[2024 Zhongwei Stay] Travel Guide for Nan'an Hostel (Updated Nov)
Don't ask, it's in Ningxia!! It's not abroad!!
The homestay is a standalone adobe house design that retains the original village. It combines traditional Northwestern wooden architecture with modern beauty, and is full of Moroccan style.
2. It faces a large area of poplar forest, and the Yellow River is in sight. Sit in the courtyard, have afternoon tea, have a bonfire party, and look up at the desert stars. It's simply too comfortable.
3. The large landscape pool is very clean and private. Serve a fruit plate, serve red wine, and chat with your girlfriends in the pool. The holiday feeling is full.
4. Walk into the room, floor-to-ceiling windows, chairs, sofas, fireplaces, every ornament and furniture is warm and comfortable, and there is a password door in the bedroom, which is super safe.
Quizzicalwanderlust
Workers commuting between Shanghai and Yinchuan, here's your weekend special forces guide
Average consumption is less than 3k including flights and hotels
Traveling off-season means fewer people and more joy!
Friday
✈️17:05 Pudong T2 - 20:10 Yinchuan Hedong T3
Rent a car at the airport, very convenient for pick-up and return
Head straight to the Yellow River Suji, about 2 hours
Stay🏨 at Nan'an Homestay in Zhongwei, a small courtyard with jujube trees
Driving at night, the roads are very narrow, pay attention to safety
The housekeeper is very considerate and will wait in the parking lot in advance, taking us to the room with an electric cart
The lights are turned on in advance, very warm!
The stars in the desert at night are bright, beautiful, and worth it
Saturday
Take your time in the morning and have breakfast at Old Wang's, with pear blossoms falling
Pancakes become especially fragrant, and both wontons and pancakes are delicious
Stroll around the Yellow River Suji, see the Yellow River and the Great Wall
The desert is of course a must-visit🏜️
📍Jinsha Sea Resort
No admission fee, but the wind was blowing sand, and the resort's activities were closed, so we just played with the sand. The sand is soft and fun, and we had a full meal
📍Route 66
In this life, one must drive not only on Route 318 but also on Route 66
There are many people on the road, and the scenery is great. Be careful when taking photos
📍Huaiyuan Night Market
One of the must-visit spots, the freshly baked crispy Mongolian beef pies are really delicious
The fruits in the night market are also very sweet, and there's a dairy cow yogurt nearby that's super tasty
Grilled eggs are generally not to my taste, buy some local spicy strips and continue on the road
Stay🏨 at Helan Anmo Hotel in Yinchuan
The hotel is quite empty, maybe because it's off-season
The hotel style is great, recommended!
Sunday
📍Zhenbeibao Western Film City
🎫80r, there are costume rentals right at the entrance
Zixia Fairy costume 50r/h, including dress, hair styling, sword, and accessories
The sand and dust storms really bring back the scenes from A Chinese Odyssey
📍Xixia Museum
Didn't have time to visit the museum, but it's beautiful in the light and shadow
Backed by the continuous mountains⛰️
The cultural and creative ugly-cute strongman's cold drink is also quite tasty
📍Lanshan Park
Quite a surprise, after climbing dozens of steps, the off-season Lanshan Park is unexpectedly quiet
Few people, but the wind is so strong that it's hard to stand
✈️20:55 Yinchuan Hedong T3 - 23:55 Pudong T
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Zhongwei Homestay | The Moroccan version of China, the great joy of the Yellow River lodging collection
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The Moroccan version of China's Zhongwei, a super niche tourist destination, where you can take desert blockbuster photos without leaving the country. Make the most of the summer time. Embark on an impromptu desert homestay journey.
Located in Zhongwei, Ningxia, adjacent to the Tengger Desert, with the Yellow River's fruit orchards and oasis gobi, it's interesting that the Yellow River makes a big 270-degree turn here. This area is home to five homestays of the Yellow River lodging collection, namely Xuli/The Great Joy of the Wild/Feicuiji/Nan'an/Xipo, which are also the filming locations for the beloved TV show 'Inn'.
It's a little over a 2-hour drive from Yinchuan to the Yellow River lodging collection, where I stayed at The Great Joy of the Wild and Nan'an. The homestay experience was quite nice, with a bonfire dinner available in the evening, which needs to be booked in advance with the housekeeper. Since it was a holiday, I booked with the housekeeper ten days in advance. I didn't manage to book the famous afternoon tea at Nan'an.
What I liked even more is that there are art galleries, bookstores, coffee shops, etc., especially the bookstores, as I like to buy books from different places. I found 'The Last Night of the Earth' by Bolano in the bookstore, which gave me a special sense of experience in this artistic place.
🏨: The Great Joy of the Wild & Nan'an (Zhongwei Shapotou store)
📍: Shangyou Village, Changle Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei
MALLORY SUTTON
Spend your May Day holiday at the Desert Star Hotel in Zhongwei and traverse the Five Lakes
Come to Ningxia for a walk with your kids this May Day! Stay at the super popular Desert Star Hotel, known as the 'Home of the Stars', where you can see the desert Milky Way without even stepping outside✨ It's also a desert entertainment kingdom for kids, with lots of fun activities like sand sliding, desert UTV, camel riding, sand digging...
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🚩Ningxia Luxurious Wilderness Crossing 5 Days 4 Nights
🔺Private small group, minimum 2 people booking
🔺Full transfer service with driver-guide (including 24h airport transfer)
🔺All scenic area tickets + tour vehicles + multiple special experiences
🔺Shapotou visit + Tengger Desert Five Lakes crossing
🔺Stay at the Star Hotel + Yellow River Suji
🔺Complimentary sand-proof shoe covers + Ulan Lake aerial photography + Star Hotel buffet dinner
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📍Located in the heart of the Tengger Desert, it is a secluded holiday destination where you can see the sand through the window, the sand at the door, the stars from your bed, and reach out to touch the stars.
⭕A Zone Sand View Rooms
🔸Spacious rooms with full amenities, including a large bathtub
🔸Convenient location, close to the main building, near the outdoor pool, sand therapy center, and restaurant
🔸First floor with sand view, second floor with night sky stars
⭕B Zone Cabins
🔹Detached cabins, each with an outdoor terrace
🔹Each room comes with a sandboard, beach shoes, sunscreen, and sun protection neck gaiter for use
🔹Kids can play with sand at the door while parents can watch from inside
❗Hotel special activities: DIY crafts, indoor/outdoor starry sky sharing sessions, woodblock printing, desert micro-trekking...
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⭕The ancient village at the big bend of the Yellow River, Yellow River Suji is a secluded holiday spot consisting of multiple guesthouses with different styles.
✔️Dalei Wild: The design follows the architectural features of old houses in the Yellow River basin, with a unique twist.
✔️Xipo: Northwest earth style, with orchards, Yellow River walkways, bonfires, and the filming location for 'Dear Inn 3'
✔️Nan'an: A luxurious Moroccan style with a large swimming pool and photogenic afternoon tea
✔️Feiniaoji: A high-end modern glass house with pottery and art galleries
✔️Beidao Bay: Full of Western Xia cultural elements, rooms equipped with high-end brand furnishings
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⭕More fun activities
⭐Shapotou: A desert amusement park with lots of desert entertainment like camel riding, sand sliding, surfing cars, sheepskin rafts...
⭐Five Lakes Crossing: Traverse the desert to find Camel Lake, Maple Lake, Egg Yolk Lake, Ulan Lake, Mandarin Duck Lake
⭐Route 66: Cross Route 66 and experience the scenery of the Yellow River on one side and the desert on the other
⭐Zhenbeibao Film City: Step into the world of movies from memory and relive the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s
⭐Lianshan Park: Architecture similar to the Roman Colosseum, good for watching sunsets and taking photos
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⭕5 Days 4 Nights Itinerary
D1⃣️ Yinchuan all-weather airport/train station pickup—free time—Yinchuan
D2⃣️ Yinchuan—Tengger Desert Five Lakes Crossing—Yellow River Suji
D3⃣️ Yellow River Suji—Ming Great Wall—Zhongwei Route 66—North Beach—Shapotou Star Hotel
D4⃣️ Shapotou Star Hotel—Shapotou—Zhenbeibao Film City—Lianshan Park—Yinchuan
D5⃣️ Yinchuan—Shuidonggou Site—Yinchuan airport/train station drop-off
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Offbeat private travel destinations for the National Day holiday / Yellow River Lodge Collection
Off-peak travel destination for the National Day holiday 📍Yellow River Lodge Collection
A collection of Moroccan-style 🇲🇦 lodges
Avoid the crowd, come here to bask in the sun☀️, daydream and drink coffee
Pick a green apple🍏, take a set of super cool style photos.
Oliver Radcliffe
It's really not abroad! A Moroccan-style guesthouse in the desert
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▫South Shore Guesthouse
▫Changle Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei, Ningxia
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🐑Location·Address
In the Shapotou Scenic Area of Zhongwei, Ningxia🍃
There is an ancient village in the northwest of Dawan Village
It is a classic work of the Yellow River Inn Collection👀
It combines resources such as the Great Wall, yellow sand, and desert
About 27km from Shapotou Airport
About 33km from Zhongwei Station
Here you can feel the original Northwest culture
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🐑Design·Design
Like the other architectural styles of the Yellow River Inn Collection
Absorbed the characteristic elements of Northwest residential buildings
Open overall courtyard layout
The earth-yellow plastered exterior walls of the building
Paired with modern aesthetic design⛰
Without going abroad, check in to the Moroccan style
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🐑Room·Room
Continuing the previous style of the Yellow River Inn Collection
Each guest room has a spacious space
The interior space is calm and warm🛋
Insist on the fusion of aesthetic space and lifestyle
The guesthouse cluster public area also provides a cultural and creative space
Swimming pool and Moroccan-style pool afternoon tea
Enjoy culture while having a good sleep
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🐑Surrounding Play·Play
▫Ming Great Wall Ruins
▫Shapotou Scenic Area
▫Riding a camel
▫Yellow River Flying Cable
▫Sand sliding
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