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Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China.Yinchuan Located in the central part of North China and the East Asia Continent, Yinchuan is regarded as a paradise of fresh air. With a population under a million, there have twenty-five ethnic groups in Yinchuan, including Hui, Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Korean and others. The city has a long-term history of more than 1300 years, hence it become a famous tourist city. More than sixty historical sites in the city, including mosques, pagodas, pavilions, temoles and imperial tombs. Natural sceneries are also amazing in Yinchuan city; Helan Mountain, Sand Lake Scenic Resort and Shapotou are all nice places worth to visit.
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Best Season of Yinchuan TourYinchuan
Weather in Yinchuan is dry, the city enjoy a continental climate with four distinctive seasons. Spring and summer is short in Xining. There is a great temperature difference between day and night since the dessert climate. It seldom rains and snows in Yinchuan and there is severe evaporation. The climate is dry and sandstorms occur frequently. The best season to visit Yinchuan is spring and autumn. During May and June the natural beauty is the best and there will be many festivals held during these periods.
Time Zone: East 7 time zone

Clothes and other Staffs to Pack
Sunshine is sufficient and solar radiation is strong in Yinchuan during summer. Better wear sunglasses and hat or do some other sun-block preventions. T-shirts, skirts and shorts could be wearing in summer. Spring is warm, long-sleeve and light coat is enough to keep warm. The rainy days mainly occur during Jane and September; remember to take an umbrella if your Yinchuan tour is during these periods. Prepare down jacket and sweater for winter. Do not forget to wear a pair of comfortable shoes. It will be helpful in any season.

Accommodation of Yinchuan Tour
Accommodation in Yinchuan is divided in to two parts—Xincheng and Laocheng. That is the new industrialized section and the older section of the city. Hotels from five stars to three stars are all available to found both in Xincheng and Laocheng. Also there are many reasonable priced hotels provided to the budget travelers. All the hotels include some budget hotels are completely facilitated and with elegant designation, even you are stay in a small hotel the services will also be great. It is recommended that visitors make reservation in advance in the tourist season.
Traffic: Ways to Get in Yinchuan
--Yinchuan Hedong Airport is the only airport in the city. It is a hub of communications both inNingxia and the surrounding areas. It is just located by the Yellow River in Linhe County about twenty-five kilometers away from the city center. So far, Yinchuan Hedong Airport has flights depart to more than twenty cities by either Yinchuandirect flights or transferring in Xian and Beijing. It is convenient to get in Yinchuan by air.
-- Railway in Yinchuan Railway Station is connected to every main line of China’s railway. Zhongbao Railway in Yinchuan province is connected by the New Eurasia Land Bridge, travelers can take the trains to Middle Asia and Europe via Xinjiang province. In addition, there are nonstop trains from Yinchuan to Beijing, Lanzhou, Hohhot, Baotou, Datong, and Zhangjiakou, etc.
-- are nearly thirty long distance bus routes going to many city of Ningxia as well as some places of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province. Yinchuan Long distance Bus Station is on No.22, Nanxu Donglu in the city.
Internal transport: Travelers can get around in Yinchuan city by bus and taxi. There are more than twenty bus lines and tourist bus lines in the city. It is very convenient and is the most economic way for travelers to get to some tourist spots in the city. Taxi is faster than bus and it is more privacy. Taxi fee in Yinchuan is reasonable and the service will be perfect just like some big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

Yinchuan Tour Tips
Time: Better avoid the period from May 1 to May 7 and October 1 to October 7 because there is long national vacation in China, it will be so crowd in Yinchuan and also all around the nation, so pick a good time outside that.
Food: Yinchuan is the cultural center of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, various unique Muslim food and traditional Chinese foods are famous in the city. Hui nationality flavored cuisines are the major dishes in Yinchuan. Steamed young lamb, roast beef and lamb, mutton eaten with hands are all typical dishes of Hui food. Distinctive local snacks are also popular, such as sweetbreads, pita bread soaked in lamb soup, Muslim cream pastry, Masan boiled chicken with salt, every kind of food made of flour, etc. Shredded cake in mutton and beef soup and spiced crisp chicken are also representative dishes in Yinchuan. Gaiwancha is a traditional tea in Yinchuan, it is really special and worth to taste in the city. Gaiwancha is originated during the Tang Dynasty and is Hui flavor beverage in Yinchuan. Servings in Yinchuan’s restaurant is always large, one people for one dish is enough to order.
Zhongshan Lu Food Street is a famous snack street in Yinchuan city. You can find many Muslim foods, Hui Minority snacks and many local flavor dishes on this street. Besides, some good restaurants could also be found here. Other cuisines in China and western style dishesare also available in Yinchuan city. Nice restaurant with exact address to recommend are:
Huanghelou Islamic Restaurant (No.55, Xinhua Dongjie)
Laomao Shouzhua Meishi Lou (No.497,Changcheng Donglu, Xingqing District)
Sha Hu restaurant (No.58, Wenhua Xijie)
YinchuanYinchuanWanba Lou (Wenhua Dongjie)
Chenyi Paomoguan (Jinning Nanjie)
Shuiluobu Vegetarian Restaurant (No.212, Wenhua Dongjie)
The Muslim Beef Spicy Noodle Restaurant
Meng Ji Snacks
Guangdong Xuehua Restaurant
Yangzhou Resturant
Hai Di Lao Hotpot
Louvre Western Restaurant
Best Café and western restaurant
Water: Tap water in the hotel could not be drink directly.
Shopping:
·What to buy?
Representative local products in Yinchuan are “Five treasures of Ningxia”” which are “red, yellow, blue, white and black’’, namely, liquorice, Helan stone, sheepskin, Barbary wolfberry fruit and facai. Sunflowers, Chinese dates, tremellas, and folk porcelain are worth to purchase in Yinchuan. Fish and Ningxia rice are also good local goods to taste. Handcrafts in all local minorities are nice ones to keep for souvenir.
·Where to buy?
Local products could be found in Xinhua Department on Dongjie. It is the biggest shopping center in the city. If you are interested in local handicrafts and cultural relics, the Cultural Relic Main Store of Ningxia is a perfect place to get those goods.
--Some good shopping places to recommend in Yinchuan:
Cultural relic Main Store (No.60, Wenhua Dongjie)
Yinchuan Shidai Square (No.16, Gulou Nanjie, Xingqing District)
Hualian Shopping Mall (No.53, Gulou Nanjie, Xingqing District)
Ningxia Gongxiaoshe Gulou Shopping Mall (No.197, Jiefang Dongjie)
Yinchuan Shopping Mall (Xinhua Dongjie)
YinchuanFestivals and Customs
·Hua’er Festival is held in July every year. The Hua’er Festival is celebrated across areas of Qinghai, Ningxia, and Gansu Provinces, particularly in Qinghai Province. In this province, celebrations of the Hua’er Festival continue from the fifth lunar month to the tenth lunar month. During the festival people from the surrounding villages dressed in holiday customs assemble on the mountain sing Hua’er to each other, expressing their love for life, and entertain and enjoy themselves. Many sing and dance performances will be held there.
·Yinchuan International Yellow River Culture Festival is held in October to November every year. During the festival tourists can appreciate the typical scenery of western China and rich Muslims culture, and watch the forceful Yellow River of a hundred miles. Typical folk cultural activities are held, such as large-scale ethnic singing and dancing performances, folk arts, acrobatics, Shaanxi Opera and other performances.
·The Celebration of the Birth of Prophet Muhammad is held in March 12th of the Moslem calendar. Muslims gather to pray in congregation on this day. This anniversary festival is to reflect and glorify Muhammad, the founder of Islam, who was born on March 12th of the Moslem calendar.

Recreation in Yinchuan
Since there are many minorities in Yinchuan, local recreation is prosperous in the city. Folk songs of strong northwest flavor called Huizu Hua’er are popular in Yinchuan. In addition, travelers can attend wonderful performances every month on the 1st and 15th days of the lunar calendar at Haibao Pagoda. Beside the traditional local ways of entertainment, there are some modern ways of recreation in the city. Bars, clubs, tea houses, cafes and cinemas are also available for young people.
Travelers can watch local performances in Yinchuan South Gate Square, Hui ethnic dance and singing performance are really brilliant there. Mingxiuyuan Tea House on Minzu Nanjie is a nice place for tea.
--Other places for relax to recommend:
Qianxi International Club (No.74 Xinhua Dongjie, Jinfeng District)
1970 Bar (Jiancai Xiang, Xingqing District)
Langui Fang (No.260 Wenhua Dongjie, Xingqing District)

YinchuanMust-see Attractions of Yinchuan Tour
Haibao Pagoda: Haibao Pagoda is known as the North Pagoda by the locals. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of downtown Yinchuan. It was listed among the 16 most famous ancient pagodas in China. Since ancient times, the temple has been the famous site in Yinchuan for an annual temple fair, which falls on the 15th of the seventh lunar month. Today Haibao Pagoda has become the symbol of Yichuan City. Every year thousands of tourists come here to see the architectural masterpiece of ancient Chinese people.
Sand Lake Scenic Resort: Sand Lake is one of the best places to see birds from all over the China. There are species and more than one million birds on the lake area. Every spring and autumn more than one million migratory birds stop at Sand Lake. The Bird-watching Tower, equipped with the best telescopes, can hold hundreds of people. Sand Lake is a paradise for people who come to watch birds. Many birds can be seen there, including white cranes, black cranes, red-crowned cranes, swans, wild ducks and mandarin ducks.
West Xia Imperial Tombs: The Tombs is an imperial tomb that located about 25 kilometers west of Yinchuan city. With a total area of more than 50 square kilometers, it is unique among royal burials. The layout is patterned after the celestial bodies. The tombs show clear relics of an inner square, roads, courtyards, wells and houses. Eye catching mausoleum platform in the tomb is unique in Chinese mausoleum architectures. It is this relic that is called Oriental Pyramids by foreign tourists. The West Xia Imperial Tombs are not only a state cultural heritage but also a state scenic spot.
108 Pagodas: 108 Pagoda is located on the east slope of Xiakou Mountain on the west banks of the Yellow River in Qingtongxia City. It is said that the pagodas was built in Yuan Dynasty. Leaning back into the mountains close to the waterside, the pagodas are located on a precipitous slope sitting in the west and facing east. They were constructed following the curve of the mountains into 12 rows to form an equilateral triangle. Each row contains an odd number of pagodas starting from the top. All 108 pagodas were erected on an octagonal Sumeru base with a solid, overturned bowl shape.

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