Friday, September 16, 2011

Inner Mongolia - The Desert Xiang Sha Wan

It's also known as the Resonant Sand Gorge. It was definitely a "WOW" for me! My first encounter with a desert. Good thing it drizzled the day before. So, it was not as hot as it should be. But hey... still no harm to put on lots of protection, from sun blocks to sun hats to face mask. Was rather surprised and fascinated that there could be so many activities there. Very creative. I had a smashing time here, so did everyone.


Where the greens meets the yellow-browns


A rumbling vehicle that took us further into the activity sites


A mini train station smacked right in the middle of the desert. On the way, you can see some life replicas of the Inner Mongolians' culture. Amusing...


Sand sculpture

 
A lone photographer taking his best shots


Modernisation in the desert


This is like camel trade. Just one of the stops for the camel rides.


Different routes to the same destination - under the umbrellas or brave the sun and get a tan.


Camels in a row. This photo is blurish but I really like it. Took this while riding the camel, at the risk of falling off and got myself feeling nauseous with the bumpity-bump.

Finally, we sandboard our way out of the desert! Kidding! We still had to take the chair lift back to overland.







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