of the Great Wall. It is called "the Pearl on the wall". Shahu Lake has ten thousand mu water area, five thousand mu sand dune, two thousand mu reed and one thousand mu lotus pond, which is rich in fish and birds. There are ten kinds of rare birds such as white crane, black crane and swan. The main scenic spots are: hundred bird park, ten thousand mu lotus boutique Park, Nile River scenic spot, desert Silk Road scenic spot, Wetland Museum, Shahu Bird Island, etc.
2. Shapotou tourist attraction of Zhongwei City (rated 5A in 2007)
Shapotou tourist attraction is located in the southeast edge of Tengger Desert in the west of Zhongwei City, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is one of the twenty key areas of sand control in China. Shapotou is a place of desert, Yellow River, mountain and oasis. It has the magnificent scenery of the northwest and the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. There are the largest natural sand slide field in China, the "first rope of the Yellow River in the world" across the Yellow River, the ancient waterwheel represented by the Yellow River culture, the oldest means of transport on the Yellow River, the sheepskin raft, and the mirage rarely seen in the desert. At present, it has two unique natural and cultural landscape belts (multi-cultural intersection landscape belt, river cultural landscape belt) and three core areas (China desert tourism area, Shapo chime Yellow River Resort, desert oasis tourism area).
3. Western film and Television City, Beibao, Yinchuan Town, Ningxia (rated 5A in 2011)
The western film and television city of Beibao, Yinchuan Town, Ningxia, has two ancient castle sites (New Castle and old castle) on the open wilderness in the northern and southern suburbs of Yinchuan City, which is known as "one of the best in China". Zhenbeibao film and television city is characterized by its simple, primitive, rough, desolate and folk features. Its main scenic spots are Mingcheng, Qingcheng and Yinchuan street. It is one of the three major film and television cities in China, enjoying the reputation of "Chinese film from here to the world". The main scenic spots are: ruins, Liangbao, laoyinchuan street, Mingcheng, Qingcheng, talin, Wengcheng.
4. Lingwushuidonggou tourist area of Yinchuan City (rated 5A in 2015)
Shuidonggou is located in Shuidonggou village, Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Ningxia. It is 30km away from Lingwu City in the South and 19km away from Yinchuan City in the West. It is the earliest cultural site of Paleolithic age excavated in China. It is known as the birthplace of Chinese Prehistoric Archaeology and the historical witness of cultural exchange between China and the West. Shuidonggou is a Grand View Garden of military defense buildings, such as the ancient Great Wall, Fengsui, Castle, ditch and moat, pier and abutment in the Ming Dynasty in the north of China. There are more than 20 unique landscapes of earth forest, such as devil City, wotuoling, Motian cliff, duanyun Valley, Tamarix Valley, etc., which make people look strange and have a long history.