[2025 Yinchuan Attraction] Travel Guide for Huanghe Ancient Ferry Scenic Resort of Yinchuan (Updated Apr)

⛳️Guide to Huangsha Ancient Ferry ♥️Preliminary preparation - 1⃣Documents: Bring valid documents such as mainland China ID card to facilitate ticket purchase and admission. - 2⃣Clothing: Ningxia has a large temperature difference between day and night, so even in summer, you need to prepare a long-sleeved jacket. - 3⃣Sun protection products: prepare sunscreen, sunglasses, sun hats, umbrellas, etc. to prevent sunburn. - 4⃣Other items: Bring enough drinking water, snacks, wet wipes, power banks, etc. 🚉Transportation Guide - [Bus]: You can take bus No. 101 directly to the entrance of the scenic area, or take bus No. 102 to Yinchuan Railway Station and transfer to the special bus to Huangsha Ancient Ferry. There are also bus routes such as No. 701 to reach the hotel. - [CarFront] Self-driving: You can follow the navigation to get there. There is a parking lot in the scenic area, which is convenient and the charges are reasonable. 🎰Ticket Information 1⃣Ticket prices vary according to the season. Winter tickets are 15 yuan per person, and there are different types of packages, such as the winter ticket is 168 yuan per person. One ticket allows you to enjoy many projects. The specific price is subject to the actual situation of the scenic spot. 💞🎡 Tour route - 🎡Route for free play tickets: Park entrance → Folk Museum → Yuwang Spring (take sightseeing bus) → Huangsha Station (take sand sea surfing car) → Wetland Waterwheel → Wetland Education Hall (take dragon boat/ferry bus) → Yellow River Ancient Charm → Desert Station → Sun Viewing Platform → Desert Happy Valley → Ancient Ferry → Ancient Ferry Market Impression Site (take return sightseeing bus) → Park exit. - 🎡Hiking route: Park entrance → Folk Museum → Yuwang Spring → Yellow River Ancient Ferry Museum → Licheng Site → Ancient Ferry Market Impression Site → Ninghe Terrace → Yellow River Fisherman’s House → Desert Happy Valley → Park exit. ⛳️Attractions recommendation👍 - 👍Ancient Ferry: The core area of ​​the scenic area, where you can see Xingwuying, Yellow River Tower, Ninghetai and other attractions, and feel the vicissitudes of history.  - 👍Crescent Lake: Located on the east side of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the west side of the Maowusu Desert, the lake has clear water, rich vegetation, and is a bird habitat with beautiful scenery.  - 👍Sunrise Viewing Platform: The commanding height of the scenic area, overlooking the Yellow River wetlands, desert, Ningxia Plain and Ordos Terrace, with spectacular sunrise and sunset views. - 👍Folk Culture Museum: It focuses on reflecting the historical features of the people of all ethnic groups in the Northwest and the Yellow River Basin. The museum has rich cultural relics and exhibits, which can provide a deep understanding of ethnic culture. 🍱Dining recommendations 🍱In or around the scenic area, there are Northwest specialties such as mutton soup with steamed buns, mutton offal, stewed fried noodles, mutton pulled noodles, etc., which can satisfy your appetite. 💞Notes 1⃣ When visiting, you must abide by the regulations of the scenic area and protect the environment; when experiencing exciting projects, follow the instructions of the staff to ensure safety; pay attention to the weather forecast in advance and prepare clothes and equipment according to the weather.

Located on the east bank of the Yellow River, more than thirty miles east of Yinchuan City. The surging Yellow River passes through Ningxia for over 390 kilometers, leaving behind several ancient ferries here, among which the 'Hengcheng Ancient Ferry' is the most famous. From here, looking east from a high point, one sees the vast expanse of yellow sands, while looking west across the river, one sees endless green fields. Experts have verified that the timeless classic 'A solitary smoke rises straight in the desert, the long river sets the round sun' was born here. The ancient ferry is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national wetland park, and one of the eight scenic spots of Ningxia during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Here, you can visit the ancient ferry crossing where Emperor Kangxi crossed the Yellow River, the Crescent Lake left by Wang Zhaojun's journey to the frontier for marriage... Here you can admire the desert scenery and the ancient charm of the Yellow River, experiencing the magnificent and spectacular 'Desert Yellow River, Jiangnan of the Northern Frontier'...

The name of Huangsha Ancient Ferry originates from Huangshazui. During the Western Xia period, the Hengcheng ferry was an important transportation hub. There was a place called Huangshazui to the north of Hengcheng, hence the Hengcheng ferry was also known as "Huangsha Ancient Ferry" Huangsha Ancient Ferry is located at the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. The ancient ferry site includes attractions such as Xingwu Camp, Huangsha Ancient Ferry Yellow River Tower, Ninghe Platform, Hengcheng Fort Ferry Yellow River Stone Carvings, Zhu Jian's Patrol Border Statue, and the Great Camp of the Northern Desert. On top of Ninghe Platform, there is also an exhibition of ancient boats on the Yellow River. To the north of the ancient ferry site is the impression area of the ancient ferry market. In front of the ferry, there is a quaint wooden yuèmén built on the mudflat, with a pair of river-guarding beasts on the sides facing the Yellow River, and a pair of stone lions on the back facing the yellow sand, each with its own majesty. The Yellow River flows northeast at the ancient ferry site, turns eastward at Bayannur in Inner Mongolia, and then turns south at Togtoh, becoming the boundary river between Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. Yueya Lake Located on the east side of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the west side of the Mu Us Desert, within the Xingqing District of Yinchuan City. It covers an area of 0.14 square kilometers, with an average depth of 1.3 meters, a storage capacity of 182,000 cubic meters, and a mineralization degree of 2 grams per liter. It is a type of ox-bow lake. The water storage is unstable. The soil in the lake area is mainly aeolian sand and alluvial soil, and the surface is composed of marshes, rivers, and mudflats. It has a continental climate, with an average annual temperature of 8.1°C, an extreme maximum temperature of 30.7°C, an average annual precipitation of 160 millimeters, and an average annual evaporation of 2000 millimeters. The vegetation is mainly composed of psammophytic plants, including reeds, red willows, sand willows, jujube trees, bulrush, and Populus euphratica, among other arbor and shrub species. There are over 40 species of birds, including gulls, geese, mallards, sand martins, cranes, white cranes, and sandgrouse, and more than 20 species of mammals, including foxes, hares, badgers, snakes, sand lizards, gerbils, weasels, and lynxes. In 2008, Yueya Lake Wetland Park was established, covering an area of 23.7 square kilometers, and is an important part of Huangsha Ancient Ferry. Viewing Sun Platform The Viewing Sun Platform is the commanding height of the Huangsha Ancient Ferry Original Ecotourism Scenic Area, from which one can see the full view of the Yellow River wetlands, the vast and boundless desert, and the undulating sand dunes. Looking west, one can see the flat fields that stretch for thousands of miles, which are the Ningxia Plain nurtured by the ancient Yellow River. Looking east, one can see the Ordos Plateau. Folk Culture Museum The Folk Culture Museum comprehensively reflects from different aspects the historical appearance of the artistic, aesthetic, labor, living, folk customs, local customs, and sentiments of the people of various ethnic groups in the northwest region and the Yellow River basin during different historical periods. It is also a historical witness to the cultural integration of various ethnic groups in northern China over thousands of years.