National Parks of China
Overview
| Province | Ningxia |
| Latitude, longitude | 38.81, 106.35 Google Maps |
| Themes | Lake, Desert, Sand Dune, Wetland, Bird, Rafting & boat trips |
About
Sand Lake lies in the north of the Yinchuan Plain in Ningxia. Sand dunes line its south shore and large reed beds grow in the water, so lake, dunes and reeds are seen together. Water birds nest in the reeds.
Travel tips
Getting there: about an hour by car or bus from Yinchuan; the Beijing–Lhasa Expressway has a Shahu exit.
What to do: take a boat through the reed beds to the dunes on the south shore, where you can ride a camel or slide down the sand.
Season: May to October; the reeds are thickest in summer, and the lake freezes in winter.
Time: half a day to a day.
Where to stay: most visitors stay in Yinchuan.
Map
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Photo credits: Boat among the reeds of Sand Lake, with sand in the distance: Liuxingy (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Nearby
| World Heritage | Western Xia Imperial Tombs 52km |
| AAAAA attractions | Zhenbeibu Western Film Studio 33km, Lingwu Shuidonggou Tourist Area 58km, Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area 109km, Shapotou 191km |
| AAAA attractions | Helan Mountain Rock Carvings 30km, Huangsha Ancient Ferry 33km, Miaomiao Lake 37km, Fuyin Temple (North Temple) 45km |
| Historic cities | Yinchuan 39km |
| Cities | Yinchuan 35km |
| Historical sites | Tianzhou Pagoda 13km, Pingluo Yuhuang Pavilion 20km, Hongfo Pagoda 27km |