The Western Xia Imperial Tombs, also known as Xixia Mausoleum, are located in the east of Helan Mountain, about 30 kilometers west of Yinchuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. They are the royal tombs of the Western Xia dynasty. In the mausoleum area of ​​53 square kilometers, there are nine emperors mausoleums and 253 funerary burial tombs. It is one of the largest and most complete site of imperial cemetery in China. It is praised by the world as “mysterious miracle” and “eastern”. pyramid". Interested friends can drive by car from Yinchuan, a car rental summed up this to the Xixia Imperial Tomb Raiders, recommended to the majority of riders.
    More than half an hour journey from Yinchuan to the Western Xia Imperial Tombs

From Yinchuan to the Western Xia Imperial Tombs, the entire journey is about 29.2 kilometers. It takes about 39 minutes. You can follow the following route: Yinchuan city walks Beijing Road heading west, heads south on the T-junction and turns to National Road 110, and goes straight to the west. There is a large parking lot inside.

Western Xia Imperial Tombs, Mysterious and Magnificent Architecture

From the early 11th century to the beginning of the 13th century, the Western Xia Imperial Tombs were built as one of the largest imperial cemetery in China with the most complete preserved ground relics. It is the largest Xixia cultural site in China. The Xixia royal tombs are influenced by Buddhist architecture. The organic combination of the Han culture, Buddhist culture, and party-item culture constitutes a unique form of the cemetery architecture in China, and it inherits the ancient empire history.

Xixia Mausoleum is located in the east of Helan Mountain, about five kilometers east-west and about ten kilometers north-south. There are nine emperor tombs and more than 200 funeral tombs of Wang Houxun. A block of yellow tombs, tall like a small hill, rolling under the Helan Mountain, shining in the sunshine, golden brilliant, very spectacular. The Xixia Imperial Mausoleum area is the same size as the Ming Tombs of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing. The ground floor architecture of the Mausoleum consists of turrets, lintels, tablet pavilions, outer cities, Inner City, and Xiandian.
    The Western Xia Imperial Tombs form a unique form of Xixia architecture in the cemetery architecture of China. Although it has been devastatingly damaged, the skeleton is still present. The magnificent scale, rigorous layout, and remaining tombs can still show the characteristics of the Xixia Dynasty . Times atmosphere and style.

The Xixia Museum is based on the Xixia Royal Mausoleum. It vividly reminds the rise and fall of Xixia Kingdom . The museum imitation Xi Xia architectural modeling, unique style, the museum selected the most representative of Xixia cultural relics 671, especially weighs 188 kilograms of gilt bronze cattle, is a treasure of Xixia relics, there are 6:1 The proportions copied the Xixia ancient pagoda before the repair, and selected eight Xixia frescoes in Linyi, showing the essence of Xixia Grottoes art, allowing people to appreciate the former glory and splendor of the Xixia kingdom.