Ertuosqian Banner, Ordos City Lingwu City, Yinchuan City
Opening times:
Opening hours TBDTemporarily Closed
Recommended sightseeing time:
0.5 day
Phone:
0951-5014338,0951-5055816
Let's embark on a journey through time at Shuidonggou
Ningxia Shuidonggou Scenic Area
Only when you come here do you realize that Ningxia truly carries the memories of human activities from tens of thousands of years ago to the Ming dynasty.
Without discussing how the scenic area's facilities are, or whether the ticket package is cost-effective, it's indeed vast. If you're bringing children, there are various camels, horse-drawn carriages, ox carts, desert off-roading, ferry donkey carts, and some performance shows that can be thoroughly enjoyed. Considering this, the cost of the ticket package is actually reasonable, and another warm touch is that there are many volunteers in the scenic area, offering explanations and services everywhere.
The downside is that during peak periods, the withdrawal of crowd management and transportation is inadequate, causing large numbers of tourists to accumulate at the end waiting for tractor ferry services. There are also some delays in various safeguards, few performances, and a lack of variety. Keep it up, Ningxia's cultural tourism needs some time.
In conclusion, this place is quite picturesque, with the Ming Great Wall, the Zangbing Cave, canyons, rivers, and the Gobi. Make good use of your camera, and you can also take some pretty good shots.
MEGAN SHAW
Ming Dynasty Ancient Great Wall Defense System - Ningxia Zangbingdong
♻️♻️ Ningxia Zangbingdong, located in the grand canyon that leads to Hongshanbao from Shuidonggou in Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is currently the most well-preserved stereoscopic military defense site of the ancient Great Wall discovered in China 🛠️🛠️🛠️
♻️♻️ Hidden in the deep and unpredictable canyon, Zangbingdong, along with the Ming Great Wall, cliff walls, and ancient forts, forms a mutual support system. The winding and labyrinth-like interior of the caves conceals an arsenal, ammunition depot, artillery positions, traps, observation ports, secret weapon channels, tunnels, and various other military facilities. There are also meeting halls, living quarters, kitchens, storage rooms, wells, and other living facilities, all of which are fully equipped, leaving visitors in awe ⚱️⚱️⚱️
🚙🚙 There is a tourist bus line from Yinchuan city area to Shuidonggou, but self-driving offers more flexibility and is a better choice ✅✅✅
💰💰 Ticket price: 80 yuan 💴💴💴
HAVEN CUMMINGS
Travel Guide to Runcheng Town, Shanxi
Located in Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, Runcheng Town is one of the most prosperous towns in Yangcheng County, Shanxi. It is not only a long-standing cultural town, historical town, economically strong town, and important commercial town, but also a long-standing tourist attraction.
Best season to visit: April to October.
Most beautiful sights: Sorrel Tree, Dongyue Temple in Runcheng, Tiantan Mountain, Heilongtan.
Transportation
Take a bus from Yangcheng County Bus Station to Runcheng, then transfer to a tricycle.
Attraction Tickets
Heilongtan ticket: 25 yuan.
Zangbingdong ticket: 10 yuan.
Must-visit Attractions
1 Sorrel Tree: The poem 'The sorrel tree in the sky is planted in Ma Gou, the tree is big and the roots are deep for three hundred years. Mosquitoes and flies do not come near, there are bees to gather, the old man's strange tree attracts people.' is about the sorrel tree in Ma Gou, Dongshan Village, Runcheng Town. The magic of it is that there are no mosquitoes, flies, or ants in the shade of the tree, naturally becoming a good place for people to cool off in summer.
2 Yongning Gate: It spans both banks of Fanxi, the whole body is painted in vermilion, although the span is only 10 meters, but the momentum of the mountain and water, standing tall is extraordinary, at first sight it makes people feel a lot of respect.
3 Runcheng Dongyue Temple: Its scale is grand, with three entrances and three doors, the entire building consists of the temple gate, bell tower, drum tower, over the hall, side hall, east and west side hall, dance floor, offering hall, main hall, harem, etc., the glazed tile roof, beast head, tile, can be compared with the Forbidden City in Beijing.
4 Wang Guoguang's Old Residence Shushufu: It is unique in Chinese rural areas, and has been praised by experts as 'a pearl of northern residential architecture', its cultural significance is worth in-depth and meticulous study.
5 Zangbingdong: Diji City is densely populated and narrow, with densely packed houses. In this small area, there are Guandi Temple, Heilong Temple, Sanguan Temple, Sansheng Hall, Tudi Temple, Wengong Shrine and other temples. It can be said that all kinds of gods in folk sense are available, each performing its own duties, blessing the city and the castle, the whole city is filled with inviolable majesty.
6 Tiantan Mountain: It is a famous mountain of Taoism, from the reign of Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty to the present, it has experienced more than 1300 years of vicissitudes. It is said that Emperor Taizong of Tang in the 13th year of Zhenguan and Emperor Shenzong of Ming Wanli built soil altars here to report to heaven and open fields to worship the earth.
7 Heilongtan: It is said that a long time ago, this pool often floated a golden boat on the water surface at the quiet hour of the full moon night, the golden light was dazzling and very attractive. People walking at night could see it, but when someone deliberately ran to the river, they could not see anything, as if they were in a daze, dimly. This peculiar sight has not been well explained to this day, now the people of Runcheng treat it as a treasure of the town, cherish it, and worship it as a local deity.
8 Crucible City Wall: The dual defense system of material and spirit complements each other, creating the extraordinary cultural personality of 'Diji City'.
Specialty Cuisine
The food in Runcheng Town includes Yangcheng Shan Zhu Yu, Yangcheng is one of the four major producing areas of Shan Zhu Yu in the country, known for its high quality and red color.