Yinchuan Airport is one of the least seen the airport

 Dong Qing

Yinchuan Yinchuan Airport is one of the least seen the airport, the airport 19 kilometers from the city, lined the roadside trees. The end of the Civil Aviation Building, the airport bus, near the south gate of Tiananmen Square like a small, middle hanging pictures of Chairman Mao on the left 'Long live the Chinese Communist Party', the right side of 'Long live the People's Republic', the square in front of the flagpole on the red flag fluttering in the wind.

Rock Paintings of Helan Mountain Western Xia Museum Exhibition, Ningxia Hui revolutionary history and customs, one of the most beautiful Arabic calligraphy, writing on the gold plate on the Koran very luxurious.

Avenue spacious clean, car lot, not many people. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is, but many Muslims do not wear Yinchuan small white hat. Yinchuan is like a modern city, wide roads, tall buildings towering, neon flashing, entertainment venues abound, the rich world of the Yellow River in Ningxia. Early in the Yellow River is not now seen turbidity, which the ancients used in the poems 'Yinchuan' to describe the Yellow River, Tainan Yinchuan evolved into an alias.

2010.10.5

Yinchuan sunny morning to the copies of beef noodle porridge, the waiter pulled out the parsley sprinkled in the bowl, is surprised by this way of eating as much rice, the waiter I'm sorry smiled back for a bowl of noodles had mistakenly thought it was customary to add the parsley.

to the Western Xia Imperial Tombs, there are museums, describes the history and civilization, the Western Xia. Is to establish the Western Xia dynasty party items, party items to the ancient Qiang people of a party of eight key points to Tuoba the most powerful. Party items had to live in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, at the junction of the invasion forced torsion Tu Fan, tang term relocation of people to allow the party in eastern Gansu Province, northern Shaanxi area, Assistant Foreign Minister Tang Tuoba repression by Huang Chao Uprising meritorious award to Xia Zhou Jie Du Shi, Feng Xia Guogong, given the country name 'Lee', after the Song Dynasty and he gave Tuoba leaders Kuohsing 'Zhao'. Tuoba Yuanhao attached to the Song dynasty can not be reconciled, to the throne after the reform: changing the hair, forced people in the three days will be shaved bald hair, leaving only the hair and ears; waste the gift of the Tang and Song Guosing; create their own text , Tangut characters based on the deformation and a certain combination of grammar and Chinese are different, the font appears to write more than Na less complex than the traditional characters still looked like a pen knife, it is consistent with this powerful nation personality. Founding emperor in 1038 AD, Yuan Hao, external called 'big summer country', internally called the 'big Baigao Guo', its capital Xingqing House, party items and fancy white, Yuan Hao ascended the throne when the passage of a white robe. Yuan Hao Song emperor caused great discontent in order to force the Song dynasty agreed to begin the second year of Yuan Hao aggressively into the soldiers of Song, River of a good water fight, defeated Song, conferences and parties, the King of Song Xia Feng Yuan Hao, Yuan Hao itself in the territory of the emperor. Liao later with the war, a war cavalry defeated Liaoning 160000, conferences and follow up a victory and put the Liao also captured by the Liao and Western Xia had been unable to fight again, thus the formation of the Song, Liao, Xia Sanguo utmost situation, the Western Xia territory to achieve 'best of the Yellow River East , Yumen west, south Xiao Guan, North controlled the desert,Discount UGG boots, square thousand years'. Harmony in society began to lust after the titanic struggle Yuanhao, the Crown Princess is supposed to marry the prince, according to the existing,UGG boots, side by side for the Queen, by repealing the original queen. Prince Edward to hate the retirement home with his wife, at night put the sword to assassinate Yuan Hao Yuan Xiao, Yuan Hao, hurriedly nose has been cut away, bleeding to death the next day, in the throne only ten years, a generation a hero and had to close. Hou Xixia into the power of internal fighting, until the fourth emperor ascended the throne after a certain course of events along dry, dry, and subsequent Rensiao Emperor Shun, who favored the implementation of Chinese culture are, for Confucianism and Buddhism, to stop the war, and the people a respite, the two emperors The reign of 54 years, a total of 108 years of power, political culture and education during the Western Xia peak. Soon start strong and prosperous Mongolia, Genghis Khan, under the leadership of the Western Xia were a decade of 6 conquest, conquest of the 6th when Genghis Khan died at the Mountains, a will there is a: secret is not a funeral, to be surrendered the city Xian Xia After the massacre of Xia. Xia States Xingqing House Besieged by Mongols six months, food shortages, but also suffered earthquakes, pestilence, the main offering desperate last Tangut city to surrender, but was killed and was a massacre, but all of civilization and Western Xia was the ruthless undone. After the demise of Western Xia Dynasty was Mongolian, Kublai Khan introduced a series of positive policies and changed its name to Ningxia, which means peace of the Western Xia.

Xixia the 'summer' there like a Chinese character writing 'no' and 'dead' up and down the word combinations, Yuan Hao to take the summer to the country, and combine for the future generations, but Megatron side of the Western Xia just gone through a 189 Dynasty Spring and Autumn. Party items to escape the cruel killing of people, hide their identity, and gradually into other ethnic group from entry into the history of the party, Tangut also become no-one understands the divine book, until Liangzhou (now Wuwei) Gokokuji sensor tower monument found that the stone side of the Tangut engraving, hand carved Chinese, written correspondence, this side of the monument as a key interpretation of Tangut. Demise of the Western Xia, the Helan Mountain in the Western Xia Imperial Tombs, through the millennia, has long been the desert wind, past the luxury to do, leaving the loess hills of a tall platform. Helan Mountain endless, barren life, dark green of the mountains show in the sun's light or dark, like a beautiful painting, dignified. Under the blue sky and white clouds stretching along the direction of forging into a white belt, although a little desolate tomb, but the grand momentum remain. From time to time, the roar of fighter jets over the passing of history and modern blend in at the moment.

I saw the double tomb, said to Yuan Hao's grandfather and father's tomb, the two hills separated by 40 meters. Look very far, walking distance, through a barren rock covered with meadows, crossed a dry moat road, surrounded by the wind kept blowing, swaying plants and flowers, rows of wind turbine blades in rapid rotation, a vast world, days such as the cover. An hour to reach double-ling, Wang Shan ran really dead horse. Double Structures and 三号 Ling Ling the same size rather, the two hills next to the piece look more spectacular. Appreciate slowly around the two-Ling, a frightened rabbit coming into the mausoleum units. Dragon Helan Mountain is located, the Western Xia emperors were buried in the Helan Mountain this vast land, except for the last three emperors. Because it was the Western Xia is in the war with Mongolia, there were no financial resources to build such a luxurious extra large tomb. Double Mausoleum was officially opened yet, full of barbed wire around the pull. Intend to drill from inside the fence out of wire clothes but was hooked, the first coat off, then remove clothing from the wire hook, jeans have been a big hole in the draw, had to use the backpack block stretch Beibao Dai behind.

back to settle in Yinchuan city encountered a Japanese, Chinese are right, will take the initiative in the bus seat. Think before traveling to Japan, there are times by subway, car, people prefer not to sit next to a standing empty seats, we sat up a line, get off fellow professionals say that the Japanese position is designed for the elderly and the Disabled setting, most people will not sit.

Yuhuangge song and dance performances every night, but unfortunately did not see the 'flowers' show, singing flowers, the Hui, high-pitched melody, rhythm and crisp. South Gate Plaza, lively, a lot of people in the shuttlecock kicking the ball, dance, drink and another folk singer performed, accompanied by erhu and bamboo, separated by only a few meters of the two groups engaged in their own performances, attracting many viewers.

2010.10.6

Yinchuan clear to one hundred and eight towers, the driver is a Muslim, cargo runs, basically travels the country, smoking a cigarette, wearing a small white hat. Islam requires the spirit of God's absolute attachment to the spirit of dependence-producing items are strictly forbidden Islam, smoking, alcohol consumption is taboo in Islam, but now many young Muslims, unlike their predecessors have been as devout, elderly deep faith in the hearts of modern young people are no longer so reliable, many people smoke, so do not wear a small white hat, so you can hide their Muslim identity. Drivers married a Han Chinese wife, the Muslim marriage requires faith must be built on a common basis, so they do not intermarry with foreign teachers, one non-Muslim must convert to Islam before the marriage, the ceremony is relatively simple to convert to Islam, the imam at the mosque under the auspices of church staff to read over the testimony, the testimony as

one hundred and eight towers built in the Western Xia, the Qingtongxia into the mountain pass, a total of twelve layers, from top to bottom order of 1,3,3,5,5,7,9, 11,13,15,17,19 arranged in a pagoda, a total of 108 towers to form an equilateral triangle. Buddhism says that people there are 108 kinds of trouble, so the beads for 108, 108 tower worshiped, all troubles are canceled. Xia believe in Tibetan Buddhism, Lama style with a tower 108. 108 tower face of the Yellow River, Yellow River flowing through slowly from the tower. For the highest level there is incense, a gust of wind blowing, ash wind the one, with a little Buddhism to enjoy the offerings left the 108 tower.

Bird Island is the first cow in a small mountain lake, around the lake takes about 10 kilometers, the mountain vegetation gone, the lake is full water plants, patches of reeds in the wind, dancing, white, black waterfowl habitat in the lake , the frightened birds or wings jumped into the water or glide on the water, graceful stretch. No other tourists, how the birds under the sky itself.

traveling along the Yellow River bank, both sides of the tree place. Buy some local specialties, medlar, eight treasures tea, seaweed. Seaweed is actually algae growing in the desert and arid zones, attached to the desert vegetation, the form of tangled hair, the color black, named after the seaweed, also known as 'land of Mao', is a valuable food. Port name is to discuss color, so popular. Nostoc mining difficulties, and 10 acres of pasture and 2 can be collected about two seaweed, excavations would destroy vegetation, the central government in 2000 banned collection and sales, so the seaweed does not Baishangguitai.

drivers total with the words 'Eminem', later explained that the local dialect, similar to 'I' claim, jokingly, in response to his 'melons'.

2010.10.7 clear

Yinchuan Helan Mountain, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia's natural boundaries, is a temperate desert and temperate desert steppe of the line, but also within the flow region and the drain northwest area of the watershed China rare north-south mountain range, is a offshoot of the Kunlun Mountains, Kunlun, Qilian, Helian, Helan are in the ancient language of the Huns 'day' means, the Helan Mountains in China, an event in history has, more and Northwest war related. Rock Paintings of Helan Mountain

to roll when the passing bell mouth, the Helan Mountain, the leaves turn red or golden in the autumn wind, mixed with the remains between the green leaves, colorful, full of mist between heaven and earth, the horizon is slightly bright, distant fog across the Helan Mountain, showing a vague figure. Temple worship

I saw the mouth of the twin towers, two towers separated by meters, Xiang Xi spend.

Helan Helan Mountain rock painting in the mouth, face like a rock art known to the people in the world, records the ancient people 3,000 years ago to 10,000 years ago, herding, hunting, sacrifice, war and other scenes of life, as well as cattle, sheep, horse, tiger and other animal prints and abstract symbols, shows the original tribal nature worship, reproductive worship, totemism, ancestor worship and cultural connotations. One of them is the most representative of the Sun God Rock, broad nose and eye, eyes wide open, head and eyes are carved-ray-like character, this is a Vivid images of the gods. The painting was almost stolen, leaving thieves Fuzao rock paintings near the scene. Fingerprints left on the rock, some rock paintings, rock paintings fingerprints are found all over the world, the meaning of the fingerprint, say many.

Lan port, layer upon layer of mountains on both sides of jagged, as if the mountain were abruptly tear a hole in the middle, known as the 'exclusion of the mouth', later homonym for 'Helan mouth'.

sea pagoda, Google said the North Tower, was built years have been inconclusive, nine-story tower, with pillar base, offer a total of eleven days, magnificent majestic form,Bailey UGG boots, style and chic. Qianlong was destroyed by the earthquake, followed by redevelopment. Not many tourists, the temple show their peace of a monk sitting in the hospital under a tree bench roll enjoys reading, the tower angle wind chimes in the wind Qingcui sounds into the ears of the heart. Treasure Park, next to the flowers, probably because the Shanghai World Expo mascot exigencies of the same name with the park, the park NIE Li Po image of a sea of vegetation landscape.

2010.10.8 defender Yinchuan Zhongwei

clear line, looking ahead is full of poplars, planted in rows and road sides, fields stalk, poplar dry straight, body beautiful tree has become useful, there are plans under way to cut down, people work in the fields, cattle and sheep in the ground after harvest free grazing, from time to time to see the mechanization of farming, every household full of corn in front of the sun, which is the harvest season, Poplar is for people to protect their homes. Desolate dusty barren Loess Plateau has not seen. Generally called the roadside bus station shelter and taxi stand. Lake Prairie

way to pass is entirely built in the desert, road conditions are very good. Sand dunes covered with straw street grid, is to weave straw into a box and connected to a fixed sand dunes, can effectively prevent sand. As long as the sand dune fixation, above the natural growth of vegetation will be. After Salt Lake, the lake water due to decline, showing a salt precipitation, was collected shore, piled up in the lake, a vast expanse of whiteness, like snow. Built near a chemical plant, raw materials from the lake, the air hazy with the base of the pungent odor. A construction of solar plants, solar panels are intensive support on the ground. Brick, iron works was started, smoke emission to the sky constantly.

pass the lake in the desert grassland, but is a small piece of grassland, a surfing project, Mercedes-Benz cars in the desert, crossing a sandy peak. Toward the peak of sand lost in the process if the forward momentum, the driver will be laissez-faire car slipped back. Car onto the sand peak just then along the steep slope on the straight download, heart with the ups and downs, getting scared. Pass Lake Prairie is located in the Tengger Desert, Tengger Desert is the first of the four desert, sand very fine, light foot on the top like the move at the beach in general, the sand surface, like a breeze rippled the surface of the water, leaving fine lines under the roads. Desert stroke large, but hiding in the shade at the cooler. Slid down from the peak of sand or bolted all the way down to the heart along with flying. Walk through the desert on camels, camels walking in the sand, no sound from under the hot sun was quiet, like the embodiment of their own history of a certain secret mission for God to walk in the desert loner. Tried the hump, you can shake, like muscles, easily pulling a camel's hair into his pockets. Lake Prairie

pass a little child near a water, rich vegetation. Spring distribution of a number of pleasant spring, spring water coming out constantly, when the outside world sound, Quan increases it into spring, sand more and more dilute, more and more of the cool water. Not far from the tree of a lover, for poplar, the two encircle thick, straight trunk, above the long eye of many big knot, and eyes, very expressive. Legend is the monopoly that the eyes of Valentine, there is a story of sorrow, hidden in the poem the educated youth back / left cell at the eyes of music / still in a tree overlooking her beloved person / day only to see it drift away in the clouds. , glossy black mane, body beautiful, and looked calm, and slowly close, gently stroking its long mane, the horse is still contented eating grass.

Shapotou next to the Yellow River in the S gone after a big move forward slowly, in a river reeds, sedge yellow, sunset, sitting on top of high-profile, quietly watching Yellow River, the water yo appreciate the setting sun softly. I did not catch the driver for the Yellow River rafting and regret, not able to experience the ancient Yellow River culture, but to see the bearing of history sheepskin rafts have been very satisfied. Sheepskin rafts lined up three rows to the bottom of the fourteen inflatable sheep, laying above the wood, cross the river so people are sitting on the drift wood crossed the Yellow River, sheepskin is very complete, no extra hole. Set the temperature drop after sunset, with a little left Shapotou cool. Next to the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway crossing from the Tengger desert.

welcome back defender on his way through the Town to enter the Young Muslim restaurants in mind, the restaurant hung a picture, the picture which is a square stone house, called the Kaaba, the Muslim mind is the most sacred place, in Mecca, also called the white house, with a black curtain Picks block, embroidered with gold thread above, the Qur'an, one for each year. Mutton smell, cool crisp with green sand. Lamb does not smell, reportedly because the Northwest is to eat mutton or lamb and mutton had been geld, another way of saying the sheep are stocking the Northwest Food Herbs, delicious in captivity than in the south. Drivers mentioned in the restaurant surprised me pork, pigs are unclean in the Muslim view, the Muslims do not want to see or even to mention the animals, such as can not be avoided is the 'big ears sheep' instead, pigs the meat is known as the 'big meat'. For birds, Muslims eat and there is even sub-ruminant hoofed animal behavior, cattle, sheep, camels became the legitimate Muslim food, although the shoe is even pigs, but not ruminating behavior, are considered unclean. Even if they recognized the clean animals, the name of God must be slaughtered for human consumption, died violent death's not eat, so the restaurant offers halal food is health. Went out and asked the driver why be so casually mentioned that the pork in the restaurant, he returns now many Muslims are not as strong as their ancestral religious consciousness of it.

back to the city, the hotel sold only after a long holiday hotel price, and breakfast included. Synergy is a small city, but hotel and hostel buildings, everywhere debauchery, close nine supermarkets, not many pedestrians on the road.

use taxis Ningxia natural gas, natural gas pipeline buried in the desert, across Ningxia, cheaper gas, so Ningxia play cheaper.

2010.10.9 Kim Chang Ching

Gaomiao security Zhongwei Temple, the lower the security Temple, upper gaomiao, collectively referred to as gaomiao, the beginning of the Ming Yongle scale, the later dynasties rehabilitation of expansion, and it has been 600 years. Originally a desolate place, the ground base soil eighteen meters, and then built on the base soil Gaomiao now covers an area of less, but the structure is very compact, 4,100 square meters with more than 260 structures, up to 29 meters. The whole temple structure with tenon, not a nail, exquisite carving, both sides have a brick wall, the carved unicorn and cranes, are in a huge brick on the full completion of the dragon or phoenix cornices This temple in China is rare. Gaomiao symmetrical, compact structure, twists and turns, loft tall. Temple built on high platforms, according to House overlooking the Yellow River, so named gaomiao, after 600 years gaomiao the height difference with the ground has disappeared, the Yellow River was lined with tall buildings block the Picks.

said after the death of a former abbot cremated, leaving the number of stars homes particles, rounded particles appear only monk after cremation. Gaomiao ten monks, and another three or four lay disciples, lay disciples, according to a description of his master is the current abbot, the monks acting day off, bell Drum, get three in the morning chanting, ten at night to rest, the abbot was less talk, the majority of time at Buddhist temple in the Scriptures, but to know there is no acting off his disciples, doing more or less secretly words can be unknown abbot.

for one wall of the temple the flowers, fruit, lamps, incense made the annotations, Buddha cause and effect, take the edge due to; fruit is the result; lights shine bright, light means wisdom, and also refers to the set yourself on fire illuminate others; Hong heart can be taken, to calm rather God, yield trouble, so it burned the first stick of incense or burn incense and do not need to care about the number of the original.

gaomiao underground palace with eighteen layers of hell, the air-raid shelter during the preparation converted, grim jailer, dismal lighting, infiltration of people's screams, to create the effect of terror is good not to warn people of the world evil. Once in a lifetime, Buddhism bad, cherish this body, And no more reincarnation.

left gaomiao out when the staff is merit in the box hit the contributions into the plastic bag, to keep bank for some of the cost of the temple, colorful variety of foreign currency.

train to Jinchang to Jinchang is late at night,UGGs, run into the wind cooling, cold huddled to find hotels rush to settle down.