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Places along the Yellow River

A regional view of Ningxia

Follow the Yellow River and the Helan foothills to see how the five cities and their places sit across the region. Points are representative references, not boundaries, gates or routes.

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Yinchuan Shizuishan Wuzhong Guyuan Zhongwei Xixia Imperial Tombs Helankou Rock Art Zhenbeibu Western Film City Tang-Lai Canal and the Yinchuan Yellow River Reach Nanguan Mosque Shuidonggou Site Shahu Sand Lake Shitanjing One Hundred and Eight Stupas Tongxin Great Mosque Yanchi Old Town and Ming Wall Xumishan Grottoes Guyuan Museum Liupan Mountain Huoshizhai Danxia Shapotou Zhongwei Gao Temple Changle Yellow River Waterwheels Zhongning Wolfberry

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Shizuishan.

Shizuishan is a coal city on the northern Yellow River, where the Helan Mountains meet the irrigated plain. Shahu lies in Pingluo County, the Dawukou washery and Shitanjing's mining streets record the coal years, and a cliff at Huinong gave the city its name.

Tour boats passing reeds at Shahu
Two canopied tour boats with passengers move across green water beside a dense stand of tall reeds under a clear sky.

Stories

Abandoned round building and film-base hall at Shitanjing

Streets after the mines

Shitanjing supplied a steelworks, lost its status as a district in 2002, and in 2025 still counts 157 residents among the film crews on its streets.

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Boardwalk and pavilion at Shizuizi Park, Huinong

The cliff that named the city

Shizuishan's name comes from a Yellow River cliff in Huinong, where a dock park, a wetland village, and a commercial street set back from the water are three different places.

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Places

Tour boats passing reeds at Shahu

Shizuishan

Shahu Sand Lake

In Pingluo County, open water at Shahu runs against the dunes, with reed beds, a bird island, and a 5A listing that belongs to Shizuishan.

 Entrance plaza of the Dawukou coal-washing plant industrial heritage park

Shizuishan

Dawukou Washery Industrial Heritage Park

Dawukou's former coal washery stopped in 2016, opened as an industrial park in 2020, and was rated 3A in November 2021.

 Abandoned round building and film-base hall at Shitanjing

Shizuishan

Shitanjing

Shitanjing supplied a steelworks, lost its status as a district in 2002, and in 2025 still counts 157 residents among the film crews on its streets.

 Animal and human petroglyphs on a dark boulder

Shizuishan

Shizuishan Helan Rock Art

Shizuishan's sourced Helan Mountain rock art is at Heishimao, Gaofugou, Daxifenggou, and Baijigou. Helankou, with its museums, is in Helan County.

 Boardwalk and pavilion at Shizuizi Park, Huinong

Shizuishan

Huinong Yellow River Cliff

Shizuishan's name comes from a Yellow River cliff in Huinong, where a dock park, a wetland village, and a commercial street set back from the water are three different places.
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  1. Two canopied tour boats with passengers move across green water beside a dense stand of tall reeds under a clear sky.Ningxia Shahu Tourism Co., Ltd. (official Shahu scenic-area website) · Rights information Photo source ↗