Zhongwei

Zhongwei (中卫; Zhōngwèi) is a city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Get in

By train

Zhongwei Railway Station is on North Street.

• Beijing - takes about 24 hours
• Guyuan - takes about 4 hours
• Lanzhou - takes about 6 hours
• Urumqi - takes about 20 hours
• Xian - takes about 13 hours
• Yinchuan - takes about 3 hours

By bus

Long Distance Bus Station is on East Street.

• Lanzhou - takes about 6-7 hours
• Yinchuan - takes about 2-3 hours
• Xian - takes about 12-14 hours

Get around

See

• Gaomiao Temple. Multichambered Chinese version of Hell. 
• Shapotou. 沙坡头, Resort situated between sand and water, Shapotou Desert Research Center. Tourist area combines Tenggeli desert, Yellow River, mountain and oasis. Tickets ¥90 for park entrance, you then have to pay more if you want to do the attraction. You can choose a lot of activities in the tourist area - ride a camels, drift Yellow river...(extra tickets). 
• Cultural & Sports Complex. there is a museum to the south of the city across the river, but it is currently closed. The area around it has a library, sports arena, cinema and a cultural centre. 

Do

• Changtan Village. Visit the working 18th century waterwheel at Changtan village then go whitewater rafting down the Yellow River to Shapatou. 

Buy

Eat

There are a number of budget restaurants near Gaomiao Temple for you to choose from, some of which may look awful but serve reasonable food. Zhongwei is a Muslim city so pork is hard to find. Also, most people eat noodles instead of rice.

Drink

Sleep

Budget

• Zhongying Hotel (Zhongying Jiudian), Guluo South Street, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 
• Yixing Hotel (Yixing Binguan), 2 Guluo North Street, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 

Mid-range

• Zhuoyue Hotel (Zhuoyue Dajiudian), Guluo East Road, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 

Splurge

• Zhongwei Hotel (Zhongwei Dajiudian), 53 Guluo North Street, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 

Go next

• Tengger Desert - one and multi-day trips into the desert can be arranged.