Introduction to Yulin Sand Lake Tourist Attractions Yulin Desert Tourism

What are the interesting attractions in Shahu? Shahu tourism

1. The location of Shahu

Shahu is located at the foot of Helan Mountain, on the golden bank of the Yellow River, 50 meters away from 42 kilometers from Yinchuan City, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The total area of ​​the scenic spot is 80.10 square kilometers, with more than 20 square kilometers of desert and more than 40 square kilometers of water adjacent to each other. It has the majesty of the Gobi desert and the beauty of the Jiangnan water towns. It is known as a "rare in the world" cultural tourist attraction.

Shahu is one of the first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in the country, China’s trump tourist attraction, China’s top ten charming wetlands, China’s top ten charming leisure tourism lakes, China’s top 100 tourist attractions, a national water conservancy scenic spot, and the first in the country. It was approved as a low-carbon tourism demonstration area and a national civilized unit.

2. Shahu Tourist Attractions

International Sand Sculpture Garden

The International Sand Sculpture Garden was officially opened on August 11, 2002. It is the first annual Shahu International Sand Sculpture Competition. A competition venue where sand sculpture masters from the United States, France, Russia and other countries compete together. So far, Shahu has successfully held ten sand sculpture competitions, and has produced many domestic and foreign sand sculpture contestants. Carving with impossible materials is surprising in itself, but carving "a plate of loose sand" into majestic works of different shapes and shapes is even more incredible.

Chairman Mao Zedong Badge Hall

The Mao Zedong Badge Hall located in Nanshatan Beach displays 200,000 fine Mao Zedong badges collected by collector Yang Weifu, as well as 29 fine Mao Zedong badges collected during the "Cultural Revolution". There are more than 30 kinds of badges made of gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum, wood and other materials produced by provinces, cities and autonomous regions, as well as series badges and special badges. Mao Zedong's badge is the essence of Chinese badge art, a treasure of world badge art, and is known as the ninth wonder of the world.

Bird Observation Station

Shahu Bird Observation Station is located in the Shahu Lake East Wetland. It integrates wetland and bird viewing, monitoring and protection functions. The station is equipped with a bird exhibition hall, bird medical room, bird research room and bird observation point. Using this series of facilities and means, it can provide more accurate and detailed first-hand information for studying the ecological and environmental protection of the Yellow River Golden Bank Wetland. .

At the bird observatory, not only can you use bird-watching equipment to clearly watch and photograph the vivid scenes of "cranes dancing and birds soaring" in the wetland reeds, but you can also use remote cameras and live broadcasts to Show the original life scenes of birds to the world, and stimulate the public's awareness of protecting wetlands and caring for birds

Farming Museum

The Ningxia Farming Museum displays the history and culture of farming and the development level of modern farming The art palace. In August 2008, the Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation Museum was completed and opened as a gift for the Beijing Olympic Games and Ningxia's 50th birthday. It is the first autonomous region-level industry museum in Ningxia. Its completion marks that Ningxia's industry museum industry has entered a new development milestone. This museum is majestic and solemn, integrating national traditions, local characteristics and farming spirit. It is nestled in the scenic Shahu Ecological Tourism Zone, a national 5A-level scenic spot. The exhibition hall covers an area of ​​1,800 square meters and has a collection of more than 2,000 objects. It contains various objects and materials from the initial stage of Ningxia's agricultural reclamation to the current reform and development, with a time span of half a century.

Wetland Museum

Ningxia Wetland Museum was inaugurated and opened on October 29, 2010. It is a museum with the main content of popularizing wetland knowledge and bird exposition, with wetland as the main exhibition line. The museum focuses on Sha Lake and takes the harmonious unity of nature, society and people as its theme.

The Ningxia Wetland Museum mainly uses reeds, birds, water and sand as design elements, adopts the main shape of "sand dune", and combines sound, light, electricity, imaging and other technologies to integrate wetland knowledge, wetland organisms, wetland Culture, the relationship between wetlands and humans, popular science and research, collections and exhibitions, performing arts, entertainment and tourism services are organically integrated.

Shahu Bird Island

Bird Island is located in the east lake wetland. It is the area with the highest concentration of birds in the Shahu Nature Reserve. It is home to more than 1.5 million birds in 178 species of 44 families and 17 orders. Birds, including 5 species of national first-level protected birds: great bustard, Chinese merganser, black stork, white-tailed sea eagle, and golden eagle, and 21 species of national second-level protected birds, including whooper swan, cygnet, and mandarin duck, etc., Ningxia There are 24 species of key protected animals in the Hui Autonomous Region. Shahu Bird Island is not only a science popularization base for birds in Shahu, but also a rescue station for birds and the largest heron breeding ground in Ningxia.

3. Sand Lake Tourism Guide

The basic fee for Sha Lake is a combination of tickets + boat tickets. You must take a boat to enter the core tourist area and project entertainment area.

1. Opening hours:

8:00 am to 18:00 pm in summer

8:30 am to 17:30 pm in autumn and winter

2. Tickets: 60 yuan/person in peak season and 40 yuan/person in off-season. (Includes insurance and return battery car fees; free admission to the Farm Reclamation Museum, Wetland Museum, and Chairman Mao Badge Hall; free admission to the "Homecoming Wedding" performance, face changing, bird, tea art performance, and sea lion performance)

Specific time: The peak season is from April 1st to October 31st

The low season is from November 1st to March 31st of the following year

3. Ferry tickets:

There are two types of cruise lines on Sha Lake: the straight line and the Bird Island Line. The International Bird Watching Festival held every year makes the Bird Island Line a high-quality tourist route for visiting Sha Lake.

Big boat straight line 70 yuan/person

Speed ​​boat straight line 150 yuan/person

Speed ​​boat bird island 200 yuan/person

Oar boat Bird Island 150 yuan/person

4. Transportation

Boats are a very important transportation project in Shahu. The boat ticket includes round-trip. After entering the gate, take a boat to Bird Island or the beach on the south coast. Don’t go back on your way back. After the tour, take a free battery car at the exit to return to the gate ecological parking lot.

Introduction to Shahu Tourist Attractions What are the main attractions in Ningxia Shahu Tourist Area

1. Desert.

With its unique organic combination of lake water, sand mountains, reeds, birds and swimming fish, the Shahu Ecological Tourism Zone has become a unique tourist attraction in China. Shahu is located between Shizuishan City and Pingluo County, 26 kilometers away from Shizuishan City and 56 kilometers away from the capital Yinchuan. The national highway and the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway pass by the lake, and the Beijing-Tibet Expressway goes directly to Shahu. The total area of ​​the scenic spot is 80.10 square kilometers, including 45 square kilometers of water area and 22.52 square kilometers of desert area. Sha Lake is dominated by natural landscape. The five major scenic sources of sand, water, reeds, birds and mountains are organically combined to form a unique and beautiful landscape. It is a pearl on the fortress that combines the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River with the magnificent scenery beyond the Great Wall.

2. Shahu is a paradise for birds. There are 98 species of birds in 24 families and 11 orders in the scenic area. Among them are the national first-level protected birds: great bustard, Chinese merganser, white-tailed sea eagle, and black stork. There are 14 species of national second-level protected birds, including pelicans, whooper swans, white-fronted geese, mandarin ducks, gray cranes, and herons.

Shahu reeds have thin skin, long knots and good toughness. After careful design, they can create exquisite works of art with unique shapes and elegant taste. The production process of reed painting is complicated. First, you need to cut off the tip of the reed, then untie the reed, remove the knots, peel, plane, soak, and flatten. Then draw, write, and carve on the reed according to the pre-drawn pattern, and finally use The electric iron creates different shades of color as needed. When making carvings, the direction of the reed fibers must be fully utilized to make the pattern clear and the image realistic. In some reed paintings reflecting the scenery of Shahu Lake, the artistic conception is beautiful, the meaning is infinite, lifelike and exquisite.

Introduction to Shahu Tourist Attractions

Shahu Tourist Area was developed and constructed in 1989 and officially received tourists in 1990. The scenic spot has been designated as a provincial-level and national-level scenic spot and a youth patriotism education base by the autonomous region government and relevant national departments. "Shahu", the bright pearl on the fortress, has also ranked among the top domestic tourist attractions with its unique and beautiful natural scenery. Among the ranks of Five Wonders, Five Shows, Five Beauties, and Twenty Victories.

On May 8, 2007, it was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A tourist attraction. Through these clusters of reeds, the Shahu Lake leaves people with more of this vast water surface. The entire water area is 45 square kilometers, the deepest is 5 meters, and the average water depth is 2.2 meters. The shape of the lake is like a golden lake. Yuanbao also resembles a map of China.

Ningxia is located deep in the northwestern inland plateau and has a typical continental semi-humid and semi-arid climate. The rainy season is mostly concentrated from June to September. It has long cold winters, short summers, scarce rain and snow, and a dry climate. , windy and sandy and other characteristics.

Shahu is one of the first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in the country and one of the top ten charming leisure tourism lakes in China. It is characterized by the fact that the desert and the lake are closely connected, each covering an area of ​​10,000 acres. The lake is an artificial river north of Yinchuan that is irrigated by the Yellow River. The lakeside is covered with clumps of reeds swaying in the wind, which contrasts with the large sand dunes beside the lake.