Xiangshawan , also known as Unified Dune Bay and under other names, is a AAAAA rated tourist area in Dalad Banner of Ordos Prefecture in Inner Mongolia, China. In the midst of China's general campaign to combat desertification, a largely unrecoverable site in the Kubuqi Gobi Desert was developed as the country's first desert-themed tourist resort. It now consists of four "island" activities located around Sand Dune Resort. Mongolian folk culture is featured, and annual cultural events include International Photography Week and sand sculpture festival. Most popular during the summer, Xiangshawan is currently developing a ski resort to attract tourists during the winter as well.
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Name
Xiangshawan is a pinyin romanization of the Chinese site name, written ??? in traditional characters and ??? in a simplified form used in mainland China. The tourist area uses the official "Whistling Dune Bay" translation, although its name has also been translated into English as "Noisy Sand Bay", "Sounding Sands", "Singing Sand Ravine", "Gemilang Sand Bay" , "Resonant Sand Bay", and "Resonant Sand Gorge". All of these names refer to "humming", "buzzing", or "roaring" sounds that are made by sliding down high dunes during dry weather.
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Geography
Xiangshawan is in Dalad Banner in Ordos Prefecture, about halfway between Baotou and Ordos Town, inside the big bend north of the Yellow River's center spread. The Grain of Sand Resort, reception area, and parking lot are located east on the edge of the Inner Mongolia reclamation desert. The rest of Xiangshawan is located in the far east corner of the Kubuqi Desert ( t ? ???? , s Ã, ???? , KÃÆ'¹bÃÆ'¹qÃÆ' Sh? mÃÆ'² ), which forms the northern part of the Ordos Desert, which forms its own southwestern part of the Gobi Desert. The sand is mostly very smooth and soft, and the wind carved dunes in the resort can reach over 90 meters (300 feet).
The resort is separate from the park's reception area and the main road in the Sasol River basin ( ??? , Su? sh? HÃÆ' Â © ), formerly known as Laotai ( ??? , LÃÆ'Â ¡OtÃÆ' i HÃÆ'Â © ). It is also sometimes known as Hantai ( ??? , H? Nt? I HÃÆ'Â © ).
Xiangshawan is about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Wayao Dalad Banner Village and about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Baotou.
Climate
The area around Xiangshawan is a cold semi-arid climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen BSk ) with hot summers; winter, long, and very dry; and strong winds, especially in the spring. Most of the rain that falls in the summer between July and September, with very little natural snowfall occurs in winter. Due to dry climates, bottled water and moisturizing lotions are also strongly recommended. The arid climate and relatively high altitude can also produce large temperature differences between day and night, so warm clothing supplies are recommended even in summer when staying overnight. In Xiangshawan, the average temperature in spring is about 4.2 Â ° C (39.6 Â ° F), in summer about 25 Â ° C (77 Â ° F), in autumn around 22 Â ° C (72 Â ° F)), and in winter about -15 ° C (5 ° F). For 30 years prior to 2000, monthly data for the region including Baotou and Ordos nearby approximately:
History
In the 1950s and 1960s, what is now the entrance area to Xiangshawan is the small settlement of Guziqu; the tourist area itself is a waste barren.
This area received several visitors before the development of tourist resort area, which is part of a general project to develop Ordos and combat Kubuqi descent. Xiangshawan opens c. 1999 as China's first desert resort and remains the largest. With Xiangshawan preserving an irreversible desert area, other districts in the vicinity are planted with licorice and other spices to begin repairing the soil and returning it to its prairie state. (China became the first country in the world to achieve annual depreciation in the desert area in the early 21st century). It began hosting an international photography convention for a week around 2009. The National Tourism Administration of China granted AAAAA status in 2011, after a four-year campaign. In 2012, it was used as a venue for the Miss World 2012 competition, which was basically based in Ordos that year. The Desert Lotus Hotel in the Liansha Island region was completed in March 2013 and, in 2014, it hosts the International Mongolian Beauty Pageant. By 2015, he receives additional funds and privileges from the provincial government as part of a three-year tourism development program.
This site can accommodate about 10,000 guests at any time. (2015) By 2016, Xiangshawan welcomes nearly 810,000 visitors, about 770,000 during the summer and the rest throughout this year's season. The resort greatly improves the standard of local living, which sees some household income rising from approximately 25,000 Ã, RMB each year as a shepherd or corn farmer up to more than 100,000 Ã, RMB each year sells goods to tourists in the area. The five desert resorts in Dalad Banner employ over 1000 workers in approximately 100 households by 2016.
Layout
Parking spaces and ticket booths are separated from the main resort area by the Sasol Valley. Visitors can cross the valley on foot or by boarding one of the two wheelchair-style chariots. On the other hand, Xiangshawan is divided into five main themed areas called "islands", linked by shuttle buses without boat style and other forms of transportation. They host about 100 different activities and scenery, including sandboarding, scale ladder, zorbing, horseback riding and sandboats, and golf.
Sand Dune Resort
The Sand Dune Resort, also known as the Grain of Sand Resort ( ?????? , Y LÃÆ'shsh? DÃÆ'¹jiÃÆ' C? N ), is the reception area east of the Sasol Valley. These include hotels, restaurants, shopping areas, tourist centers, fitness centers with large swimming pools, clinics, banks, and police and bus stations. There are Chinese dramas and performances by the firebreathers at night. This and adjacent parking lot host two separate cable cars over the river valley; The cable car near the shopping center goes to the sand slides at Xiangshawan Port and the cable line near the parking lot goes to the Fusha Island area.
Pelabuhan Xiangshawan
Port Xiangshawan ( t ???? , < small> s ???? , Xi? Ngsh? W? NG? Ng ) is the most popular resort spot in this resort, slides down 90-110 m (300-360Ã, ft), 45 ¼ ° sand dune, which in dry weather produces the name of the sand-singing area. (The angle has reached 75 Â ° in the early days of the park.) The best conditions for singing sand are produced after thirty consecutive days without rain; Recent showers can blunt the sound completely. Under optimal conditions, the sound produced by one person is a buzz similar to a frog, a trumpet, or a drum; many people glide at once can produce a loud sound like a low-flying plane or a big bell, because the hill's surface vibrates beneath it. "Sand socks" ( t Ã, span lang = "zh" title = "Chinese text"> ?? , s ?? , sh? wÃÆ' ) is used to prevent the fine sand from entering into a person's shoes or boots are also rented in this area, although some local guides can survive even without hot summer footwear. The path goes north to the Xiansha Island area and south to the Fusha Island area; to the west, one can take the train to Yuesha and Liansha islands.
Pulau Xiansha
Xiansha Island ( t ??? , s ??? , Xi? nsh? d? o ) is directed to athletic pursuits, including walking on ropes, sandsurfing and sandbiking, desert volleyball and football, and zipline. There is a swing and a playground for children. In addition to sports facilities, there is also Guolao Theater and juggling performances, dune buggy and ATV trains, as well as markets and snack roads. Apart from the trail to Xiangshawan Port, there is a camel caravan that leads to Yuesha Island area.
Pulau Yuesha
Yuesha Island ( t ??? , s ??? , YuÃÆ'¨ sh? d? o ) is a sandcastles location and resort sand art, both made by tourists and large galleries of great works, the Palace of the Fine Arts of the Desert. There are more children's areas, soccer and volleyball, as well as swimming pools, Rainbow Theater, and professional acrobatic, hip-hop gigs. The "desert beach" area includes beach umbrellas and space for sunbathing and sanding during the day and seeing stars at night. There is a camel caravan to the area of ​​Xiansha Island in the east; to the south, miniature trains reach Xiangshawan Port and Liansha Island area. The train also passes outside performances that showcase traditional Mongolian life in the meadow.
Pulau Liansha
Liansha Island ( t ??? , s ??? , LiÃÆ'¡ nsh? d? o ) comprises the Desert Lotus Hotel and associated outdoor facilities. This 30,000 square meter (320,000 sq ft) hotel was designed by the PLAT Architect. Unable to use traditional foundations, the architects refine the structure to the fluid sand by using underground and supportive steel panels; this hotel floats like a boat on the sand, which stabilizes it. The load-bearing wall reduces the pressure transferred to the base. They also use local materials in the design, using sand in the area to build the wall coverings. The resort has two pools, a basketball court, a pool table, and a vegetable stand. Occasionally show fireworks at night. It employs three large banks of photovoltaic panels for its electricity.
Pulau Fusha
Fusha Island ( t ??? , s ??? , FÃÆ'ºsh? d? o ) focused on Mongolian culture. These include yurts, oboo, various archery, ox carts, Mongolian cuisine and folk dances with light fires. Other items include the Blessing Island Hotel with its two swimming pools and volleyball and football facilities. Fusha Island can access other areas by shuttle bus; there is also a walkway to Xiangshawan Port and a cable car across the river valley to Sand Dune Resort and parking lot.
Resor Ski Xiangshawan
Xiangshawan Ski Resort is a project to increase location desire throughout the year. It opens the slopes in the second week of December. Due to the usually dry winter climate in this area, it usually uses artificial snow. There are two slopes of slopes for beginners, a steeper mid-level slope for more advanced skiers, and special areas for children and others to play in the snow. Overall, snow covers about 110,000 m 2 (1,200,000 sqÃ, ft).
Other winter activities include snowmobile, camel, sled and sled ride.
Activity
The three major cultural brands of the site are International Photography Week in mid-July, sand festival festivals, and Ordos wedding performances in the Fusha Island area. Xiangshawan hot air balloon area is also used as a foot in the Ordos Hot Balloon Festival.
Transportation
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