Minning Town
闽宁镇
A resettlement town built with help from Fujian Province, known as the real-life setting of the TV series Mountains and Seas and for the wineries of the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains.
Minning Town lies on the alluvial fan at the eastern foot of the Helan Mountains, southwest of Yongning County in Yinchuan. Since the 1990s, Fujian and Ningxia have worked together to resettle migrants from the impoverished Xihaigu mountain area and build the town. Its name combines the abbreviations of the two provinces, Min and Ning. It is the real-life setting of the TV series Mountains and Seas. The town history museum uses photos and objects to tell the story of the relocation and poverty alleviation. In Yuanlong Village, poverty relief workshops can still be visited. The town has large vineyards and more than ten wineries, some of which offer booked tours of vineyards and cellars with tastings. There are also pick-your-own orchards and a wine-themed street. Visits are mostly by private car or hired driver and are often combined with the Western Xia Tombs and other wineries of the eastern Helan Mountains into a day trip, about one hour from central Yinchuan. Winery tours usually need to be booked in advance, and you should not drive after tasting.
Opening hours
Town open all day; town history museum and wineries follow their own hours, most wineries by appointment
Nearby sights
- Sanguankou Ming Great Wall
- Xixia Imperial Tombs
- China Hui Culture Park
- Najiahu Mosque
- Helan Mountain East Foothills Wineries
- Ningxia Museum
- Nanguan Great Mosque
- Chengtian Temple Pagoda (West Pagoda)