Huaxia Exquisite Art City

　　   Guide      Situated in Zhenbeibao, Yinchuan, adjacent to the Western Film Studio of Zhenbeibao, the art city covers an area of 40,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive art complex that primarily features miniature replicas of world-famous mosques, Helan viewing stones, and ancient Chinese coins. The site combines leisure vacationing, cultural entertainment, and food and shopping experiences.    Introduction      Opened in early 1998, it is located in Ningxia Huaxi Village on the outskirts of Yinchuan and was built to showcase the unique charm of Ningxia’s Islamic, Yellow River, and Western Xia cultures through miniature landscapes.

　　    The entire art city spans 40,000 square meters and is constructed with wind-eroded rock mountain shapes, all uniformly painted in a striking red hue with carved rock paintings. It is divided into three main sections: the Islamic Culture Pavilion, the Exquisite Stones Pavilion, and the Huaxia Coins Pavilion. The main exhibition hall features simulated miniature landscapes built at a scale of 1:50. The Islamic Pavilion systematically recreates Islamic culture, including miniature versions of the world’s three great mosques (the Masjid al-Haram, the Prophet’s Mosque, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque), notable Muslim figures such as Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas, and depictions of Islamic festivals and customs. These elements vividly recreate the grandeur of Islamic mosques and the solemnity of Muslims’ devout pilgrimages. The Exquisite Stones Pavilion displays tens of thousands of rare stones and treasures, including Yellow River stones, desert wind-eroded rocks, Nanjing Yuhua stones, paleontological fossils, mineral crystals, and precious stones from around the world. The Huaxia Coins Pavilion comprehensively presents the development history of Chinese currency, showcasing coins from the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period to modern times. Since its opening, the pavilion has exhibited a total of 6,884 historical coins, all collected from the Cultural Relics Management Office of Xiji County, Ningxia — hailed by the China Numismatic Society as the “No.1 Numismatic County of Huaxia.” Particularly noteworthy are 6,016 complete coins from the Western Xia era, unearthed by a farmer in Xiji in recent years. Among them, the Western Xia script “Da’an Baoqian” (Great Peace Treasure Coin) is a rare treasure.

　　    The art city integrates local and ethnic characteristics, blending the cultures of the Western Xia, the Yellow River, and Islam. Its innovative display methods, refined artistic style, and rich cultural content form a uniquely high-end and tasteful exhibition system that distinguishes it from other museums.

　　    The annual Yinchuan Stone Appreciation Tourism Festival held here attracts more than 3,000 stone enthusiasts from 25 provinces and regions who gather in Yinchuan. Each year, they bring over 40,000 pieces of rare stones for exhibition. These stones come in a dazzling array of shapes, naturally formed, encompassing both ancient and modern objects as well as scenic wonders from China and abroad.   Transport       Take bus routes 13 or 16 within the city and get off at Beibao Station.   

　　     Yinchuan, Ningxia