This is a journey along the famous Silk Road trade route through the breathtaking Gobi desert and its bordering "sand-lake". Visiting Yingchuan city (the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region) and Zhongwei city.
Ningxia is located in northwestern China, south of Inner Mongolia. The region was historically a key trading centre. In recent years, Ningxia has obtained new fame as the home of Goji Berries.
The Sand-Lake: borders the Gobi desert at the foot of Mount Helan. |
The Tomb of the Western Xia King:also known as the Oriental Pyramids. |
Stone Paintings of Mount Helan. Animal totems record a nomadic history. |
The West Film Studio, Home of Red Sorghum and other works of Chinese cinema. |
A Goji Berry farm. Goji berries, or "red diamonds' as they are known by the locals, are exported across the globe, helping to improve the local economy. |
The Culture Garden of Hui Minorities: has the largest Hui culture Museum in the country, which was built in a shape of the Hui Chinese charactor 回 |
108 Pagodas: were built in a form of a triangle with 12 layers and 1、3、3、5、5、7、9、11、13、15、17、19 odd numbers of pagodas in each layer. The unique layout remains a myth in the Buddhism architecture. |
Shapotou: located in the south-east end of the fourth largest desert in China, Tengger desert. Famous for the successful stabilization of the sand dunes and the rafts made of blow-up goat skins - Yang Pi Fazi |
Gao Miao: a 600 years old temple within Zhongwei, that hosts Confucius, Buddhism and Taoism worshiping statues within. |
Ningxia Museum: was built in 1999 as a tribute for the 50th anniversity of the People's Republic of China. |
Journey Factors:
Length: 3 day and 2 nights
Location: Yingchuan & Zhongning, Ningxia
Price: 3000RMB / person
Service included:
- 2 night accommodation in 3 star hotels
- English tour guide
- Airport or train station pick-up and drop-off service
- air-conditioned coach
- main entrance admission fees of all the above sights.
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