D1 Beijing and Yinchuan
The four trains from Beijing to Yinchuan are almost the same. I took the bus that left at noon and ended in Lanzhou. It's 7 o'clock in the morning to Yinchuan, which is rich in time. If the destination is a bus from Yinchuan, it will arrive at 8 o'clock and 1 o'clock. I was a little nervous on the first day.
Accommodation: Accommodation in Yinchuan is very convenient. Just look around. There is nothing to recommend.
After arriving in Yinchuan in the morning, Beibao Film and Television Base in p>D2 Town and Xixia Tomb
Have breakfast quickly and then start playing.
Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, Xixia Mausoleum and Shahu are all near Yinchuan, and there are many tourist buses, which can be reached in less than an hour.
Zhenbeibao and Xixia Mausoleum can be visited in one day. There are taxis between the two scenic spots, and you can go around 5 yuan. You can also go back to the city and take the bus, which will delay more time.
Zhenbeibao Film and Television City: ticket 6 yuan/person. Zhenbeibao was originally a garrison town built in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before going here, it is suggested to spend a few weeks watching the following movies: herdsman, Red Sorghum, Yellow River Ballad, Knights in Shuangqi Town, A Chinese Odyssey, Xinlongmen Inn, ashes of time and so on.
location and transportation: take bus no.33 at Yinchuan railway station and go directly to zhenbeibao western cinema, which takes one hour.
Xixia Mausoleum: 6 yuan/person, the pass covers all areas of No.3 Mausoleum and Xixia Museum. In history, dangxiang, Xixia in "Tianlong Babu", is the place where Xu Zhu was a son-in-law. However, dangxiang and Xixia Kingdom have already disappeared in the historical trend, and even few words have been recognized. In the mausoleum, many famous people sleep in it.
location and transportation: Xixia tomb is located at the eastern foot of Helan mountain, about 3 kilometers west of Yinchuan city. There are shuttle buses to the Western Xia Mausoleum in Nanmen Bus Station, Beimen Tourist Bus Station and Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan City. The fare is about 8 yuan, but the interval is long, depending on the passenger flow, ranging from 1 to 2 hours.
D3 Shahu, Zhongwei Gaomiao and Shapotou Scenic Area
On the third day, I went to Shahu early in the morning, came back from Shahu, had lunch, and went directly to the bus station at the south gate of Yinchuan to take a bus to Zhongwei. The bus came every half hour, and 4 yuan was alone.
Visit the Gao Temple in Zhongwei, go to Shapotou Scenic Area in the evening, and book the desert hotel in Shapotou.
sand lake: 6 yuan in peak season and 4 yuan in low season. Shahu Lake has 1, mu of water, 5, mu of sand dunes, 2, mu of reeds and 1, mu of lotus ponds, and is rich in fish and birds. There are more than a dozen kinds of rare birds, such as cranes, Hei He and swans. You can watch birds playing in the distance from the bird-watching tower. There are countless nests between the reeds and the bottom of the reeds at the water's edge. Every spring, colorful eggs are scattered among them, which is a wonder.
location and transportation: located in Pingluo county, Ningxia, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan city. There is a long-distance bus directly to the entrance of Shahu Scenic Spot at the North Gate Bus Station of Yinchuan Old Town, which runs every half hour to one hour. The journey takes about one hour by ticket to 14 yuan. It's less than 1 yuan to take a taxi and take the expressway. Of course, I did the bus.
Zhongwei Bus Station: Zhongwei Bus Terminal is located in the east section of Gulou East Street. There are shuttle buses to all parts of Ningxia. There is a shuttle bus from the bus station to Shapotou Scenic Area, or you can charter a car, and you can get there around 3 yuan.
Zhongwei High Temple: Located in the north of Zhongwei City, it is built on a high platform connected with the city wall (including Bao 'an Temple under the high platform). It is said that it was built in the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty (143-1424), and it has been rebuilt by generations. By the Qing Dynasty, it has become a large-scale ancient building complex, showing the style of ancient buildings in Ningxia. It is as famous as Shapotou Hungry "Wonder of the Desert" and is one of the two major landscapes in Zhongwei.
location and transportation: on the south side of Zhongwei Railway Station is the Gaomiao Temple, which is about 3 meters apart and 2-3 minutes' walk. The high temple is in the city, and it is very convenient to take a taxi. Just ask.
Shapotou: 9 yuan is the peak season for tickets, and 65 yuan is the low season, with the peak season from April to the end of October. The first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in China, where there are many natural landscapes such as Yellow River, oasis, wetland and desert. There are sand skiing, zip line, bungee jumping, desert off-road vehicle, camel riding, desert surfing car, cable car, desert hotel, desert bar, desert restaurant and many other services. Specially recommend the desert hotel, which is the only one in China. The desert bar is great. It's cool to drink at night.
location and transportation: there are many buses running to Shapotou in zhongwei, and Shapotou is interesting when you get out of the bus station. Just ask the staff. Get off the train at the railway station and cross the square (1 meters) to the intersection of North Street, where there is a direct bus. You can get there around 25 yuan by taxi, and the price is slightly lower in Kan Kan.
Accommodation: Two accommodations in Shapotou Scenic Area are highly recommended. One is Shapo Villa, which is just beside the Yellow River, with a straight line distance of no more than 2 meters, and looks like a quiet small quadrangle. The other is the desert hotel in the depths of the desert. The big window of the desert hotel can see the desert landscape. These two places have everything from restaurants to hot water toilets. The fee for one night from 2 yuan to 3 yuan may be adjusted in different seasons.
If you want to live in a tent, here are some for rent, less than 1 yuan each. Of course, you can carry it yourself. You can just set it up as big as a desert.
D4 Shapotou and Tonghu Grassland
Have a good day in Shapotou the next day. In the afternoon, I chartered a car to Tonghu grassland and stayed in Mongolian yurts for one night.
If you have more time, it doesn't matter if you stay in Shapotou for a few days. Some friends went to the desert bar for three days. After drinking well every day, they went barefoot to the desert hotel to take a bath and sleep in the moonlight.
Tonghu Grassland: Tickets are 5 yuan, regardless of peak season. Tonghu grassland is definitely a miracle in the desert, because there is water, so there is grassland. This is the fortress of the ancient Silk Road North Road. Ancient commercial road, ancient salt road and Dashengkui ancient camel road. Desert lakes, desert oases, desert grasslands, sand mountain rock paintings, as well as ancient Great Wall, ancient battlefield, ancient trading city sites; Stories and legends spread through the ages, as well as hospitable grassland herders. Therefore, it is known as the "Eden" in the desert.
location and transportation: Tonghu grassland is 8km away from Shapotou scenic spot in a straight line, but this 8km goes deep into the desert, and it is all desert. There are three ways to get there from Shapotou Scenic Area, camel team, desert off-road vehicle and chartered car. The camel team took a trip to 38 yuan and walked for half a day in the desert; An off-road vehicle costs 22 yuan to travel to and from the desert and can take four people; Go back and forth to 6 yuan by chartered bus, and take the highway. It is important to save money. I waited for a few people at the gate of the scenic spot and chartered a car together.
Accommodation: Since we are in the deep desert, we suggest to rest here for a day or two, where there are meals and accommodation. Mongolian yurt around 1 yuan. There are tents, too. It's convenient to bring your own.
D5 Tonghu Grassland, Yinchuan and Beijing
Get out of Tonghu Grassland, take a bus back to Zhongwei, take a bus to Yinchuan and get on the train back to Beijing.
Yinchuan Railway Station: The railway station is in the city and the traffic is very convenient. Take the train from Yinchuan to Beijing, * * * four times, the time is almost the same, and it takes 19 hours on the train.