The blue sky overhead, the yellow sand under your feet, galloping in the desert, and encountering romance. Stroll through the star-picking town, gaze at the stars and admire the moon, feel the infinite mystery and beauty of "hand-picked stars"; step into Shiyanghe National Wetland Park, like a green jade glowing with brilliance, enough to tell your poetry and dazzle your heart; Hongyashan Reservoir has clear water and blue sky, and waterfowl fly, rippling layer by layer, making people's hearts ripple...... This spring, come to Minqin, encounter the beauty of unexpected encounters, feel the charm of the sand sea oasis, enjoy the time of the scenery and Minqin, and go on a romantic journey in the desert of the stars and seas.
Stroll through the star-picking town and feel the infinite mystery and beauty of "hand-picked stars".
On April 20, at the 2024 China Cultural Tourism Economic High-Quality Development and Construction Summit held in Wuhan, Minqin County was awarded the honorary title of "China's Best Desert Ecotourism Destination".
Minqin County was awarded the honorary title of "China's Best Desert Ecotourism Destination".
Minqin County is a green gem set on the main route of the ancient Silk Road. Located in the northeast of the Hexi Corridor and the lower reaches of the Shiyang River Basin, it is surrounded by two deserts, Badain Jarin and Tengger on three sides, forming a strange landscape of two deserts connecting one county, showing the vast and majestic vicissitudes of life.
The history of Minqin civilization began in the period of "Shajing Culture", grew up in the Han and Tang dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The accumulation of the story of "Suwu Shepherd" has formed a unique "Suwu culture", which is endlessly fresh and lasting. There are many places of interest and cultural relics in the county, such as "Plugging the Forbidden City", Ruian Fort, Minqin Shajing Cultural and Folk Tourism Scenic Spot, etc., which have high historical value and artistic value.
"Plugged in the Forbidden City" Fort Ruian
The special geographical location has created the unique natural scenery and strange topography of Minqin, and the rich cultural history has written the song of the times that Minqin people and nature live in harmony. The desert, rivers, wetlands, and Gobi complement each other, drawing a picturesque map of the development of the desert cultural tourism industry.
In recent years, relying on the characteristic desert ecological customs, based on the profound cultural heritage, Minqin County has deeply excavated desert tourism resources, expanded the space for the integrated development of desert culture and tourism, implemented cultural tourism upgrading actions, and made every effort to promote the construction of the desert eco-tourism golden area, opening the transformation from "a desert city" to "a desert cultural tourism city".
Suwu Desert Scenic Area Desert Sculpture International Creation Base
Minqin County Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism adheres to the development direction of desert eco-tourism, and has successively built two 4A-level tourist attractions such as Suwu Desert Scenic Area and Shajing Cultural and Folk Tourism Scenic Spot, and three 3A-level tourist attractions such as Shiyang River Scenic Area, creating a unique international creation base for desert sculpture in the country and the country's first desert astronomical science popularization characteristic town - Star Picking Town. Yin Changye, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Minqin County Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said, especially the completion and operation of cultural and tourism projects such as general aviation towns, general airports, and general aviation parks, which have opened up a new tourism format of "sand and water double-sided show, water, land, air and air boats to play in the desert".
The core of the development of cultural tourism also lies in improving the service capacity of cultural tourism, and paying equal attention to soft and hard power. In addition to improving the hardware facilities of cultural and tourism services, the development of cultural tourism should also highlight the cultural background and tourism characteristics.
With the gradual rise of desert tourism, relying on the hinterland of the desert and based on the rich tourism resources, Minqin County has successfully held cultural tourism and sports events such as the Desert Sculpture International Creation Camp, the Tengger Desert Half Marathon, the 3rd Gansu Provincial Bicycle Long March League Minqin Station Competition, and the Gansu Youth Roller Skating Championship, laying the foundation for creating the best desert eco-tourism destination in China. At the same time, we will continue to upgrade high-quality tourism routes, launch desert sightseeing tours, historical and cultural tours, popular science research tours and other tourism routes, develop desert off-road and desert trekking routes, promote the integrated development of desert tourism and cultural industries, and further enhance the influence and popularity of desert tourism.
The 3rd Gansu Provincial Bicycle Long March League Minqin Station Competition
"We continue to extend the cultural tourism industry chain, create 3 provincial-level rural tourism demonstration villages, 2 provincial-level cultural tourism revitalization rural model villages, 4 municipal-level research and travel bases, and 5 municipal-level student research and practice education bases, create and arrange the live drama "There Are Homes in the Deep Desert" and perform on the spot, develop more than 40 kinds of cultural and creative tourism commodities such as aviation models, cultural and creative ice cream, paper-cut comics, copper camels, fennel tea, etc., organize and hold a number of cultural and tourism events, and the level of tourism element guarantee continues to improve. Yin Changye said.
The natural scenery of Saibei, the colorful desert customs, the profound history and humanities, and the vibrant scenery industry, a beautiful scenery map of "the desert is lonely and the sun sets over the long river" is slowly unfolding in the hinterland of the desert, integrating ecology, humanity and happiness, and showing the romantic beauty of Minqin.
Hongyashan Reservoir shows the ecological beauty of "the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets over the long river".
Today, Minqin, with the resounding cultural tourism brand of "Sand Sea Oasis and Scenery Minqin", has become the best desert eco-tourism destination in China that tourists yearn for.
This "national brand" honor is not only a commendation, but also a high recognition of Minqin's efforts to promote the integrated development of the desert cultural tourism industry in a wider range, deeper and higher level based on the advantages of ecological resources.
"For us, the honor is not only an affirmation, but also an encouragement, motivation and a spur. Yin Changye said that we will take honor as a starting point, turn honor into a driving force, continue to promote the construction of a desert eco-tourism gold area, focus on the six elements of "food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment", and make up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses in accordance with the requirements of "full quantification, standardization, specialization, and branding", comprehensively improve the comprehensive service ability and level of cultural tourism, highlight the characteristics, and strengthen and refine the "fist" products of desert eco-tourism such as low-altitude flight, desert off-road, desert trekking, and popular science research. At the same time, we will actively take advantage of the new advantages of high-speed rail, seize the new opportunities of high-speed rail, make every effort to do a good job in publicity and promotion, and continuously expand the popularity and reputation of "Sand Sea Oasis and Scenery Minqin", attract more tourists to enter Minqin and travel in Minqin, and promote Minqin cultural tourism to become popular out of the circle.
The natural scenery of the Shahai Oasis, the cultural genes of the spirit of Su Wu, the simple and unpretentious fireworks in the world converge in Minqin, and the integration of "nature + culture + sports + tourism" has successfully attracted a large number of tourists from inside and outside the province to take Minqin as the destination to go on a romantic trip to the desert of the stars and the sea.
Reporter: Hu Rong
Source: Oasis Minqin client