Things to do in Zhongning

Huangyanggu Luo Tourism Resort

"Huangyang Ancient Village Tourism Resort" is located in Yuding Township, Zhongning County, Zhongwei City. With the principle of "exploring local culture, preserving the texture of the old village, implanting art and cultural elements, and focusing on in-depth experience", it strives to create a new-style art and cultural ancient village with "historical depth", "personal attitude" and "artistic temperament". There are four major theme functional areas of "Ancient Village Art Accommodation, Zaolin Art Realm, Hometown Holiday, and Sheep Creation Territory" and multiple tourism functions such as "intangible cultural heritage tracing, art and cultural experience, parent-child tourism, rural vacation, and study tour".

Zhongning Qingshui River Little Hukou Waterfall

No. 1 of Best Things to Do in Ningxia

Shapotou Scenic Area

The scenic spot is located 16 kilometers west of Zhongwei City, Ningxia, on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert. The scenic spot has successively won honors such as "the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions", "the top 500 global environmental protection units", and "the first batch of national tourism standardization demonstration units". The three major cultural elements of the scenic area include the "Yellow River Culture" based on the intangible cultural heritage sheepskin rafts, the "Desert Culture" based on straw grids and Desert Legend Park, and the "Starry Sky Culture" based on the Desert Star Hotel. The tourism resources of these three elements have created a unique and magnificent landscape of "sunset over the long river and starry sky in the desert". The "six major ways to play" are highly praised and loved by tourists. Among them, the Yellow River projects include sheepskin rafting, Huangtengda, Yellow River speedboat, drift boat, passionate sandboarding and high-altitude bungee jumping, etc. The desert projects include Desert Camel, Desert Flying (Stepping into the Blue Clouds), and Sand Sea. Surfing, etc., starry sky projects include stargazing lectures, meteor feasts, sand therapy experiences, star cakes and other special products. In addition, there are also privately customized products for hiking, desert expansion, and educational and entertaining study experiences. The scenic area not only has diverse cultural elements and fun project experiences, but also multi-level accommodation experiences waiting for you: the butler-style Diamond Hotel, the quiet Desert Star Hotel for stargazing, the quiet Yellow River Courtyard in the bustling city, and finally the economical and affordable business-style Tourist Service Center Hotel and other differentiated tourist accommodations for you to choose from.

Shikong Buddhist Temple

Shikong Buddha Temple is located at the southern foot of Shuanglong Mountain in Jinsha Village, Yuding Township, Zhongning County. Shuanglong Mountain was called "Shikong Mountain" in ancient times, so the grottoes were named after "Shikong". Facing the Yellow River, the Great Wall in the north, and 20 kilometers away from the county seat, the Dafo Temple is a key Buddhist temple in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and one of the key cultural relics protection units in the autonomous region. The grottoes are carved into the gravel under the steep cliffs. There are a total of 13 caves, divided into three groups of upper, middle and lower caves, which were called "Three Temples" at that time. There is a Lingguang Cave in the upper temple, which is 4.5 meters high, 8.9 meters deep and 5.9 meters wide. The Baizi Guanyin Cave is 2.5 meters high, 1.5 meters deep and 2 meters wide. Wanfo Cave is 4 meters high, 8.2 meters deep, and 6 meters wide. There are Buddha statues and Arhats in it, and many small Buddha statues on the top. The bears are different and lifelike. The bears are compassionate and peaceful. The above three holes are all on the second floor pavilion. The first floor is the Mahavira Hall, with the three saints of Huayan, Sakyamuni Buddha in the middle, holding the Dharma, the Buddha statue is 3 meters high, the Vajra seat, Ananda, Kasyapa protector, on both sides Manjushri rides a peacock lion, Puxian rides a six-toothed giant Elephant, the palace is resplendent. Followed by Fu Lu Shou Sanxing Cave, 1.9 meters high, 1.9 meters deep, 3.2 meters wide, there are murals inside. Sanqing Cave is 4 meters high and 5.7 meters deep. It is 6 meters wide, which is the left and right side halls of the current Daxiong Palace. The Middle Temple is Jiujian Wuliang Temple Cave, which is the center of the entire grotto and has been included in the "Chinese Dictionary of Famous Scenic Spots". This hole is spacious and grand, 125 meters wide, 25 meters high, and 724 meters deep. There are five caves in the lower temple, the first one may be for monks, the second is Niangniang Cave, the third is Yaowang Cave, the fourth is Dragon King Cave, and the fifth is Sleeping Buddha Cave. The Qing Dynasty "Ningxia Fuzhi" recorded: "The stone walls of the Shikong Dafo Temple are steep, hollow like pottery caves, and the Hongkong can seat hundreds of people. Because of the stone carvings, the temples are all built on the mountain structure. Like stars hanging in the sky", in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Shikong Temple Grottoes were already one of the ten local scenic spots, called "Shikong Night Lantern" or "Shikong Lantern". There is a poem praising the Shikong Temple: "The folded peaks are exquisite and the stone is empty, who opens the orchid like a blue cloud? The monk sits quietly at night and lights the lamp, watching a drop of red in the clear mountain." Every time around the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, tourists and believers from all over Come, worship Buddha, watch operas, do business, and tours on the mountain.

Feng'an Tun Cultural and Ecological Park, Zhongning County

Zhongning Fengantun Tourism Resort is located in Taiping Village, Shikong Town, Zhongning County, Ningxia, the hometown of Chinese wolfberry. The resort has a profound historical and cultural heritage and a beautiful natural environment. It is an important node on the two transportation and tourism lines from Yinchuan to Liupanshan and Yinchuan to Shapotou. The Attraction area is connected to the Beijing-Tibet, Dingwu, Fuyin, and Wuma Expressways, the two national highways G109 and G338, and the four provincial highways S308, S201, S310, and S101, as well as the Baolan, Baozhong, Taizhongyin, Wuzhong to Zhongwei intercity railway, and Yinxi high-speed railway stations, forming a well-connected transportation network. It is within an hour and a half drive from Yinchuan Hedong Airport and Zhongwei Xiangshan Airport. It has outstanding location advantages and convenient transportation. The planned total area of ​​the resort is about 1,988 acres. The project fully taps the jujube forest resources in Taiping Village, Shikong Town, organically integrates the Yellow River culture and jujube garden culture, promotes all-round tourism and rural revitalization, and creates the "Yellow River Golden Bank-Shikong Jujube Forest Pastoral Life Experience Park". The resort is themed "experience western customs, feel colorful culture, meet in magical Feng'an, enjoy the beautiful scenery on the frontier, travel in the century-old jujube forest, and taste romantic life". It features the Yellow River culture, frontier culture, Silk Road culture, farming culture, red culture, and wolfberry culture. With the vision of returning to the countryside to watch the nostalgia and the unity of ecological health and nature, it is scientifically planned and carefully designed to build a unique Zhongning County Tourism Distribution Center, Farming Culture Leisure Belt, Silk Road Culture Experience Belt, Jujube Forest Comprehensive Service Portal Area, Yellow River Farming Culture Research and Study Area, and Northwest Style Cultural and Creative Resort Area as the main body of one center, two belts, and three districts of scenic spots and facilities. The unique natural and cultural endowment of China's wolfberry hometown has laid a solid foundation for the sustainable development of the resort. The resort has complete functions and complete elements, numerous scenic spots with unique characteristics, folk customs, and pleasing to the eye. Being in it is inspiring and intellectual. It meets the various needs of tourists for "eating, living, traveling, traveling, entertainment, and shopping" and feels a cost-effective travel experience. Eat in Feng'an, where the ecological restaurant has an elegant environment, delicious food that will shock your taste buds, the Silk Road Ancient Street has a unique style, and local delicacies linger in your mouth. Stay in Feng'an, where the luxury hotel Ou Xia Mediterranean, the style homestay courtyard, and the treetop wooden house are fashionable, and the diverse accommodation facilities meet the accommodation needs of tourists. Travel in Feng'an, if you love nature, you can enjoy the flowers in spring and pick them in autumn, enjoy the cool breeze in summer and watch the snow in winter, and enjoy the starry sky in the cabin; if you want to express your love for humanity, take you to Feng'an Ancient Ferry to talk about the past and present, and listen to stories by Taiping Lake. Entertainment in Feng'an, if you like entertainment, go to the amusement square to warm up, climb high-altitude projects bravely, express your passion on the Marshal Tower, zipline drift in the clouds, swing bungee jumping; colorful slides, carousels, Internet celebrity bridges, as well as the Silk Road Castle, Shenzhou UFO, outdoor development, and Beng Beng Cloud, don't waste the good times of life, challenge yourself and keep fit. Take a sightseeing train, warm and romantic through the sea of ​​flowers, take photos and check in to become an Internet celebrity, let yourself go and make your dreams come true. Main scenic spots and special services: Jujube Elf Park: It mainly consists of jungle adventure, forest elf trail, forest cute baby park, big rope rotation, expansion activity camp, Northwest Little Red Army retracing the Long March and other projects. Relying on the existing jujube forest texture, a treetop wooden house is built in the jujube forest as a "jujube classroom" venue to carry out research and study activities. At the same time, a research and study theme park combining cultural creativity, outdoor development and indoor amusement is also built in the jujube forest, which can be used by tourists for various theme activities and classroom teaching. When children and teenagers dressed in Red Army uniforms experience historical situations such as "breaking through the blockade", "cleverly crossing the Jinsha River", "forcibly crossing the Dadu River", "flying to seize the Luding Bridge" and "crossing the snow-capped mountains and grasslands" on the Red Army's Long March, they can feel the heroic spirit of the Red Army who was not afraid of hardships and marched forward courageously, inspire their patriotic enthusiasm, and temper their confidence and courage to face difficulties and win. It is a place that combines education with entertainment, educates young people on red traditions, and inherits and promotes the spirit of the great Long March. Hua Yang Shi Kong: The landscape is a unique artificial "sea of ​​flowers" on the earth. It forms a beautiful picture of birds singing, flowers blooming, and butterflies flying, and strives to create a garden landscape with flowers blooming in three seasons and scenery in four seasons. It has implanted projects such as the flower sea Internet celebrity train and Internet celebrity check-in points, making it a popular place for flower viewing, wedding travel photography, and photography creation. Silk Road Street: Integrating the Silk Road culture with modern culture, adhering to the concept of one store, one industry, and one product, and dislocation management, it introduces Dining, department stores, services, leisure, entertainment, video games and other formats. By activating the materialized history and implanting special scenes, famous figures on the ancient Silk Road, merchants, coachmen and horsemen are used as roles to present the real-life experience of the ancient long street in all directions, showing the prosperity of the ancient Silk Road and bringing tourists a deep immersive experience. Zaoqi Manor: With the theme of advocating green ecology and returning to the countryside, it features sightseeing, experience, and research. The main body of the park is planted with wolfberries and red dates, and auxiliary planting of off-season special fruits highlights the characteristics of farming culture. By holding the "One-day Gardener" event, tourists can experience the fun of picking, feel the mystery of nature, be grateful for the gifts of nature, and show the infinite charm of farming culture. It is a comprehensive manor integrating garden viewing, popular science education, leisure tasting, and farming experience. Beer Square: Introduce night tour cultural formats, carry out bonfire parties, entertainment performances, short video platform karaoke, late night snacks and shopping, night view appreciation, wine and friends and other night tour activities, so that family, friendship, and love can gather here, and beautiful scenery, food, and wine can meet here, creating a romantic and passionate life. Let the enthusiasm and excitement of wine be released here. Deeply understand that the ancients sang to the wine, and life is geometric. How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang. Drinking in the wind, he is happy, and life must be happy, don't let the golden cup face the moon empty. Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle for fun, you must drink three hundred cups of poetry and wine. The square focuses on raw beer and special food. There are many game and entertainment service facilities Souvenir for tourists to have fun and entertainment, so that singing and laughing can become tourists' beautiful memories. It is a good place for friends to have dinner and summer entertainment. Zhongning wolfberry and Yellow River relief wall: The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation. It flows through Zhongning for 68 kilometers and has nurtured generations of children in Qi Township. Since the Han Dynasty, Zhongning has had irrigation agriculture. Since then, Zhongning has been a county for four times and a state for five times, which has nurtured the profound Yellow River culture and made Zhongning famous as the hometown of Chinese wolfberry and the hometown of Chinese wolfberry culture. Zhongning wolfberry has a history of more than 4,000 years of writing, more than 2,000 years of medicinal history, and more than 1,000 years of cultivation history. It is known as "the Yellow River enriches Ningxia, and Zhongning wolfberry is the best in the world." The relief wall uses relief art to show the historical origins of the Yellow River culture and Zhongning wolfberry culture, opening a beautiful window for tourists to understand Zhongning wolfberry culture. Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum: Intangible cultural heritage refers to various traditional cultural expressions (such as folk activities, performing arts, traditional knowledge and skills, as well as related utensils, objects, handicrafts, etc.) and cultural spaces that have been passed down from generation to generation by people of all ethnic groups and are closely related to the lives of the masses. The Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum will introduce intangible cultural heritage inheritors to make, display and sell intangible cultural heritage products on site, teach the production skills of intangible cultural heritage products, and let tourists experience the production process of intangible cultural heritage products. At the same time, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum will collect many excellent intangible cultural heritage works such as paper-cutting, embroidery, sand painting, peasant painting, cloisonné enamel painting, clay sculpture, painting, brick carving, wood carving, etc. for tourists to appreciate, so that tourists can learn about the profound intangible cultural heritage culture. Silk Road Castle: Silk Road culture is a historical witness to the exchange and integration of Chinese and Western cultures. In the past, many ancient castles with different characteristics were built along the Silk Road. They were the main places for merchants, messengers and many other people to do business, eat, stay and rest. Some castles were also the passes for the garrisons at that time. In the long river of history, those former castles have gone through vicissitudes of life. Some have been preserved, and some have been abandoned. In order to remember history and look back on the past, the resort has built a replica of the Silk Road castle, allowing tourists to walk into history, feel history, increase knowledge in tourism, enlighten thoughts, broaden horizons, experience the charm of Silk Road culture, and feel a different kind of life. Visitor Center: Elegant environment, complete facilities, adhere to the service concept of tourists first, provide tourists with all-round ticket purchase, Guide, consultation and other services, to meet the personalized service needs of tourists to the greatest extent, and enhance the influence and reputation of the resort. Online shopping: As the world-renowned hometown of Chinese wolfberry, Zhongning wolfberry series products, Zhongning golden silk jujube and other high-quality agricultural products are popular in the market. In order to let tourists understand Zhongning's farming culture, taste Zhongning's characteristic agricultural and sideline products, and facilitate online and offline purchases, the resort has innovated the tourism shopping format and set up the "Zhongning Youli" tourism shopping mall. Tourists can buy Zhongning's characteristic agricultural products, tourist Souvenir, and intangible cultural heritage products without leaving the resort, which greatly facilitates tourists. Meet in Feng'an, live up to the encounter, magical Feng'an, Unlimited scenery. Entering the colorful and magnificent Feng'antun Resort, the natural and humanistic complement each other, bringing tourists a double visual feast of "culture + appearance". There are beautiful scenery on the frontier, meet in Feng'antun. The beautiful Feng'antun Tourism Resort warmly welcomes your visit every time.

No. 6 of Family-friendly Attractions in Ningxia

Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area

Qingtongxia Yellow River Grand Canyon is located in the core area of Ningxia's ancient Yellow River irrigation system, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As a national 5A-level attraction, key cultural relic protection unit, and national science education base, it serves as a pivotal node in the Yellow River-themed national itinerary released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Rich in cultural heritage, the attraction connects numerous historical and natural landmarks along the Yellow River, including the Qingtongxia Iron Bridge, Ningxia Water Conservancy Museum, Qingtongxia Dam, 108 Pagodas, Dayu Cultural Park, and scenic spots like "Bronze Long Gorge" and "Millennium Canals" from Ningxia's 21 iconic views. Visitors can enjoy diverse experiences such as: - Ten-mile gorge sightseeing tours - Rafting adventures - Hiking and wellness trails - Yellow River irrigation study tours - Dayu spirit exploration routes - Ancient pagoda discovery journeys - Dam engineering tours These popular programs comprehensively showcase the profound Yellow River culture, establishing the area as a unique cultural tourism destination along the Golden Coast of the Yellow River.

No. 1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Gansu

Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park

Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park is a key cultural tourism project in Gansu Province and a comprehensive cultural tourism initiative prioritized by the Lanzhou Municipal Committee and Government. Located by the Yellow River, the park is just 13 km from downtown Lanzhou and 30 km from Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, making it one of the closest Danxia landform clusters to a major urban center in China. With a total planned area of 400 sq km and a core visiting area of 25 sq km in its first phase, it ranks among the largest discovered landscapes of its kind in the country. The park primarily features red mountain bay formations, along with spectacular Danxia cliffs, isolated peaks, secluded valleys, narrow gorges, and balancing rocks. Its colorful mountains set against winding waterways create a masterpiece of Danxia landform scenery. The attraction features seven viewing platforms showcasing the Danxia landforms: Silk Road Glow, Silk Road Eagle, Flying Apsaras Exploration, Nine-Colored Danxia, Danxia Reflecting Sky, Emerald Peaks Rippling Sky, and Danxia Summit Scenic View. It also includes the Ancient Silk Road Gateway, Shajing Tribe Cultural Square, Desert Bells Scenic Boulevard, and a 2,550m Danxia boardwalk viewing area. As a key cultural tourism project in the province, Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park adheres to the principles of "ecological protection, green development, preserving original features, and moderate development." Leveraging Lanzhou's unique resource advantages and focusing on the domestic tourism market, it aims to cultivate new growth drivers for Lanzhou's cultural tourism industry and establish a new highland for cultural tourism in the city.

Zhongning Ten-Thousand-Mu Goji Berry Sightseeing Garden

No. 1 of Best Things to Do in Yinchuan

Xixia Imperial Tombs

Xixia Imperial Tombs, located in the western suburbs of YinchuanHelan MountainsLocated at the foot of the mountain, it is the royal tomb complex of the Xixia dynasty, where several emperors of the Xixia dynasty were buried. The entire tomb area now contains 9 imperial tombs and about 270 satellite tombs, making it one of the largest royal tomb complexes in Chinese history. The shape of the tombs is different from that of other Chinese tombs, resembling an inverted steamed bun. In addition, the attraction also features facilities and venues such as the Xixia Imperial Tombs Museum, the Xixia Imperial Tombs - Xixia History and Art Gallery, and the Xixia Stele Forest, helping visitors understand the history and culture behind the tombs. The attraction currently has tomb no. 3 and others open for visitors. Tomb no. 3 (the "Tai Tomb" of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Xixia) is relatively close to the Xixia Imperial Tombs - Xixia History and Art Museum and the Xixia Stele Forest. The Xixia dynasty was established by the Tangut people, whose writing and customs differed from those of the Han Chinese in the Central Plains. After the dynasty fell, the cities and history of Xixia mysteriously vanished into the Gobi Desert, becoming an enduring mystery of the ages, and were not discovered and deciphered until modern times. The Xixia Imperial Tombs Museum houses a rich collection of artifacts from the Xixia dynasty, among which many stone carvings in Xixia script and murals with Xixia style are treasures. The free guided tours inside the museum are also excellent, helping visitors understand the customs, culture, and rise and fall of the mysterious Xixia dynasty, and allowing for a more meaningful visit to the imperial tombs. On July 11, 2025, the Xixia Imperial Tombs were officially inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List. Within the attraction, you can walk up close to visit the Haowang Tomb. The massive inverted semicircular mausoleum stands upon the barren land, bringing the weight of history vividly before your eyes, while in the distance theHelan MountainsThe foothills are crisscrossed by ravines and gullies, evoking a sense of desolate grandeur and the vicissitudes of time. The Xixia Imperial Tombs Museum within the attraction has newly opened. Its exhibits are divided into six sections: Xixia history, Xixia culture, Xixia religious art, Xixia social economy, the Xixia Imperial Tombs, and protection and inheritance. Nearly 5,000 items are on display, including thangkas, documents, clay sculptures, bronze and iron wares, textiles, and porcelain, among which are a large number of fine artifacts unearthed during archaeological research on the Xixia Imperial Tombs in recent years.

No. 1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Yinchuan

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.