tour destinations yinchuan The Shapotou Tourist Zone

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Shapotou is famous all over the world not lnly for its great success in reclaming of the shafting sand but also for its unique natural landscapes.To the south, the rolling Yellow River gallops forward with great momentum while the ruins of the Great Wall lies dimly visible.Tothe north, a stretch of the Baotou-Lanzhou railway winds through the green land won from the desert.What wins even greater admiration from the world is the wonder of the desert--the Shaop Mingzhong, a curious sound caused by the shifting sands.Below the sand hills, gardens and orchards drip green while the scientific research fields bloom with all sorts of flowers and plants in a riot colour. Since the sand dunes and the Yellow River are running hand in hand great achievements in desert reclamation they could, to their heart's content, ride camels in the desert and go leather rafting along the Yellow River.