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Sand Lake
Shahu Lake is located approximately 50 km northwest of Yinchuan in Ningxia Province. The lake is surrounded by stunning desert scenery. Located in the northern part of the visitor site, the lake is known for its clear blue water and reed beds. A boat trip to the southern part of the lake offers a spectacular view over the surrounding sand dunes. The lake offers excellent birdwatching opportunities – it is a natural breeding ground for a number of bird species including the Chinese spot-billed duck, the red-crested pochard, and the gray heron. Shahu Lake is also home to many migrating birds, which visit the lake from April-May and September-October.Pingluo · 18.7 km from downtown
North Wudang Ecotourism Area
Beiwudang Ecotourism Area is a national 2A-level scenic spot. It is located at the east foot of Helan Mountain in the northwest of Dawukou District, Shizuishan City, and the starting point of Chaoyang West Street. It is a comprehensive tourist area integrating mountains, forests, temples, geological relics, and military experience. In September and October every year, activities such as Beiwudang Nine-Nine Chongyang Climbing Festival and temple fair are held in the scenic area. The North Wudang Eco-tourism Area consists of five scenic spots: the artificial ecological forest area covering an area of more than 10,000 mu - Dawukou Forest Park, which shows the unique features of ecological construction in the arid desert areas of Northwest China. Founded in the 40th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1701), the North Wudang Temple is a building complex with four courtyards. An ancient temple. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Cixi once wrote the book "Huguo Longevity Buddhist Temple". Provincial Geopark - Helan Mountain Beiwudi Geopark, covering an area of 68.8 square kilometers, the park is rich in geological relics, the rocks are rugged, the pictographic rocks are real and fantastic, the mountains are steep and dangerous, and the momentum is magnificent and magnificent. It is a natural museum with typical geological historical evolution process. Jiucaigou is a primitive valley in the Helan Mountains, with a total length of more than 10 kilometers. Coupled with some abandoned military facilities, it adds to the confusing atmosphere. The Xiaoquzigou ancient tree fossil discovered in 1994 is an ancient plant more than 200 million years ago. It belongs to Taiwan wood. The exposed ground is about 8 meters. The original tree is more than 40 meters long and 60 cm in diameter. It has high research , ornamental value.Shizuishan · 7.5 km from downtown
Shahu Scenic Area - Loulan Ancient City
Pingluo · 19.6 km from downtown
Shitanjing Industrial Cultural Tourism and Film Town
Shitanjing Industrial Cultural Tourism and Film TownLocated in Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, it is a unique cultural tourism destination built upon the industrial heritage of the former Shitanjing mining area. The town has preserved the remnants of the mining area's production and daily life, including mine facilities, transport tracks, old factory buildings, staff dormitories, auditoriums, schools, and commercial blocks. It authentically recreates the atmosphere of the industrial construction era of the last century. Strolling through it, visitors can not only feel the rich industrial cultural atmosphere but also gain a deep understanding of the historical development of China's coal industry and the hardworking spirit of the miners. As a unique film shooting base in the Northwestern District of China, this town attracts numerous film crews with its unique industrial landscapes and vintage architectural style. The abandoned mines, old streets, and industrial areas serve as a natural studio, providing rich scene resources for period dramas, industrial-themed works, and film productions.Shizuishan · 28.9 km from downtown
Helan Mountain Rock Painting
Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Area is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 4A-level tourist attraction. It is known as the "history book in stone", "prehistoric human art gallery" and "the place where Chinese culture traces its origins". The Yinchuan World Rock Art Museum in the scenic area displays representative rock art from more than 60 countries and regions in the world, covering the latest results and information of current rock art research. There are 6,000 prehistoric rock paintings between 3,000 and 10,000 years old in the rock art site area. They are renowned in the international rock art community for their large number, rich content, wide range of themes, and rarity in the world. Yinchuan Han Meilin Art Museum collects and exhibits more than 1,000 works inspired by and based on Helan Mountain rock paintings by Mr. Han Meilin, showing the fusion of ancient and modern. After years of protective development, the scenic spot has become a comprehensive tourist attraction integrating exhibitions, science education, research and exchanges, artistic creation, leisure vacations and other functions.Helan · 40.9 km from Shizuishan
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In recent years, Dawukou District has insisted on taking the development of ecological industrial cultural tourism as an important measure to promote all-round tourism, building an innovative mechanism for industrial heritage and tourism development, and revitalizing idle old mining areas, old factories, old transportation vehicles and other industrial relics. It protects and utilizes the Shenhua Ningmei Dawukou Coal Washing Plant in accordance with the principles of classified protection, diversified utilization, and highlighting characteristics, and creates the Dawukou Coal Washing Plant Industrial Heritage Park, turning waste into treasure and making full use of resources, and is committed to building it into a unique ecological industrial cultural tourism landmark destination in the autonomous region and even the whole country. The predecessor of Dawukou Coal Washing Plant Industrial Heritage Park, Shenhua Ningmei Dawukou Coal Washing Plant, carries the memories of several generations and has made an indelible contribution to the national industrial construction.2810,000 square meters, building area510,000 square meters, built in1960Year,1970It was officially put into production in2016The factory is located in the radiation area of Dawukou transportation hub and the gathering area of tourists and Residents. There are many shopping malls and hotels Souvenir it. The transportation network is mature and the space is vast, which is suitable for the development of an open park. According to the plan, the entire coal washing plant is divided into six functional areas: train theme experience area, competition experience area, comprehensive service area, leisure and entertainment area, memory science area, and water park area.2020The projects started in 2017 include: Ningxia Industrial Memorial Hall Project, Pingru Line Dawukou Railway Station Project, I-shaped Square and Road Reconstruction Project, Dawukou District Tourist Distribution Service Center Project, Industrial Landscape Sketch Exhibition Project, Coal Washing Plant Infrastructure Reconstruction Project, Characteristic Commercial Street Reconstruction Project, Underground Belt Conveyor Lighting Project, and Outdoor Rock Climbing Experience Project. Except for the Dawukou District Tourist Distribution Center Project and the outdoor rock climbing project, all other projects have been completed.2021The projects expected to be put into construction this year include: a railway museum, an offline experience center for live e-sports, a rock climbing experience area, and a commercial street renovation and reinforcement project.Shizuishan · 4.7 km from downtown
Xinghai Lake
Xinghai Lake is located in the east of Dawukou District, with Shanshui Avenue passing through the lake. The total area is 43 square kilometers, and the lake area is more than 20 square kilometers. It used to be the ancient sand lake site in the Ming Dynasty, which was originally a wetland on the edge of the city. The people have transformed a piece of mud into a lake with rippling blue waves and flying birds. The scenic spot consists of six scenic spots with their own characteristics: Song of Birds, Golden Western Regions, Nansha Sea, Hexiang Valley, Crescent Moon Sea and Bailuzhou. Here, the sea gulls flock together, the wild ducks are in flocks, there are many kinds, the reeds are green, the rushes are connected with lotus, and the clear waves are quiet.Shizuishan · 2.9 km from downtown
China West Film Studio
Zhenbeibao Western Cinema is located in Xixia District, Yinchuan City. In this studio, which is characterized by simplicity, roughness and desolation, classic films such as "Wrangler", "Red Sorghum", "Journey to the West", "Thorn Mausoleum", "Jin Yiwei" and hundreds of influential film and television films were filmed. In the remaining part, a large number of celebrities from the Chinese film industry have left their footprints here, such as Gong Li, Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, Ge You, Zhou Xingchi, Donnie Yen and so on. The cinema consists of three parts: Mingcheng, Qingcheng and Old Yinchuan Street. Tourists can visit the cinema along the "figure 8" route of Old Yinchuan Street. Here, you can see the appearance of Yinchuan in the first half of the 20th century, and eat local traditional snacks such as mutton soup. The Ming and Qing cities in the film city were rebuilt from the military castles left over from the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Ming and Qing cities, you can see many familiar movie scenes, such as: the gate tower where Sun Wukong and Fairy Zixia are standing in "Journey to the West", the throne of the Bull Demon King, the torture platform of the Tang monk; and the movie "Journey to the West" The Moon Gate in "Red Sorghum", the winemaking workshop where "My Grandpa" urinated after being drunk, the sedan chair that Jiu'er took when he got married, the big vat for wine, and the bowls. There are costumes and props for rent in many places in the studio. Here, you can wear a set of costumes in the play, use the props in the movie, and walk around the scenes of the movie to live the addiction of being a star. Before going to Zhenbeibao Western Studios, you can revisit a few classic movies first, and then go to visit, you will have a different feeling.Yinchuan · 49 km from Shizuishan
Shizuishan Museum
Shizuishan · 1.2 km from downtown
Ning Xia Helan Mountain National Forest Park
Helan Mountain National Forest Park, located about 50 kilometers west of Yinchuan city, has rich natural landscapes and unique cultural landscapes. The Attraction is full of layers of forests, with towering natural trees such as Chinese pine, juniper, and spruce. Visitors here can not only enjoy the charming night and sunrise of Helan Mountain, but also have the opportunity to see running red deer, jumping blue sheep, playing blue pheasants and other important national protected wild animals. After entering the Attraction, you will see the welcoming area of the Attraction, where there is a visitor center and a museum. You can choose to take the sightseeing bus in the Attraction to Songtao Mountain Villa and start climbing from here (you can also take the cable car up the mountain). Generally, you can walk to Qingsongling in about 40 minutes. After walking in the canyon for about an hour, you can reach the highway, wait for the sightseeing bus, and return to the gate of the Attraction. The Attraction is rich in historical and cultural connotations. Religious culture, Xixia culture, rock painting culture, etc. blend here, giving the Helan Mountain National Forest Park rich historical and cultural connotations. The "Sanqing Temple", "Lingguang Temple", "Lingguang Tower", "Lingguang Cave" and other buildings restored on the ruins of the ancient Xixia temple recreate the long history of Buddhist and Taoist culture; the rich Helan Mountain Museum is a microcosm of the Helan Mountain culture, consisting of the Rock Sheep Special Hall, Helan Mountain Landform Sand Table, History and Culture Hall, Mineral Resources and Environment Hall, and other venues. The Attraction is very large. When visiting, you should follow the schematic diagram or signboards in the Attraction. Do not go to remote places alone. There is no mobile phone signal in many areas of the Attraction. If you want to hike in the wild, you must join a local outdoor team.Helan · 47 km from Shizuishan
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What travelers say about Shizuishan
Anonymous userOctober 8, 2026
5.0
The direct shuttle bus between Yinchuan and Shahu Lake is incredibly convenient! Multiple pick-up points in the city, scheduled departures, and a direct route to the scenic area. Clean vehicles, steady driving, pure sightseeing with no shopping stops or hidden costs. Includes boat ticket. Return trip at 4:30 PM during the National Day holiday. Reasonable travel time and affordable price.
Sand Lake
M29***62May 12, 2020
5.0
Beiwudang Ecological Tourism Area is located in Dawukou District, Shizuishan City. The entire scenic area consists of three scenic spots: Forest Park, Beiwudang Temple, and Beiwudang Geological Park. The first is the Dawukou Forest Park, an artificial ecological forest area covering more than 10,000 mu built by the people of Shizuishan City after years of greening; the second is Beiwudang Temple, which integrates Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism; the third is Beiwudang Geological Park, which preserves the Helan Mountains with good natural features, with numerous peaks, overlapping mountains, and a solemn and magnificent mountain color.
North Wudang Ecotourism Area
爱旅游的【楠】November 4, 2024
5.0
It's worth going to see the ancient city of Loulan that has been completely preserved in the desert!
Shahu Scenic Area - Loulan Ancient City
M41***34October 19, 2026
4.0
The scenic area is quite large, but its main attraction is rather singular: the various rock paintings carved into the cliff faces. However, since they are remnants of the daily lives of ancient people, they are still worth seeing.
Helan Mountain Rock Painting
Alex.luoDecember 13, 2021
5.0
There is a very artistic atmosphere and the installation art is excellent. It is a must-visit place for literary youths. You can take a green train from Yinchuan to visit the scenic spot directly. The ancient factory is a legend of an era and the cultural concentration of the city.
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M22***22May 4, 2022
5.0
Xinghai Lake is located in the eastern part of Dawukou District, Shizuishan City. The Shanshui Avenue passes through the lake, with a total area of 43 square kilometers and a lake area of more than 20 square kilometers. The scenic area consists of six distinctive scenic spots: Hundred Birds Singing, Golden Western Region, Nansha Sea, Crane Valley, Crescent Sea, and Egret Island.
Xinghai Lake
子秋璟雯October 20, 2026
4.0
A film and television base. Many films and television dramas are filmed here. Most of the paths in the park are gravel dirt roads, so it's recommended to wear thick hiking shoes, otherwise your feet will protest. Overall, it's quite nice and worth a visit.
China West Film Studio
jy111111March 17, 2023
4.0
Shizuishan Museum is divided into an introductory hall, three special exhibition halls and three basic exhibition halls; the paleontological fossil exhibition hall uses modern means such as sound, light and electricity to show the ancient life evolution and primitive environment of Shizuishan; the rock painting exhibition hall uses a large number of rock painting objects, landscapes, rubbings, etc. to show the mysterious and unique charm of the Helan Mountain rock paintings. The magical and strange rock painting symbols take you through space, into the prehistoric world, and feel the nomadic life of ancient ancestors; the history exhibition hall uses cultural relics, pictures, and landscape lights to show the historical civilization of Shizuishan from the Neolithic Age to the present; the folk custom exhibition hall restores the scenes of the north and south streets of the ancient city of Pingluo during the Republic of China period to show the folk customs of Shizuishan such as architecture, festivals, etiquette, religion, and folk art; the industrial exhibition hall uses a large number of historical and cultural materials and exhibits to showcase the vicissitudes of Shizuishan's industry from the coal mining industry to the new industrial city; the farming exhibition hall uses various agricultural tools, pictures, landscapes, etc. to show the development process of Shizuishan from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture.
Shizuishan Museum
M34***87September 27, 2026
5.0
Helan Mountain National Forest Park primarily offers a close-up view of the Helan Mountains. The mountain has relatively low vegetation cover and is mainly composed of rocks. You need to take a shuttle bus to the foot of the mountain, and then choose to take a cable car or hike to the summit (approximately 20-40 minutes). There are many snacks available on the mountain, as well as spectacular high-altitude acrobatic performances. Along the way, you can also spot wild animals such as blue sheep.
Ning Xia Helan Mountain National Forest Park
