Orchards are formed at the foot of Helan Mountain, and it has long been famous in the north and south of the Yangtze River. The green grass and willows in the new fortress, the wildflowers and yellow butterflies in the old palace... The May Day holiday is approaching, and more and more citizens are beginning to consider travel routes for the May Day holiday. On the 18th, the Scenic Area Branch of the Ningxia Tourism Association brought a group of well-known brand scenic spots to Chongqing, including the Shapotou Scenic Area of China Travel Service (Ningxia), the Ningxia Shapotou Tourism Industry Group, the Ningxia Shahu Scenic Area, the Western Film City Scenic Area of Zhenbeibao, the Shuidonggou Scenic Area, the Mingcui Lake Scenic Area, the Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Area, the Xixia Scenic Area, the Zhongwei Sikou Scenic Area, and the Inner Mongolia Tonghu Grassland Scenic Area. The "There's a Scenic Spot Called Ningxia" 2018 Ningxia Scenic Spot Promotion and Product Policy Release Conference Chongqing Station Roadshow was held at the Ascott Hotel in Chongqing. We invite citizens of Chongqing to visit Ningxia during this May Day holiday to experience the "beautiful scenery of Jiangnan on the Frontier".

This overall promotion event is a thorough implementation by the Ningxia Tourism Association of the spirit of the 12th Party Congress of the Autonomous Region and the 2018 Tourism Work Conference of the entire Region. It aims to write a new chapter in the development of all-round tourism in Ningxia and create a new tourism development pattern where "there is a scenic spot called Ningxia". The aim is to integrate the advantageous tourism resources of Ningxia at the beginning of 2018, promptly promote and release new tourism products and preferential policies to the outside world, so as to increase the number of tourists and shape a good destination image for tourism in Ningxia.

At the promotion event, Shapotou Scenic Area took the lead in "showing its sword" : In 2018, Shapotou Scenic Area optimized and upgraded its tourism products, introducing a 4+3+1 product concept: throughout the year, three types of tourist groups (the general public, the elderly, and children) plus a year of festival activities, which greatly enriched the experience and participation of tourists in Shapotou Scenic Area. This year, the Shapotou Scenic Area will also allocate 16 million yuan in marketing funds to expand the market and enhance the brand influence of Shapotou. At the same time, a product research and development department was established to promptly adjust the products of the scenic area in response to market changes.

The enterprises from Ningxia Shahu Scenic Area, Zhenbeibao Western Cinema Scenic Area, Shuidonggou Scenic Area, Mingcui Lake Scenic Area, Helan Mountain Rock Painting Scenic Area, Xixia Scenic Area, Zhongwei Sikou Scenic Area, Inner Mongolia Tonghu Grassland Scenic Area and other places that participated in this press conference also launched preferential policies. Meanwhile, Mr. Zhang from Zhongwei Tourism Gansu Distribution Center and Mr. Zhou from Chongqing New Journey International Travel Service also shared the travel routes and itineraries of Ningxia and promoted Ningxia products at this press conference, providing excellent references for travel agencies.

During this year's May Day holiday, the Shapotou Scenic Area in Ningxia will host a series of interactive activities that are highly engaging for tourists, including "Clown's Joyful Ode", "Parent-Child Interactive Fun to the Sky", "Song and Dance Joyful Ode", "Everyone's Douyin Fun to the Sky", and "Colorful Acrobatics Performances". The Tonghu Scenic Area will stage a unique desert live performance in the country, "The Legend of Tengger". It is reported that the drama tells the story of the two largest nomadic ethnic groups in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia.

A relevant official from the Ningxia Tourism Association stated that to ensure tourists have a pleasant visit to Ningxia, they have also launched various activities. For instance, this weekend, the Ningxia Helan Mountain Rock Painting Windmill Art Festival will kick off, with 300,000 windmills transforming the majestic Helan Mountain into a colorful ocean. In addition, going to Shahu Lake in Ningxia to watch birds during the May Day holiday is also a very good choice. Shahu Lake is currently in the bird-watching season, which will last until June. During the bird-watching season, over a million migratory birds from all over the world gather at Shahu Lake. This includes first-class protected birds such as the Great bustard, Chinese merganser, black stork, white-tailed sea eagle and golden eagle, as well as second-class protected birds like the whooper swan and tundra swan.

Ningxia has also offered many discounts to tourists from Chongqing. For instance, in the case of chartered flight rewards for tourism, if a travel agency organizes a tour group to take a direct flight on a non-fixed route to Zhongwei, visit two scenic spots and stay in Zhongwei for one night, a basic reward of 30,000 to 60,000 yuan will be given to the travel agency that visits the Shapotou Scenic area based on the regional market and the number of tourists. Additionally, for each additional scenic spot visited, an additional reward of 10,000 yuan will be provided. Tourist special train rewards: Travel agencies organizing tour groups to take special trains that enter or exit Zhongwei Railway Station will be given a basic reward of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan based on the regional market and the number of tourists visiting the Shapotou Scenic Area.