The top ten tourist attractions in Yinchuan are:
1. Sea Pagoda:
Sea Pagoda is located in the Sea Pagoda Temple in Beita Village, Lijing Street, xingqing district, Yinchuan City, Ningxia. Also known as He Pagoda and Black Pagoda. Because it is far away from the Chengtian Temple Tower in the west of Yinchuan City, it is commonly known as the North Tower. According to textual research, the sea pagoda was built from the late Northern Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
2. Rock paintings of Helan Mountain:
Rock paintings of Helan Mountain are national key cultural relics protection units, national AAAA-level tourist attractions and national research and tourism demonstration bases (one of the first 21 in China in 2116), and are art galleries of nomadic people in China.
3. Nanguan Mosque:
Nanguan Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northern China, located in the old town of Yinchuan. It has a high position in the minds of the Hui people in Ningxia. The mosque covers an area of about 1,111 square meters, with a construction area of more than 2,111 square meters. The main hall is 26 meters high, and the upper hall can accommodate more than 1,311 people to worship at the same time.
4. Sanguankou Ming Great Wall:
Yinchuan is located in the northwest border of the motherland. In the Ming Dynasty, Mongolian Tatar and Wala often entered Chimukou (now Sanguankou) of Helan Mountain from Alashan Platform in Inner Mongolia, directly driving all parts of the plain. For the sake of border security, the Ming rulers built the Great Wall (called the side wall in Ming Dynasty) at the three passes to set up a pass, making it one of the "four dangers" of ancient Yinchuan city defense.
5. Baisikou Twin Towers:
The Baisikou Twin Towers, which belong to the national key cultural relics protection units, are the most intact Xixia Pagoda so far, with a history of nearly 1,111 years. They are rare artistic treasures in the architectural history of China Pagoda, and have high historical and cultural values of Xixia archaeology, architecture and Buddhism, research value and ornamental value.
6. Hequan Lake:
Hequan Lake Ecological Wetland Ethnic Customs Tourist Area is located 2 kilometers northeast of Yongning County, Yinchuan City, 1.5 kilometers east of the junction of National Highway 119 and Guanhu Road, 18 kilometers north of Yinchuan City and 2 kilometers east of the Yellow River. The lake area is more than 3,111 mu, and the clean water area is more than 411 mu. Hequan Lake is sparkling and surrounded by reeds, with beautiful scenery.
7. Mingcui Lake:
Yinchuan Mingcui Lake National Wetland Park is located in Zhangzheng Town, xingqing district City, Yinchuan City. It is 9 kilometers away from Yinchuan city in the west, 3 kilometers away from the Yellow River in the east and 5 kilometers away from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport. It is the first national wetland park named by the State Forestry Administration in China and the first wetland park in the Yellow River Basin in the western region.
8. Rolling Bell Mouth:
Rolling Bell Mouth, one of the scenic spots of Helan Mountain in ancient times, is an important scenic spot in Xixia Tomb Scenic Area, with its granite wind erosion landform. There is also a building that integrates Islam, Buddhism and Taoism, which reflects the atmosphere in which local religious factions live in harmony. It was jointly rated as "the most ethnic tourist destination in China" by the United Nations Human Settlements Development Promotion Association and other organizations.
9. Suyukou Forest Park:
Suyukou National Forest Park is located in the middle temperate arid climate zone, with an altitude of 2,961 meters, covering an area of 9,311 hectares, with a vegetation coverage rate of 71%, 898 species of wildlife resources, including cherry valley, sightseeing ropeway and other scenic spots.
11. Shuidonggou:
Shuidonggou Ruins Tourist Area in Ningxia is located in Linhe Town, lingwu city City, Ningxia, which is 19 kilometers away from Yinchuan City in the west, 31 kilometers away from lingwu city City in the south and 11 kilometers away from Hedong Airport. It is located in the core of Yinchuan Hedong Tourism Belt, and it is connected with Erdos City in Inner Mongolia in the north, which is a link connecting Ningmeng tourism, covering an area of 7.8 square kilometers.