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1. Ningxia wolfberry
Goji belongs to the Solanaceae family and is a small deciduous shrub. The stems are bushy and have short spines. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate. Blooms in summer and autumn, lavender. The berries are oval and red and are a valuable nourishing medicinal material.
Ningxia has cultivated wolfberry for four to five hundred years. The natural conditions here are suitable for the growth of wolfberry. The wolfberry produced has large grains, thick flesh, few seeds, good taste, high quality, and is rich in essential nutrients for the human body. A variety of essential nutrients that have the functions of moistening the lungs, clearing the liver, nourishing the kidneys, replenishing qi, producing sperm, supporting yang, replenishing deficiency and fatigue, dispelling wind, and improving eyesight. In particular, the polysaccharide content, which has a medical and health care effect on the human body, and the organic germanium content, which is beneficial to human intelligence development, are both higher than those in other Chinese provinces. Many local foods have been developed to develop wolfberry resources, mainly including: wolfberry crystal gummies, wolfberry tea, wolfberry crystals, and wolfberry medicinal wine.
2. Ningxia Nostoc
Formerly known as Nostoc, it is a precious terrestrial edible algae unique to Ningxia. It is black and resembles hair, hence the name "Fat" name. Nostoc grows on the wild mountains and is baptized by rain and snow, and moistened by fog and frost. It has extremely high edible and medical value. It has long enjoyed a high reputation in Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
3. Ningxia Licorice
Licorice is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Leguminosae family. Its main root can be up to five or six feet long. It is rich in sugar and tastes very sweet, so it is Named "licorice". Licorice is a widely used Chinese herbal medicine. It can not only harmonize various medicines, but also replenish qi, relieve fire, detoxify, and strengthen muscles and bones. It is mainly used to treat weak spleen and stomach, frequent coughs, sore throat, carbuncle swelling and pain, and fetal poisoning in children. It can also It plays the role of anti-ulcer, anti-inflammation, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, inhibiting the central nervous system and even anti-tumor. It is called the "old man" in traditional Chinese medicine and praised as the "king of medicines". The licorice produced in Yanchi, Ningxia, is famous both at home and abroad for its fine skin, red color, strong stickiness, and pure and sweet taste. Ningxia uses high-quality licorice as raw material to refine licorice cream, which is widely used in medicine, industry, food and other fields.
4. Tan sheep two-fur coat
Tan sheep are descendants of Mongolian sheep. They later migrated to the grasslands on both sides of the Yellow River in Ningxia to breed, becoming the only high-quality fur sheep in the world. Someone investigated and found that the Ningxia grassland is arid with little rain and abundant pasture. The water quality is slightly alkaline and has high mineralization. It is the natural conditions for Tan sheep breeding. Ningxia Tan mutton is rich in nutrients and tender in texture. It is neither smelly nor fishy, ??and is delicious. It is a top-quality delicacy and is very popular among gourmets. Tan mutton, in addition to being eaten by people of all ethnic groups in the region, is also shipped to other provinces and cities and exported to Arab countries.
Of course, the reputation of Ningxia Tan sheep is mainly due to the precious lamb skin. The skins obtained after slaughtering Tan sheep lambs when they are 35 to 40 days old are refined using chemical agents and advanced technology, which is called "second fur fur". The second fur board is as thin as thick paper. It is not only tough and soft, but also very light. It has always been known as "light fur".
The fur of Ermao is fine and moist, as white as snow, and as lustrous as jade. The hair fringes are naturally formed into locks, the pattern is like waves, and there are as many as nine bends, so it is called "Nine Bends". If the leather board is gently shaken, the hairs will fall down in sequence, just like the waves on a flat lake and the falling snow, which is light and moving, making people unable to put it down. Men's and women's winter clothing and hunting clothing finely processed from tan sheepskin are light, warm and comfortable to wear, beautiful and elegant, elegant and luxurious, lightweight and durable. They enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad and have always been the country's traditional export commodities. Blankets produced from Tan wool are famous both at home and abroad for their evenly long fibers, loose pile, rich luster and elasticity.
5. Ningxia carpet
Weaved from wool abundant in Ningxia, it has bright color, soft texture and elasticity. The most famous antique carpets and art carpets. Ningxia's traditional antique carpet with 107 wefts is made of high-quality wool, dyed with special plant colors, handmade, and chemically washed. The patterns and formulas are modeled on ancient carpets from past dynasties in my country. The appearance is antique, elegant and elegant, and has high artistic appreciation value and practical value. Art carpets with fine workmanship and rigorous structure.
The pattern is symmetrical on all sides, and the central figure is plump and three-dimensional. It is decorated with cranes, flowers, dragons, phoenixes, and phosphorus from mythology, symbolizing good luck and good luck, and has strong oriental national art characteristics. Ningxia carpets have gradually developed since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They have a long history and enjoy a high reputation in the international market.
6. Helan Stone
The Helan Stone produced in Helan Mountain is fine, hard but not brittle. It is naturally dark purple and bean green in color, and some are even sandwiched with jade belts and clouds. The patterns, eyebrows, silver threads, stone eyes and other structures, the national case resembles clouds, moon, water and mountains, which are naturally elegant and interesting. After being carved and decorated by skilled craftsmen, they have become fine stone inkstone crafts. At the end of the day, there is a saying that "one end, two shes and three helans". Helan inkstone is simple and elegant, with beautiful shape and unique style. It also has miraculous effects such as non-absorbent, easy ink staining, no damage, and the ink remaining in the inkstone after sealing will not dry out or smell for several days. It has been deeply loved by calligraphers of all ages and is recognized as the best inkstone. .
In recent years, Helan stone inkstones have introduced new ones, and the content and form of carvings have made new leaps. "Prolong life", or "Big Dipper", "Flying Music Players", "Danfeng Chaoyang"... They are all lifelike and ingenious, showing quite high artistic attainments. The Ningxia Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing displays a large vertical screen carved from Helan stone by Ningxia stone carving artists. When Comrade Dong Biwu inspected Ningxia in December 1963, he wrote a poem in praise of it: "The color is like a stone with a slightly purple color, and the lines are like Venus as they penetrate into the skin. It becomes one of the four treasures in the study, and it is suitable for polishing without phosphorus." In recent years, , with the deepening of international exchanges, Helan stone inkstones have gone global and have won wide popularity among people in Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
7. Xixia tribute rice
Xixia tribute rice is one of the five treasures of Ningxia and has a long history. Its texture is pure, white and crystal clear, oily and soft, sweet and refreshing. Steamed rice with Xixia tribute rice has an elegant and refreshing aroma. At the same time, this product is rich in nutrients, has high protein content, and also contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements. Its nutritional value is significantly higher than that of ordinary rice.
These are tourist attractions:
The Tombs of the Western Xia Kings
The tombs of the Western Xia emperors are located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District. There are 9 imperial mausoleums, more than 200 tombs of princes, nobles and nobles, 1 Buddhist temple site and more than 10 Xixia brick kilns, forming a complete architectural group. It is one of the largest existing imperial cemeteries in my country with the most complete preservation of ground remains. The Xixia royal tombs have unique architectural style, large area and concentrated tombs. The scenic area covers an area of ??more than 50 square kilometers, among which the royal tombs are tall and majestic and are known as the "Pyramids of China".
Zhenbeibao Western Cinema
It is located in Zhenbeibao Town, Xixia District. The original site was a border defense castle in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The famous writer Zhang Xianliang discovered it and introduced it to the film industry in the early 1980s. So far, more than 60 film and television dramas have been filmed here, including "The Wrangler", "Red Sorghum", "The Ballad of the Yellow River", "The Love of the Yellow River", "Westward Journey" and "New Dragon Inn", which have won international and domestic awards. Zhenbeibao Western Cinema City is characterized by simplicity, primitiveness, roughness and desolation among many film and television cities in China. The number of films produced here, the number of stars rising, and the number of international and domestic film and television awards won here are all among the highest among film and television cities in China, and it is known as "one of the best in China". Because of its special contribution to the Chinese film industry, it enjoys the reputation of "Chinese films go from here to the world".
Helan Mountain Rock Paintings
It is located in the Helan Pass at the east foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District, 60 kilometers away from Yinchuan City. There are more than a thousand rock paintings in the mountain pass distributed on the cliffs stretching for more than 600 meters on both sides of the valley. Rock paintings with human portraits as the main part account for more than half of the total number of rock paintings, followed by animal figures such as cows, horses, sheep, donkeys, deer, birds, and wolves. In addition, there are also carved patterns of hunting and sacrificial scenes as well as sun, moon, stars, celestial bodies, human hands, human feet and Xixia characters. It provides extremely precious physical information for us to understand and study the history, culture, economic status, religious beliefs, etc. of the ancient nomads. It can be called a precious national art gallery.
Suyukou National Forest Park
Located in the Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve in Xixia District, Suyukou National Forest Park has rich natural landscapes and unique cultural landscapes. Within an area of ??nearly 10,000 hectares, towering pine, juniper, spruce and other natural forests stretch as far as the eye can see. Rare shrubs such as red cherries, purple lilacs, and pink Mongolian almonds are scattered throughout the valleys and ravines. The layers of forest are colorful and ever-changing, which is amazing.
Sanguankou Ming Great Wall
Located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Xixia District, it is an important transportation artery from Ningxia to Alxa Left Banner in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. For border security, the Ming government built the Great Wall (called the border wall in the Ming Dynasty) and set up passes at the three passes, which became one of the "four dangers" for Ningxia's urban defense at that time. After several reconstructions and additions, the wall stretches to the top of the mountain. The mountain is steep and the terrain is dangerous. It has the potential of "one man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it". The Great Wall stretching vertically and horizontally at the three passes is associated with piers and beacon towers on the left and right, and there is a risk of controlling the desert in the west and strangling the chokepoint.
Haibao Pagoda
Commonly known as the North Pagoda, it is located in Haibaota Temple in the north of Xingqing District. The year when the Haibao Pagoda was built is unknown. According to the "New Chronicles of Wanli Shuofang" of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt by King Helian Bobo of Daxia during the Southern and Northern Dynasties of my country. It is a square 9-story, 11-level pavilion-style brick tower with a height of 53.9 meters. Climbing the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River on the Yinchuan Fortress. It was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Ningxia during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was called the "Ancient Pagoda Lingxiao". The temple is lined with trees, with well-proportioned pavilions and pavilions, and the scenery is beautiful. Every year on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the temple holds the "Ulan" temple fair, which is still held today.
Drum Tower
It is located at the intersection of Jiefang East Street and Gulou South and North Streets in Xingqing District. The Bell and Drum Tower was built in the first year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1821 AD). It is 36 meters high and consists of a platform base, a pavilion and a corner square. The whole building is majestic and magnificent with its carved beams and painted buildings.
Nanguan Mosque
Located in the south of Xingqing District, Yinchuan Muslims raised funds to rebuild an architectural group with Arabic style and national characteristics in 1981. The upper hall can accommodate more than 1,300 people for worship; the lower floor is equipped with a bathing room, a small prayer hall, a female prayer hall, an Arabic school, an imam's bedroom, and a reception room. In the middle of the roof stands one large and four small green domes, with a crescent moon hanging high at the top. There are 30-meter-high "minarets" built on both sides of the front of the hall, and a fountain with a diameter of 15 meters in the middle. The entire building has a rigorous layout, gorgeous decoration, exquisite elegance, and grandeur. Every "Juma Day" or the annual Hui traditional festival, thousands of Muslims gather here to pray and engage in ethnic and religious activities.
Mingcui Lake
The Mingcui Lake Wetland Ecological Tourism Zone is located in the eastern suburbs of Xingqing District. It is 8 kilometers away from the urban area and 2 kilometers adjacent to the Yellow River. It has a planned area of ??more than 10,000 acres. It is an ecological demonstration park integrating ecological protection, tourism, conferences and vacations, and leisure and entertainment. There are 97 species of birds in Mingcui Lake, among which black storks, Chinese mergansers, white-tailed sea eagles and great bustards are national first-level protected animals.
Jinshui Garden
The Jinshui Garden tourist area is located in Lingwu City, facing the Yellow River and backed by Mu Us Sandy Land. The park has entertainment projects such as Yellow River cruises, motorboats, inner lake rowing, beach sports fields, sand bathing horse racing, automobile and motorcycle cross-country, and the world beach volleyball competition has been successfully held here.
Shuidonggou Site
Located in Lingwu City, it is one of the Late Paleolithic sites with the richest archaeological data discovered in China. This site, discovered by Belgian Kent in 1919, has a history of 30,000 years. More than 11,000 animal fossils such as wild ass, rhinoceros, antelope, cattle, and pigs and various stone tools have been found here. The excavation of the "Shuidonggou Site" shows that humans lived here as early as the Paleolithic Age more than 30,000 years ago.
Chengtian Temple Pagoda
Commonly known as the West Pagoda, it is located in the southwest of Xingqing District. It was built in the Xixia period in 1050 AD. According to records, after the death of Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of Xixia, his son ascended the throne as emperor just after he turned one year old. The Empress Dowager Wu Zang built this temple and pagoda to protect her son Emperor Yizong's "holy life without bounds" and to protect the country of Xixia "forever and solidly".
It is a famous Buddhist holy place in Xixia, together with the Huguo Temple in Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu) and the Reclining Buddha Temple in Ganzhou (now Zhangye, Gansu). This brick pavilion-style tower has 13 floors on the outside and 11 floors on the inside. It is octagonal and 64.5 meters high. Climbing the tower and looking out, you can have a panoramic view of the ancient city. The scenery is fascinating. The breeze blows and the tower bells jingle, which makes the tranquility of the Zen courtyard even more apparent.
The Ningxia Museum is located in the Chengtian Temple Tower. It has exhibitions of Ningxia Revolutionary History, Xixia History Exhibitions, Helan Mountain Rock Painting Exhibitions, Hui Folklore Exhibitions, etc.
The Xixia Museum is the first museum in my country that uses the Xixia Royal Cemetery as the background to truly and vividly display the history of the rise and fall of the Xixia Kingdom. The whole museum covers an area of ??5,300 square meters. The Xixia pagoda has a unique architectural style with dense eaves. It not only has the momentum of modern architecture, but also echoes the ruins of the mausoleum area, forming a strong national architectural style.
In addition to the above attractions, Yinchuan also has tourist attractions (spots) such as Helan Mountain Bell Gate, Yuhuang Pavilion, Najiahu Mosque, Chinese Rare Art City, and Yinchuan Nanxunmen (South Gate). Tourists visit.