Bingou Han Tombs Tourist Area – Bingou Tourist Area & Hunhuai Barrier Han Tombs Cluster Scenic Zone

　　The Bingou Tourist Area is located 43 kilometers north of Taole County and 40 kilometers west of Yinchuan City. It is a tourist area that combines cultural relics, film and television culture, desert charm, and Yellow River culture. Here you can find ancient battlefields that have withstood a thousand years of history, the renowned military stronghold of Hunhuai Barrier beyond the Great Wall, a vast scattering of Han Dynasty tombs, and the majestic Bingou Grand Canyon.

　　The ruins of Hunhuai Barrier are an important historical and cultural relic from the Qin Dynasty. In the 32nd year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s reign, the general Meng Tian was dispatched with 300,000 troops to drive the Xiongnu northward and reclaim Henan (today’s Hetao region). The following year, fortifications were built in the Hetao region to defend against the Xiongnu, and Meng Tian established “Hunhuai Barrier” here, stationing troops to guard the border.

　　The Bingou Exhibition Hall mainly displays the life and achievements of General Meng Tian, including his efforts in developing the northern frontier, resisting the Xiongnu, and repairing the Great Wall.

　　The Huangnigang Han Tombs Cluster is currently the most concentrated and largest group of Han Dynasty tombs discovered in northwest China. Dating from the middle Western Han to the early Eastern Han period, they are over 2,000 years old. A total of 103 Han tombs are scattered across an area of four to five square kilometers. Four tombs have been excavated so far, with burial chambers located 16 meters underground. These include square-log structured chambers, brick-faced chambers, and earthen cave tombs. The four tomb chambers are connected by underground passages, with painted murals depicting historical stories from the Han Dynasty on the passage walls, as well as exhibition halls for cultural relics.

　　Location

　　Southwest of Taole, north of the Ming Great Wall

　　Ticket: 30 RMB