Shapotou
Shapotou AreaShapotou is about 22 km west of Zhongwei County City. As one of the major interesting places in Ningxia, Shapotou was appraised by the Tourism Administration as the AAAA class. It is regarded as one of the five most beautiful deserts in China. Rough deserts, limpid lakes and vast grassland outline the tourist area.
As a national famous tourism site, it has the largest sand slide in China, 100m high with a total length of 800 meters. Sand sliding will give you an adventurous and breathtaking amazing experience. If you slide in a good weather, you can hear a unique sound like the beating of a huge drum, which is called "Tolling Bells in the Golden Sand".
Afterwards, you can float along the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft, which is the oldest river crossing instrument of China. It needs some courage because the raft has no deck or collision bulkhead.
Besides, it has other amusement games. For example, you can pass through the attractive desert scenery riding on a camel or corss the Yellow River by cableway.
Ticket Price: RMB90
Opening Time: 06:00-19:00
How to get there: take special line at Zhongwei Bus Station
