Yinchuan is one of the most concentrated settlements of Hui people in China, and its diet is dominated by Hui people's eating habits, which is the representative of Muslim food in China. On the basis of maintaining the traditional muslim food, the Hui people's diet has been more and more selectively integrated into China's food civilization, forming its own characteristics. Hui people's food culture is rich and colorful, paying attention to the use of spices. While absorbing Chinese food civilization, they have retained their own national characteristics, and now they have formed a huge food system.

Yinchuan Hui people's diet has both the traditional flavor of the Central Plains and the dual flavor of Muslims, which is the result of the integration of Hui people and Chinese civilization. There are authentic halal food and halal dishes, as well as many unique Hui snacks. Its variety and exquisite taste fully show the intelligence of the Hui people.

The halal dishes you can taste in Yinchuan include steamed mutton, crispy beef and mutton, hand-grabbed mutton and so on. And very authentic Huizhou snacks, such as mutton offal, mutton bread in soup, Muslim cream cake, Ma San Bai Shui chicken, etc.

Yinchuan is very rich in products, except Nostoc flagelliforme, one of the five treasures of Ningxia, and all kinds of fish produced in Husha Lake near Yinchuan, such as carp, silver carp, bighead carp, crucian carp, Wuchang fish, giant salamander and turtle, which are very rare in the north. The dishes based on this are sweet and sour.

Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has gathered various products and various tourist handicrafts from all over the world, among which the most famous is "Five Treasures of Ningxia", namely licorice, Helan stone, beach sheepskin, medlar and Nostoc flagelliforme, which are divided into "red, yellow, blue, white and black" by color. In addition, Ningxia rice is also very famous, and it is one of Gong Mi in Qing Dynasty.

The shopping places in Yinchuan mainly include Xinhua Department Store, Yinchuan Mall, Ningxia Cultural Relics Headquarters, Xinhua Shopping Center and Yinchuan Department Store. Among them, Xinhua Department Store is located in Xinhua Street, a bustling area of Yinchuan. It is the largest shopping mall in Yinchuan and the only commercial listed company in Yinchuan. It not only operates in a complete range, but also is a commercial center integrating shopping, leisure and entertainment functions. Ningxia Cultural Relics General Store is the only licensed cultural relics distribution department established by National Cultural Heritage Administration in Ningxia, which has the privilege of exporting cultural relics. Not only the cultural relics of past dynasties, but also various folk handicrafts and tourist handicrafts.

tourism

Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with Helan Mountain in the west and Yellow River in the east. Rich tourism resources and numerous cultural and natural landscapes endow Yinchuan with unique charm.

Yinchuan has ancient city pools, palaces, pavilions, temples, pagodas, tombs, the Great Wall and many other historical sites: climb to the top of the tower overlooking Helan Mountain; The magnificent Nanguan Mosque; It shows the three cultures of Islam, Yellow River and Xixia, and is a solemn and rare art city in China.

Yinchuan has Xixia Mausoleum in the northwest and Qingtongxia 108 Tower in the southwest, which is the largest Lama-style building complex in China. There is a magnificent dam under the pagoda, which cuts off the roaring Yellow River. The small trumpet mouth on Helan Mountain has been a scenic spot of many temples since ancient times. Shapotou has natural landscapes such as Shapotou ringing bells; The pearl sand lake in the sand sea is unique, combining the delicacy of the southern water town with the roughness of the northern desert. The rich cultural heritage of Xixia, charming water scenery, peculiar frontier scenery and colorful Hui folk customs make Yinchuan one of the most powerful cities in western China.

Sand lake

Located in Pingluo County, Ningxia, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan City, it is one of the 35 ace scenic spots in China. Husha Lake has 10000 mu of water surface, 5000 mu of sand dunes, 2000 mu of reeds and 1000 mu of lotus ponds, which are rich in fish and birds. There are more than a dozen 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 reeds and reeds at the water's edge. Every spring, colorful eggs are scattered among them, which is a spectacle.

In addition to a wide variety of birds, Husha Lake is also rich in all kinds of fish. In the aquarium along the coast of Hunan, you can see dozens of rare fish, including Wuchang fish, giant salamander and soft-shelled turtle whose body circumference exceeds 1 m.

Around the west of the lake, there are recreational facilities such as sand skiing, camel riding, horse riding, swimming, fishing, gliding, beach volleyball, football and so on, as well as air sightseeing by tourist plane.

Transportation: Take the tourist shuttle bus from Yinchuan South Gate to Hu Sha. The fare is 10 yuan, and the journey takes about 1 hour for 30 minutes.

Admission: 36 yuan (including large ship fee)

Shapotou

Located on the southeast edge of Tengger Desert, one of the four major deserts in China, it is close to the Yellow River, baotou-lanzhou railway and Bao Zhong railways, and only 22km west of Zhongwei County. It is a national nature reserve integrating desert, Yellow River, mountain and oasis, and is called "monopoly tourism resource" by experts.

Shapotou Scenic Area has both the beauty of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River and the magnificence of the desert in the northwest, especially the Yellow River in the desert, the miracle of sand control and the "Shapotou Bell". Here, you can feel the beauty of sliding sand, and you can also roam the sand sea on a camel and drift on the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft. It's fun.

Transportation: Take the train from Yinchuan to Zhongwei first, and then take the shuttle bus from Zhongwei bus station to Shapotou every half hour. The fare is 3 yuan, and the journey is about 1 hour. You can also take a taxi from Zhongwei, one-way around 20 yuan.

Admission: 15 yuan (camel riding in the desert around 20 yuan, sand skiing 15 yuan, sheepskin raft 10 yuan, Yellow River surfing 10 yuan).

Special attention: Tengger Desert opposite Shapotou is worth visiting, and an intercropping tour can be arranged every two days. The specific route is: it takes about 6 hours to ride a camel from Shapotou to Tonghu Grassland Camp, the camel rental fee is about 250 yuan, and the guide fee is 50 yuan/day; You can also take a bus from Shapotou to Tonghu Grassland, and the fare is 5 yuan. There are yurts in the camp to provide accommodation. You can also choose to rent a tent for camping, and the cost is about 20 yuan/night.

Yellow River Tour Route: Take a speedboat from Shapotou to the starting point of drifting, and then take a sheepskin raft down the river to Shapotou.

Western Xia imperial tombs

Also known as Xixia Mausoleum and Xixia Mausoleum, known as the "Oriental Pyramid", it is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in the western suburb of Yinchuan, about 35 kilometers away from the urban area. It is the location of the imperial mausoleum of Xixia. The length of the mausoleum is10km from north to south and 4km from east to west. There are nine imperial tombs and 140 tombs of princes and ministers, covering an area of nearly 50 square kilometers. Influenced by Buddhist architecture, Xixia Mausoleum organically combines Han culture, Buddhist culture and Tangut national culture, forming a unique cemetery architectural form in China.

Xixia Mausoleum is large in scale and reasonable in layout. Each mausoleum is an independent and complete architectural group, facing south, in a vertical rectangle with the same scale as the Ming Tombs. There are two scenic spots that can be visited at present: Haowangling and Shuangling.

In order to reproduce the charm of that year, acousto-optic devices have been set up in the mausoleum area. When night falls, everything is silent, and the lights from the ground are yellow and blue, shining on the tombs, turrets and sacred walls, just like the fairy world. Visitors can enter the mausoleum area from the east by carriage, visit the cemetery site and watch laser films introducing the history of Xixia, such as King Xixia.

Transportation: There is no direct tourist bus to the scenic spot in the urban area. You can take bus No.2, No.4 and 18 to the new city first, and then charter a car. Car rental price: 30 yuan.

Tickets: 40 yuan Pass.

Tour route: you can visit the "Shuangling" first, mostly natural buildings, and you can visit it for free. After arriving at the "Haowangling" about 5 kilometers away, you can go to the museum first, then to the art gallery, and finally visit the "Haowangling" site.

Opening hours: 08: 00- 19: 00 (Haowangling); 08: 00-2 1: 00 (Museum and Art Gallery)