The Gao Temple
(Gao miao) is located in Zhongwei city, 170km southwest of Yinchuan. The temple was originally built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), was flattened by an earthquake in 1739 AD, was rebuilt and enlarged after this and then razed to the ground by fire in 1942. The present temple is covering an area of about four thousand square meters.
The present day temple is still mainly wooden in structure, and is beautifully interweaved, with tier upon tier, veranda under eave, presenting a most impressive aspect. The temple also has a gruesome face, however, in the caverns below the temple. These caverns, originally converted by the communists as a bomb shelter during the uncertainty of the Cultural Revolution Years (1966-76), have now be turned into a peculiar kind of Chinese religious hell, where devils are depicted torturing those souls who strayed from a righteous path.
Shapotou
Shapotou is located in zhongwei city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. It is famous for its sand ecological management and tourist attractions. Shapotou of Ningxia was selected one of the most beautiful places in china by the magazine of Chinese National Geography.
Here is famous for its unique natural sight, and enjoys honor on the world due to its sand-treatment achievement of Wheat Grass Square.Sand results shocked the world and called it "a miracle in the history of mankind sand", was awarded the United Nations "Global 500 environmental protection" unit.
Feature one: sand sliding, because of its unique geographical environment and geologic structure you can hear a very special sound like bell
Feature two: riding the camels
Feature three: riding the ancient sheepskin raft which is an ancient vehicle. It can be made by chopping down the head and hoofs then the whole sheepskin will be gotten off and tied and blown with mouth to expand ten more blown sheepskin will be connected together. It so light that only one person can carry, and it is very interesting to ride the sheepskin raft which can be push forward by rows.
It is integrated with desert, yellow river, mountains, oasis it is rich in human landscapes so it is praised to be international monopoly tourist resource. Someone japes if you don’t visit ShaPotu it shows you have never been to Ningxia.
Xumishan Grottoes
Xumishan Grottoes are located on the east of the Xumishan Mountain, 320 km away from the south of Yinchuan City, and 55 km to the south of the county town of Guyuan. There are more than 100 grottoes in the Mountain, all of which are collectively named as "Xumishan Grottoes". "Xumi" is the transliteration of Sanskrit (a kind of Buddha language), meaning "treasure mountain". In that area, there are peaks over peaks, craggy and weird rocks, and tall and straight pines, etc. All of those sceneries are quite breathtakingly fantastic. And the grottoes there are quite well-known throughout the world like the grottoes in
Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen, they are all precious cultural heritage of ancient China. In 1982, Xumishan Grottoes scenic area was listed by the State Council of China as one of the "Top-priority National Protected Historical Relics Unit".
The grottoes were initially chiseled during the middle and later period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (about 1400 years from the present). The place for chiseling the grottoes was formerly a giant Buddhist temple in the Tang Dynasty (CE 608-917), and was named "Jingyun Temple" at that time. Then during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (CE 1435-1449), it was renamed as "Yuanguang Temple" by Emperor Yingzong. The temple is now one of the important scenic spots within Xumishan Grottoes Scenic Area, which preserves a lot of well-preserved stone statues.
For years and years, together with man-made destruction, the grottoes were damaged by natural disasters like rain, wind, and earthquake. Currently there are only more than 20 well-preserved grottoes on the mountain, most of which are located in five scenic spots: Dafo Tower, Zisun Palace, Yuanguang Temple, Xiangguo Temple, and Taohua Cave.
Kongdong Mountain
Lying 7.5 miles to the west of Pingliang City in Gansu Province, Kongdong Mountain is noted for its marvelous natural scenery and exquisite manmade landscapes. It enjoys the reputation as "The Holy Land of Taoism", "The Remarkable Spectacle of Western China" and "The First Mountain in Western
China".
Kongdong Mountain is a branch of Liupan Mountain. Though located in the western plateau area, the mountain is endowed with the characteristics both of the magnificence of China's northern mountains and the beauty of southern mountains. Huge mountains stand one after another with vast patches of green forests as their clothes and ethereal mist as their white belt. Kongdong Mountain is abundant in stone caves and houses, many of which are located in the cliffs or dense forest where nobody sets foot. The famous ones include Guangcheng Cave, Zhaoyang Cave, Xuanhe Cave and Kongdong Cave. In addition, Kongdong Mountain is a rich water resource. The Yanzhi River flows from the north. Every spring, peach blossoms fall into the water and float on the current: a lovely sight. At the foot of the mountain, Tanzheng Lake flows calmly like a mirror, and its murmuring water sounds like a Chinese zither, giving the lake its name, Tanzheng Lake (Playing Zither Lake).
The father of Chinese culture, the Emperor Xuan Yuan, once visited Kongdong Mountain to consult the wise man Guang Chengzi on how to manage the country and maintain good health. From then on, Kongdong Mountain rapidly gained prestige. Later on, the King of Mu in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-771 BC), the Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Emperor Wu in Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), all followed him to visit Kongdong Mountain, which made the mountain more and more famous.
Kongdong Mountain is the holy mountain of three religions: Taoism, Buddhism
and Confucianism. It is said that Taoism temples were being built on Kongdong Mountain as early as in the Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), construction began on Taihe Palace and other attached Taoist buildings. Since then, Taoism has been handed down from one generation to another. Buddhism also flourished in Kongdong Mountain, as evidence of Buddhist rituals can be found in it from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). There are 19 Buddhist temples from the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Today Buddhism and Taoism grow together in a harmonious atmosphere on Kongdong Mountain, a situation which is unique to Kongdong Mountain. In addition, Kongdong Mountain has cultivated many Confucianism scholars such as Huang Fumi, the talented founder of Chinese Acupuncture.
The Gao Temple
(Gao miao) is located in Zhongwei city, 170km southwest of Yinchuan. The temple was originally built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), was flattened by an earthquake in 1739 AD, was rebuilt and enlarged after this and then razed to the ground by fire in 1942. The present temple is covering an area of about four thousand square meters.
The present day temple is still mainly wooden in structure, and is beautifully interweaved, with tier upon tier, veranda under eave, presenting a most impressive aspect. The temple also has a gruesome face, however, in the caverns below the temple. These caverns, originally converted by the communists as a bomb shelter during the uncertainty of the Cultural Revolution Years (1966-76), have now be turned into a peculiar kind of Chinese religious hell, where devils are depicted torturing those souls who strayed from a righteous path.
Shapotou
Shapotou is located in zhongwei city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. It is famous for its sand ecological management and tourist attractions. Shapotou of Ningxia was selected one of the most beautiful places in china by the magazine of Chinese National Geography.
Here is famous for its unique natural sight, and enjoys honor on the world due to its sand-treatment achievement of Wheat Grass Square.Sand results shocked the world and called it "a miracle in the history of mankind sand", was awarded the United Nations "Global 500 environmental protection" unit.
Feature one: sand sliding, because of its unique geographical environment and geologic structure you can hear a very special sound like bell
Feature two: riding the camels
Feature three: riding the ancient sheepskin raft which is an ancient vehicle. It can be made by chopping down the head and hoofs then the whole sheepskin will be gotten off and tied and blown with mouth to expand ten more blown sheepskin will be connected together. It so light that only one person can carry, and it is very interesting to ride the sheepskin raft which can be push forward by rows.
It is integrated with desert, yellow river, mountains, oasis it is rich in human landscapes so it is praised to be international monopoly tourist resource. Someone japes if you don’t visit ShaPotu it shows you have never been to Ningxia.
Xumishan Grottoes
Xumishan Grottoes are located on the east of the Xumishan Mountain, 320 km away from the south of Yinchuan City, and 55 km to the south of the county town of Guyuan. There are more than 100 grottoes in the Mountain, all of which are collectively named as "Xumishan Grottoes". "Xumi" is the transliteration of Sanskrit (a kind of Buddha language), meaning "treasure mountain". In that area, there are peaks over peaks, craggy and weird rocks, and tall and straight pines, etc. All of those sceneries are quite breathtakingly fantastic. And the grottoes there are quite well-known throughout the world like the grottoes in
Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen, they are all precious cultural heritage of ancient China. In 1982, Xumishan Grottoes scenic area was listed by the State Council of China as one of the "Top-priority National Protected Historical Relics Unit".
The grottoes were initially chiseled during the middle and later period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (about 1400 years from the present). The place for chiseling the grottoes was formerly a giant Buddhist temple in the Tang Dynasty (CE 608-917), and was named "Jingyun Temple" at that time. Then during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (CE 1435-1449), it was renamed as "Yuanguang Temple" by Emperor Yingzong. The temple is now one of the important scenic spots within Xumishan Grottoes Scenic Area, which preserves a lot of well-preserved stone statues.
For years and years, together with man-made destruction, the grottoes were damaged by natural disasters like rain, wind, and earthquake. Currently there are only more than 20 well-preserved grottoes on the mountain, most of which are located in five scenic spots: Dafo Tower, Zisun Palace, Yuanguang Temple, Xiangguo Temple, and Taohua Cave.
Kongdong Mountain
Lying 7.5 miles to the west of Pingliang City in Gansu Province, Kongdong Mountain is noted for its marvelous natural scenery and exquisite manmade landscapes. It enjoys the reputation as "The Holy Land of Taoism", "The Remarkable Spectacle of Western China" and "The First Mountain in Western
China".
Kongdong Mountain is a branch of Liupan Mountain. Though located in the western plateau area, the mountain is endowed with the characteristics both of the magnificence of China's northern mountains and the beauty of southern mountains. Huge mountains stand one after another with vast patches of green forests as their clothes and ethereal mist as their white belt. Kongdong Mountain is abundant in stone caves and houses, many of which are located in the cliffs or dense forest where nobody sets foot. The famous ones include Guangcheng Cave, Zhaoyang Cave, Xuanhe Cave and Kongdong Cave. In addition, Kongdong Mountain is a rich water resource. The Yanzhi River flows from the north. Every spring, peach blossoms fall into the water and float on the current: a lovely sight. At the foot of the mountain, Tanzheng Lake flows calmly like a mirror, and its murmuring water sounds like a Chinese zither, giving the lake its name, Tanzheng Lake (Playing Zither Lake).
The father of Chinese culture, the Emperor Xuan Yuan, once visited Kongdong Mountain to consult the wise man Guang Chengzi on how to manage the country and maintain good health. From then on, Kongdong Mountain rapidly gained prestige. Later on, the King of Mu in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-771 BC), the Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the Emperor Wu in Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), all followed him to visit Kongdong Mountain, which made the mountain more and more famous.
Kongdong Mountain is the holy mountain of three religions: Taoism, Buddhism
and Confucianism. It is said that Taoism temples were being built on Kongdong Mountain as early as in the Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), construction began on Taihe Palace and other attached Taoist buildings. Since then, Taoism has been handed down from one generation to another. Buddhism also flourished in Kongdong Mountain, as evidence of Buddhist rituals can be found in it from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). There are 19 Buddhist temples from the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Today Buddhism and Taoism grow together in a harmonious atmosphere on Kongdong Mountain, a situation which is unique to Kongdong Mountain. In addition, Kongdong Mountain has cultivated many Confucianism scholars such as Huang Fumi, the talented founder of Chinese Acupuncture.