Ningxia

"Quiet summer, the sky is dotted with stars, and I feel a little miss... the day you came to Ningxia"
Liang Jingru

Preface

As Liang Jingru sang, in order to experience the tranquility of Ningxia, enrich the cultural life of employees, and at the same time strengthen team cohesion and teamwork ability, in the summer of June 2021, the group sales department 1 and Wuxi Haitai delegation went to Ningxia. Jian, this time we will not talk about work or business. We will only gather together in the Northwest to enjoy the wine!

First stop: Zhongwei

This corner forgotten by the Great Ring Road is a treasure. If you want to see the vast scenery of the northwest, and don’t have time to walk the Ring Road for so long, you just want to get a taste of the nomadic travelers, then this is highly recommended. Although there are not many kinds of scenery on the ring, but it can be regarded as condensing the most anticipated scene on the Northwest Ring. Zhongwei is located where the Yellow River flows and leans on the Tengger Desert. For us, this time we can finally take advantage of this opportunity to turn text into concrete pictures.

Upon arrival, check into the Star Hotel in Shapotou. When you walk out of the room, you will find the desert at an altitude of 1430 meters. Because it is far away from the city and there is no light pollution, it is very suitable for stargazing.

After a meal, walking barefoot on the sand, until dark, sitting on the ground at the stargazer, looking at the starry sky from a distance is also very pleasant. Don't go too far for a walk. Shapotou is a mobile sand dune, and non-professionals are easy to get lost. What's more regrettable is that in the few days we went, it turned to light rain, and we couldn't see the sky full of stars, but the moon was also worth seeing.

Depart from Shapotou the next day. The Mongolian people regard "cangtian" as the eternal and supreme god, so it is called "Longshengtian" (pronounced "Tengger" in Mongolian). The Tengger Desert is located in western Inner Mongolia and central Gansu Province, with Helan Mountain in the east, Great Wall in South Vietnam, and Yabulai Mountain in the west. It is the fourth largest desert in China. Shapotou is located on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, starting from Erdaoshagou South Forest House in the east, Toudaodun in the west, Tengger Desert in the north, and the Yellow River in the south. It is about 38 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide. Between 1300 and 1500 meters, the total area is 4599.3 hectares, accounting for 3% of the total land area in the urban area of ​​Zhongwei City. It is one of the four major sandstorms in the country and one of the 20 key sand control areas in the country. If you plant trees in the Ant Forest, then Zhongwei is a great opportunity for you to meet the Haloxylon trees you planted. There is a forest in the Ant Forest that is planted in the Alxa League in Inner Mongolia next door to Ningxia.

Shapotou Sandboarding Ground

Shapotou has the largest natural sandboarding ground in China. After sandboarding, take the cable car back and experience the "first cable of the Yellow River in the world" across the Yellow River. Colleagues who fear heights also surpassed themselves and experienced the feeling of flying high above the water. . At the foot is the starting point of the Tengger Desert, and the Yellow River is opposite, "Feihuang Tengda" is worthy of the name.

Hukou Waterfall is the furious Yellow River, but the Yellow River in Zhongwei is quite calm. We can go down to play in the river. There is a sheepskin raft, the oldest transportation tool on the Yellow River. It looks simple, but its bearing capacity is amazing. Don’t worry about it. With folk songs of heroic joy, the sheepskin raft slowly drifted, as if time had returned to the past. The master said that the most indispensable thing in the Yellow River is the mobile phone~

Desert camel

You can ride a camel through the Tengger Desert, and Ding Dong’s camel bell sounds as if you have heard the echo of a journey through ancient history.

Friends who are looking for excitement can take off-road vehicles to surf in the sand.

You can see the solitary smoke of the desert and the sunset of the long river within a short distance. Of course, you can only see the scorching Japanese yen in the long river during the day.

In the desert, sometimes strolling on the beach, sometimes riding the desert, there is leisurely contentment, but also thrilling. If it is not too sunny, it is also good to climb the sand dunes, and there will be a small sense of conquest in your heart.

The scenery of the northwest, half on the road, and the empty asphalt road, is particularly suitable for shooting Chinese version of the road blockbuster, especially the Route 66 in Zhongwei.

Second stop: Yinchuan

Yinchuan,
Will never be disappointed to plug in Jiangnan, a clean and refreshing city.

The West Film and Television City of Zhenbeibao in Xixia District is divided into Mingcheng, Qingcheng and Old Yinchuan. The three places are next to each other. Although it is smaller than Hengdian, you still have to use your feet to finish shopping. You can go straight to the destination in your heart. , Such as the classic scenes of "A Chinese Journey to the West", "Red Sorghum", and "New Dragon Inn", where you can see Zixia fairies all over the street. Another thing to mention is that the walls around Mingcheng and Qingcheng are indeed the site of the wall built at that time, the border fortress at that time.

The rock paintings of the Helan Mountains around Yinchuan are the most unique landscape along the Helan Mountains. They were discovered in 1969 and opened up the world 10,000 years ago. Just as the stone tablet engraved "Years of aphasia, but stone can speak".

Shahu Lake is also an attraction that must be mentioned. It is located in Pingluo County, about 50 kilometers northwest of Yinchuan City. Here you can see the unique landscape of Jiangnan Water Village and the desert scenery as one, and the water and sand depend on each other. One sand, one world, one bird, one paradise, this is also a great place to watch egrets.

In this team building, everyone experienced and participated in various forms of nature through "hands, feet" and other physical methods. They used their footsteps to measure the Tengger Desert, listened to the sound of the wind with their ears, and felt a piece of wood and a sand with their heart. One stone tells you the golden horse and iron horse thousands of years ago. We walked, hiked, climbed and so on for a long time, crazy together, shouting together, going forward together, persevering together, and achieving challenges and success together. This experience is an unforgettable experience. It not only met all our expectations for the desert and left memories that will be unforgettable for a lifetime, but also enhanced the cohesion of the team, allowing us to better integrate into the Haitai family.

Returning from charging, we are ready for the journey in the second half of 2021!